Boy Charged With Child's Murder
MANCHESTER. Thursday (A.A.P.). — Police announced that a 12-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of…
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Courts & crime, 1948
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Ammunition Theft at Bomb Dump
Newcastle detectives are investigating the theft of ammunition from a bomb dump at Williamtown aerodrome. Material stolen included…
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The Commonwealth Government has suffered a decisive legal defeat on its banking legislation. The most significant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Boys' Team in Brisbane Draw
BRISBANE, Wednesday.— Newcastle Police Boys' Club soccer team and a Brisbane junior side placed a 4-all draw to-day. But…
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CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Federal Government will have to obtain leave from the High Court to appeal to the Privy Council against the decision of the Full…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle Court Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m
SUSPENDED SENTENCE.—Stanley Morris Lang, 44, watchman, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment on a charge of having stolen, at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m.) Behavior Brings Fine
Admission by Arthur Evans. 54, laborer, of having behaved offensively at the Methodist Mission centre in Hannell-st., Wickham, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. E. J. Gibson, S.m.) Gaoled for Theft
Theft of a tin of herrings and tomato sauce, valued at 2s 4d, last night brought a sentence of a month's gaol today for Ronald Thorley. 32…
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The master of an interstate vessel was charged at Newcastle police station yesterday afternoon with assault, occasioning actual…
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LONDON, Fri. (O.S.R.).— The woman murdered in a park on the Duke of Norfolk's estate in Sussex is believed to…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—By a majority of three to one, the High Court to-day allowed the appeal of Morris Williams, formerly a…
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At the request of Crs. Gain and Brown, the President of Lake Macquarie Shire Council (Cr. Kenny) will call a public meeting at Teralba…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Court Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m
SUSPENDED SENTENCE.—On a charge of having willfully exposed himself in a stormwater channel, in National Park, on July 20…
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LISMORE, Friday.—In sentencing a man to five years' gaol to-day for manslaughter, Mr. Justice Dwyer, at Lismore Supreme Court,…
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TOKYO, Aug. 13. A.A.P.—Two American soldiers were arrested by American criminal investigation agents for the murder last week…
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MELBOURNE: Detectives believe that a man whose body was found in the Maribyrnong River near Flemington…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle Court (Before Mr. E. J. Gibson, S.m.)
DISCHARGED.—There was no appearance of the plaintiffs in the adjourned cases in which Jack Lobley, 23. labourer, was charged with…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—A well-groomed Pole was arrested by detectives and Customs officers soon after he left a plane at Mascot last…
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SINGAPORE, Aug. 15. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Colonel H. N. Gray, former Inspector-General of Palestine Police, and 40 hand-picked…
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SYDNEY: The Commissioner of Police (Mr. J .F. Scott) today ordered an immediate blitz…
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