Gaol For Railway Luggage Thief
SYDNEY: Thieves this year have stolen 150 cases left by travellers on platforms at Central Railway Station, Railway Detective Cole told Central…
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Courts & crime, 1947
2,634 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 132
Remanded Police Escapees
SYDNEY, Thursday.âHeavily guarded by a squad of police, Eris Frederick Sheridan, 27, cabinet maker, and James Paton, or David…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Many Complaints Of High Prices Charged At Show
Many visitors to the Newcastle Show have expressed amazement at the high prices being charged by some proprietors of sideshows and stalls. Several women complained today…
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CHICAGO, Thursday: Ambushed by nine police, Elmer Pierce (37). murderer and hold-up man, was machine-gunned to death. As Pierce reached for. his pistol, Detective Joseph McCabe gave him…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Half-Castle Woman's Evidence At Lavers Murder Trial
BATHURST: Doretta Williams, a half-caste single woman, 23 years of age, was the principal witness at the fourth day's hearing at the Bathurst Criminal Court today in the trial of Frederick. Linton McDermott, 38. laborer,…
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A man walked into the Hamilton Police Station yesterday, said he had stolen some money, and wished to have the matter cleared up…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Court Cancels Estate Agent's Licence
SYDNEY, Thursday. — A city real estate agent had his licence cancelled and was permanently disqualifield from holding a licence by an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Austral Bronze Dispute for Court
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The dispute at the Austral Bronze metal factory in Sydney hap been referred to the Arbitration Court by the Metal…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—This afternoon detectives arrested Ella Agnes Stratford, 37, domestic, of Darlinghurst, and charged…
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SYDNEY: A 37-year-old woman, Ella Agnes Stratford, domestic, appeared in the Central Court today on; a charge of having feloniously and maliciously murdered George Thomas Coghlan at Sydney on February 21…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder Confession Inquiry
LONDON, Friday: The Home Secretary (Mr. Chuter Ede) has appointed Mr. J. C. Jolly, K.C., to inquire into a confession made by a prisoner named David Ware in respect of a murder for which Walter Graham Rowland was sentenced to death at Manchester last December…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →19 Forgers Operate Inside Gaol
PARIS, Friday; As the result of a surprise police raid at Fresnes Prison, Paris, 19 prisoners have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd. S.m.)
REMANDED.—Francis Leslie Alexander Fuller, 45, cook, was remanded to Monday on charges of having attempted to obtain furniture, valued at £269/…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Gaoled for Theft of £6000 Gold
PERTH, Friday.—George Lawrence Durant was sentenced to two and a half years' imprisonment at the Quarter Sessions to-day when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heard Murder Accusation At Wine Party
BATHURST, Friday.—Doretta Williams, 23, said in the Criminal Court to-day that, in the course of an argument between Frederick Linton…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Arrested" By Bogus Police
LONDON.— A flying squad officer said at North London that by a series of frauds a man obtained money on promising to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Double Drowning Feared: Police Launch Searches
SYDNEY: The Water Police launch Vigilant searched off Garden Island this morning following a report that two men were drowned early today. "ROBERT CHARLES LAIDLAW,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lost Girl Got Police Ride Home
A 12-year-old girl, who was not claimed by parents when she became lost at the show last night, was taken in a police motorcycle outfit to her…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gun, Police, Crowd in Show Mix-up
A GUN was produced and people fought when police tried to arrest two men on a minor charge at Newcastle…
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SYDNEY.— Following a trail of blood for 100 yards from the smashed window of a radio shop in Crown Street, Darlinghurst,…
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