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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1943

1,509 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 76

Major Charged With Neglect of Accounts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Major Robert Alexander Lea Wright, formerly Victorian champion motor racing driver and now commanding…

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Police Billeting to Be Suspended

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Temporary suspension of the system of billeting police in barracks and in prominent buildings in the…

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Civic Concert Position Deputation to Police Superintendent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1943 · page 2

"Beyond a possible technical breach, the Civic Concert Committee was quite within its rights in the action it took last Sunday at the…

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Police Inquiry "Perversion of Justice," Says Mr. Cosgrove

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Secretary of the Police Association of New South Wales (Mr. C. J. Cosgrove) said that only 10 witnesses…

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Deputation Confers With Police On Tickets At Concert

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 March 1943 · page 2

Headed by the Mayor of Greater Newcastle (Alderman Dunkley) a deputation representing the Civic Concert Committee and the…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1943 · page 6

FOR TRIAL.—Sid Elias, 23, grinder, and William John Capewell, 21, soldier, were committed for trial at Newcastle Sessions on April 12, on a charge of…

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Death in Police Cell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1943 · page 4

Walter Leslie Maher, 32, was found dead in a cell at Newcastle Police Station yesterday morning. He had been in custody, overnight. Death…

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Police Boys' Club Cricket Team

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 April 1943 · page 6

The following team will represent the Police Boy's Cricket Club against Mor[?]set at Morisse[?] at the week-end J. Ralsion (capt.), Culpin, Alto,…

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Hoover's Postwar World Police Plan

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 April 1943 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wednesday.—After the war the Allies should strip Germany and Italy of their plane factories and organise an inter…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 6

FAILED TO ENROL.—"I think he is genuine when he states that he did not know he had to enrol." said Captain F. M. Treasure when Thomas Stanley…

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In The Courts Police Court (Before Mr C. O. Car[?]-Boyd. S.m) Indecent Behavior

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 2

Thomas E. Breen, Dunbar Street, Stockton, was fired £2, with 8s costs, of five days' imprisonment, for indecent behavior in Cowper B[?]teel,…

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Court Martial Clears Major

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE. Thursday.—After a hearing extending over several days, a court martial found Major Robert Alexander Lea Wright,…

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Found Not Guilty by Court-martial

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE.—Major Robert Alexander Lea Wright, CO of a motor transport column, was found not guilt of three charges…

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Police to Be Asked to Watch Post Office

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 3

The Postmaster(Mr. Glimore)has told the Chamber of Commerce that he intends to ask the police to stop undesirables…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 6

MAN AND WOMAN GAOLED.—John James McGregor, 26, labourer, was sentenced to three months' gaol on a charge of having assaulted Johannes Van…

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Charge of Theft From Wrecked Gwydir

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 3

WYONG, Friday.—Under a section of the Crimes Act, which provides for penal servitude for 14 years, Isaac Harvey, 52, was charged at the…

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Constable Acquitted Of Murder Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 3

DALBY (Q), Friday—After deliberating for just over all hour a jury in the Circuit Court to-day brought in a verdict of "Not guilty" in favour…

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Cessnock District Court

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 4

Three cases and two appeals are set down for hearing at the Cesssnock District Court on Monday afternoon. The sitting will be…

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Compensation Case In High Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Before the High Court of Australia to-day South Maitland Railways Pty. Ltd. appealed against a decision of the State…

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Test Case for Full Court Reserved Faculties At University

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—The State Full Court will be asked on Tuesday to determine whether the National Security (University Commission)…

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