Police Court (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.)
"SATURATED WITH DRINK."—Sergeant Thompson, giving evidence in the proceedings against James McCarthy. 40, seaman, charged with vagrancy, said he had…
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Courts & crime, 1941
1,597 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 80
Assault on Bardia Suited Australians
MELBOURNE, Monday.—Bardia has fallen after a siege of three weeks, following a gallant assault by men of the Australian Imperial Forces. The operation…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Charged with Attack at Patonga
SYDNEY, Monday.—A man, aged 25, this afternoon was charged at Hornsby Police Station with having inflicted grievous bodily harm on Alfred Ward, 26, at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cessnock Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd, P.m.)
FOUGHT IN STREET.—When a fight occurred in Vincent-street, Cessnock, on December 21. Horace McDonald, of Race-course-road. South Cessnock, was the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Profile Cutters to Resume Promised Hearing by Court
Employees in the profile cutting department at Lysaght's works. Newcastle, who have been on strike because of a dispute on the question of rates of pay,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →FOUND £4500 Buried in Fowlyard Detective's Story In Court SYDNEY
The discovery of £4500 worth of bonds and debentures buried in the fowlyard of a house near Sutherland was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the Courts. Licensing Court (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.M) Billiard Licence
An application by Robert Samuel Hedge, of Carrington-street, West Wallsend, for a billiard saloon licence at West wallsend was granted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bonds Buried in Fowlyard Poultry Farmer Charged With Theft
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—How a parcel of bonds and debentures worth £4500 was found buried in a fowlyard at a house near Sutherland was described by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.)
THREE MONTHS' GAOL.—Sentence of three months imprisonment, with hard labour, was imposed on William Noble, 43, fireman, far having habitually consorted with reputed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland and District Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd, P.m.)
CASE STRUCK OUT.—The case in which Noel Higham, 51, was charged with having on September 21, 1940, at Largs, inflicted grievous bodily harm George Arthur…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In the Courts (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Newcastle Police Court Soldiers Remanded
On the application of the Police Prosecutor (Sergeant C. E. Kennedy), William John Flanagan (24) Robert Henry Butchard (21) and Richard…
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As a result of a Cabinet decision to-day six more women are to be appointed members of the Police Board at a salary of about £375 a year each…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Insist on Roster Withdrawal Commonwealth Steel Men Stand Firm Won't Resume Unless It Is, Court Told SYDNEY
If the seven-day roster were withdrawn, men involved in the Commonwealth Steel Company dispute at Newcastle would be prepared to resume work and refer all other matters in dispute to conference or inquiry, Mr. E. Thornton, Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.)
SOLDIERS REMANDED.—Assault on a police constable was alleged against three A.I.F. soldiers, Robert Henry Butchard, 21, Richard Murray, 26, and William John Flanagan, 24…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Police Promotions
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Executive Council to-day approved of the following police promotions-Sergeant, first class, W. E. Schrader, to rank of inspector, third…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Athlete Injured in Chase
LISMORE, Wednesday.—Leaping a fence at Lismore saleyards in pursuit of men who scattered when police raided an alleged two-up school. Constable…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Let Court Settle Disputes Mr. Holt Appeals to War Workers
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Minister for Labour (Mr. Holt) to-day appealed to unionists engaged on war work not to strike, but to use the newly-created…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Blueprint Theft Alleged
Charged with having stolen a blueprint valued at £20, the property of the Commonwealth Government, on November 19, John Lloyd Wayne King…
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Newcastle police are investigating the theft of money from a chemist's shop in Hunter-street Hamilton. Mr. Oscar Morris reported to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To-day in the COURTS (Before Mr. M. E. Soane. S.m.) Newcastle. Police Court Soldier Remanded
Wallace Whitmee, 26, soldier, was remanded to Monday on three charges of having assaulted Constable R. C. Prosser at Lee Wharf on Sunday…
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