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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1946

2,563 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 49 of 129

Woman's Story Of Assault At Gun Point

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY: An allegation that a man had tried to rape her at the point of a gun was made at Parramatta Quarter Sessions…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 8

CASE FROM EASTER.—Found in the Commercial Hotel Scott-street, on Good Friday, five men yesterday were each fined £1 with 8/ costs. They were:…

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Intent to Murder Charge Against Seaman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Charged with having wounded Detective-Sergeant Thomas' Wilson yesterday, with intent to murder, Gail Herald…

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Judge Dismisses Appeal Of Gypsy Woman Against Year's Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 2

An appeal by a 60-year-old gypsy woman was dismissed by Judge Nield at Newcastle Quarter Sessions today. The gypsy. Mary Angelina Sterio, had been sentenced to 12 months…

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Cargo Broached, Police Find Workers Drunk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Police estimate that about 25 waterside workers at Howard Smith Wharf were under the influence of liqour…

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Court Congratulates Mr. T. A. Braye

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 7

Congratulatory references were made at Newcastle Police Court to-day to the professional jubilee of Mr. T A. Braye. veteran Newcastle…

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Sentenced to Three Years for Indecent Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thursday.—At Parramatta Quarter Sessions to-day, an airman's wife swore that a man had entered her home one night and had…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 8

VAGRANCY.—Owen Kane, 56, labourer, was ordered one months' imprisonment for vagrancy, and was fined £1 for drunkenness…

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Man Faces Long List Of Stealing Charges

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 4

Twenty-nine charges of stealing all kinds of articles from parked cars and of using cars without the consent of their owners, were made against a man today at Newcastle Police Court. The man Raymond J. Long. 21…

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10 Years" Gaol for Bank Hold-up

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Harry Ross, 28, refrigeration engineer, was to-day sentenced to 10 years' gaol for attempting, while armed, to rob a bank…

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Seamen Ordered From Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 7

Sea[?]aring friends attended Newcastle Police Court yesterday during a case in which three members of the crew of the oversea steamer Ocean…

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Court Increases House Rents

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 3

Stating that he had retired from work and found the rents from his properties were too low, James McGeachie, Brooks Parade, Belmont,…

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Two Escapees Before Court

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Two men who escaped from custody were before the Quarter Sessions today and were remanded for sentence…

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Gambling at Police Boys' Clubs Denied

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY: Gambling was not carried out at any Police and Citizens' Boys' Clubs and none would be permitted, the Deputy…

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Court Tributes to Mr. Braye

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 2

Mr. T. A. Braye was congratulated yesterday on his jubilee as a solicitor. At Newcastle Court House, Mr. C. G. Oarr-Boyd S.M., said it was a…

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"Court Harming Play" Pails Withdraws

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 12

LONDON, May 30. A.A.P.—After his withdrawal from the Surrey tennis singles at Surbiton when he held match point against H. Baxter in…

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Rumanian Police Arrest Employes Of U.S. Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 3

BUDAPEST, May 30. A.A.P.—United States military officials said they had been notified by telephone from Bucharest that Rumanian…

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Brother Awarded £500 Damages In Divorce Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 6

BRISBANE, Thursday.—A Divorce Court jury awarded a man £500 damages against his brother to-day…

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Hundreds of Police Seek Men Who Shot 2 Detectives

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Hundreds of police are searching for the two men who shot two detectives at Cabramatta early to-day. The wounded detectives fired five shots as the men…

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May Use Guns More Police Answer to Crime Wave

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Although it had been a rule for the police to draw their guns only as a last resort, they probably would have…

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