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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1943

1,509 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 76

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 6

STEALING CHARGE.—The sale of hams at a Civil Constructional Corps canteen at Ringwood was investigated when Kenneth Cooley, 48, described as…

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Eye-witness's Story of Final Assault at Buna

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 2

Buna Mission presented a scene of destruction when American troops moved in. Storms of shells, bombs, mortar fire and bullets had torn and ravaged what had been one of the loveliest spots…

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Major in Court Martial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—An allegation that Major Edmund Francis Frazer, Salvage Control Officer in New South Wales, had employed…

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Newcastle Girls Mentioned In Court In Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY. — William Sydney Wells. 60. was charged at the Centrol Court to-day with having, on January 7. procured Esme Wilson,…

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

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 2

William L. Miller, 20, metal worker, [?] charged with stealing from the garage of General Rubber Co., King Street, Newcastle is motor tyres and…

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Magistrate Stops Cheers for Absentees in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 January 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY: Bursts of cheering from the crowded public gallery dramatically interrupted proceedings when, in the Central Summons Court to-day, 98 factory workers were charged under National Security Regulations with being…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1943 · page 4

IN GAMING HOUSE.—Twenty-one defendants were each, fined £2 for having been found without lawful excuse in a common gaming house known as the…

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Court Accommodation

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 January 1943 · page 3

The Chamber of Commerce has decided to make another attempt to obtain additional accommodation at Newcastle Courthouse…

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Police Boys' Club Party for Health Camp

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1943 · page 4

Twenty boys from the Newcastle Police Boys' Club will attend the health camp of the Federation of New South Wales Police Boys' Clubs…

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High Court Appeal in Widow's Claim

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1943 · page 4

An appeal to the High Court has been lodged by Messrs. Sparke and Helmore, solicitors for South Maitland Railways Pty. Ltd., against the judgment…

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No Betting Here Police Raid on Two-up Room in Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 January 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE.—"Under no circumstances will betting be allowed here." This notice was displayed on…

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In the Courts Police Division (Before Mr. C. W. Naylor, J.p.) Remanded

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 January 1943 · page 3

W. D. Hetherington, 19, soldier, was remanded on bail of £10 till Monday next, on a charge of using indecent language in the saloon bar of the…

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Decisions Of Court-Martial

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 2

Sentences on the undermentioned soldiers recently tried by Courts Martial in Northern New South Wales, are as follows:-…

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

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 January 1943 · page 2

Allan H. Viggers, 28, boxmaker, was charged with supplying beer to Douglas Slater a person with an admixture of aboriginal blood, on December 18…

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Novelist Charged with Subversive Activities

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1943 · page 3

NEW YORK, Jan. 11.—A Federal Grand Jury has indicted Ursula Parrott, novelist, on three counts in connection with the escape of…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1943 · page 6

STEALING CHARGES.—The Jury box, portion of the Bench and the floor in front of it were stacked with miscellaneous articles, including a radio set,…

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Nazi Police Officials Were Made Generals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1943 · page 3

LONDON, January 11.—The senior S.S. officer, writing in a German magazine, reveals that many former police officers have been promoted to…

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U.S. Supreme Court Judge

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1943 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Monday.—President Roosevelt has nominated Wiley Blount Rut[?]dge, now a Justice of the Court of Appeals,…

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Mine Case Was Adjourned at Cessnock Court

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1943 · page 3

Six members of Elrington Miners' Lodge app[?]ared before Cessnock Police Court on charge of having on December 4,…

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Absentees in Night Court 35 Bound Over, 67 Cases Adjourned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—There was a piquant angle to the hearing of the absentee cases at the Central Summons Court to-night. Mr. M. C…

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