Kurri Court (Before Mr. W. C. Avery, S.m.) Indecent Behavior
Hilton John Wilks, 32, pleaded guilty to a charge of indecent behavior in Bathurst St., Abermain, on May 15 and was fined 30s. On…
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Courts & crime, 1948
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Kurri Court (Before Mr. W. C. Avery, S.m.)
TWO CHARGES.—Hilton John Wilks, 32, pleaded "Guilty" to a charge of indecent behaviour in Bath urst-street Abermain, on May 15…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m.) Had Loaded [?]
A man, found in possession of a fully-loaded pistol, told police it had been given to him by an American three or four years ago, it was…
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WASHINGTON, Fri. (A.A.P.): For refusing to tell a Congressional committee whether they belonged to the Communist Party, two Hollywood script writers have been sentenced to a year's gaol and fined 1000 dollars each. The charge was contempt of…
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SYDNEY Friday.âJohn Smith Garden was taken to Long Bay gaol late this afternoon to commence his sentence of three years' hard labour…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Book Reviews 'Fade Into Murder'
"FADE Into Murder." by Samuel Holmes, is, as its title indicates, a thriller with a film studio setting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Court Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m
SHOPLIFTING.—Geoffrey Burnham, 41, shop assistant, was fined £5 for having stolen a metal brooch and other articles, valued at 15/6,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →West Maitland Court (Before Mr. W. C. Avery, S.m.)
ILLEGALLY USED CAR.—Joseph Farrell, 19, wheeler, and David Kevin Prvor, 23, winch driver, were each lined £7 and ordered to pay £1…
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CANBERRA, Sunday—Dr. John Rowland Atcherley, 58, married, of Ainslie, a suburb of Canberra, was arrested by Canberra police last…
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When a tennis court marker exploded on Saturday while it was being filled, Miss Hilary McDonald, 20, of Short-street, Lorn, suffered…
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CANBERRA, Monday.—Dr. Jack Rowlands Atcherley, 58, official of the Prices branch, Canberra, was remanded today to Canberra Court…
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Edward Winstanley, 31, bus-driver, pleaded "Not guilty" at Newcastle Sessions to a charge of having feloniously slain Percival…
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FINED FOR BETTING.—For having accepted bets at premises in Queen-street, Newcastle, on May 22. Thomas Brown, 31, labourer was fined £15…
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SYDNEY.—A man charged with the theft of three paintings, worth £3000, was found living in a cave at Janalli, said…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Vincent George Batchelor, 48, of North Ivanhoe, part-time Secretary of Wellington Lodge of the United…
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About an hour and a half after retiring, the jury at Newcastle Sessions found Carl Alfred St. Clair Balcombe, 44, wharf labourer, guilty…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Barnes Is Charged with Unfair Play
LONDON, Wed. (O.S.R.): Allegations of unfair play by the Australian cricketers were made to-day by the London "Daily Express." Brian Chapman, "Daily…
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Sergeant Smith, Officer-in-Charge of Police at Coff's Harbour, died suddenly yesterday. He will be accorded a police funeral to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Clash Over Control Of Berlin Police
LONDON, May 25. A.A.P.—The Russian authorities in Berlin nave ordered the Berlin Police Chief to refuse to obey orders from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Suspect Poison in 2 Women's Deaths
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Detectives suspect poisoning in the deaths of two women in Sydney hospitals Specimens have been sent to the…
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