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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

1,597 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 47 of 80

Six Men Charged National Security Case Heard

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 July 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Sir men pleaded not guilty before Mr. Farrington. S.M., in Paddington Court to-day to a charge of…

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Court or Strike?

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 July 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The stopwork meeting of engineers to be held at Leichhardt Stadium to-morrow will be called upon to decide whether the…

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Racing Dog Case at District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 July 1941 · page 5

Following a conference between the parties, a settlement on terms filed was announced at the District Court at Newcastle yesterday in a case concerning the racing greyhound…

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Fix Munition Workers' Rates Power Restored to Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 July 1941 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The Minister for Labour (Mr. Holt) announced to-day that the National Security Employment Regulations had been amended to…

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Small Debts Court (Before Mr C. G. Carr-boyd. S.m.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 July 1941 · page 4

CLAIM SUCCEEDS.—Claiming that the deposit paid on a motor-cycle was to be returned if the machine was not satisfactory. Henry Whitworth, of Branxton, sought £20 from…

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In Court To-day Newcastle Summons Division (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, S.M.) Drove Negligently

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 July 1941 · page 4

Pleading guilty to having driven a car negligently on Hunter Street. Newcastle, on May 24. Hugh Poole Willoughby, of william Street. West Cessnock, was fined £2 in…

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Two More Charged with Murder: Surry Hills Case

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 July 1941 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Bruce Edward Plunkelt, 24. carpenter's improver, and Richard James Duckworth, 40, laborer, were charged at the Central Court…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 July 1941 · page 7

REMANDED.—Leslie Albert Wilson, 54, a labourer and William Thomas Howard 35, a miller, were remanded to July 16, on £20 bail each, on a charge of having [?]…

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Police Headquarters at Wagga

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 July 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) said that he had given instructions for the transfer of Southern police headquarters from A[?]…

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Panama Police Fight Nazis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 July 1941 · page 3

PANAMA CITY, July 9. A.A.P.—Ten persons, including three women, were killed, and six others were wounded at Cotito, a village 20 miles south of the…

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Police Aid for Red Cross

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 July 1941 · page 2

When the balance sheet of the committee which organised the effort of Newcastle police for the Public Services' candidate in the recent Red…

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Ministers Were Astounded Police Accommodation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 July 1941 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Following a visit by the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley), who is the Ministerial head of the Police Department, and the Minister of…

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Reshuffle of High Police Officials

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 July 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A reshuffle of senior police officers was announced to-day by the Commissioner of Police (Mr Mackay). Superintendent G H…

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Former Solicitor Charged with Begging

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—"It is dreadful to see a man who has been a solicitor get into this position. I don't want to send him to gaol, because I do not…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 14

OFFENSIVE BEHAVIOUR.—Convicted on a charge of having behaved offensively in Hunter-street West, on July 9. David Chaney, 26, a seaman, was released on his entering into…

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Gaol and Fine for Having Pamphlets

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Allan B. Thistle-thwayle, accountant, was sentenced in the Central Police Court to-day to four months' hard labor for having…

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In Court To-day Newcastle Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd. S.m.) Stolen Bicycle

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 2

Pleading guilty to having stolen a bicycle valued at £1, the property of John Lauder at Adamstown on June 25. James Vincent Kelly, 26, laborer was fined £3, in default six…

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Changes in Police Control

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Changes in police control were announced to-day by the Commissioner of Police (Mr. W. J. Mackay)…

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Police Air Raid Lectures Popular

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 2

So popular have the police A.R.P. demonstrations conducted by Sergeant S. Pender become that they will be extended…

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Police Search for Missing 9-Year-old Boy

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 3

Newcastle and Hamilton police are searching for a nine-year-old boy named Jim Mordue, who lives at Lingard-street. merewether, and who has…

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