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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1943

1,509 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 55 of 76

Many Raids by Police at Week-end

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 September 1943 · page 3

Following raids by the Police Betting Squad in Newcastle at the week-end, 72 persons appeared in the…

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Officer Charged With Theft of Coupons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Sept. 20.—Lieutenant E. G. Savage, of the R.A.S.C., was remanded until October 4 in the South-west London Police Court…

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Owners Wanted Case Dropped Charge of Mine Theft Dismissed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1943 · page 3

Holding that a prima facie case had not been made out, the Police Magistrate at Maitland (Mr. I. Beavers) dismissed a charge against…

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Overtime at Bhp Full Court Gives Decision

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 September 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY.—A majority judgment by Mr. Justice Cantor and Mr. Justice Webb on the Full Bench of the…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 September 1943 · page 6

ASSAULT.—Frederick Gayzard, 50, ironworker, was charged with having unlawfully assaulted Robert John Kemp at Mayfield on Saturday. He was fined…

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Remanded on Murder Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 September 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY. — Thomas Victor Smith. 28. motor driver, of Church Street. Newtown. was charged at Newtown Court to-day…

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In the Courts Kurri Police Court (Before Mr. I. Beavers Pm) Unregistered Milk

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 September 1943 · page 3

Clarence Ross of Northcote Street Kurri pleaded guilty to a charge of selling milk from an unregistered dairy and was fined £1 with 8s costs…

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Court Officials Farewelled

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 September 1943 · page 5

Mr. C. W. Naylor. retiring CPS at Newcastle, and Mr. A. R. Raschke. assistant CPS. who has been promoted to Narrandera. as…

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In The Courts Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, Sm) Youth on Robbery Charges

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 September 1943 · page 2

Alan Douglas Perkins. 18 of the RAAP faced [?] charges of breaking entering and stealing in the Newcastle Maitland Cessnock and Gosford…

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Court Decides B.H.P. Men Must Work Overtime

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 September 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY. Tuesday.—The Industrial Commission decided by majority to-day that employees of the Broken Hill Pty. Co. Ltd. and of…

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Charged with Murder of Wife

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 September 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE.—In the City Court to-day James Wallace Milroy, 43, of Batman Street, North Fitzroy, fruit hawker, was charged…

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Javanese Seaman Charged with Murder of Woman

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 September 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Djohan, 31, Javanese seaman, charged at Central Court to-day with the murder at Darlinghurst last night of (Mrs.)…

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Hiked to Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 September 1943 · page 1

OMAHA (Nebraska), Wednesday: Ralph Schimpf, 27, shook hands with Omaha police officers to-day, shouldered his small…

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Accountant Charged with False Returns

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1943 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—In Adelaide Criminal Court, Israel Golovsky, 46, Adelaide accountant, was remanded for sentence on three…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1943 · page 6

CHARGES AGAINST YOUTH.—Alan Douglas Perkins, 18, of the R.A.A.F., was charged with having, at West Maitland on or about September 19,…

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Lie Detector in Oakes Murder Case

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 September 1943 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wednesday.—The mechanical lie detector and its inventor Professor Leonard Keller are being flown to Nassan…

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Murder of Father-in-Law Alleged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At Newtown Police Court, Thomas Victor Smith, 28, motor driver, of Church-street, Newtown, was remanded until…

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Three Years' Gaol for Theft

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 September 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—A man who out of his weekly salary of £8 spent £4 a week on upkeep of a racehorse. which he owned, was sentenced in…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 September 1943 · page 5

VAGRANCY.—Six months' imprisonment was ordered William Thompson, 43, labourer, convicted of being an idle and disorderly person having no lawful…

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Five Years' Gaol Thefts in Suburbs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 September 1943 · page 6

In addition to being sentenced to five years' imprisonment with hard labour, a man was declared an habitual criminal by Judge Nield…

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