Inn Killings Present Poser For Police "Herald" Service
NEW YORK, Jan. 5.—A family feud exploded into a pitched gun battle in a tavern at Houston (Texas) last night. When the smoke had cleared away, four men lay on the…
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Courts & crime, 1953
2,333 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 117
Maitland Court Before Mr. F. P. HALPIN, S.M.
TOOK MOTOR CYCLE.—Albert William Callaghan, 19, wheeler, of Hopetoun-street. Kurri Kurri, and Brian John…
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S.P. BETTING.—David Robson, 28, labourer, and Stanley James McPherson, were each fined £20 for S.P. betting on…
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TAMWORTH, Tuesday.—Robert Edward Ryan, 42, labourer, was charged at Tamworth Court to-day with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Medals Awarded To Police
LONDON, Jan. 6. A.A.P.—A George Cross, two George Medals, a British Empire Medal and the King's Police…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Extend Search For Murderer
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Police searching for the murderer of 21-year-old Shirley Butler, have extended inquiries…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →3 Harbour Rescues By Police
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Two police launches battled through a heavy swell to-day to make three harbour…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Waverton Man May Be Disguised, Police Say
SYDNEY; The man police are seeking for information about the killing of Shirley Butler (21) at Waverton on Christmas Day may be disguised. Shirley Butler's battered…
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6. A.A.P.—A 750,000-dollar (£334,800) damages suit brought by Alice Terry, star…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle Court Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m
£25 IN FINES.—Reginald Leonard Johnstone, 18, seaman, pleaded "Guilty" to having ridden a motor-cycle at Carrington…
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Poor visibility and lack of street lighting had contributed to an accident on Sept. 6, in which a woman pedestrian was fatally injured, it was stated at the Newcastle Court today…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Alleged Assault By Journalist
SYDNEY: A journalist whom he asked to remove his hat during a reception at the Trocadero on Dec. 10 to Viscount Bruce had then knocked him off his feet, Jack Lyster…
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LONDON.—A £700-a-year departmental manageress went shoplifting in the food department of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Youth Gaoled For Stealing Pony
Keith Arthur Fleming, 18, labourer, was sentenced at Newcastle Court yesterday to six months' gaol for having…
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SYDNEY.âC.I.B. detectives believe the murderer of 21-year-old Shirley Butler at Waverton may…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Police are searching for a 44-year-old woman who has been missing from Sydney since…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Say Wife Battered With Sledge Hammer
SYDNEY: A man, said to be on leave from a mental institution, was alleged in Ryde Court today to have hammered his wife to death early this morning. Thomas James McGrath…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court At Newcastle (Before Mr. T. H. D. See, S.m.) Failed to Give Way
Three motorists were each fined £4 8s with 12s costs for failing to give way to vehicles on their right. They were:…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Alister Robieson, 26, journalist, was fined £5 at Central Court to-day for having…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wife Murder Charge Against Man
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A man on leave from a mental institution beat his wife to death with a sledge hammer at…
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