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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1943

1,509 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 76

Helped War Loan From Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 March 1943 · page 4

MELBOURNE. Saturday—One supporter of the Federal Government's wartime finances is serving a long sentence in Coburg…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1943 · page 4

DROVE WHILE DRUNK.—Alfred John Teece, 55, labourer, pleaded "Guilty" of having driven a horse and sulky in Glebe-road, Merewether, while under the…

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Five Years' Gaol For Warrant-Officer

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 March 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY.—Acting WO Frederick de Tores, of the Wills and Effects Sub Section of the District Records Office, has been sentenced…

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Newcastle Police Court (Before Mr. A. R. Raschke, Jp) Seaman Remanded

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 March 1943 · page 4

Arthur Henry Stilly. 31. seaman, was charged with absenting himself from a foreign vessel without leave. He was further charged with…

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Businessmen Seek Extra Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1943 · page 2

To strengthen their request for extra police protection, business men in Hunter-street West are preparing a petition on which each signatory…

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Even False Teeth Will Be Auctioned at Police Sale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 March 1943 · page 2

TWO HUNDRED articles, ranging from pullovers to pairs of spectacles, bicycles to sets of false teeth, will be put up for auction at the…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 4

INDECENT LANGUAGE.—Francis Joseph O'Hea, 50, labourer, was fined £2 for having used indecent language in Cowper-street, Carrington…

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70 Murder Suspects Interviewed

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Seventy suspects have beer, interviewed by detectives investigating the murder of Albert Edward Crutcher (11)…

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Theft of 2250 Ration Coupon Books Admitted

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—The theft of 2250 ration coupon books from the Electoral Office at Bondi Junction was admitted in the Quarter…

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In The Courts Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd. Sm) Unlicensed Pistol

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 2

William Houston 46, botlermaker's assistant. was charged with having and unlicensed pistol in his possession at Cook's Hill on March 15…

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Police Boys' Club Soccer Teams

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 4

Newcastle Police Boys' Club expects to enter three teams in the Newcastle District Soccer Association's competition this year…

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Special Court in Hospital

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 3

WOLLONGONG. — A special court was set up in a ward of the Wollongong District Hospital late yesterday afternoon by Mr…

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Court Martial Sentences Commuted

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 2

MELBOURNE. — Sentences of two years' imprisonment with hard labor. imposed by a District Court Martial in Melbourne on two…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 6

UNLICENSED PISTOL.—William Houston, 46, boilermaker's assistant, was fined £10 for having an unlicensed pistol in his possession. Detective W…

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Gaoled For Theft Of 2250 Ration Books

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Ration coupon books which had been stolen by Thomas John Kennedy. 30. electrical fitter had been sold around hotels at…

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In The Courts Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd. S.m) Indecent Behavior

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 2

Thomas Pisher, 43, seamen, was fined £2 10s or five days' imprisonment for indencent behavior in Watt Street. Newcastle, on March 16…

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Police Boys' Club Soccer Teams

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 4

Newcastle Police Boys' Club will decu[?] to-night the number of teams it will enter in the Newcastle District Soccer Associations a 1943 competition…

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Gaol for Call-up Defaults

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 March 1943 · page 1

Two young men were sent to gaol to-day by Mr. Carr-Boyd, SM, for call-up defaults…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1943 · page 4

INDECENT BEHAVIOUR.—Thomas Fisher, 43, seaman, was fined £2/10/ for having behaved indecently. SUMMONS DIVISION…

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In The Courts Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyo. S.m.) Unclean Premises

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 March 1943 · page 2

Harry Parker, who conducts a hamburger cafe in Hunter Street, Newcastle, pleaded guilty yesterday afternoon to failing to keep his premises…

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