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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

1,597 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 53 of 80

Child's Body in Park Man on Murder Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 August 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A 65-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Jeanette Irene Walsh, aged three years and nine months, whose body was found…

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Police Division (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, S.M.)

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 August 1941 · page 4

The practice of kicking garbage tins over is a common one among Newcastle "hoodlums" said Constable W. Rosted. He arrested Thomas Albert Linter and…

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

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 August 1941 · page 4

UNLICENSED [?] SHOP Walter Harris Denison Street, Hamilton, was fined 10s with £3 11s costs for falling to have his barber's shop licensed by the…

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Solicitor Charged with Receiving

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday.—The hearing of the case in which Harold Munro, 41, solicitor was charged before Mr. Arnold, S.M., at the Central Court to-day with receiving…

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12 Months' Gaol for Perjury

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday.—A sentence of 12 months' imprisonment was imposed on Florence Honeysett, 33, nursing assistant, at the Quarter Sessions to-day on a charge…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 6

CHINESE REMANDED.—Charged with having been a prohibited immigrant. An Yee, or La[?] Nam, 54, gardener, was remanded to September 8. Ball was fixed at £200…

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In Court To-day Newcastle Police Division Gaoled for Begging

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 2

Sydney John Waters. 34, moulder, was sentenced 10 14 days' hard labor for begging in scott street. Newcastle. last night. When arrested Waters told Constable McCormack…

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Man Remanded on Murder Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—William Fisher, 65, a printer, was charged in the Central Police Court to-day with having on August 9 murdered Jeanette Irene Walsh,…

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Five Shot Dead in U.s. Gaol Break

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 1

McALISTER (Oklahoma). Aug 11.—The warden of the State prison, Mr. Jess Dunn, a deputy sheriff. W. A. Ford, and three convicts were shot to death when…

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In Court To-day Newcastle Summons Court Postal Official Charged

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 August 1941 · page 3

George James Longworth, postal assistant of Nelson Street, Mayfield was charged with having fraudulently misappropriated [?]5, the property of the Commonwealth Bank…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 August 1941 · page 7

INDECENT BEHAVIOUR.—George Tindall, 24, labourer, was fined £1 for having behaved indecently in Scott-street. BEGGED ALMS.—Sydney John Waters, 34,…

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Sent to Gaol for Posing As Returned Soldier

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 August 1941 · page 2

Reginald Pryor, 32, of Surry Hills. who was court-martlalled and discharged from the A.I.F. In January, was sentenced to two months' hard…

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Murder And Suicide Ended Lovers' Quarrel

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 August 1941 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — A broken engagement between Northcote lovers ended In murder and suicide soon after early breakfast at…

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Wallsend Police War Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 August 1941 · page 5

A statement by the Secretary-treasurer (Sergeant N. T. McLaughlin) at a revival meeting on Monday night of the Wallsend Police and Citizens' Committee of the Police War…

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Belmont Court (Before Mr. G. J. Johnstone, P.M.)

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 August 1941 · page 3

While under the influence of drink on April 19. Arthur [?] 39. laborer, of Belmont, damaged [?] Yale lock, a padlock and a plate-glass window the property of…

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Charged With Stealing £14,850

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 August 1941 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—William John McCaskell, 48. Secretary of the Victorian Deaf and Dumb Institute, was charged at the City watchhouse to-night…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 August 1941 · page 7

FURTHER REMAND.—A further remand to October 20 was granted when John Broadfoot Morgan, 18, schoolboy, was charged with having driven a car in a manner…

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Police Transfers

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 August 1941 · page 4

The transfer of Constable C. S. B. Dimmock from Kurri to Muswellbrook is included in a list of transfers for the North Eastern Division, issued…

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Police Boys' Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 August 1941 · page 2

The Police and Citizens Boys' Club Band was to have attended a function at the City Hall to-night, but it has been postponed until next Thursday, August…

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Promised Inquiry Into Allegations Against Police

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 August 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY. Thursday.—In the Legislative Assembly to-day the Premier (Mr. McKell) said that he is prepared to institute an inquiry at once…

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