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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1944

1,582 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 46 of 80

The Courts Newcastle Police Division (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, Sm) on Nine Charges

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 August 1944 · page 2

William Thomas Lindberg, 25, solder, appeared on nine changes and was remanded to August 3. He pleaded guilty to the following…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 August 1944 · page 6

SOLDIER REMANDED.—On eight charges of theft, and one of having had in his possession goods reasonably suspected of having been unlawfully…

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Many Police Appeals Waiting

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 August 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY.—The chairman of the Police Appeals Board (Judge Clancy) pointed out today the serious problem presented by the…

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Breadcarter Charged With Misappropriation

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 August 1944 · page 2

A deficiency in his accounts of 1651 loaves of bread, representing £41 5s in money, was alleged against Wilfred Reynolds, 26,…

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Murder Finding by Coroner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The City Coroner (Mr. Harris) found that John Peter Phillips, 19, A.I.F., was murdered by Ewyn Ellmore, 24, U.S…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1944 · page 5

ALLEGED ILLICIT STILL.—George Peter Engel 62, oyster farmer, pleaded Not guilty" of having an Illicit still on his premises at Lemontree Passage…

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Police Boys Boxing

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 August 1944 · page 7

Boxers from Sydney, Aberdeen and other Northern towns will compete at the Police Boys' boxing tournament at the Newcastle Stadium next Tuesday…

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The Courts Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, S.m.) Resisted Arrest

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 August 1944 · page 2

"This is terrible language, commented the magistrate when he fined George Henry Russell, 29, RAAF, £5 in default 10 days imprisonment for having used…

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Vengeance For Nazi Murder Of Canadians

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 August 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday.—The whole of the Canadian Army, told "to destroy the enemy in battle," is seeking vengeance on…

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Fair Rents Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 August 1944 · page 3

When Mrs. Phemia Jones applied at Newcastle Fair Rents Court today for a reduction of rent she was paying for two rooms in a house occupied by…

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He "Promoted" Magistrate

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 August 1944 · page 4

A defendant in an assault case at Newcastle Summons Court today elevated Mr. E. R. Harvey, SM, to the rank of a British Lord…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 August 1944 · page 6

AIRMAN FINED.—A disturbance in Pacific Highway, Charlestown, on Wednesday led to the appearance of George Henry Russell, 29, R.A.A.F…

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Soldier Sent to Gaol Thefts from Mail

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 August 1944 · page 6

Stated by the police to have disorganised the mail service at his camp because of thefts, William Thomas Lindberg, 25, soldier, was sentenced…

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14 Seamen on Hunger Strike in Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 August 1944 · page 3

PERTH, Thursday.—As a protest against their detention for having been absent without leave when their ship sailed, 14 seamen—10…

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The Courts Police Court (Before Mr. E. R. Harvey, SM) (Beore Mr. C. O. Carr-Boyd, SM)

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 August 1944 · page 2

USED LANGUAGE Albert Coleman, 56, laborer, was fined £5, in default 10 days, for having used indecent language in Nelson Street,…

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Police Boys to Box for Anzac House

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 August 1944 · page 8

Police Boys' Clubs of Newcastle, Sydney and Tamworth will take part in a boxing tournament at Newcastle Stadium on August 8. Fifteen bouts…

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Appeal to Full Court Owners and Northern Coal Order

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

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Miners' Federation has received a prohibition order from the Secretary of the Northern Colliery Proprietors…

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Magistrate Was "Me Lordship"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1944 · page 3

Mr. E. R. Harvey, S.M., was "promoted" to the rank of a member of the King's Bench, at Newcastle Summons Court…

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Police Court (Before Mr. E. R. Harvey, S.m.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1944 · page 4

INDECENT LANGUAGE.—Aberlt Coleman, 56, labourer, was fined £5 for having used indecent language in Nelson-street, Wallsend, on Thursday night…

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Seventh Day Of Fremantle Gaol Hunger Strike

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 August 1944 · page 3

PERTH.—Today is the seventh day of the hunger strike in Fremantle Gaol by 13 seamen, most of them British, against their…

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