6 Months' Gaol For Car Theft
SYDNEY.—A 26-year-old storeman was three previous convictions for car stealing was sentenced to six months'…
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Courts & crime, 1948
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Assault Charge Against Youth
SYDNEY.—A 19-year-old youth, alleged to have assaulted and robbed a woman in King George-st., Lavender Bay, last…
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SYDNEY.—A bottle of beer cost a wharf laborer £10 in the Central Court today. James David Henry Pulley, 30. Mrs. M. Burris, of Mayfield West, holding her 11-month-old son Garry, whose life, she claims, was saved by blood transfusions given at Newcastle Hospital a few hours after his birth. Mrs. Burris says doctors have told her she is one of the 15 per…
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It was incorrectly reported yesterday that at Cessnock Court William Radimey, who appeared on a charge of having…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Minister Makes Court Apology
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Minister for External Territories (Mr. Ward) in the Special Federal Court to-day, apologised to Mr. Simon Isaacs, counsel for John Smith ("Jock") Garden, for his remark that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Admitted Shooting At Minmi, Police Say
Cyril Schubert had admitted shooting Thomas Keating at Minmi on Dec. 25, police said in Wallsend Court today. Schubert, 22-year-old shop…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Officer Divorced Over Beauty Partner
SYDNEY.—A police sergeant, whose wife said he sold beauty aids as a sideline, was divorced today on the ground of his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Court Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m
CAPTAIN ASSAULTED.—Jack Millward Holt, 45, seaman, was fined £5 for having assaulted Captain Maurice Stryman, of the Nurtureton…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m.) Remanded
Stanley Stanford, alias Kelvin Charles Craven, 39, laborer, was charged with being found in a house at Glebe (Sydney) frequented by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alleged Wool Theft; Man Sent For Trial
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A man was committed for trial at the Central Court to-day on a charge of having stolen wool valued at more…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Glamour On Squash Court
The women's squash racket championship in London between Belgium and England has brought glamour to the sport. An English…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Ear-Biting Fracas Alleged By Police
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Police alleged in Central Court to-day that Geoffrey Donald Lowe, 28, radio announcer, had bit off part of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Search For Firebug, Police Expect Arrest
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Detectives who have been searching for a firebug known as "The Mad Horseman" believe they have a clue…
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Walter Mitchell, 40, carpenter, was remanded to March 2 on £5 ball on a charge of offensive behavior in Marine Drive, Newcastle…
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REMANDED.—Stanley Stanford, alias Kelvin Charles Craven, 3[?], labourer, was remanded to Glebe Court. Sydney, on February 2, on a charge…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Look for Lost Plane
SYDNEY.—Police and civilian search parties will set out today from Kiandra on a hazardous five-mile trek in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Protest on Deal, Court Told
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Henry George Forshaw, logging Manager for Hancock and Gore, said in the Special Federal Court to-day that when he showed the officer in charge of Lae (Mr. Hancock) a copy of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Fly Plane To Charge Men; Hotel Hold-up
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Detectives, flying a police plane, to-day made an early morning dash to Bourke to charge four men with a hold-up at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Court Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m
REMANDED.—Walter Mitchell, 40, carpenter, was remanded to March 2 on a charge of offensive behaviour at Marine Drive, Newcastle,…
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ALLEGED ASSAULT.—Robert John Thompson, 27, seaman, was charges with having assaulted Katherine Anne Franks and Lillian Wamsley,…
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