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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1944

1,582 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 41 of 80

The Courts District Court Claim Over Horse (Before Judge Nield)

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 2

Alleging that a horse owned by Boscowan Ranclaud, of mayfield, had kicked his mare and broken her shoulder so that she had to be destroyed,…

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Attack on Children Mother Charged With Murder

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 July 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY: With her young brother dying in her arms from a slashed throat, a 15 years old girl ran 200 yards…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1944 · page 6

BAIL FORFEITED.—Florence Elizabeth Dunlop, 29 home duties, did not appear to answer a charge of having used indecent language in the lounge of the…

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Nazis Murder Chaplain Protected Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1944 · page 1

LONDON, July 11. A.A.P. — Replying to Sir Herbert Williams (Con.), who asked if any statement would be made about the murder…

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Police Boys' Boxing

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 July 1944 · page 2

At North Sydney Police Boys' Club last night the last of the semi-finals of the Police Boys' Club State championships were decided. Results—…

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Town-planning Affected Court Decision on Subdivisions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1944 · page 2

The whole question of town-planning was involved in legislation covering subdivisions, said local government representatives, referring to…

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The Courts District Court Timber Dispute (Before Judge Nield)

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 July 1944 · page 2

A claim for £21 11d, said to be balance due for timber supplied, was made by Keith Athol Gam, sawmiller, of Dungog, against Armstrong and…

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Mother Charged with Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 3

MUNGINDI, Wednesday. — Mrs. Mary Richardson, 33, a half-caste aboriginal, was charged with the murder of her two-year-old son at…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 5

ADULTERATED LIQUOR. — Charles Byrnes, licencee of the Town Hall Hotel, Waratah, was fined £10, with £3/7/ casts, for having sold adulterated gin…

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Newcastle Police Want £5000

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 2

Newcastle police want to raise £5000 as the district's police quota towards the £150,000 Anzac House appeal…

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The Courts Police Division (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, Sm) Stole Ox Tail

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 2

Jack Kenneth Pritchell, 41, chillroom attendant, was fined £1 10s on a charge of having stolen an ox tail valued at 1s 6d, the property of the Newcastle District Abattoirs…

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Wharf Worker Sent to Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday. — Cecil Arthur Rhodes, a wharf labourer, was sentenced to six months' gaol on each of three charges of having…

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Nazis Murder Many Frenchmen

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.—The Germans are shooting French hostages in large numbers and without trial in an effort to…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 5

STOLE OX TAIL.—For having stolen an ox tail, valued at 1/6, the property of Newcastle Abattoir on Wednesday, Jack Kenneth Pritchell, 41, chill room…

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Police Superintendent Robbed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 2

Breaking a bathroom window, thieves entered the home of Superintendent S. McCarthy, in Wentworth-street, Randwick, yesterday and…

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Fruiterer's Death Youth on Charge of Murder

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY: A 17-year-old youth has been arrested and charged with the murder of Sevestiano Dandrea, who was…

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Mother for Trial for Murder; Girl's Grim Story

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 3

MUNGINDI.—The terrible story of her nightmare experience in a little three-roomed humpy in Mungindi on Tuesday night, when her two-years-old brother's throat was cut was told by a 15-years-old girl at the inquest into his…

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Police Guard for Child with Scarlet Fever

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Seeking public cooperation to prevent the spread of scarlet fever, the Metropolitan Health Officer (Dr. Grahame Drew)…

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Obituary Mr. H. H. McCOURT

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 5

Mr. H. H. McCourt, of Alexander-street, Hamilton, who died last Saturday, was a lay preacher in Hamilton circuit of the Methodist…

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Vacancies in Police Force Men Required Not Available

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 2

A large number of vacancies in the police force could not be filled because the type of recruit desired was either being enlisted in the…

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