Discrimination Between States, High Court Told
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Mr. Weston, K.C. for Victoria) to-day told the Full High Court that the increased payments of income tax…
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Courts & crime, 1942
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Holiday Penalties Issue High Court Approach Suggested
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—"The decision of the Full Arbitration Court in Melbourne yesterday that an appeal against a decision on coalminers' annual leave…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In The Courts (Before Mr. G. W. Brown. S.m) Fined for Speeding Police Division
Mervyn John Coughran, soldier was fined £1. with 8s costs, on a charge of having ridden a motor evele at a speed dangerous to the public in…
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WOMAN FINED.—Convicted of having had in her possesion at Smith-street, Mayfield, on May 30, clothing reasonably suspected of having been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In The Courts Police Division (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Royd. S.m.) No Rear Lights
Roy Alfred Chappel, Parkway Avecue Newcastle, was fined 7s with 8s coats for leaving a car parked without a rear light. A similar penalty was imposed…
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FURTHER REMAND.—A further remand was necessary in the charges of stealing and receiving against William Hamilton Hoare, 31, labourer for…
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Thieves who broke into Gosford A. and c. Associaction's premises on Gosford Showground stole a bunch of 11 or 15 keys and an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In The Courts Police Division (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Hoyd. Sm) Assault Charges
Arthur McNames 1s apprent[?]er after and Ernest McNames.22. laborer were sentenced to terms of imprisonment for assaulting Constable 11. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident Witnesses Sought by Police
Newcastle police to-day asked any [?]ersons who saw an accident involving an elderly man outside Amos's Hotel at Mayfield at about…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.—At a conference this week far-reaching decisions aimed at checking pillaginig and looting on wharves were made…
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Unable to agree after a retirement of 3½ hours, a jury at Newcastle Sessions yesterday was locked up for the night. The case was that in…
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PERTH, Monday.—Laurence Frederick Bullock and Charles Leonard Williams, who were found guilty by a jury in Perth Criminal Court of…
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Ronald James Hughes, 24, labourer, was sentenced to five years' imprisonment with hard labour by Judge Nield at Newcastle Sessions yesterday on a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd, S.m.)
ASSAULTED POLICEMAN.—Two brothers, Arthur McNamee, 18, apprentice fitter, and Ernest McNamee, 22, labourer, were sentenced to two months'…
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Mr. M. Beisler, of the Marquis o' Lorne Hotel, Lambton, had his car stolen during the week-end. He has now recovered it minus…
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INDECENT BEHAVIOUR. — George Adams 47, labourer, pleaded "Guilty" to having behaved indecently in Keightley-street, Newcastle, on Monday night…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Commonwealth Arbitration Court wan given power under regulations issued to-day to dent with matters relating to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Boys' Club Request for Sports Area Is Rejected
"Allow this club to lay down tennis courts and basketball pitches and the council will never secure control of the are again."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In The Courts Police Division (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, Sm) Offensive Behavior
Wallace Henry Curtis, 19 painter and docker, who was alleged to have fought in the Railway Cafe, Newcastle, after slapping a girl in the face, was fined…
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BATHURST, Wednesday.—Prisoners hurled machinery and other equipment from the upper stories of the industrial wings of Bathurst…
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