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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

1,597 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 80

Brief Sitting Maitland District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1941 · page 6

Expected to last about eight days, the sitting of Maitland District Court, which opened at East Maitland before Judge Nield yesterday, was concluded in little more than as…

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Police Broke Up "Hazards" Party in Flats

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1941 · page 6

LISMORE, Monday.—Fines totalling £69/10 were imposed on 22 men in Lismore Police Court to-day when they pleaded "Guilty" to a charge of having…

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In the Courts (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, S.m.) Newcastle Small Debts Court Consent Verdicts

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 March 1941 · page 2

By consent, a verdict for £4 19s 1d, for goods sold and delivered, was awarded to Lindstrom Bros., of Wickham against James Curry Jnr., of…

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Woman on £320 Theft Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—After lying in wait for four hours, Detectives Hind and Newton, of the C.I.B., to-day arrested a man and woman at a house at Newtown…

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In The Courts Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, SM.)

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 2

A remand to May 7 was granted in the case in which Samuel Lancelot Rose (38), business proprietor, was before the Court on three charges of…

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Thefts Reported to Police

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 4

The theft of a number of rifle cartridges from a shooting gallery In Lambton Park, where a carnival was being held, has been reported to…

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Police Reserve Bill This Session

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Police Reserve Bill, which was originally introduced in the Legislative Assembly in October, 1939, will be passed through the Assembly…

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Police Boys' Club May Be Formed at West Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 8

West Maitland Council last night decided to approach the local inspector of police regarding the formation of a boys' club in the town…

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Maitland Gaol Question in House

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Asking whether a warder at Maitland Gaol had been dismissed without hearing any charge against him and without any inquiry having…

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Lorry Owner Charged With Manslaughter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 11

MUSWELLBROOK, Wednesday.—An inquest into the death of Victor Ernest Richardson, who was killed at the Antiene railway gates on March 7, was held to-day…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 5

FURTHER REMAND.—A further remand to May 7 was granted when Samuel Lancelot Rose, 38, a business proprietor, was charged with having obtained £13/13/ each…

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To-day in the Courts Police Court (Before Mr. Carr-Boyd.) Motorist Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 2

A threat that ho would Jump over a precipice when charged with driving under the influence of liquor was made by Herbert Perkins, 50, an engineer,…

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In the Courts (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd. S.m.) Newcastle Police Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 5

Illegal Betting Frank Walsh. 34. polisher, was fined £5. in default 10 days' imprisonment, for having used a place in Everton…

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Thefts Reported to Police

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 6

A report that buildings on the tennis courts between Cornish Avenue and Langford Street had been broken I and entered has been made to…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 15

ILLEGAL BETTING.—Three defendants were each fined £5 for having used premises to conduct illegal betting. The defendants were Alexander McIlroy, 39, a…

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Compensation Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 15

Three more claims were heard by Judge Perdriau at the Workers' Compensation Court at Newcastle yesterday. REFERRED TO BOARD—In the case in…

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To-day in the Courts Newcastle Police Court Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, S.M.) Cases Remanded

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 2

James Werrin, 51, glass merchant, appeared on two charges—having driven a car while under the influence of liquor on Maitland Road. Mayfield,…

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Police Reserve Bill Labour is Opposed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 13

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Moving the second reading of the Police Reserve Bill the Chief Secretary (Mr. Tonking) said it was designed to enable the…

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U.S. Pressmen Held by German Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 12

WASHINGTON, March 20. A.A.P.—Mr. Sumner Welles (Under Secretary of State) said to-day that Mr. Richard Hottelet. United Press correspondent in…

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Unwillingly in State Court Lysaght's Enginemen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 15

The hearing of the application for an award for the engine-drivers employed at Lysaght's Newcastle Works was proceeded with by Mr. Justice…

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