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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1943

1,509 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 76

"Identified" Man in Court Gallery

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY.—An unusual incident occurred in the Central Criminal Court to-day when a woman "Identified" a man…

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Cabinet May Consider Commission on Police Charges

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Premier (Mr. McKell) said to-night that the question of holding a Royal Commission into matters connected with…

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Revelation by Police

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY. — At the Central Court to-day. Serjeant Stafford (Police Prosecutor) said that of 10 girls charged with vagrancy…

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£100 Fine: Two Years Gaol for Unlicensed Gun

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Charles George Brame, 42, laborer, charged with having carried an unlicensed pistol, was fined £100 and sentenced…

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Stop Press Police Suspensions

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 1

Sydney.—The Police Department inquiry into the suspension of two constables has been postponed until Monday…

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Gaol Sentence Suspended Wheelers Promise to Answer Call-up

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 4

LITHGOW, Tuesday.—At Lithgow Police Court to-day a suspended sentence of one month's hard labour was imposed on three of the four…

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Police Inquiry Not in Public

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Commissioner of Police (Mr. MacKay) said that an appeal by the two constables suspended in the McNally case would…

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Court Hears First Black Market Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The first case under the Commonwealth Black Marketing Act was before the City Court to-day…

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Ex-Police Chief's Son Died in New Guinea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1943 · page 4

Mr. J. H. C. Jones, formerly Superintendent of Police at Newcastle, has received word that his son. Captain W. E. Jones, 25, died of illness…

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Reported Assault and Robbery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1943 · page 3

About midnight Newcastle police received information that a man had been assaulted and robbed near the Public School at Tighe's Hill. Henry…

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Gaol Sentence for Store Proprietor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1943 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—On a charge of having sold goods without obtaining the appropriate number of coupons, James McLeod, men's store…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1943 · page 5

EMPLOYEE FINED.—"Defendant will be retained in his employment. He is married and has seven children." The Police Prosecutor (Sergeant W. G…

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Police Chief Unable to Withdraw Charge Cabinet Accepts Legal Advice; Mr. MacKay in Defence

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday—The Commissioner of Police had no legal power to withdraw a charge that had been entered…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 5

INDECENT BEHAVIOUR.—Morris William Lane, 20, seaman, was fined £2 for having behaved indecently in a doorway in Scott-street…

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Two Fined, One Bound Over Tradesmen Charged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 4

Rolls of wire netting, lengths of timber, sheets of three-ply and several large bolts were among exhibits when three tradesmen were…

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Two Months' Gaol For Man Who Was Impersonator

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 3

GOSFORD.—"I cannot be messing about here telling the police their duties," said Mr. S. J. Bliss. SM, in Gosford Court…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1943 · page 5

BROTHERS REMANDED.—William Raymond Thomas, 25, electrician, and Aldred David Thomas, 18, soldier, were remanded to February 5 on a charge…

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In The Courts Police Court (Before Mr. A. R. Raschke. JP)

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 January 1943 · page 2

Raymond Thomas Jones. 20. was charged with stealing, at Islington, on January 26. three Suits of clothes. five parts of sports trousers and other…

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Warning to Magistrate "Order in Defiance of Regulations"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Intervening on behalf of the Attorney-General, Mr. W. J. Dignam told a Magistrate at the Central Summons Court to-day…

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Would Not Trust Court Martial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1943 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday.—Reference to a device which, it was claimed by the soldier-inventor, would enable a soldier to fire four deadly shots…

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