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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1947

2,634 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 132

Court to Decide Way to Hear Wage, Hours Cases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday. — The Full Arbitration Court adjourned this afternoon for a consultation to decide whether…

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Labourer Charged With Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—James O'Sullivan, 27, labourer, was charged in Parramatta Court to-day with having feloniously and maliciously murdered…

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£500 Bail For Woman Charged with Murder

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY: Ella Agnas Stratford (37), Barean Avenue, Darlinghurst, who has been charged with the murder of George Thomas Coghlan at Darlinghurst on February 21, was granted bail by Mr. Justice Maxwell in the Supreme…

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Chinese Gaol Sydney Man

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 7

SHANGHAI, Wednesday—A Sydney man is expected to face trial soon following his arrest by Chinese Police on suspicion of…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 7

REMANDED,—Harold Thomas Romera, 36, milk carter, was remanded to Monday, on £30 ball, on charges of having fraudulently embezzled £7/14/4½, at…

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Ten Schoolboys On Murder Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—Ten boys from Standon Farm Approved School were committed for trial at Accleshall (Staffordshire)…

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Big Jewel Robbery Man Had Considered "Shooting It Out" Police Court Is Told

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY: An alleged city jewel bandit, Cecil John Rolls (25), dealer, had considered "shooting it out" with the police if threatened with arrest, Detective Gordon McLean told Central Court today…

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Police Opposed Booth Licences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 6

Alleging that the applicant had not given personal supervision to the business,, the police objected at Newcastle Licensing Court to booth…

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Death Sentence on McDERMOTT in Lavers Murder Case

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 3

BATHURST: At the Circuit Court today before Mr. Justice Herron, the jury in the case of Frederick Lincoln McDermott (38), laborer, charged with the murder of William Henry Lavers, farmer and storekeeper, near Grenfell,…

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Admitted Jewel Theft, Police Claim

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 10

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Cecil John Rolls, 25, dealer, had admitted to a £9175 jewel theft, a police witness said to-day at…

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Bill to Drop "Police" in Court Names

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Attorney-General (Mr. Martin) to-day tabled a bill in the Legislative Assembly designed to replace the word…

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Theft from Doctor's Car

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—An electrocardiogram valued at £200 was stolen from a doctor's ear, parked in Campbell-street to-night…

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Police Not Allowed To Handful Rolls In Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY: Permission was refused in the Appeals Court today to bring Cecil John Rolls, 25, dealer before the Court in handcuffs because of his desperate character and the likelihood that he would attempt to escape…

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Remanded On Charge Of Stealing

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 7

Stating that he was not satisfied that the defendant had got the glasses honestly, Mr. H. L. Sargeson, S.M., at Belmont Court today,…

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Ley Murder Trial Deferred

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 4

LONDON, February 26. A.A.P.—Mr. Justice Hilberry granted an application by the defence to have the case deferred to the March Sessions…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 10

FOR SENTENCE.—Four men found camping in sheds at the Dyke wharf pleaded "Guilty" to charges of wilfully trespassing on railway property, and…

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10 Boys for Trial For Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 3

LONDON, February 26. A.A.P.—The ten boys from the Standon Farm Approved School charged with having murdered William Peter…

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Bail for Woman on Murder Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 10

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Ella Agnes Stratford, 37, of Barcom-avenue, Darlinghurst, charged with the murder of George Thomas Coghlan at…

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Four Boys Found Guilty of Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.— Four boys, aged from 13 to 16, were found guilty in the Criminal Court to-night of the murder of an 82-year-old…

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Death Sentence in Grenfell Murder Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 6

BATHURST, Wednesday.—Frederick Lincoln McDermott, 38, labourer, was found guilty it Bathurst Court to-day of the murder of…

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