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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1943

1,509 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 65 of 76

Police Look for Stolen Car

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 November 1943 · page 2

Police are on the look out for a car which was stolen from Adelaide Street. Brisbane between 6 30 p.m and 11.14 p.m. on…

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Man Charged With Murder of Girl

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 November 1943 · page 3

BRISBANE, Friday. — Arthur Sugars, 30, labourer, was remanded at the Police Court to-day to November 11 on a charge of having…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 November 1943 · page 6

HOTEL DISTURBANCE.—Michael Kotelic, 38, seaman, was fined £2 for having maliciously damaged a table and a window, the property of Leo Phillip…

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Allies Planning Vast Winter Air Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 November 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Nor. 4.—The Allies are planning a three-way air assault this winter to crack, finally. Germany's war industries. This is the intention…

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The Courts Police Court Charge Division Remanded. (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd SM)

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 November 1943 · page 2

Henry Joseph Cutting 62 laborer was charged with Maticiously damaging a door bed room sult a quantity of household furnishings and linen and a…

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Extra Court Room For Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 November 1943 · page 3

An extra Court room is to be provided at Newcastle Courthouse at an estimated cost of £10,000 and the work will…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 November 1943 · page 8

REMANDED.—Henry Joseph Cutting, 62, labourer, was charged with having at Georgetown on Wednesday maliciously damaged a lounge suite, a bedroom…

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Newcastle Police Court (Before Mr. G. Berry, Jp) Soldiers Remanded

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 November 1943 · page 3

George Bromley. 21. and Wilson B. Makepiece 21. soldiers, were remanded till Monday on a charge of mahclou[?]ly damaging a window valued at 15s…

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Had Dynamite in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 November 1943 · page 3

BRISBANE.—Grabbing a man who was acting suspiciously in Townsville Court, police took from him two plugs of dynamite with…

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Oakes Murder Trial Not Count and Uses False Name

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 November 1943 · page 1

Nassau (Bahamas), Friday: Cross-examined during his trial on a charge of murdering his father-in-law, the…

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British Officer Sent to Gaol for Seven Years

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 November 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday. — Lieutenant (temporary Captain) O. F. Uren, British Army officer, has been court-martialled…

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Commonwealth Police at Sydney Markets

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Commonwealth police will be on duty at Sydney Municipal Markets in the morning, in consequence of complaints by the…

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

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 November 1943 · page 2

George J. Bromley, 31, and wilson B. Makepiece, 21, soldiers, were charged with maliciously damaging a glass window, valued at 1sd, the property of the…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1943 · page 4

BOISTEROUS YOUTHS—George James Brom[?]ey, 21. and Slilaam Buxton Ma[?]piece, 21, soldiers, were each lined 10, for having manciously damaged a…

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Want Gaol Release for Gipsy Funeral

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Relatives of Costa Sterio, gipsy prince, who died on Friday, are seeking release of a 30-year-old relative from gaol so she…

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Eighth Army Masses to Assault New German Line

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 November 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Monday.—As the Germans appear about to quit the port of Gaeta (70 miles from Rome), the Eighth Army is massing for an assault on the toughest river barrier yet encountered in Italy…

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Manslaughter and Assault Charges

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 November 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY. — Albert Edward Sampson, 30, wharf laborer, was charged at the Central Court to-day with having, at Chippendale…

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Assault Charges At Belmont

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 November 1943 · page 3

Evidence was continued to-day before Mr. I. Benvers. SM. at Belmont Police Court of the assault charges arising from arguments…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 November 1943 · page 6

REMANDED.—Leonard Charles Devine, 24, turner, was charged with having had five bottles of wine which might reasonably be suspected of having been stolen…

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Theft Of 80,000 Petrol Tickets: Men Gaoled

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 November 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—The theft of 80,000 one gallon petrol ration tickets from the Railway Department a year ago resulted in three men…

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