Wallsend Court (Before Mr. F. P. Halpin, S.m.) Illegally Used Motor Cycle
Frank Gordon Brock (19), laborer, pleaded guilty and was lined £10 for having used a motor cycle at Wallsend on Aug. 5 without the…
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Courts & crime, 1951
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Jesmond Murder Inquest Alleged Remark By Brother
A man charged with his brother's murder had told police that he thought his brother must have been "bumped off," according to evidence yesterday…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A wharflabourer, dismissed after he had been found drunk, had fallen into the harbour, the Arbitration…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Court At Kurri (Before Mr. Halpin, S.m.) Betting Charge
Frederick Forster, 38, miner, of Station St., Weston, pleaded guilty to a charge of betting at Weston on Aug. 4 and was fined £20…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. E. A. Hardwicke, S.m.) Charge Dismissed
A charge of negligent driving against Cleland Benjamin Baker, 48, painter, was dismissed when the police offered no evidence…
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LONDON, Fri. (A.A.P.-Reuter): Police at Bath yesterday found the body of nine-year-old Cecily Batstone—fourth victim in a wave of little girl murders in Southern England. The police have detained a…
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Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.M., said at Newcastle Court yesterday that from September 3, the additional Magistrate in Newcastle, Mr. T…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Threaten To Strike In New York
NEW YORK, Thurs.: New York's policemen threaten to strike, and no wonder. The pay of many patrolmen is a mere 50 dollars a week. This is a starvation salary in…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—A former policeman had admitted having shot and buried his father, police witness told the City Coroner (Mr. A. N. Bott) to-day…
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BAIL FORFEITED.—William Johnstone, 47, Showman, failed to answer to a charge of having carried an the business of a hawker without a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Court At East Maitland (Before Mr. Halpin, S.m.) Traffic Offences
Penalties were—Kennith J. Cusick of Northumberland St., Neath, Bernard L. Worthington of Barton St., Kurri, and John…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ring Theft Count Fails
On a charge of having stolen a diamond ring valued at £95, the property of Phyllis Marion Cohen, in Newcastle on June 14, Charles…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →London's Chief Magistrate Tells Story On Himself
Amongst his many duties, the Lord Mayor of London is the Chief Magistrate of the city and sits in the justice room at the Mansion House each day. Sir Denys Lowson today illustrated this with an anecdote at…
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LONDON Sat. (A.A.P.-Reuter).—Three men stand charged with murder in the killing wave that has swept Britain in the past month, while police continue to hunt the slayers of three other victims…
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LONDON, Sat. (A.A.P).—Scotland Yard believes that the thieves who stole £100,000 worth of jewels…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Edward Noel O'Bryan, son of Mr. Justice O'Bryan, was assaulted in the yard of his home at…
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LONDON, Aug. 12. A.A.P.—Eight people have been arrested on the grounds of complicity in the assassination of King Abdullah on…
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A witness at the Jesmond mineshaft murder inquest today said he saw Michael Joseph Maher leave the Hollywood settlement in a truck about 2.30 p.m. on July 11 and did not…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.—A wounded man, who disappeared after having been shot by police following a car chase through…
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COWRA, Sunday.—More than 400 spectators jumped the boundary fence and tried to attack the referee when Gundagai defeated…
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