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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1940

2,515 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 41 of 126

Will Discuss Approach to Court Unions to Consider Suggestion By Mr. Hughes Queensland Move for Federation Deregistration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 7

The Combined Mining Unions' Committee in Sydney will consider a suggestion by the Federal Minister for Industry (Mr. W. M. Hughes) that it should approach the Arbitration Court…

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To-day in the Courts Newcastle Licensing Court (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, L.M.) Hotel Changes Hands

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 6

The licence of the Albion Hotel, Wickham, was transferred from Seth Jenkins to Alfred Thomas Boyle…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 April 1940 · page 9

Ronald Joseph Smith, 19, was charged at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday with having, on February 27, used a motor-car without the consent of the…

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Police Court Tuesday, April 2 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Small Debts Matters Claim for Damages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 April 1940 · page 13

By consent, a verdict for the plaintiff of £8/4/, inclusive of costs, was announced when Thomas Clarence Marshall Ireland, of Bruce-street, Cook's Hill,…

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Women's Auxiliary Formed Help Police Boys' Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 April 1940 · page 2

A Woman's Auxiliary to the Police and Citizen' Boys' Club was formed at a meeting last night at the club headquarter at the Civic Wintergarden. The…

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High Court Upholds Appeal Limits Damages to £2000 SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 April 1940 · page 8

The High Court of Australia to-day, by three to two, upheld an appeal by Mrs. Helen Dwyer against a judgment of the State Full Court, but directed…

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In the Courts (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Newcastle Police Drove Without Licence

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 April 1940 · page 7

Arthur Keith Lovett, of Clarence-street. New Lambton, pleaded guilty to a charge of having driven a motor vehicle without a licence in…

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No Instruction to Approach Court Mr. Orr Says Reopening of Case Not Enough Northern Councils Seek Deputation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 April 1940 · page 7

He had no instruction to ask the Court to move, and even if it did so he was not in a position to say whether the Combined Mining Unions would appear, said the Miners' General Secretary (Mr. W. Orr) in Brisbane…

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Laborer Sentenced

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 8

"There is too much thieving from mines going on around here," said Mr. Soane, when he convicted Sidney Alfred Williams, 24; laborer, of a charge…

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Fined for Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 3

A fine of £2, with 8/ costs, 10/6 witnesse's expenses, and £3/3 professional costs, in default 13 days' imprisonment, was imposed on Peter Joseph Keenhan,…

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Kurri Police Court Plied Car Without Licence (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd, P.m.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 11

George McCabe, of Alexandra-street, Kurri Kurri, pleaded "Not guilty" at Kurri Kurri Police Court yesterday to two charges of having plied a…

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To-day in the Courts Newcastle Police Court (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.M.) Vagrancy Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 8

Florence Elizabeth Dunlop, 25, pleaded not guilty to a charge of vagrancy. Sergeant H. Larkin said he arrested…

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Three Charges of Murder Against Fireman Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 2

Qustave August Martin, 52, fireman, appeared to-day at Ipswich Police Court on a third charge of murder. He is now charged with the murder of his wife…

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Additional Judges for Supreme Court Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 7

Notice of a bill increasing the number of permanent Supreme Court judges from eight to ten was given in the Legislative Assembly to-day by the…

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Light on Lights Police Aid to Drivers "Ask a policeman!"

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 8

Sage advice which has seldom been acted on with such enthusiasm in Newcastle as it was to-day when a constant stream—…

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Court Told of Tattoo Designs on Woman's Legs Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 8

Certain tattoo designs on the legs of Margaret Colbert (25), helped in her conviction at the Quarter Sessions to-day on a charge of having stolen…

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Newcastle Court Wednesday, April 3 Summons Division (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Hearings Adjourned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 3

An adjournment to May 10 was granted in the case in which James Lindsay, of Moira-street, Adamstown, was charged with having driven a car negligently in…

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Acquitted of Assault Charge Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 13

Frederick Pike, 52, labourer, was acquitted to-day at the Quarter Sessions of a charge of having assaulted an 11-year-old girl at Belmore on February…

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Police Court Thursday April 4 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Vagrancy Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 6

To permit the defendant to call a witness, a remand until to-day was granted in the case in which Florence Dunlop, 25, was charged with vagrancy…

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East Maitland Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd, P.m.) Motor-cyclists Fined

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 13

He had checked the speed of two motor-cyclists, who appeared to be racing, at 45 to 65 miles an hour, said Constable G. H. Boyd at the East…

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