High Court Caustic On Tanker Sale
MELBOURNE, Monday.—Disposals Commission officers had shown a reckless and irresponsible attitude in advertising the sale of…
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Courts & crime, 1951
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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. T. H. D. See, S.m.) Traffic Offences
Penalties were: Richard J. McElhinney, of Memorial Drive, Newcastle. 3s with 7s costs Tor standing a motor vehicle…
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TAMWORTH, Tuesday.—Ninety-nine love letters written by Thomas Langhorne Fleming showed he had a motive for wishing his wife out of the way, Mr. C. V. Rooney, K.C., said…
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AMMAN, Aug. 28. A.A.P.—Six of 10 persons accused of complicity it the assassination of King Abdullah of Jordan have been found…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Search for Missing Man
Police have been searching since last night for a 37-year-old near-blind Newcastle man who has been missing from his…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Executive Council will probably announce to-morrow the appointment of a judge to the vacancy on the…
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NEW YORK, Aug. 28. A.A.P.—Egypt yesterday proposed to the U.N. Security Council that the International Court of Justice should…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle Court Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m
DRIVERS FINED.—Arthur Robin Thomas, 35, engineer, was fined £10, with £8/8/3 witnesses' expenses, for having driven a utility truck in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.M. Shoplifter Fined)
Pearl Edna McMahon, 30, home duties, was fined £6 on charges of stealing goods from Winns Ltd. yesterday and having in her custody a…
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A bookmaker who left Gosford Racecourse in May owing a considerable sum of money was today charged at Newcastle Court with stealing £30, the property of a punter. The bookmaker, Peter Leslie,…
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MELBOURNE.—William Francis Godwin (34), the father of five children, was charged in the City Court today with the…
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KEM[?]SEY.—Alfred John Schwan (42), a P.M.G. linesman, was charged in Kempsey Court today with the…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Terrace Heffernan, 23, to-night was found not guilty of his father's murder. Heffernan, a former constable,…
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SYDNEY.—Terrance Heffernan, 23, former police constable, last night was acquitted of a charge of having murdered his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Seek Missing Lambton Man
Police yesterday and last night were seeking John Edward Charlton, 37, of Lambton, who has been missing since midnight on…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. J. H. McClemens was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court to-day. The Attorney-General (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Paid £17,500 Tax Cheque Into Court
BRISBANE.—Immediately a judge announced tax breach penalties totalling £17,500 against four brothers today, a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Court Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m
REMANDED.—Robert Lesile McLean, 61, labourer, was remanded till September 12 on a charge of having stolen potatoes valued at 5/, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mrs. Fleming's Letter About Children Read to Court (Continued from Page 1)
Det:-Sgt. Aldridge said he found a letter dated Feb. 17, 1951, marked private and confidential, and addressed to Mrs. J. J. L. Fleming, Russley, Aberdeen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. T. H. D. See, S.m.) Charge Dismissed
A charge of negligent driving against Rodger Francis Gordon Hall, 23, clerk, was dismissed when police offered no evidence…
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