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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1940

2,515 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 126

Police Warn Cyclists to Keep Out of Trouble No "Courtesy" Squad in Newcastle, But Booklet Available

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 6

NEWCASTLE POLICE have received no special instruction to apply "courtesy" methods in an endeavour to educate cyclists, as is being done in Sydney this…

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Hospital Deposit Youth Charged With Theft Committed for Trial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 15

Mervyn Ronald Greedy, 20, was committed for trial at the Maitland Quarter Sessions on March 18 by Mr. C. G. Carr Boyd, P.M., at the West Maitland…

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Fatal Cafe Shooting Two Charged With Murder SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 4

Leslie Ernest Kennedy, 27, clerk, and Leslie John Garrod, 31, labourer, were charged at the Central Police Court to-day with the murder of Alexander Robert…

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Charge Of Stealing

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 2

Francis Denton (28), of Cardiff, was charged with having stolen £40 7s 2d. the property of his employers, Trevallion and McGaw, Ltd…

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Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd, P.m.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 11

At West Maitland Court yesterday Roy B. Turner, of Dudley-street, Cessnock, pleaded "Not guilty" to a charge of having driven a motor vehicle in a…

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Medical Body Charged with Monopoly Washington, March 5

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 10

The Appeal Court has ordered the American Medical Association to stand its trial on monopoly charges. It upheld the validity of an indictment…

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School for Murder for New Readers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 4

The Burkes, having accumulated enough money in a life of crime, propose as a last coup to break a bank and then…

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Police Court Tuesday, March 5 Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Small Debts Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 14

An action by George Denman Thew, of Gordon-avenue, Hamilton, for £15 damages as a result of a motor accident in Main-road, Warner's Bay, was…

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Licensing Court Hotel Transfer Granted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 14

Transfer of the licence for the Central Hotel, Newcastle, from James Laskie to George Jenkins, of Nelson's Bay, was authorised…

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Cabinet to Discuss Police Promotions Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 10

The Premier (Mr. A. Mair) said to-night that the Chief Secretary (Mr. A. U. Tonking) was preparing a minute for Cabinet on police promotions. He would…

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Pelted Police with Apples Growers Object to Fruit Regulations MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 15

A violent demonstration against a regulation compelling them to deliver their fruit to the Apple and Pear Board was made by growers at the Victorian…

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Builder Charged with Brisbane Murder Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 4

Dixon Hudson, 43, a builder, walked slowly into Brisbane Police Court to-day leaning on the arm of a policeman, to face a charge of having, on February 21,…

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Police Court Wednesday, March 6 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Gaol for Labourer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 6

John Herbert Wood, 21, labourer, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment on each of the following charges—That at Broadmeadow on February 22 he stole…

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Theft of £40 Alleged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 6

Francis Denton, 26, carter, was remanded to March 20 on a charge that, at Broadmeadow between February 3 and 7 he stole £40/7/, the property of Trevallion…

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School for Murder for New Readers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 13

The Burkes, having accumulated enough money in a life of crime, propose as a last coup to break a bank and then…

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Kurri Police Court Barbed Wire Allegations Not Proved (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd, P.m.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 11

The case was concluded at Kurri Kurri Police Court yesterday in which Keith Hall, 22, was charged with having a quantity of barbed wire in his…

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Billiards, Snooker, at Police Boys' Club

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 14

Exhibitions of billiards and snooker wil lbe given at the Police Boys' Club to-night by Horace Lindrum and his sister, Miss Violet Lindrum. It will…

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District Court Hearings at Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 11

Three jury cues will be heard at the Maitland District Court on March 11, before Judge Nield. They are:…

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To-day in the Courts Newcastle (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.M.) Salesman Charged

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 11

Three charges of false pretences and two of stealing were made against George Shaw, 44, salesman. He was charged with having…

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Repudiation, Says M.L.A. Police Promotions Refused SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 9

The refusal of the Chief Secretary (Mr. A. U. Tonking) to permit the promotion of three highly graded police officers was criticised by Mr. W. F. Dunn (Lab.,…

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