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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

1,597 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 48 of 80

Soldiers Unable to Rent Houses, Court Is Told

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—"If such a position of affairs does operate, it is a scandalous thins at this time. Those responsible will undoubtedly incur the…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1941 · page 10

STOLE BICYCLE.—James Vincent Kelly, 20, labourer, pleaded "Guilty" to having stolen a woman's bicycle, valued at £1, the property of John Lauder, at Adamstown, on…

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City Accident Map Valuable Guide to Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1941 · page 2

All road accidents of any consequence in Newcastle and district are marked with small flags on a map at the Newcastle Police Traffic Branch in…

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In Court To-day Newcastle Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, S.m.) Stole Gramophone

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 July 1941 · page 2

Pleading guilty to having stolen a gramophone valued at £9, the property of the Newcastle Victoria League Club, on July 10, Henry Butterworth, 46, an invalid pensioner…

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Wounding with Intent to Murder Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 July 1941 · page 3

Sydney, Monday: On a charge of having feloniously wounded his wife. Mary Ellen Andrews, with intent to murder her on June 27. Jack Andrews…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1941 · page 4

OFFENCE AT BOWLING GREEN.—Pleading "Guilty" to a charge of having behaved offensively at the Women's Bowling Club promises, National Park-street, Hamilton,…

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Magistrate Would Not Have Finger Prints Destroyed

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 July 1941 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—At the Central Court to-day Alan Harold Warner, 18, who, according to the chart sheet, was a school teacher, was charged with…

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Police Reservists on Duty During Blackout

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1941 · page 2

POLICE RESERVISTS enlisted soon after the outbreak of war will be detatied for their first public duty when the blackout…

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In Court To-day Small Debts (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, S.m.) Defendant Died

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 July 1941 · page 5

There were no appearances when the case was called in which Thomas Edward Black, of Porcher-street, Newcastle, claimed £50 from H. Kable, a bookmaker, of…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 July 1941 · page 5

OFFENSIVE BEHAVIOUR.—Arrested by Sergeant H. Larkin on Monday afternoon after accosting several people in Scott-street, Frederick Harrison, 52, a labourer, was fined £1…

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Magistrate's Comment On Coin Tossing Episode

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 July 1941 · page 3

Mention was made by Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd. S.M., at Newcastle Police Court to-day, of the episode yesterday when a coin was tossed to decide…

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Three Remanded on Murder Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 July 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday—Sarah Maude O"Brien, 20, domestic; Richard James Duckworth, 40. laborer; and Bruce Edward Plunkett. 24. carpenter's…

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Change in Court Sittings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 July 1941 · page 5

Beginning in August, sittings of the Police Magistrate at West Maitland and Cessnock will revert to the practice in operation some years ago. West Maitland Court will be…

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Ferro-alloys Dispute Holt Moves For Court Inquiry

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 July 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.—The Minister for Labor (Mr. Holt) announced to-day that he had asked the Commonwealth Arbitration…

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In Court To-day Newcastle Summons Division (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, S.m.) Adulterated Sausages

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 July 1941 · page 5

For having sold adulterated sausages on June 19, Patrick Mahoney, of Union Street. Adamstown, was fined £4 with 10s costs in default nine days' imprisonment…

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Missionary's Mean Theft

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 July 1941 · page 2

LONDON. June 11 (Air Mali).—Pleading war strain and slcopiessness, a former missionary in the West Indies, now a shipwright in Sheerness…

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Theft Of Motor Cycle

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 July 1941 · page 4

West Maitland Police are investigating the theft of a motor cycle from in front of the Palace Theatre. High Street, West Maitland, last night…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 July 1941 · page 7

FURTHER REMAND.—Applying for a further remand in the case in which John Broadfoot Morgan, 18, a school boy, was charged with having driven a car in a manner…

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In Court To-day Newcastle Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, S.m.) Illegal Betting

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 July 1941 · page 4

Pleading guilty to having used a place in Bull-street, Newcastle, for the purpose of betting yesterday Frederick Fuller (30), taxi-driver, was fined £10 in default 20 days' hard…

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Wallsend Police Court (Before Mr. G. J. Johnstone, P. M.) Exceeded Speed Limit

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 July 1941 · page 2

Fines of 40s with 8s costs, for exceeding the speed limit were imposed on: William Lawrence Hodges, Lorn, west Maitland: Phillip Stephen Kemble, Point Piper: Frank Ross…

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