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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1944

1,582 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 65 of 80

Low Allied Losses In Air Assault

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 October 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Thurs. — More than 5000 R.A.F. and U.S. bombers and fighters assaulted Germany on Tuesday and…

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Socialist Infiltration Charged by M.h.r

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 October 1944 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Thursday.—A steady infiltration of men with strong socialistic views into the Commonwealth Public Service was taking…

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Dobell's Painting Court Reserves Decision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 October 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Equity Court reserved judgment on the claim that William Dobell's painting of Joshua Smith was not a…

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Told Police of Robberies After Tiff with Wife

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 October 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY.—A young soldier said in the Quarter Sessions today that because of a tiff with his wife he surrendered himself tot he police for…

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"Court Decision Not Factor" Coal Commissioner on Resignations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 October 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The resignations of Mr. James Connell, Northern Coal Industrial Authority, and his industrial officers, Messrs…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1944 · page 8

ILLEGAL USE OF BICYCLE.—"His action resulted in the owner of the bicycle having it restored to him," said Mr. H. L. O'Neill (Messrs…

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Soldier's Gaol Tern Mr. Forde Orders Judicial Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—An immediate inquiry by an independent judicial authority into the case of Private Jack…

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Woman Seizes Man Wanted by Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday.—Called to a shop in Victoria-street, Richmond, police found Mrs. Georgina Moss, her husband and daughter holding a…

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"Bent on Killing Me" Italian Acquitted of Camp Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1944 · page 6

HAY, Friday.—A Military Court found Passafiume Giacomo, an Ralian, not guilty of the murder of Francavilla Pasquale at Hay…

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"Court Not to Blame" Carters' Award Delay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. Justice Ferguson said the Industrial Commission was not in any way influenced or affected by the holding of…

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Will Not Work This Morning Butchers' Employees Defy Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1944 · page 1

Newcastle butchers' employee who. were ordered by Judge O'Mara to work to-day refused last night to resume Saturday work. A motion…

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Gaol Bombed To Release French Patriots

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 October 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Oct. 29. A.A.P.—The Air Ministry has just released the story of the attack by R.A.F. Mosquitoes on a prison at Amiens, in France, in February last to break the walls and release more than 100 French patriots awaiting death for having assisted the Allies…

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Police Boys' Club Under 16 Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 October 1944 · page 11

Tonight at 8 o'clock Sergeant D. Yardy will preside at a meeting at the Police Boys' Club to discuss the club's participation in the "Under…

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Called For Police But Went To Hospital

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 October 1944 · page 5

On Saturday afternoon, Cecil Douglas Hall, 25, carpenter, became involved in an altercation at Waratah and decided to call the police…

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Government to Make Coal Award Valid Sequel to High Court Upset

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 October 1944 · page 3

CANBERRA, Sunday.—The Federal Government intends to issue a National Security Regulation to validate the decisions of the Central and Local Coal Reference Boards which were disallowed recently by the High Court…

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Gaol for S.p. Betting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1944 · page 5

Charged at Newcastle Police Court as a second offender for street betting, William John Smith, 48 painter, was sentenced to a month's…

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Charged After Radio Stage Shooting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Detectives investigating the shooting of an R.A.A.F. pilot officer at 2KY radiotorium last night, to-day charged…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1944 · page 6

OFFENSIVE BEHAVIOUR.-A line of £1/10/ was imposed on John Joseph Moore, 57, journalist, for having behaved offensively at Maitland-road, Mayfield…

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Murder Intent Is Alleged

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 October 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY.— Mervyn Fletcher Acheson (22), soldier, was charged at the Central Court today with having shot at…

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Paris Editor Gets 20 Years' Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 October 1944 · page 6

LONDON, Monday.— A Paris court has sentenced Stephan lausanne, collaborationist editor of the newspaper "Le Matin," to 20 years'…

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