Cessnock Court (Before Mr. F. R Wood. S.m.) Assault Charges Dismissed
The S.M. dismissed charges of assault against William Ralph Docherty and Richard Ernest O'Brien, of Kearsley, because the complainant…
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Courts & crime, 1951
2,083 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 105
Bandits Murder Policeman
SINGAPORE, March 19. A.A.P.—A European police lieutenant was killed by guerilla, who ambushed his car in the Kuala Kangsar area…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—John Kevin Seach, 26, quarry worker, was sentenced to death to-day for the murder of a seven-year-old boy at a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Station Site Changed
Agreement has been reached between the Lake Shire Council and the Police Department regarding a site for a new police…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Court Sanctions Bank Merger
LONDON, March 19. A.A.P.—A scheme of arrangement involving the amalgamation of the Union Bank of Australia Ltd. and the…
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Lake Macquarie Shire Council has agreed to pay £1800 compensation to acquire Police Department land in Swansea Park…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Court Welcome To New Solicitor
Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.M., and members of the legal profession today welcomed to Newcastle Mr. Douglas Randall,…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—Currency problems created by the suspension of payment by the Queensland National Bank in 1893 were…
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UNDER INFLUENCE.—Allen Jack Lye, 45, taxi-driver, was placed on a bond of £10 to be of good behaviour for 12 months on a charge…
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A 59-year-old laborer, described by a detective as an "incorrible thief." was sent to gaol for 12 months for stealing 8s…
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FORT WORTH (Texas), Tues. (A.AP.)—The mother of film actress Peggy Ann Garner was indicted today on three counts…
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NEW YORK, March 20. A.A.P.—The name of racketeer Frank Costello had never been mentioned as a member of the "board of…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Edward Joseph Scully, 52, chef, was charged at the City Court to-day with having murdered his wife,…
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Newcastle Council Health Committee decided last night to recommend that the problem of ice cream carts in Newcastle streets be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queer Murder Trial In U.S.: Sign Language Used
ATLANTA (Georgia), Tues. (A.A.P.): A bizarre murder trial in which the principal figures used sign language began here today. Mrs. William Knight silently admitted she had been…
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When escaping from the police in a car they had been illegally using since the previous day, two youths collided with a police car, Newcastle Court was told today…
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DISMISSED.—After a five-day hearing the Magistrate dismissed a charge against Joseph Steele, 33, bus driver, of having, while…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wallsend Court (Before Mr. F. R. Wood, S.M.) Released On Bond
Dismissing a charge of driving under the influence of liquor under Section 556s, George Charles Ford (51) master baker,…
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SYDNEY: A laborer who fought a police constable in Sussex-st., City, yesterday morning was sentenced to six…
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While a woman friend was at work, Noel Robert Yeend, 33, laborer, had entered her room and stolen three diamond…
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