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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1944

1,582 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 63 of 80

'I Hope I'll Never Have To Come Back To This Joint Again" Witness Wished the Court Good Luck

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 October 1944 · page 5

After proffering cigarettes from the witness box an American at Newcastle Court left with expressions of relief. "Wal, good luck, everybody. Hope I'll never have to come back to this joint again," he said…

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"Schools Not Charged for Wickets"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 2

The Chairman of New Lambton Oval Board (Ald. Dunkley) last night denied that the board had charged school teams a fee for the use of…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 6

"LYING STATEMENTS."—At the end of the hearing of cases against Elsie Hardes, 42, home duties, Mr. Carr-Boyd said lying statements by Hardes had…

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"I'll Go to Gaol," He Said

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 2

"I don't want time to pay. I'll go to gaol," announced David McNaughton, railway cleaner, of Willing St.,…

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Hebburn Miner Charged Did Not Observe Deputy's Order

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 5

William R. H. S. Rowe, manager of Hebburn No. 2 Colliery, proceeded against David Andrew Bradley, a miner at the colliery at Kurri Kurri…

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Police Seek Drivers in Accidents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Police are seeking two motorists concerned in two accidents, one fatal, who may not he aware they were involved…

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Public Service Conditions for Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A bill to bring police regulations into line with the Public Service Act on extended leave and superannuation was…

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Count Reventlow's Court Plea

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 2

NEW YORK, Wednesday. — Count Haugwitz Reventlow has asked the Court to quash Mrs. Barbara Hutton Grant's suit to gain custody of their…

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Earl's Son Before Court Martial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Oct. 18. A.A.P.—Captain the Hon. William Douglas-Home, third son of the Earl of Home, appeared before a court martial in…

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Court-martial Acquits Squadron Leader

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 3

TOWNSVILLE, Wednesday—Squadron Leader Harold Oliver Cook was acquitted by a Court-martial on two of the charges against him…

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Pit Timber Issue Baulks Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 5

Is pit timber a manufactured article or isn't it? What is pit timber anyway? Henry Aloysius Bock, pit timber contractor, of Macquarie Street, June…

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A.w.l. From Work and Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 2

Frederick George Gardiner, it railway laborer at Hamilton, who had been summonsed for absenting himself from work on…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 5

SHIP'S FIREMAN GAOLED.—Alter pleading "Guilty" and choosing summary Jurisdiction. Harry Benjamin Kennedy. 21. ship's fireman, was…

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For Trial on Murder Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 3

BRISBANE.—Edward James Bradshaw (36) soldier, was committed for trial yesterday on a charge of having murdered Richard Philip…

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Charged with Assault on Girl

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 October 1944 · page 6

GOSFORD, Friday.—Leslie William Holland, 27, single, wharf labourer, of Darlinghurst-road, King's Cross, was charged in Gosford Police…

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Strike Follows Arrest for Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 October 1944 · page 8

SYDNEY, Friday.—Employees at Downey Pty. Ltd., engineers, of Re[?]fern, have called a strike because one of their members was arrested…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 October 1944 · page 6

AGAIN REMANDED.—The remand of Walter Menzies Reid, 36, motor mechanic, on £10 bail, was extended to November 3. The charge is that at…

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War Less Worry Than Smokes Theft

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 October 1944 · page 2

LONDON, Friday.—In 1936, William Davis stole a sixpenny packet of cigarettes at Ongar (Essex) and disappeared while on bail…

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Woman Charged with Manslaughter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 October 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Police investigating the death of Mrs. Dulcie Soong Yu, 26. of Sydney, at Manning River Hospital last week, to-night arrested…

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Youth Held on Charge of Murder

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 October 1944 · page 3

LITHGOW: William John Hugh Foyle, 19, appeared before Mr. C. Hall, CM., ah Lithgow Police Court this morning…

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