Police Court Before Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd, S.m
REMANDED.—William George Jamieson, 62, cleaner, was remanded to June 13, on £20 ball, on a charge of knowingly having had In a house at…
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Courts & crime, 1947
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Charged With Breaking Into School Building
Before Mr. J. McNamara, J.P., at Cessnock Courthouse today, William James Milgate (24) was remanded until next Tuesday on £20 bail, when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hamilton Man Sent To Gaol; Plea Fails
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Despite his plea that if he was sent to gaol he would not be able to repay money to the victims of his frauds, a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd. S.m.) Indecent Language
"This Is vile language." remarked Mr. Carr-Boyd, in fining Archibald Vetters, 55, pensioner. £5. or 10 days' Imprisonment, for using indecent language in Hill Street,…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The strength of the New South Wales Police Force was 3858 units, which was 479 more than that at the end of the war and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Court to Hear I.c.i. Dispute
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The State Industrial Commission will hear the dispute at the Imperial Chemical Industries' Matraville plant, which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Battered Man In Court On Charges Of Wounding Two Men
MELBOURNE: With his left eye closed, his left temple battered, and a piece of sticking plaster across the bridge of his nose, George Henry Newman (45), motor driver, of Westbank Terrace, Richmond, appeared today…
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BEGGED ALMS.—On remand on a charge of having begged alms in Telford-street, Newcastle, on Wednesday morning, Stephen Jess, 53, was sentenced…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Clorrine Ruby May Flakemore, found dead at Tamarama, on March 30, died from stab wounds in the chest and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →U.S. Sailor Charged With Rape
SYDNEY, Friday.—An 18-year-old American sailor was charged at the Central Police Station to-night with having raped a girl at Coogee…
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PERTH, Friday.—A large crowd in the public gallery applauded to-day when Peter Beckett, 19, was acquitted on a charge of murdering…
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MELBOURNE.—A verdict of not guilty on the grounds of insanity was returned by the jury in the Burnley murder case after 45…
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The following cases have been listed for hearing in the Divorce Court, with Mr. Justice Bonney presiding, at Newcastle Courthouse on Monday at 10 a.m.—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Acute Police Problem with 40-Hour Need
SYDNEY.—About 800 more men will be needed by the N.S.W. Police Force when the 40-hour week is introduced on July 1…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Police were called to Grace Bros.' store to-day to restore order when more than 3000 women and children surged…
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Convicted before Mr. R. C. Atkinson, S.M., on two charges of having retailed meat above the fixed prices on August 22,…
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LISMORE, Friday.—Stating that the question of inclusion of stand-by time in roster hours for ambulance employees was one of State-wide…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Meat Employees Defer Action on Summonses Till Court Hears Cases
Although viewing "with concern" the issue of summonses against about 60 members of the retail shop section, the Newcastle branch of the Meat Industry Employees' Association decided today to defer action pending the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kuring-gai Town Clerk Charged With Theft From Council
SYDNEY: Arthur Havelock Hirst (52), town clerk, of the Kuring-gai Council, ridiculed suggestions that he had stolen council property, said a police witness in evidence at Hornsby Court today…
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BOWEN, Sunday.—Five firemen of the ship Fiona were found guilty in the Police Court of having conspired to impede progress of the…
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