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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1942

1,567 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 38 of 79

Court Martial for Waste of Petrol

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 June 1942 · page 1

LONDON, Monday (AAP): The Air Ministry has warned all officers and airmen that unauthorised use of service petrol will…

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Miners Apply to Court for Award for South

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 June 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY.—An application was made to the Coal Reference Board to-day by the Miners Federation for a variation of an award…

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In The Courts (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd. S.m) Police Division [?]Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 June 1942 · page 2

Thomas Hedley Ellis, 23, Cecil Douglas Hall, 22, carpenters. and Aubrey Lyle Hall, 20, fitter, were charged with breaking and entering the lock-up shop…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1942 · page 6

WITHDRAWN.—The police had no evidence to offer and the information was withdrawn in the case in which Aubrey Lionel Forbes,24, labourer, was…

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Victorian Grazier Gets Four Years' Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Thomas William Davis, 49, grazier, who had pleaded "Guilty" to a charge of having, before the Coroner could hold…

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Thefts Reported to Newcastle Police

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 June 1942 · page 2

During the night thieves deprived Albert Mott. Maitland Road, Mayfield, of his bomb blast protection—they stole 26 feet of…

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Who Is to Police Shelters?

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 June 1942 · page 1

Doors were removed last night from public airraid shelters in Newcastle, and to-day there were…

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Compensation Court (Before Judge Perdriau) Claim Against Bhp

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 June 1942 · page 2

Lancelo: Ernest Kelly (though his mother, Hannah Olive Kelly, of Bruce Street, Cook's Hill), claimed £625 compensation from the Broken Hill…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1942 · page 5

REMANDED.—William Frederick Mills, 23, machinist, was remanded to to-morrow on £50 ball, on a charge of having forged a bank withdrawal…

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Thefts Reported to Newcastle Police

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 June 1942 · page 3

Thieves who broke into Edwin Mittendorf's home at the Esplanade. Warner's Bay, stole enough war trophies to start a small…

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Not Enough Police, Says Mayor

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 June 1942 · page 2

There are not sufficient police in the Newcastle district to carry out the work that comes within their…

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Constable Fined for Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 June 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—At Central Court to-day, Constable James Michael Armstrong was fined 10/, with £8/13/ costs, for having…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 June 1942 · page 4

FOR TRIAL.—Three young men were committed for trial at Newcastle Sessions on June 29 on a charge of having broken and entered the shop…

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20 Years' Gaol for Von Papen Plot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 June 1942 · page 1

LONDON. June 18.—Berlin Radio says that the two Russians. Gorgi Pavlov and Leondid Kormilov, who were charged with complicity in the…

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Thefts Reported to Newcastle Police

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 June 1942 · page 3

By breaking a back window with a piece of brick, and then releasing the catch, thieves broke into the Methodist Church…

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Injured When Parcel Exploded in Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 June 1942 · page 1

LONDON, June 18.—The Public Prosecutor (M. Dijon) was severely injured yesterday when a parcel handed to him during a court sitting…

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Protection Under Minimum Wage Clause Miners Seek Interpretation by Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 June 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—When a number of points in the new mining award were referred back to the Central Coal Reference Board…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1942 · page 6

DRUNKEN DRIVER.—Represented by Mr. H. L. O'Neill (Messrs. Johnson and O'Neill), Frederick McKenzie, 23, manager, pleaded "Guilty" to having driven…

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Five Years Gaol for Ira Chief

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 June 1942 · page 1

DUBLIN, Friday (AAP): A special criminal court, composed of army officers, sentenced Stephen Hayes of Wexford to five years'…

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Thefts Reported to Newcastle Police

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 June 1942 · page 3

Chiton Alfred Vercoe, of Walls, end Road, Shortland. has reported to Newcastle police that £8 was stolen from his pocket while he…

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