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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

1,597 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 62 of 80

Widow Awarded £750 at District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 September 1941 · page 6

Arising from the death of her husband. Frederick Holmes, who was employed on a Commonwealth-owned steamer, Mrs. Annie Holmes, of Cooranbong-road, Broadmeadow…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 September 1941 · page 5

PROHIBITED IMMIGRANT CHARGE.—On ball of 200, with a surety, Leong Hol Chuen, alias Long Quan, 47, gardener, was remanded until October 22 on a charge of…

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In Court To-day Newcastle Police Court (Before Mr. C. C. Carr-Boyd. S.m.) Disturbance in Tram

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 September 1941 · page 4

For having behaved in an offensive manner in a tram travelling in Hunter-street Newcastle, on September 19. Walter Cyril Maher, 47, foreman. was fined £3 in default…

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Police Boy's Club Christmas Hike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 September 1941 · page 6

The Superintendent of the Newcastle Police and Citizens Boys' Club (Detective Constable Williams) visited Stroud to discuss plans for a hike and camp at Christmas and the…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 September 1941 · page 7

QUARREL IN TRAM.—A quarrel between two men in a tram in Newcastle on September 19 led to the appearance of Waiter Cyril Maher, 47, foreman who pleaded…

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

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 September 1941 · page 4

Appearing in [?] clothes and with his half reaching to his shoulders, John Bedford Sty, 44, laborer, pleaded guilty to a yegraney charge, and was sentenced to…

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Police Boys' Club's Cricket Team

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 September 1941 · page 11

The Newcastle Police and Citisen's Boys Club will enter a C grade minor team in the City and Suburban cricket competition in the coming season…

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District Court Action Settled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 September 1941 · page 7

Following a conference between the parties after evidence had been given by the plaintiff, a settlement was announced, on terms not disclosed, at Newcastle District Court…

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Big Contribution To War Funds By Newcastle Police

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 September 1941 · page 5

Apart from contribution for war savings certificates and personal gifts and loans. Newcastle police sub-district has raised £3750 for war funds…

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Charged with Helping the Enemy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 September 1941 · page 4

LONDON, Sept. 25.—Four men, including a member of the Auxiliary Fire Service, were charged at Bow-street with having committed acts likely to help the…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 September 1941 · page 9

OFFENCES AT CARRINGTON.—Charles Edmond Blanch, 30, labourer, pleaded "Guilty" to charges of having behaved offensively in Young-street, Carrington, on…

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Police Boys' Cricket Club

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 September 1941 · page 3

Members of the Police Boys' Cricket Club will practice on the new wicket laid down at Burwood Street. opposite the City Hall at 1.15 o'clock [?] intending…

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Casualty Story Heartless Hoax, Says Magistrate

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 September 1941 · page 3

WOLLONGONG.—A phone message informing a Shellharbor woman that her son-in-law in the A.I.F. had been wounded in action proved to be a…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 September 1941 · page 7

SIGNALS NOT OBEYED.—George William Coin, of Pearson-street, Charlestown, was fined £1, with 5/6 costs, for having failed to obey a traffic light signal at the intersection…

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S.m. Criticises Police Action

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 September 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY: "A person cannot be kept in the cells for the purpose of seeing whether further charges are to be preferred against him," said Mr…

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Gelignite Under Mattress Police Search at Darwin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 September 1941 · page 1

DARWIN, Friday.—Armed police searched for hours last night for the person or persons responsible for placing a charge of gelignite under the bed of…

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Greek Laborer Charged with Murder

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 September 1941 · page 3

BRISBANE: George Elias, 50. Greek laborer, was charged in the Mt. Isa Police Court to-day with having murdered Naum Poplo, an Albanian miner…

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Back to Gaol After 17 Years

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 September 1941 · page 4

LONDON, August 9 (Air Mail).—Lack of funds to visit his eight-year-old evacuated nephew has placed a reformed criminal behind prison bars…

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

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 September 1941 · page 4

For having uses indecent language in Howe Street, Lambton, on September 26. Patrick Wells, 69, laborer, was fined £9, in default six days' light labor. He was…

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Printer Faces Charge of Murder

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 September 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Before the trial of William Fisher, 65. printer, opened at the Central criminal Court to-day, the galleries were crowded and a queue…

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