Assault Charge
Leonard Bozest proceeded against Leo John Tester at the Kurri Kurri Court on a charge of assault at Kurri Kurri on…
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Courts & crime, 1942
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Taxi-driver Charged
NEWCASTLE Thursday—In the Police Court to-day, John Raymond McCarthy (47), taxi driver, was charged with having…
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BRISBANE Thursday.—A 16 year-old boy was charged with arson last, night following investigations into a fire which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldier Charged with Stealing
SINGLETON Friday.- Aubrey Errol Now land. a soldier was charged at the Court of Petty Sessions, before Mr. J. McElroy,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Magistrate Fixes Rents
In- East Maitland Fair Rents Court yesterday, Mr. G. J. Johnstone, P.M. made the following determinations: Percy Hickey…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Belgians Sentenced to Death Reprisals for Sabotage
The Free French agency says that the Germans sentenced to death five Belgians as a reprisal for sabotage. Three of them…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Return Fire
The detectives fired about 15 shots in all. A torch was flashed into the darkness and the crumpled form of Jones was found lying on the floor…
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At Central Police Court, Sydney, on Wednesday, Bruce Anthony Caro Donniston, 26, Arthur Crowe, 27, Edward Grace, 27, Philip Douglas…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hectic Happenings at Dance Assault Charge at Kurri
A sequel to hectic happenings at a New Year's Eve dance at Kurri Kurri Soldiers' Memorial Hall was ventilated at the local police court on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Damage to Kangaroo Point School Boy Charged with Arson
A 15-year-old boy was charged with arson on' Wednesday night following investigations into a flre which caused more than. £1000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police and Military Fight Bush Fires
Members of the Maitland police, together with 60 men from the Rutherford military camp went to singleton district…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Told Future of Police Woman Newcastle Case
NEWCASTLE Friday.—A woman old-age pensioner "as sentenced to a month's imp[?]ment to -day for telling [?]es The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murder of Mrs Vera Doris Watt Telephone Linesman Committed for Trial
Conald Donald Pagett, 47, linesman, of Epping, was committed for trial on Wednesday by the City Coroner (Mr Oram) on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Arms and Ammunition to Be Handed to Police
Under National Security Regulations the undermentioned firearms, and ammunition used for each of the weapons, must be immediately…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Criminal Shot Dead Gun Battle with Police Sydney
Robert Sidney Jones, 36, who escaped from Maitland Gaol on November 7, 1940, was shot dead early on Tuesday after a furious…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Failure to Destroy Rabbits Three Cases Adjourned Till Next Court
In the local Police Court yesterday afternoon, before Mr J. McElroy, P.M., three cases were called in which R. A. Brecht, rabbit inspector for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Negroes Clash with Police
ALEXANDRIA (Lousiana) Jan. 11.—Five hundred negro soldiers clashed with 100 white policemen in the negro district as the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Interference with a Grave Police Inquiring at Tamworth
Police are inquiring into interference with the grave of a man recently bulled at the West Tamworth cemetery. The grave was opened by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Charged with Murder Woman's Death
SYDNEY Tuesday.- At the [?] police court this morning Thomas William [?] 49, farmes was charged with having…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Destroyed Petrol Tickets Court Sequel CESSNOCK Tuesday. stated by the [?] to be the most serious offence that can be committed
CESSNOCK Tuesday stated by the prosecution to be the most serious offence that can be committed under the national security…
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