Attempted Murder: Bound Over
LONDON.—A woman who, said a detective, was exceptionally kind, sober and industrious and a splendid mother, was bound…
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Courts & crime, 1947
2,634 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 132
12 Years' Gaol for Attack On Father-in-law
Sydney, Friday.—Eric Cyril Rose, of Newtown, who pleaded "Guilty" to having slashed his father-in-law with a razor was to-day sentenced…
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SYDNEY, Friday. —In the Appeals Court to-day Judge Studdert upheld the appeals of seven men charged with having been in a co[?]fimon…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Acting Secretary of the Australasian Council of Trade Unions (Mr. Stout) said to-night that the council would apply again to the Federal Arbitration Court for separate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Vagrants From Sydney 'Nuisances,' Says Magistrate
Idle men, drifting from Sydney to Newcastle, were becoming "a nuisance," said Magistrate C. G. Carr-Boyd, S.M., at Newcastle…
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SYDNEY.—The case of schoolboy Alan William Gould, 15, who was committed for trial by the Coroner on December 6 in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Search for Stolen Safe
SYDNEY. Sunday.—Police have not yet been able to locate a safe which was stolen from the premises of E. A. Marr, engineers,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Court-martial Reprimands Naval Officer
SYDNEY: A naval lieutenant had offered to fight drunken ratings of the H.M.A.S. Deloraine who had abused him…
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SYDNEY: Apart from several "infinitesimal" salary increases N.S.W. police had not had any material rise in their salaries…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Offended Police When He Begged To Be Arrested
After having made violent attempts to persuade police to arrest him instead of another man on a betting charge, a cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fancy for Explosives Led Him Into. Court
An "experimental interest" in explosives brought a youth of 18 into Newcastle Police Court today. William Victor Anderson, radio mechanic of Stockton. plended guilty…
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Rex Travers Harris, 27, locomotive fireman, was remanded to April 2 at the Newcastle Police Court today on a charge of having in his possession…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Woman on Charge of Murder Collapses When Police Case Fails
SYDNEY: Ella Agnes Stratford (37), domestic, collapsed in the vestibule of the Central Police Court today, after police said they had no evidence to offer against her. She was charged with having murdered George Thomas…
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SYDNEY. Monday.—In the Quarter Sessions to-day; Judge Kirby, sentencing Royce John Garland to 12 years-gaol, said he must do what he…
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Received Gelignite.—On a charge of having received, at Stockton, on February 27, 200 plugs of gelignite, well-knowing them to have been stoled,…
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LONDON, Monday: Syrian-born Alfred J. Dwek, 39, shipping merchant, of Manchester, was gaoled for 12 months and fined £1175, for carrying out unauthorised alterations to his house…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Kelvin Lenor Diggins. 21. labourer, was sentenced at Central Court to-day to six months' imprisonment for having…
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The annual meeting of the hockey section of Newcastle Police Boys' Association will be held to-morrow night. Mr. Keith Alexander will…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Tennis Court Shortage For Winter Games
There is a shortage of courts in Newcastle for the forthcoming winter teams competition. This was revealed at last night's…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Wild scenes In Sydney Domain Riot: 200 Police Called Out
SYDNEY: Wild scenes occurred in the Sydney Domain this afternoon when 300 to 400 waterside workers and their sympathisers, led by well-known Communists, clashed with a group of citizens who had assembled to protest against the holdingup of food ships…
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