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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1942

1,567 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 79

Kurri Police Court (Before Mr. G. J. Johnstone, P.m.)

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

BETTING CHARGE.—William Allwork, 37. pleaded "Guilty" to a charge of betting at Kurri Kurri on January 24, and was lined £20 or 40 days…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1942 · page 9

ADULTERATED MILK.—William Victor Crothers, officer of the Milk Board, proceeded against James Compbell, trading with another as Campbell Brothers,…

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Uniform Act Advocated High Court Allows Divorce Appeal

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

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—In the High Court of Australia the Acting Chief Justice (Sir George Rich) to-day advocated the introduction…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 5

RELEASED ON BOND.—On remand from Belmont, Terence Fay, 18, labourer, was conditionally released under section 556A of the Crimes Act, after having…

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Police Seize Books at Workshops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Detective-Sergeant Buckley and other detectives this afternoon visited the office and engineering workshops of…

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District. Court Next Week

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 3

The following cases are listed for the hearing before Judge Nield at the District Court to begin next Monday at the Newcastle…

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In the Courts (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, S.m.) Police Division Remand Granted

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 2

Haymond Sorbert Thornton 29, b[?]maker, was remanded on £18 ball to February 20 on a charge of [?] stolen £4. He property of [?]…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1942 · page 6

REMANDED.—On the application of Mr. S. V. Chapman (Messrs, Braye, Cragg and Cohen), for defendant, Raymond Robert Thornton. 20, boxmaker…

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Police Get Clue to Assailants of Assaulted Man

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 February 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY: An anonymous letter from a witness of the brutal attack by three soldiers on William Coleman. 44-year-old cook, in…

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Chinese Sailors in Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A number of Chinese sailors now in an Australian port have been imprisoned. Some have been charged by…

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Gaol Sentence on Trainee to Be Served

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 3

At the Newcastle Quarter Sessions, Judge Nield to-day declined to reduce a sentence of one month's imprisonment that had…

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Current Topics Films for Police Boys

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 2

ABOUT 200 members of the Police Boys' Club and their Parents were entertained with films at the club rooms last night. The…

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Military Question Power of Police in Beach Shooting Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 3

Police: Until martial law is proclaimed police officers are justified in arresting any member of the forces. Military officers exceeded their powers in demanding the re. lease of two sentries involved in the beach shooting on…

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In the Courts (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, S.m.) Police Division

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 2

Peter Connolly, 50, sales superintendent, charged with indecent language in Hunter-street, Newcastle, on January 26, was fined £2 10s. Mr. H…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 5

SENT TO GAOL.—Convicted of having unlawfully assaulted Joseph King, at Carrington on January 23, William Henry Thomas Smith, 20, seaman, was…

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Murder Charge in Tasmania

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 4

LAUNCESTON.—: He was going to knock my brains out with a piece of wood." This was what George Walter Martin (22) was…

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Court Martial Evidence

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY: A denial that he had had any part in organising a meeting of men at Narellan camp to discuss leave restrictions was…

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Suburban and District Wallsend Police War Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 5

A meeting in the Wallsend Courthouse last night revived the Wallsend Police and Citizens' Committee for help of the Police Department and Police…

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Soldier Faces Charges At Court-martial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—Stated by his counsel to be under close arrest, Gunner Norman McLeod, 4th Anti-Tank Regiment,…

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Application for New Trial in District Court

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 4

An application for a new trial on the ground of fresh evidence was made to Judge Nield at Newcastle District Court to-day by…

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