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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1942

1,567 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 79

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 4

LIQUOR CHARGE.—Represented by Mr. H. L. O'Neill (Messrs. Johnson and O'Neill), Lucy Louisa Lilley, 57, domestic was remanded until Wednesday, on…

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Divorce Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 4

The sitting of the Matrimonial Causes Court was resumed yesterday at Newcastle. Mr. Justice Edwards presided. MILLER V. MILLER…

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In Court To-day (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd." S.m.) Police Division Time to Pay Refused

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 6

Time to pay was refuted by the Magistrate who fined Henry Hamilton Joyce, 51 dentist, for using indecent in Beaumont Street, Hamilton, on March…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 6

SECOND REMAND.—A second remand to May 12, by consent, was ordered in the case against Phillip Edgar Phillips. 34, labourer, who was charged…

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Broke Shop Window to Get in Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Shouting, "I want to go to gaol," a man in his middle twenties threw half a brick through a plate-glass window of…

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Divorce Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 6

The hearing was begun yesterday before Mr. Justice Edwards in the Matrimonial Causes Court, Newcastle, of the consolidated suit in which Dundonald…

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Compensation Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 5

Judge Perdriau presided at the sitting of the Workers' Compensation Commission, which began at Newcastle Courthouse yesterday…

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Book Read to Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mrs. Annie Gardiner, 71, authoress of "The Scarlet Swirl," in the Supreme Court to-day claimed damages from the…

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In Court To-day Police Division (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, S.m.) Illicit Liquor Selling

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 3

"That'll be three bob, dearesti" Sergeant W. E. Lind alleged in evidence that these words were used by Mrs. Lucy Louisa Lilley to a man she was serving…

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Police Court Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 7

WOMAN FINED.—Lucy Louisa Lilley, 57, domestic, was charged with having sold liquor without a licence on premises in Hudson-street. Hamilton, on March…

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Compensation Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 6

Before Judge Perdrian, at the sitting of the Workers' Compensation Commission in Newcastle yesterday. Harold William Mabbott, by his next…

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Divorce Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 8

"My husband wept when he asked that he return to the home, but he stayed only three days." Mrs. Elise Susanna Douglas, formerly Ostenfeld, of…

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Police Survey Night Clubs

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY.—Police visted night clubs and slygrog shops in the eastern part of city and suburbs and found some had closed down…

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Drop in Tennis Court Revenue

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 4

In two months there had been a loss of about £30 on the maintenance of the National Park tennis courts occupied by the Public Schools'…

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In Court To-day (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, S.m.) Police Division Stealing Charges

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 3

Edwin Arthur Field, 25, laborer, was sent to goal for a month with hard labor after pleading guilty to a charge of staling a wristlet watch, valued at…

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Attempted Gaol Break Fails

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thursday—An attempt by two long-term prisoners to overpower warders at Brisbane Gaol, and escape was frustrated by the warders…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 4

INDECENT LANGUAGE.—John Joseph Hardman, 40, labourer, was charged with having been drank and having used indecent language in Market-street,…

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Raf Man Is Charged with Three Murders

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday, (AAP).—Finger prints on a bloodstained tin-opener were stated to be evidence against Gordon Frederick…

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Compensation Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 4

By consent, an award for £375, less £36/1/5 already paid, was made yesterday in favour at the applicant by Judge Perdriau at the Compensation Court…

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Divorce Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 4

Mr. Justice Edwards said yesterday in the Matrimonial Causes Court, Newcastle that he would hear addresses by counsel in Sydney on Monday in the Douglas…

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