Police Flee in East Germany "Herald" Service
LONDON, July 4.—Young Germans belonging to the East German People's Police, or about to be conscripted for the force, are crossing the border seeking asylum in…
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Courts & crime, 1952
2,290 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 53 of 115
Dock Travelling Time Court Rejects Union View
MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Full Arbitration Court to-day rejected a travelling pay claim by the Ship Painters and Dockers' Union for State Dockyard…
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In Cessnock Court on Saturday three youths were remanded till to-morrow on charges of thefts of an…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Queensland police investigating the murder of taxi-driver Athol Henry McCowan will seek the…
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SYDNEY. — A criminal who has twice cut his way out of Boggo Rd. Gaol, was questioned in Sydney today…
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Mr. W. Fraser, J.P., at Cessnock Court on Saturday, remanded without bail three young men on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Convicts Raid U.S. Gaol, Then Escape in Car
DAYTON (Ohio), Sun. (A.A.P.) — Police in two Mutes searched today for six heavily-armed prisoners who broke out of a county gaol. About 300 men are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maitland Court (Before Mr. F. R. Wood, S.m.) Stole From Farm
One could not imagine a more despicable or meaner act than to steal from a farmer wi[?] was dependent on his produce…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. T. H. D. See, S.m.) Remanded
Moina Meah (30), seaman, was remanded until Thursday on a charge of being absent without leave from his ship, the S.S. Beatrice N., at Newcastle…
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NEW YORK, July 7. A.A.P. — Two prison riots and a gaol break were reported to-day. Prisoners rioted at…
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Three young men were remanded to next Tuesday without bail by Mr. F. R. Wood, S.M., at the Cessnock Court today on charges of thefts of goods and cash to the value of £563…
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Two shop assistants pleaded "Guilty" at Newcastle Sessions yesterday to charges of indecent assault on male persons and of having committed abominable offences…
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At Newcastle Court yesterday, Mr. T. H. D. See, S.M., committed two labourers for trial at Newcastle Sessions on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Voodoo" Kept Witness Silent On Murder
RICHMOND (Virginia). Mon. (A.A.P.)— Murder charges have been filed against a woman who, police said, slew her husband and then kept the only witness silent for six years through "voodoo" and "magic powers."…
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Robert James Hood, 40, was remanded to July 22 on charges of having driven a vehicle under the influence of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m.) Shoplifter Fined
Henry Richard Pearce (63), laborer, was fined £5 when he pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing goods from a city store…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Detectives appealed to the public to-day to help them trace a wristlet watch which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sessions at Newcastle (Before Judge Brereton.) Sent to Gaol
Hartley Marcus Smith (30), laborer, who pleaded guilty to having indecently assaulted a girl aged 13 years and eight…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Police Shoot To Quell Riot
TOKYO, July 8. A.A.P.-Reuter,—Japanese police used pistols to quell a Communist riot at Nagoya, in central…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wallsend Court (Before Mr. F. R. Wood, S.m.) Indecent Language
Reginald Joseph Erickson (53), miner, forfeited his ball of £5 when he was charged with indecent language at Holmesville…
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