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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1943

1,509 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 46 of 76

Boy Spent Burglary Proceeds at Zoo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.—A 13-year-old boy who had been living for several weeks in a quarry was picked up by the police yesterday at the…

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Motorist Charged with Manslaughter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Bail in £100 was allowed John William Desmond McKenzie, 27, when, at the Central Police Court, he was remanded on a…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1943 · page 4

SOLDIER FINED.—For having behaved offensively in Harrison-street. Cardiff on Saturday night, Cecil Clarkson, 22, soldier, was fined £1. On…

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Tried to Break From Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Sentenced at Darlinghurst Sessions to-day to three and a half years' imprisonment for having assaulted and…

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High Court Lets Verdict Stand £530 Award to Peggy Stacey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The High Court unanimously dismissed an appeal by Reginald Cooper, wealthy property owner and retired barrister,…

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Court Official Claims Assault

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 August 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—An official of the Commonwealth Arbitration Court has complained to the police that he was assaulted yesterday in the…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1943 · page 4

REMANDED.—Charged with having stolen a shirt, valued at 10/, property of Eileen Keevers, at Mayfield, on June 28, Henry Michael West, 58,…

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Police Search for Widow

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 August 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE.—The police are searching for Georgina [?]rter. widow. 57. of Thomas Street. Hampton, who left her home on…

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Court Gives Judgment; Steel Works Award

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Full Industrial Commission delivered judgment to-day on the application for interpretation of the Steel Works…

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In The Courts Police Division (Before Mr. H. L. Sargeson. Sm) Remanded

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 August 1943 · page 2

Arthur Albert Mason, 43, laborer, was charged with having in his possession at Cardiff, on July 6, a bath tub, bag of assorted wooden handles, seven axe…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 August 1943 · page 5

THREE FOR TRIAL.—Albert John Lynch, 19, labourer; Roy Charles Fletcher, 33, painter and docker; and Francisco Gonzalez, 27, seaman, were…

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Soldier Committed On Murder Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 August 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE.—Evidence that all the bones In front of his face had boon broken was given at an Inquest today on Ian Gordon…

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In The Courts Police Court Mr. C. O. G. Carr-Boyd. Sm) Pronecution Withdrawn

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 August 1943 · page 2

Henry Hichardson, St. engine-driver. was charged with having a quantity of groceries in his possession, at Council Street, Cook's Hill, on June a…

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Must Give Just Price High Court Overrules Commonwealth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 August 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday—The High Court of Australia in a reserved judgment to-day unanimously held that the Commonwealth regulations…

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11 Charges Made Against Driver at Court-martial

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 August 1943 · page 2

Appearing on 11 charges before a general court-martial this morning Driver Douglas Neville Middlebrook pleaded not guilty to…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 August 1943 · page 6

STRUCK OUT.—The police had no evidence to offer, and the information was struck out, when John Henry Richardson, 41, enginedriver, was charged…

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Count on Murder Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 August 1943 · page 1

WIFE'S SMILE: Count Alfred De Marigny, charged with the staying of his father-in-law, sir Harry Oakes, multi-millionaire, exchange smiles with his wife, Nancy, as he enters court for a preliminary at Nassau, Bahamas…

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Soldier on Charge of Murder

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 August 1943 · page 3

A soldier appeared at West Maitland Police Court this moraine on a charge of murder, following the death of…

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Soldier Charged with Stabbing Struggle at Bolwarra Dance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 August 1943 · page 5

Allegations that a pocket knife had been used to stab a member of the Provost Corps in a scrimmage at Bolwarra on July 17 were made at a…

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Regulations on Price-fixing High Court Upholds Validity

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 August 1943 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Validity of the Commonwealth price-fixing regulations was upheld to-day by the High Court of Australia. It was…

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