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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1948

2,001 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 101

Young Man Charged With Wife-Murder

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 February 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY: Reginald James Kitching, 27, charged with the murder of his wife, was closely guarded by detectives as he was led into the City Coroner's Court today for the inquest into his wife's death…

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Modern Club for Police Boys

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1948 · page 2

Newcastle 'Police and Citizens' Boys' Club's new premises, formerly the old West End Police Station, would be the most up-to-date…

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Police Boys' Club Has Big Plans

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 February 1948 · page 2

The acquisition of the Hunter-st. West Police Station is the first step towards the Newcastle Police Boys' Club's…

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Newcastle Court Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1948 · page 5

REMANDS.—Charged by warrant with having obtained £250 from Noel Boland by the false pretence that he owned a motor-lorry, Peter…

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Prague Crisis Armed Police At Key Buildings "Herald" Service and A.A.P.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1948 · page 1

PRAGUE, Feb. 23.—Armed police guards were posted to-day outside Parliament, the foreign embassies and all radio stations, says British United Press. Sub-machine-guns and…

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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S M , Remanded for Sentence

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 February 1948 · page 7

Pleading guilty to stealing a wireless set valued at £10, the property of William Fletcher of Boolaroo, and a tent fly, valued at £3, the…

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£100 House Theft

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 February 1948 · page 3

Jewellery and clothing valued at £100 was stolen from the week-end cottage of Mrs. M. H. Mellor of 7 Augusta-st., Umina…

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Deputy Police Chief McCarthy Appointed

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 February 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY: Appointment of Superintendent S. McCarthy as Deputy Commissioner of Police…

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Painters' Union Withdraws Appeal To Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Federated Ships Dockers and painters' Union to-day withdrew an appeal to the Arbitration Court against a…

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Has Paid £100,000 In Court Fines

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 February 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY.—Mr. W. E. Lawrence, licensed business agent, who for a number of years was employed by the Master…

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Newcastle Court Before Mr. R. A. HARDWICKE, S.M.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1948 · page 6

BETTING CHARGE.—Raymond Thomas O'Neill, 27, cook, was remanded to March 16 on a charge of having been in the public bar of…

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3 Charged With Petrol Ticket Breaches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Detectives investigating an alleged racket in petrol ration tickets arrested three men at Parramattta to-day…

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More Charged With Meat Sale Breaches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—William Roberts, meat salesman, and Harold James Saul, partner of the firm of Saul and Nicholls, were charged…

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In Brief: On Murder Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 3

After an inquest at Adelaide, Roy Selway, 23, of West Mitcham, whose real name was said to be Martin Roy Clancy, was committed for trial…

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Czech Police Open Fire On Students

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 9

PRAGUE, Thurs. (A.A.P. & O.S.R.): Police fired on students marching towards President Benes's Palace after he had capitulated to the Premier (M. Gottwald) and accepted his…

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Sanitary Carters' Claims For Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 3

Claims by Newcastle sanitary carters have been referred to the Industrial Commission. The carters are seeking an…

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Munro To Ride Comic Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 12

MELBOURNE. — Darby Munro will ride the South Australian colt, Comic Court, in the V.R.C Sires' Produce…

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Scientist Urges World Police For Atom Power

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 4

"Paper agreements" were too easily broken to control effectively the international use of atomic energy, Dr. D. P. Mellor, of the…

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Court Order Sought On Rail Strikers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—The Railway Commissioner (Mr. Wills) applied to the Industrial Court late this afternoon for an order…

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Mr. S. McCarthy New Deputy Police Chief

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Premier (Mr. McGirr) to-day announced the appointment of Mr. S. McCarthy, formerly Metropolitan…

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