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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1942

1,567 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 47 of 79

Youth Wins Police Boys' Art Union

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 July 1942 · page 2

One ticket is enough to win first prize." This according to his uncle and anut (Mr. and Mrs. A.G. Young)…

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Police Boys' Club Prize to Tighe's Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—M. L. Walton, of Grose-street, Tighe's Hill, held ticket No. 31,779, which won first prize in the police Boys' Club…

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Spies Challenge U.s. Army Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 July 1942 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wed. (AAP)—The trial of eight alleged Nazi saboteurs of eight alleged Nazi saboteurs took an amazing torn to-day when defence counsel, two…

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Defence Act Charge Police Cadet Tells Of Injection

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 July 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY: An 18-year-old police cadet said in the Central Police Court to-day he had gone to a room at…

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In the Courts (Before Mr. A.G. Hardwick, S.m.) Police Division Information Withdrawn

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 July 1942 · page 2

[?] charge of bring [?] from [?] ship without leave, at Port Jackson was preferred against Chong Yunk, 51. a Chinese seaman…

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Police Court (Before Mr. A. G. Hardwicke, S.m.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1942 · page 6

STRUCK OUT.—When the case was called in which Chong Yunk, 51, fireman, had been charged by warrant with having absented himself from a…

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Police Protection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1942 · page 4

Sir,—I have road in the papers comments on the presence of "drunks" at the old Town Hall at Waratah. They have been a source…

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Two Charged Allegedly Produced Artificial Ailments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Allegations that Bruce Irwin Miller, 26, scientist, and Panos Chrysaikos, 65, agent, had formed an alliance and established…

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Captain Charged With Being A.W.L.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday. — Before a Court Martial at Liverpool Camp to-day, Captain Rigby, of Darwin Details Depot at Ingleburn Camp, was…

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Missing £10,000; Police Detain Man

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1942 · page 4

BRISBANE, Thursday.—Following the disappearance of £10,000 from the Commonwealth Bank at Townsville last Saturday week, detectives…

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Police in Fighting Forces to Get Pay Increase

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Policemen who had enlisted for overseas service would receive the benefit of the recent increase of 10/6 a week granted…

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Teller Charged with Theft of £10,500

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1942 · page 3

BRISBANE, Friday.—A former teller in the Commonwealth Bank at Townsville, Walter Roderick Blundell, 26, was charged to-day at…

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Police Court (Before Mr. A. G. Hardwick, S.m.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1942 · page 6

PENSIONER DISCHARGED.—Represented by Mr. K. W. Barnett (Messrs. Braye, Cragg, Cohen, and Chapman), John Bouffier, 49, war pensioner,…

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Thefts Reported to Police

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 August 1942 · page 2

The theft of a radio set from his car while it was in his yard has been reported to Newcastle police by Norman Tillitski. of…

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Police and Night Life in Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY: An intensive campaign against the evil influences of Sydney's night life has been waged for many…

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Plan to Prevent Theft of Cargo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 August 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA, Sunday.—Proposals for a Commonwealth-wide drive against cargo-pillaging on the Australian waterfront will be submitted…

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AWL From CCC, Sent To Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 August 1942 · page 3

MELBOURNE.—For having absented himself from duty at Sale while a member of the Civil Construction Corps without having…

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More Police Wanted at Carrington

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 August 1942 · page 2

Vandalism in Carrington provided evidence of the need for more police protection in the district, the president of the…

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Not Army Policy Soldiers Charged For Gear Lost In Raids

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday. — Commenting upon allegations that militiamen invalided home from Darwin and Port Moresby were asked to pay for…

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Vandalism Outbreak at Week-end; More Police Wanted

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 August 1942 · page 3

There was much vandalism in Newcastle at the week-end. Tree plants were torn out of the ground and other damage done to public parks. The Mayor of Greater Newcastle (Alderman Young)…

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