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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1939

3,566 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 179

Licensing Court Booth Licences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 7

Alton Thomas Cusick, of the Hotel Gosford, was granted three booth licences for Newcastle races to-morrow…

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Injured Youth Charged Newcastle Car in Smash Near Singleton SINGLETON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 2

John Arthur Sloane, 18, was charged at Singleton Police Court, with having illegally used a car, the property of Clifford Ralph Bodges, of Church street,…

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Police Apology to Italians London, February 1

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 10

The Chief of Police of Montevideo, Uruguay, Colonel Martinez, has expressed his regrets to the commander of a visiting Italian warship for a…

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Street March Plans No Objection by Police

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 7

No police opposition has been raised, to the holding of a street demonstration in Newcastle on Friday night as a…

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Small Debts Court Claim by Contractor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 7

William Joseph Mason, of Railway- street, Cook's Hill, sued George Owen Martin Smith, a printer, of Newcastle, for the recovery of £5/7/6, alleged due…

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Times Have Changed Old Police Plan of Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 8

Many changes have come over Newcastle since 1894. Important buildings existing then are no more to-day, while…

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Arrest of German Pressmen by French Police Berlin

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 9

The German foreign Office has protested to Fiance against the arrest of German newspaper correspondents. Three German newspaper…

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brandeis Retires WASHINGTON, February 14

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 10

Justice Brandeis has retired from the United States Supreme Court Bench. While Justice Brandeis gave no reason for his retirement, it is known that he…

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Woman on Charge of Arson Husband's Story To Court SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 8

After hearing evidence at Manly Court to-day concerning the destruction by fire of a cottage at the soldiers' settlement,…

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Police Court Wednesday, February 15 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Labourer Sentenced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 5

Thomas George Burcher, 50, labourer, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for having stolen a pair of scissors, a tie, and a belt valued at 4/, the…

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Seaman Sentenced

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 10

Robert Ernest Lesslie, 24, seaman, was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment, by Mr. M. E. Soane, S.M., at Newcastle Police Court to-day, when he pleaded…

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Charge Of Theft

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 11

William Allanson, 42, clerk, was charged before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.M., at Newcastle Police Court to-day, with having at Newcastle between…

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Alleged Unlawful Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 5

Charles John Pratt, of Watson-street, Islington, proceeded against Thomas Williamson Pratt, of Mayfield, for alleged unlawful assault on December 24, 1938, at…

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Assault Charge Dismissed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 5

When the victim of the alleged assault intimated that he did not wish to give evidence, the charge against Charles Esmond Blanch, 28, wharf labourer, that at…

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Assault at Belmont

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 5

Convicted on a charge of having assaulted May Rochford, at her home, Jean-street; Belmont, on January 30, Milton John Smith, Marks Point, was…

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Alleged Theft Of Tank

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 11

On the application of Mr. J. Ruggero (for the defendant), Stephen Andrews, 43, ironworker, was remanded to March 9, on bail of £10, by Mr…

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Theft of Cast Iron

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 5

A fine of £4, in default eight days' imprisonment, was imposed on Arthur Allen Taylor, 30, labourer, who was charged with having at Newcastle, on February 14,…

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Theft of Cheque Alleged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 5

A remand to February 20 was granted in the case in which William Henry Hansen, 27, rock chopper, was charged with having stolen a cheque for 10/, the…

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Court Coiffure

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 7

This "swathing" coiffure will be a favoured fashion for the Court balls. It is done by bringing the left side to the right and using the curly points of the hair to make "creillon" just behind the ear. The right side is brought to the left to do the same and to show all,…

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Teacher Convicted Indecent Assault on Pupil SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 8

James Sydney Tyson, 29, schoolteacher, was convicted at the Parramatta Quarter Sessions to-day on a charge of having indecently assaulted a pupil in his class…

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