Daring Theft of Cable Wollongong
Thieves cat down 400 yards of copper cable from a line in course of construction at Port Kembla Steel Works on Sunday. They climbed a post to do so…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1940
2,515 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 126
Licensing Court
The licence of the Commercial Hotel, Paterson. was transferred from Stanley Pearce to Edward Henry Wells, of Bondi…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Court Monday, January 15 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Embezzlement Alleged
A remand to January 17 was granted William Henry Weeks, 39, bank officer, who was charged with having embezzled £113/4/1 at Newcastle between February…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Boys' Club Fund
Further subscriptions to the Newcastle Police Boys' Club Fund received by the Treasurer (Sergeant Blackley): £ s. d…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Thefts Reported to Newcastle Police
The theft of three motor rims, tyres and tubes and a quantity of motor tools was reported to Newcastle police yesterday by Reginald Maxwell of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd, P.m.) Unlicensed Public Vehicle
A fine of £7. with 8/ costs, in default 15 days' imprisonment, was imposed on John Joseph Morgan, of Bridge-street. Telarah, at West Maitland Police Court…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →To-day in the Courts Newcastle (Before Mr. M. E. Soane. S.m.) Police Court Indecent Language
On a charge of having used indecent language at the Newcastle Police Station yesterday. Michael Mulvenna, 47, laborer, was fined £2. On a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Man in Court on Charge of Embezzlement
A bank officer appeared before Mr. M. E. Soane. S.M., at the Newcastle Police Court to-day on a charge of fraudulent embezzlement…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the Courts Newcastle Summons Court Information Dismissed
Henry Alfred Bewes, of Newcomen-street, Newcastle, was proceeded against by the police on a charge of having failed to stop to avoid a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Charges Against Police Identified with U.S. Spy Conspiracy New York, January 16
Police Commissioner Vallentine is investigating reports that 40 police officers are identified with the "Christian Front" conspiracy…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Small Debts Court Tuesday, January 16 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Part-heard Case
After further evidence the Magistrate returned a verdict in favour of the defendant in the part-heard case in which Heiron and Smith (Salonola) had sued…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Seaman Sentenced
On a charge of having assaulted a male, name unknown, at Wickham yesterday. Alick George Wickham. 53. seaman, was sentenced to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Police Court Wednesday, January 17 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Indecent Language
"If this language had been used in the presence of women it would have cost you £5," said the Magistrate, imposing a fins of £2, in default four…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Funeral of Former Police Officer
The funeral was held in Newcastle to-day of the late Mr. George William Conder Scott of Parnell Place, well known for many years in the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Thefts Reported to Newcastle Police
Charles Pitts, of Parry-street. Hamilton, reported to Newcastle police yesterday that a sum of money amounting to about £9 or £10 had been stolen…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →To-day in the Courts Newcastle (Before Mr. M. E. Soane. S.m.) Police Court Betting Charge
Walter A[?]field. 21. laborer, was fined £10 for having used a place in Georgestreet. Tighe's Hill, yesterday for the purpose of belting…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mining Court Applications in Thornton Area
The question whether an application lodged while another covering the same land was in existence could be dealt with if the first application was withdrawn…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Kurri Disqualified Driver Had Licence Police Charge Withdrawn
Harold Leach, of Cooranbong, was disqualified from holding a driver's licence at Belmont Police Court on March 1. At Kurri Kurri Police Court yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Newcastle Court Year Expansion in Several Sections Betting Tickets Sale Increases
The return of business transacted at Newcastle Courthouse last year shows an increase of 248 cases brought before the Police Court and the summons division…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →For Miners' Meetings Recommendations Being Drawn Up Dealings with Court Considered Sydney
Recommendations to be put before aggregate meetings of mine workers are being drawn up by the Combined Mining Unions Executive…
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