Handcuffed Prisoner In Appeal Court
SYDNEY: Unusual action was taken in the Court of Criminal Appeal today when Sidney Grant, convicted of…
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Courts & crime, 1947
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Steel Stoppage Off; Court Move
The one-day stoppage of day workers at the Steel Works and Rylands set down for to-morrow was cancelled last night by Newcastle Metal Trades Group. The Secretary (Mr. A…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Told by Police to Plead Guilty, Man Says
ADELAIDE, Thursday—For having pleaded guilty, under police instructions, to a charge of which he was innocent, he had received a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →U.S. Court Says Communist Tag Is Libellous
CHICAGO, Thursday: — In Illinois it is libellous to write of a man of corporation that they are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victoria Rail Agreement On Pay Rates To Go Before Court
MELBOURNE: Certain information regarding the action of the Victorian Railways Commissioner in making an agreement to pay time and a half for Saturday work following a recent strike will be placed before the full Arbitration…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Bernard Roderick Bates, 20, was sentenced to five years' imprisonment at the Parramatta Quarter Sessions to-day for his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Admitted Theft of Crown Jewels
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. A.A.P.—Leonard Keeler, crimologist, testifying before the court-martial trying Colonel Jack W. Durant for the theft…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Court Newcastle Before Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd, S.m
REMANDED.—Frederick Shepherd, 64, pig farmer, was remanded to February 24, on £60 ball, on a charge of having been the ballee, of 12 pigs, valued at…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Horace Joseph Edwards, 45, dealer, has been committed for trial on a charge of having, stolen a safe and contents worth…
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RANGOON, Feb. 14. A.A.P.—A motor-cyclist overtook a jeep in which Mr. Aubrey, deputy superintendent of police in Rangoon, was travelling,…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The Chief Justice (Sir Frederick Jordan), in the Court of Criminal Appeal directed that Sidney Grant, 28, labourer, be…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—The metal trades dispute has been referred to the Arbitration Court by the Victorian…
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LONDON, Feb. 16. A.A.P.—Ten boys, aged 16 and under, have been charged with having murdered William Peter Fieldhouse, 21, an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Men Charged With Theft Of 6000 Cigarettes
Two men appeared in Newcastle Police Court today charged with the theft of more than 6000 cigarettes and a large quantity of tobacco, cigars and cigarette papers. In an alleged admission to police…
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LAHORE, Feb. 16. A.A.P.—Chance aided police who were attempting to disperse a Moslem demonstration…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Butterfly" Case Police Say Ski Champ Can Help
SYDNEY: Detectives working on the "butterflies" case are anxious to get help from Colin Wyatt, an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Second Decision For Talmadge By Georgia Court
ATLANTA (Georgia), Feb. 16. A.A.P.—Herman Talmadge received another decision in his favour when the series of Court actions over the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Inquiry On Fires In Gaol
MELBOURNE: Inquiries are being made by the Inspector General of Penal Establishments (Mr. Akeroyd) into two reports of recent fires at Pentridge Gaol…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd, S.m.)
STOLE MARGARINE —Darrell Joseph O'Neill, 19, assistant pastrvcook, was fined £3 for having stolen, at Newcastle, on February 14, a box of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tobacco Theft Case; Two Men For Trial
At Newcastle Police Court yesterday, Charles Alexander McLellan, 46, wharf labourer, and John Athol Christopher Kane, alias John Kain,…
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