Grim Double Murder "Herald" Service
LONDON, June 8.—Two clues are expected to assist the police in timing the grimmest double murder Britain has known for years…
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Courts & crime, 1945
1,866 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 40 of 94
Arrests in U.S.A. Theft of Secret Documents
NEW YORK, June 8. A.A.P.—The Federal Bureau of Investigation has announced the arrest of Naval Lieutenant Andrew Roth, a specialist…
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LONDON, June 8. A.A.P.—The first German High Court established since the Allied occupation has been opened at Coblenz under the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lake House Case Before Court
SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. Justice Roper in a the Land and Valuation Court to-day granted an adjournment of 14 days in the case, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →168 Bottles Beer Seized by Police at W. Maitland
West Maitland police yesterday seized 168 bottles of beer found in a taxi on the New England Highway, it was alleged in West…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thrifty Court to Win Maiden Final at Speedway Dogs
Thrifty Court won the eighth heat of the Maiden Qualifying Stake so impressively on Tuesday that he should have no trouble in winning…
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SYDNEY: "Recourse to the law of the jungle must be visited by full punishment in these courts," said Mr. Justice…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Too Easy To Marry Now" Says Magistrate
LONDON, Sunday: "It's too easy to get married now," says Mr. Claud Mullins, metropolitan police court magistrate. He blames this for the huge increase in divorces, and forecasts that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court Action Threat Stops Call-up of Nurses
When the Manpower Department tried to call up two trainee nurses from the staff of the Cessnock Hospital recently, the hospital board threatened to take the matter to court in an effort to keep the nurses on the staff. it would be prepared to contest the issue in court no further action by the Manpower authorities was taken. Mr. Brown said the hospital was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Charged With Theft of Material
SYDNEY, Monday.—Sidney Leslie Thompson, 24, airman, and William Henry White. 37, were charged at the Central Criminal Court with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Magistrate Decides Magazine Indecent
ADELAIDE, Monday.—In the Adelaide Police Court to-day the Magistrate (Mr. Clarke) decided that a magazine written and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Acquitted of Murder 'Donald the Duck' Shooting
SYDNEY, Monday.—After a retirement of 50 minutes the jury in the Central Criminal Court found Keith Kitchener Hull not guilty of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Vigilance Committee At Lambton Is To Assist Police
As a supplementary safeguard to police activity for the welfare of girls in its district, Hamilton North Progress Association has formed a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hotelkeeper Charged
William J. Jackson, 37, licensee of the Maryville Hotel, Maryville. was charged at Newcastle Police Court today with having had in his…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Australian Assault On Borneo
THEIR SHARE.— A.C.T.U. delegates buying their special issue of tobacco at a booth near Sydney Trades Hall yesterday. A special allocation of beer has also been provided. BORNEO ASSAULT.—U.S. Alligators at a pre-embarkation…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd, S.m.)
ELECTRICIAN FINED.—William Henry Stevens, 22, electrician, was charged with having had in his custody, 31b of nickel and other articles, reasonably…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Witness in Murder Case Disappears
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Desmond Sinel, an important witness in the Bakewell murder case, has disappeared. A warrant has been issued…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Prosecutor As Interpreter
The Police Prosecutor (Sgt. W. G. Wallace) took on a new role at Belmont Court today when he acted as interpreter for a Greek…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Protected "Our Gracie"
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A cordon of civilian and military police prevented a repetition of last night's chaos when service personnel mobbed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Convictions Quashed Full Court Sits on Prices Case
BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Two prices convictions recorded against Joseph Pease, Pty. Ltd., of Cairns, and two convictions against Robert Roberts,…
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