Wyong Man on Murder Charge
At Newcastle Police Court today Harold Preston. 53. of Wyong. was charged before Mr. B. Wood, J.P., with having murdered his wife, Mrs…
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Courts & crime, 1945
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Germans Hanged for Murder of U.S. Airmen
LONDON, June 29. A.A.P.—Three German civilians were hanged at dawn at the military prison at Rhinebach for the murder of an unknown…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—Judgment was given in favour of the Herald and Weekly Times Ltd., to-night by Mr. Justice O'Bryan in the…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Roy Alan Ferguson and John Worral Ferguson were clearly in contempt, and the case was a serious one, said Mr. Justice Roper, in the Equity Court, allowing to stand until July 27 an application by Lake…
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Before Mr. B. Wood, J.P., at Newcastle Police Court on Saturday. Harold Preston, 58, of Wyong, was charged with having murdered…
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Sgt. E. E. Hill, of Hamilton, who has been promoted Acting Inspector at Wollongong, was presented with an inspector's whip at…
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Kenneth Noel Donnellan, 31, labourer, former acting-secretary to Maitland Pastures Protection Board, was committed to stand his trial at…
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LONDON, July 2. A.A.P.—A military court at Zagreb sentenced to death a group of priests and four women who had been found guilty…
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Leslie Donald Eckhardt. 31. seaman, was charged at the Newcastle Police Court today with assaulting Santigo Maglayan, occasioning him actual…
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CARRIED LIQUOR FROM HOTEL.—Steg Olaf Sjolrando, 29, Swedish seaman, for whom Mr. H. L. O'Neill Messrs. Johnson and O'Neill) appeared,…
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LONDON, July 2. A.A.P.—Eight German prisoners of war, all young non-commissioned officers, appeared before a Military Court…
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Newcastle District Police Reservists' Association will entertain Supermtendent S. McCarthy on Monday night…
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SYDNEP: The Government had decided to assist the Police Boys' Club movement, said the Acting: Premier…
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BALIKPAPAN, July 3.—Some idea of the terrible punishment meted out to the Japanese to the end of the first day of…
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SIX MONTHS' GAOL. — Pleading "Guilty" to a charge of vegraney, Norma Talbridge Hall, 23, was sentenced to six months' gaol…
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BRISBANE. Tuesday.—Sentenced to a month's gaol for ill-treating the race mare Orange Speck, D. C. Rolls. jockey, has lodged an appeal against…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Kempsey Bank Hold-Up Uncle Of Bandit Charged With Receiving
On the morning of January 27 a 17 years old youth, Kevin Weeks, held up the staff of the English, Scottish and Australian Bank Ltd. at Kempsey and stole £662 10s. At Newcastle Quarter Sessions today the youth's uncle,…
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MEASURED against the incidence of Juvenile crime, the activities of the Police Boys' Clubs, designed to promote good citizenship, might…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fumes Damage Teeth Industrial Court Claim
Fumes in the pickling department at Lysaght's sent workmen's teeth and lips black and damaged the teeth so that men had to wear false sets;…
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LONDON, July 3. A.A.P.—When the trial was resumed to-day of the eight German prisoners of war accused of murdering a, fellow prisoner,…
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