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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

1,597 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 49 of 80

Wife's Divorce Costs: Man Before Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 July 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY. Thursday.—Mathew Ternent, 51. formerly of Kurri in his defence at the Quarter Sessions today to a charge laid under the…

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Can't Have Strike and Court Too, Says Judge

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 July 1941 · page 3

MELBOURNE. Thursday.—A warning that organisations involved in the engineers' dispute could not expect the Arbitration Court to allow…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 July 1941 · page 6

ILLEGAL BETTING.—Frederick Fuller or Fancourt, 30, a taxi driver, was fined £10 for having used premises in Bull-street, Newcastle, for betting, on Wednesday…

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Common Rule Hearing by Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 July 1941 · page 9

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Commonwealth Arbitration Court has listed in Sydney on July 31 a common rule hearing relating to the building industry in New…

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Federal Court and Building Trade Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 July 1941 · page 1

The "common rule" principle, outlined in the Federal Government's new arbitration programme announced by the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) last…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1941 · page 6

POLICE CIIARGE FAILS.-Upholding a submission by Mr. I. L. O'Neill (Messrs. Johnson and O'Neill) for the defence, that there was no evidence of intent or wantonness…

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Changed Court Sittings on Coalfields

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 July 1941 · page 5

Commencing next month the regular sittings of Cessnock Court will be on Tuesdays m[?]tead of Mondays. The Court will sit on the Tuesdays…

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Murder Charge in Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 July 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—Charged at Ryde Police Court to-day with having murdered Pierre Essangue. seaman, at Woolwich last night, Emanuel…

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In Court To-day Gamblers Fined

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 July 1941 · page 5

A police raid on premises in Maitland Road, Mayfield, on Friday night, was responsible for the appearance of 16 men. charged with having been found in a…

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No Repudiation of Award, Court Is Assured

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 July 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Reference to the threatened stop-work meeting next Monday of engineers in metropolitan shops was mode in the Arbitration…

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Trainee Charged Theft at Rutherford Camp

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1941 · page 5

Arising out of a theft from the orderly room of the Army Service Corps at Rutherford Military Camp, two charges were preferred against a trainee at Maitland Quarter…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1941 · page 5

KEPT GAMING HOUSE.—A fine of £30 was imposed on Joseph Edward Kelly, 34, labourer who pleaded "Guilty" to having been the keeper of a gaming house in…

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In Court To-day Not Guilty Plea at Sessions

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 July 1941 · page 5

At Maitland Quarter Sessions to-day, Leslie Kenneth Blair. 33, pleaded not guilty to a charge it having, at Tamworth on June 19, committed a…

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Licensing Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, S.M.)

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 July 1941 · page 5

The licence of the Royal Hotel, Stockton, was transferred from James P. Proudlock [?] Bernard J. Doherty. SMALL DEBTS COURT…

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No Inquiry Into B.H.P. PLANT Parties Agree in Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1941 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—There will be no investigation of the damage to furnaces in the ferro-alloy section of the B.H.P.'s Newcastle works…

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In Court To-day Newcastle Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Corr-Boyd. S.m.) Shop-lifter Gaoled

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 July 1941 · page 5

Pleading guilty to having stolen a par of pyjamas valued at 13s 6d. the property of the Boolaroo Co-operative Society Ltd., yesterday, Ra[?]ph Sidebottom, [?] laborer was…

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More Police Wanted at Merewether

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 July 1941 · page 6

Morewether Progress Association decided last night to ask for additional police protection in the Morewether area. Mr. P. Turner complained about noise and…

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Cessnock Tennis Court Improvements

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 July 1941 · page 6

Cessnock Tennis Association, according to the Mayor of Cessnock (Alderman J. Brown), has reason to be proud of the improvements which it has carried out on its courts at…

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Transfer of Police West Maitland Council to Protest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 July 1941 · page 5

West Maitland Council last night accepted the tender of £498/10/ by R. Curtis, of West Maitland, for the erection of a galvanised iron fence around the outer boundary…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 July 1941 · page 8

VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFF.—A verdict for the amount, with 15/6 costs, was returned in favour of Bernard W. Smythe, a grocer, of Bruce-street. Cook's Hill, who claimed…

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