Death From Poisoning, Is Police Belief
TAMWORTH, Wednesday.— Police believe that Mrs. Betty Fleming, 39, wife of Thomas Fleming, grazier, Willow Tree, died from…
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Courts & crime, 1951
2,083 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 54 of 105
Incident In Court; Jury Discharged
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Judge Holden discharged a jury at the Quarter Sessions to-day after Mr. J. H. McClemens, K.C., had said…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Puzzled by Poison Death of Wealthy Grazier's Wife
QUIRINDI: Detectives investigating the death by cyanide poisoning of Mrs. Elizabeth Fleming (39) admit that the case is one of the most baffling they have ever faced…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Court Before Mr. T. H. D. See, S.m
SENT TO GAOL.—Lawrence Ronald Warren. 28, labourer, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment on a charge of having, with an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →District Court At Maitland (Before Judge O'Sullivan) Damages Claims
By consent, verdicts were entered for £115 15s in favor of Arthur George Epps, of Mitchell Ave., Kurri Kurri, and £85 10s for Ella Gladys…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Court at Newcastle Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m.) Vagrancy
Maurice Shepherd, 42, laborer, was sentenced to 14 days' hard labor on a charge of vagrancy. The magistrate said he had no…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Kurri Court (Before Mr. A. S. Tunchon, S.m.) Adulterated Meat
Kurri Kurri Cooperative Society for selling adulterated tripe on May 23 was fined £2 with 10s costs. William H. Bailey, of Cessnock Rd…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Seamen Murder 18 Pilgrims
MASSAWA (Er[?]trea), July 5. A.A.P.—Two African seamen were sentenced to death by a British Court yesterday for the murder of…
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GOULBURN, Thursday.—Two gaol escapees were recaptured under a load of wood in a prison truck parked in the main street of…
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(Before Mr. A. S. Tunchon, S.M.) STRAYING STOCK Robert Holstern, of Moreth-rd., Fast Maitland, was fined 15s with 10s costs for performing stock to stray on May 22…
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Archbishop Joszef Grosz (left), head of the Catholic Church in Hungary, and Rev. Irena Vecer, a Panlist monk, stand at the microphone in a Budapest court in their trial on charges of having plotted to overthrow the Communist Government of Hungary…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →World Court Ruling Flouted By Persians
LONDON, Fri. (A.A.P.): Persia has rejected yesterday's decision of the International Court at The Hague. "Nationalisation will go on," declared a Persian…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Two men whom police are seeking in connection with the murder of a former boxer, Bobby Lee, were seen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Court Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m
VAGRANCY.—Maurice Shepherd, 42, labourer, was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment for vagrancy. Sergeant Meredith said Shepherd told…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Divorce Court At Maitland (Before Judge O'Sullivan) ACKLAND v ACKLAND
The issues of marriage and desertion were found proved when Betty Mav Ackland (formerly Walton) petitioned for divorce from Colin…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Thieves broke into a Bankstown home last night and stole more than £2000 worth of furs, jewellery and cash…
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WOLLONGONG, Friday.—The licensee of a hotel found decal in her bedroom on June 11 had bit and punched in a fight for her life, according to a statement read in the Coroner's Court to-day…
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Newcastle District branch of the Northern New South Wales Federation of Justices of the Peace held a mock court at the City…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Court Gives Chance To Frenchman
SYDNEY, Friday.—A French-man, who pleaded "Guilty" to having insufficient lawful means of support and had slipped handcuffs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Unrehearsed Clashes At J's.P. Court
Unrehearsed clashes between Bench and Bar on the admissibility of evidence enlivened proceedings and engendered…
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