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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1943

1,509 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 76

Police Boys' Club Has 3000 Members

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 February 1943 · page 5

During the past year the New castle Police Boys' Club spent £584 14s 7d in catering for its 3003 members…

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Naval Ratings for Trial on Assault Charge

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

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Reserving their defence and pleading "Not guilty," Frederick Grenfall Hall, 22, and Edward John Grattan, 22, naval…

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Court-martial Sentences

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 4

Sentences on the soldiers resulted in Northern New South Wales are as follows:— STEALING PUBLIC PROPERTY…

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Police Tribute to Alf. Gallagher

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 4

Alf Gallagher's boxing career is being followed keenly by high police officials in Sydney. Calingher was on of the first members of the…

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High Court Upholds Neon Appeal

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

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The High Court of Australia unanimously decided to-day that contracts entered for the rental of Neon advertising…

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Trade Union Reps. Walk From Court

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Objecting to Mr. Justice Cantor sitting on the Full Bench of the Industrial Commission to-day,…

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Two Years' Gaol Agent Sentenced at Sessions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1943 · page 4

Found "Guilty" of receiving at Newcastle Sessions last night, William Leslie Sheddon, 50, estate agent, was sentenced by Judge Nield…

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Soldiers Sentenced

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

Found guilty at a District Court Martial of stealing army rations, Corporal Inglish Clyde Alexander was sentenced to detention for six months…

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

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

OFFENSIVE BEHAVIOUR.—Charged with offensive behaviour in Watt-street on Thursday night, Ernest Taylor, 22, naval rating, was fined £3, in default…

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Waitresses March—police Intervene

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—According to the Secretary of the Hotel, Club, and Restaurant Employees' Union (Mr. C. Kelly), Mr. Justice Ferguson, at a…

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Police Raid in Paris

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 February 1943 · page 1

LONDON Friday.—Paris radio states that police raided the "west end" of Paris on Thursday night and arrested hundreds, many of…

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In The Courts Querter Session (Before Judge Nietd.) Three Men Charged

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 February 1943 · page 4

The bearing was continued last night of the case in which Roy Marley, 35, wharf laborer, and William Lesile Shedden, 50, estate agent. were each charged…

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Strikers Defy Court and Mass Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Defying an order made by the Court, also one made at mass meeting, 1200 ironworkers on strike at a large munition factory…

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Eight Enemy Aliens Sent to Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 3

CANBERRA, Sunday—Eight young enemy aliens were each sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour at Canberra Police Court…

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Police Strength at Newcastle "Increase Not Warranted"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 2

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) has informed Newcastle A.L.P. Council that an increase in the strength of the police force at…

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Prefers Gaol to Gosford Home

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Harold Alexander Trushiem, 15, John Edward Everett, 16, and George Lionel Lyvbery, 17, who had absconded from…

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

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

STOLE A CLOCK.—Jack Hennessy, 37, labourer, pleaded "Guilty" to having stolen a clock, valued at £8, the property of the New South Wales…

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Gaoled for Stealing Soldier Who Escaped From Malaya

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

A soldier who claimed that he escaped from Malaya, sailed in a sampan to an adjoining island and was twice bombed in a train before…

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In The Courts Quarter Sessions (Before Judge Nield.) Sent to Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 2

Sidney Herbert Nehl, 31, solder, Pleaded guilty to a charge of breaking and entering the house of A. M. Morgan at New Lambton and wireless set…

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Police Ascertain Time Taxi Driver Was Murdered

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE.—Detectives have ascertained that Francis Phelan, 32, Drummond Street, North Carlton, the murdered taxi-driver…

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