Police Bribe Penalty Increased
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Legislation which the State Cabinet approved to-day, will in crease penalties against…
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Courts & crime, 1954
2,498 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 53 of 125
County Court Judge Dies
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.— Judge Clifford Henry Book, of the County Court, died in the Masonic Hospital, East…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Electricity Commission decided to-day to seek a Court order against unions whose members are restricting work at Sydney power stations…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle Court Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m
BEGGED ALMS.—John Henry Miller, 65, labourer was sentenced to one month's gaol for having begged alms from…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Court At Wallsend (Before Mr. F. R. Wood, S.m.) Illegal Betting
Sidney Ellas (27), laborer, was fined £25 for S.P. betting at Wallsend on June 4. NEGLIGENT DRIVING…
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COWRA.—A police constable, Raymond Walter Wynne, stationed at Cowra, was dismissed from the…
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RIO DE JANEIRO. Wed. (O.S.R.).—A court of appeal today upheld a magistrate's decision…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Solicitor Leaves Assault Case
Mr. A. B. James, solicitor for the informants in five charges of assault, insulting words and offensive behaviour…
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SYDNEY A 30-year-old mother of two children, found not guilty today of the murder of a 19-year-old man, said she would take Mr. Justice Clancy's advice and move from Waterloo. Loeline McCarthy…
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In a tiny cottage among the green hills of Shropshire, a 28-year-old ex-gangster's "moll" and strip-tease dancer, awaits admission to a convent as a postulant nun. Ten years ago, as Mrs…
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DENVER (Colorado), June 9. A.A.P.—Joe Atencio, 34, a lawyer, was arrested for being drunk yesterday while…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newcastle Court Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke. S.m
BETTING.âFive men were fined a total of £150 for having made bets on Saturday. They are: Andrew Stewart. 50…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Court At Newcastle (Before Mr. T. H. D. See, S.m.) Traffic Offences
Penalties were— Negligent driving: Francis James Samuels of Park St., Greta, £1 18s with 12s costs…
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Judge Amsberg sentenced a man at Newcastle Sessions yesterday to 18 months' imprisonment for having assaulted a woman, but suspended the…
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NEW YORK, June 10). A.A.P.—Emmett Donnelly, 66, described as men "brains" of a plot to become rich by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Near Perfect Murder Led To Gallows
NEW YORK, June 10. A.A.P.—A man who killed his wife in an "almost perfect" murder goes to the…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—A 30-year-old mother of two children, who admitted having stabbed her 19-year-old lover…
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Newcastle master bakers yesterday reported to the State Industrial Registrar the Newcastle operative bakers' decision not to work a shift to-night…
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A Newcastle barrister, Mr. J. Braun, today agreed to act as "a friend of the court" and assisted an habitual criminal serving an indeterminate sentence at Maitland Gaol…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Rubin Sets Problem For Court "Herald" Service
NEW YORK, June 10.— The strange case of Rubin Walker, from Alabama, was dumped back in the hands of…
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