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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1942

1,567 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 50 of 79

Police Protection Needed At East Lambton

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 August 1942 · page 4

Members of the East Lambton Progress Association last night decided to support the request, that more police protection be…

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Fair Rents Court Should Cases Be Heard In Camera?

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 August 1942 · page 5

Newcastle discussion on the operating principle of Fair Rents jurisdiction to-day revealed a conflict of opinion between…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1942 · page 5

THEFT CHARGE.—Cecil May, 20, labourer, pleaded "Guilty" to having stolen 25 sweat rags, valued at £1, the property of the Railway…

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Police Again Fire on Rioters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1942 · page 1

LONDON, Aug. 12.—Bombay police to-day fired on a crowd at Nasik. The rioters were attempting to snatch arms from the police who were escorting prisoners. They stabbed several constables and freed one prisoner…

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Police Force Inadequate Crime Increase in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1942 · page 2

"The strength of the police force in Newcastle is inadequate to guarantee the safety of the people and the protection of the properties,"…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 August 1942 · page 4

INDECENT LANGUAGE.—John Smyth, 59, cook, was fined £2 for having used indecent language in Scott-street. SUMMONS DIVISION…

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In The Courts (Before Mr. C. [?] Carr-Boyd, [?] Police Court Prohibited Immigrant

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 August 1942 · page 2

Michael Sarr[?] 26, seaman, who was charged with being a prohibited immigrant, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment…

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Escapes From Holdsworthy Woman Charged With Aiding Husband

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—At Liverpool Court to-day a man and woman were charged with having assisted three soldiers to escape from Holdsworthy…

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Sydney Hotels Police Did Not Find One Girl Under 21

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Visiting lounges and bars in hotels throughout the metropolitan area yesterday police did not find one girl…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1942 · page 4

PROHIBITED IMMIGRANT.—Convicted of being a prohibited immigrant Michael Sarris, 28, seaman, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment,…

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Police Patrolled Sydney Hotels

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Though visits by police to lounges and dining rooms of city hotels last night failed to reveal any breaches of the new…

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Police Protection "Vigilance" Committees Not Favored

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 August 1942 · page 3

The view that the police call-box system did not provide adequate protection for Newcastle suburbs daring the brownout,…

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Ribbentrop's Cousin i In U.S. Court

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 August 1942 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday. (OSR).— Werner von Clem, accused of importing diamonds from the occupied Low Countries in Europe in…

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Industrial Disputes and Defence High Court Judge Refuses to Accept Submission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—"This waving of the war flag and saying everything can be dealt with under the National Security Regulations is completely contrary to the Constitution," Mr. Justice Starke said in the High Court to-day…

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Escaped to Bush From Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 August 1942 · page 2

GOSFORD, Sunday.—A man under police escort to Newcastle escaped to-day from Gosford railway station by sealing a 10ft. brick wall. He was…

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Youths of 17 for Nazi Police Army

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 August 1942 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday (AAP).— Hitler's police army (the Waffen SS) is asking for the second time in 10 days for recruits from…

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For High Court Judge's Technical Point

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 August 1942 · page 2

MELBOURNE: Whether a Victorian judge had erred in his interpretation of the law in quashing the…

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In The Courts (Before Mr. Justice Bonney) Divorce Court Robertson v. ROBERTSON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 August 1942 · page 2

A decree [?]ist was granted to Bessie Alathea Robertson, of Windsor Street, Merewether, who asked for a divorce from David S. Robertson on the grounds…

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Soldier Charged with Murder

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 August 1942 · page 2

PERTH, Tuesday: A 27-year-old soldier, James George Lowen, was shot dead allegedly by another soldier at a country town…

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Magistrate on Racketeering

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 August 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY.—"I am beginning to wonder what the public can buy and yet get a fair deal," said Mr. Mahony, SM. in the Central…

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