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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1945

1,866 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 94

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 4

CLEMENCY REFUSED.—The Magistrate refused to review the penalty with a View to extending clemency after he had sentenced Glynn Fairlie…

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Gaol for Black Market Trading

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—In his opinion the defendant had been guilty of blackmarketing, Mr. Farrington, S.M., said at the Central Police…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 8

GOODS IN CUSTODY.—"I certainly think it is a case where I should impose a term of imprisonment," said the Magistrate in the case in which…

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Theft of Coupons and Suiting Material

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Gaining entrance by cutting a hole in the roof, thieves at the week-end secured nearly 2000 clothing coupons and…

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Mentally Ill, to Remain in Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—By order of Acting Chief Justice Macrossan, Frederick William Everest, who was charged with the murder of…

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Police Essay Winners

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 6

Inspector McCleay, of the New-castle Police, yesterday visited St. Patrick's Convent, Tighe's Hill, and Newcastle Girls' High School to…

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Police Recover Jockey's Car

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 3

TAMWORTH, Tuesday.—The car of the Sydney jockey, J. Thompson, which was taken from Sydney on March 4, was recovered by…

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Police Say Housie Well Conducted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 2

A recent check-up of housie housie games being played in the Newcastle district under permit from the Chief Secretary's Department revealed that…

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Police Essay Prizes for Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 2

Two awards in the recent State wide police essay competition came to Newcastle. Second prize in Group 4 was won by Rita Casey, of St…

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Amplifier Used in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY.-A microphone and amplifier were installed in Mr. Justice Bonney's Divorce Court today at the request of the judge,…

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Remanded on Stealing Charges

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 3

Bert A. Cheshire, 20, soldier, was charged with having stolen a quan[?]y of tobacco, matches, three skirts, and other articles, valued at £10. the…

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Youth Charged with Robbery

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 5

KEMPSEY: A 17-years-old Newcastle youth was committed for trial yesterday on a charge of having, while armed with a revolver,…

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Criminal Assault on Girl Alleged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A 14-year-old girl is alleged to have been criminally assaulted by two youths at Sefton to-night…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 6

MAN DISCHARGED.—"The police have no further evidence to offer," the Police Prosecutor (Sergeant W. G. Wallace) said after Thomas William Baker,…

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Bashed by Police, Says Woman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A female defendant in Central Police Court accused the police of having brutally forced her to make a confession…

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Rights of Police to Arrest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—In a reserved judgment. Mr. Justice Maxwell, in the Supreme Court, ruled that arrest and imprisonment could…

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Court Sequel to Cyclist's Death

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 3

John Paddock, of Berkeley Street, Speers Point, was fined £3 and 8s costs at the Police Court today, for not giving way to a cyclist at the…

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£1661 Damage to Lights Council to Confer With Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 2

Following a report by the Electrical Engineer and Manager (Mr. G. Allbut) that damage to street lights last year had cost £1661 in…

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Tobacco Theft Reported

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 4

The theft of 76 packets of cigarettes, tobacco. cigarette papers, matches, a clock and a native grass skirt has been reported to Newcastle…

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Remanded on Assault Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 5

Stanley Leslie Peacock, 32, seaman, charged with assaulting Colin Phillips on March 7, occasioning him actual bodilY harm was remanded…

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