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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1942

1,567 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 41 of 79

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1942 · page 6

ON FIVE CHARGES,—Noel Edgar Brown, 18, labourer, faced a charge of stealing from a dwelling and tour charges of breaking, entering and…

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Military Exemptions Cases Heard by Magistrate

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 July 1942 · page 3

Several applications for exemption from unitary service, on the score of alleged hardship, were heard by Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd…

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Police Not Ogres Nowadays

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 July 1942 · page 2

Children in his day regarded policemen as ogres; to-day they looked to the police as friends, said the…

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Five Temporary Refuges Police Power to Force Entry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1942 · page 2

Responsible officers for five buildings in Newcastle were notified yesterday that portion of their premises had been designated temporary…

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May Take Millfield Case to High Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1942 · page 4

THE Secretary of Northern Collieries Ltd. (Mr. H. G. Forster) told a meeting of Maitland Coal Reference Board yesterday that it…

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Soldier Sentenced to Death

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

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Found guilty on a charge of having criminally assaulted Jean Batman Watson, married, at Manly on March…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 July 1942 · page 4

INDECENT LANGUAGE.—Ivan Frank Telford, 22, sailor, was fined £1/10/ for having used indecent language on Newcastle railway station…

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Woman Not Guilty Of "Merey" Murder

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 July 1942 · page 1

NEW YORK. Thins. (AAP).—Mrs Edith Reichert had been found not gullty of the "merey" murder of her alling brother The…

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Thefts Reported to Newcastle Police

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 July 1942 · page 3

The manager of Soul Pattinson and Co.'s Mayfield branch (Mr. C. Glass) has Informed Newcastle police that somebody stole…

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Police Funeral For Ex-inspector

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 July 1942 · page 3

Official police funeral honors will be accorded the late Mr. Francis John Noble, of Warrah Street, Hamilton, retired police…

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In the Courts Police Division (Before Mr. C. C. Carr-Bovd. Sm) Indecent Behavior

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 July 1942 · page 2

For behaving in an indecent manner in Scott Street last night Jack Williams was fined £2 10s in default five days VAGRANCY CHARGES…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1942 · page 6

REMANDED.—On charges of having driven a motor-lorry negligently in Albert-street Wickham, on January 20, and having failed to stop after an…

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Priests Court-martialled

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 July 1942 · page 4

LONDON, Friday. (AAP)—Three French Dominican priests have been court-martialled and sentenced to death for alleged de…

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Investigate Questioning of Canberra Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Representations were made to the Federal Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) to-day, by Mr. Calwell, M.H.R., concerning…

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Findings of Court Martial

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 July 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY: It was announced it Victoria Barracks to-day that Privates J. M. Sweeney M.L. Berrell C.J. Beattle R.H. Lowe…

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Murder Charge Woman and Two Men on Trial

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 July 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY: In a murder case to-day 69 jurors were challenged Barbara phyills Surridge 35 her husband william…

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Annual Leave High Court Appeal by Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 July 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY.—On the eve of the hearing of an appeal by the arbitration Court in Melbourne to-morrow on Miners annual…

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Stop Appeal Miners Apply to High Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 July 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Miners' Federation has applied to the High Court to restrain the Full Hench of the Arbitration Court from…

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In the Courts District Court (Before Judge Nield)

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 July 1942 · page 2

By Consent a verdict for £76 9s 6d with £7 7s costs was given in the case in which Jane Bringham of Narara Road Adamstown Sued William A…

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In The Courts Police Division Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd. Sent to Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 July 1942 · page 2

Pleading guilty to a charge of obscene exposure in King-street on July 6. Cyril John Brown, 24, laborer, was sentenced to one month in prison, with…

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