Blackmail Mention In Murder Case
SYDNEY.—William Robert Bath Kate, 47. farmer, who pleaded not guilty to a charge of murdering Luigi Orilga on October 9. 1935. told the…
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Courts & crime, 1946
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"Feared Coroner," Withheld Murder Story
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Fear of the then Coroner at Forbes (Mr. Sams) caused a witness in a double shooting case at Forbes to withhold…
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SYDNEY.—Trial of Douglas Ronald Morris, journalist, charged with the murder of Mrs. Jeannette Wicks in her kiosk in York Street, will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lysaghts Dispute for Court
LYSAGHTS Works Pty. Ltd. has been summoned by the Industrial Registrar to appear before the Industrial Commission next Tuesday,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alexander for Police Boys Senior Hockey
Police Boys Hockey Club have secured the services of Keith Alexander, outstanding State left winger, against strong…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Wigwam Erected in Supreme Court
SYDNEY.—A wigwam was erected in the Supreme Court today to help Mr. Justice Maxwell decide an issue before him. THE point at issue was whether a beach shade could be erected…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Union Fines Lifted Court Condemns Go-slow Policy
BRISBANE, Thursday.—In a reserved judgment to-day, the Arbitration Court said union executives should refrain from issuing orders…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →12 Months' Gaol for Canteen Theft
SYDNEY, Friday.—William Eric Irving, 32, who pleaded "Guilty" to a charge of having stolen £1935 from the Australian Army Canteen…
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THE District Attorney, the coroner and' Inspector Halsey, who had just arrived in great haste upon the scene of the crime, were grouped about the body of a man of great wealth. The Inspector had at that particular moment finished a brief examination of the body,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd, S.m.)
SAILORS FINED.—Jack Corvaia, 20, and Glen Francis Mudge, 20, sailors, acknowledged possession of "schooner" glasses, reasonably suspected of having…
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PERTH.—An aboriginal woman alleged by natives to have been killed by witchcraft was murdered, the Coroner at Fitzroy Crossing (Mr. A. L. Miller) found at the inquest. Fish bones inserted in her throat had killed Dolly (26), whose tribal…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Douglas Ronald Morris, journalist, charged with the murder of Mrs. Jeanette Wicks in her York-street kiosk, will stand…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Divorce Court Ends
The sitting of the Matrimonial Causes Court ended in Newcastle with the hearing of nine undefended petitions. Mr. Justice Bonney presided…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Raid House in Adamstown
Newcastle Vice Squad raided a house in Adamstown last night and arrested 19 men. Police allege that dice games were played in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Midget Actor in Court
SYDNEY, Friday.—How a midget male actor 4ft. 3in, high and weighing 5st. 12lb., had been refused a drink in a hotel was ventilated in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Students Clash With Police In Greece
LONDON, Friday.—Five students are reported to have been seriously injured and 60 slightly hurt when police intervened in a clash between…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Guard Doubled for Churchill Hostile Comment Rising In America "Herald" Service and A.A.P.
NEW YORK March 15.—The police guard at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, in New York, where Mr. Churchill is staying, has been doubled because of mounting hostile comment on the views Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Theft of Bicycle
Arthur Campbell, 31. laborer, pleaded guilty at Newcastle Police Court to stealing a bicycle valued at £7, the property of Leslie A. Lee…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brutal Assault on Constable
Constable E. A. Brodie, of Carrington, was brutally assaulted by the confederate of a man he was attempting to arrest at Wickham on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Mystified by Launch Report: No Boats Missing
Mystery still surround the whereabouts of a large white fishing launch, reported to have been in distress about 15 miles…
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