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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1946

2,563 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 129

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1946 · page 8

DISCHARGED.—When the case was called in which Cedric Romaro, 37, clerk, was charged with having assaulted Edgar Murray, an officer of the Liquid…

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Police Boys Meet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1946 · page 8

Police Boys' Soccer Club will hold a meeting at the club rooms to-night. The number of teams to be entered in competitions will be…

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Police Fire on Crowds In Alexandria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1946 · page 3

CAIRO, March 4. A.A.P.—At least 16 persons were injured When Egyptian troops and police Opened fire against crowds stoning a British…

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Indian High Court Judge On Homicide Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 March 1946 · page 2

MADRAS, Monday.—The Government has sanctioned the prosecution of High Court Justice Byers for causing the death of a boy with a pistol…

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Safe Stealing Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 March 1946 · page 2

Frank Stanton, 42, storeman. was charged at Newcastle Police Court to-day with breaking, entering and stealing from the house of William…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1946 · page 5

WANTS TO ENLIST.—A youth who had alighted from the North Coast mall at Broadmeadow without a ticket earlier in the day told the…

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Police Transfers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1946 · page 2

The following police transfers have been notified for the Northeastern Division— Constable T. N. Rose, from Forster…

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Police Boy's Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1946 · page 4

Physical culture classes will commence at the Newcastle Police and Citizens' Boys' Club at 8 p.m. on Thursday. Mr. Roy Barren, who was…

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Woman Gets Bail In Murder Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 March 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY.—Charged with the murder of Sophia May Jarvis, whose body was found in a car at Daceyville on February 22, Dorothy Gordon, 39,…

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Escapees Brought Before Court

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 March 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY.—Tired, hungry and in his own words "almost dying with thirst," Darcy Ezekiel Dugan. 25-year-old escapee, walked into the…

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Bullet Stopped Man Appearing In Court

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 March 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY.—John Donald McRae, 23, laborer, had to appear before Mr. Balmain, S.M., at Central Court today on a charge…

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More Police Boys Teams To Play Rugby Union

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 March 1946 · page 15

It is anticipated that more teams from the Police Boys' Club will be playing Rugby Union this year. The code was Introduced…

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Kurri Police Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 2

Pleading guilty to a charge of offensive behavior in Main Road, Abermain, on February 22, Thomas James Wood (23) was fined £1 at kurri…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 6

REMANDS.—Frank Stanton, 42, store-man, was remanded to March 27, on £80 bail, on charges of having broken into the home of William Scott,…

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Bond for Licensee Not Precedent, Says Magistrate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 5

When he granted Stephen Keith Flanagan, licensee of the Victoria Hotel, Hinton, a bond for two years under a surety of £25 at West…

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Bail for Woman on Murder Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Bail of £250 was allowed in the Supreme Court to-day to Dorothy Gordon, 39, who is charged with the murder of…

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Vienna Police Car Exercise

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 4

The only police car left in Vienna by the Germans is now used at the Police Barracks for Flying Squad exercise. The squad is seen at work…

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Escapees in Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Henry James Mitchell, 21, labourer, claimed in Central Court that he could have escaped from the prison tram with…

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Charged with Stealing Taxi

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 4

After having broken into a house at Mayfield and stolen a variety of articles, police alleged at Newcastle Police Court today, Cyril Gordon…

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Woman Charged with Aiding Enemy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 4

LONDON, March 7. A.A.P.—Mrs. Margaret Bothamley, 67, was arrested after leaving the boat train from the Continent. She was charged at…

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