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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

2,083 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 62 of 105

Police Allege Triple Murder Confession

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 1

ALBUQUERQUE (New Mexico), Wed. (A.A.P.).—Calvin Anderson (28) walked into police headquarters today and…

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Murder Charge Remands

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY.—A bootmaker and a female domestic were remanded to Aug. 15 at Central Court today on a charge of…

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Charged With Death Of Wife

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY.—A postal worker charged with the manslaughter of his wife had given her no money since their marriage six…

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'Assumed' Murder Of Headmistress

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Wed. (O.S.R.): Miss Winifred Mulley, 54-year-old writer of children's books and fairy tales, was found dead in bed yesterday with throat and head wounds and a woman's penknife…

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Woman, Aged 60, Alleges Assault By Coloured Man

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 3

ALICE SPRINGS, Wednesday.—Police and blacktrackers are searching for a man alleged to have attacked Mrs. C. Turley, 60, last…

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Quirindi Inquest Police Produce 99 Love Letters

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 1

QUIRINDI: At the inquest on Mrs. Betty Fleming today police produced 99 love letters horn her husband, Thomas Langhorne Fleming, to another woman…

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Court Told Of Poison In Sweets

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 6

QUIRINDI, Wednesday.—Examination of three Minties revealed cavities containing cyanide, the Government Analyst (Dr. H. B…

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Out Of Court Settlement Of Claim Rejected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. Justice Kinsella, in the Supreme Court to-day, refused to approve of the settlement of a claim for…

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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke. S.m.) Stole Water Pump

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 4

"You have branded yourself a common thief for the sake of something like this," Mr. Hardwicke told Gordon Vincent Redman, 22,…

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Police Recover Goods Before Theft Reported

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Clothing and linen worth £2000, were recovered by South Melbourne police two hours before the goods…

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Police Cycle, Truck Crash; Constable Hurt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A policeman was critically injured and another escaped injury when a police motor-cycle and sidecar…

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Police Boys' Trophy Night Tech. High School Play

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 5

1. Police Boys' Club cycling team receiving the Dunlop Shield from the Police Superintendent (Mr. G. E. Leary). L. to [?] K. Scotman, M. Horder, M. Pritchard, J. Johns and R. King. A[?] right, S. Bates, secretary-manager Cycling Club. 2. Admiring baskets displayed at the Glebe-rd. Methodist Church exhibition of craftwork; (1. to r.) Mrs. E. Henderson, Mrs. A. Burgess, Mr. Burgess, Rev. A. J. Dempsey. 3. Admiring artificial flowers at the Methodist exhibition of crafts:…

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Newcastle Court Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 5

THEFT OF PUMP.—Gordon Vincent Redman, 22, miner, was fined £7 for having stolen a water pump, valued at £5, the property of…

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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m.) Traffic Offences

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 3

Penalties were:—For failing to give way to a vehicle on right, Bruce Miller Francis, of Hesbon St., Gateshead, £2…

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Manager Charged: £2613 Theft Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 August 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY.—A textile manager was charged in Central Court today with stealing £2613 17s 9d from Jerseycraft Pty. Ltd…

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1939 Murder Recalled

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 August 1951 · page 5

MELBOURNE.—After having been questioned for 24 hours, a man today was charged with the murder of Murray Herbert…

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Woman Bashed In Hotel: Big Theft

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 August 1951 · page 2

ADELAIDE: Police now believe the woman who was bashed and locked in a city hotel wardrobe on Thursday night may have been robbed of as much as £5000…

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Husband For Trial On Quirindi Murder Count

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 August 1951 · page 1

QUIRINDI: The Coroner (Mr. C. J. Moore) today committed Thomas Langhorne Fleming, 42, grazier, for trial on a charge of murdering his wife, Mrs. Betty Fleming, 39. Mr. Moore found that Mrs…

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Basher Used Stolen Baton, Police Allege

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 August 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—A police sergeant to-night disarmed a man who had allegedly battered a woman with a baton stolen from a police…

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High Court Test On Summonses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 August 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Summonses against the Federated Ironworkers' Association for allegedly having imposed an illegal ban on work at…

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