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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1948

2,001 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 101

Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. C. H. Blackmore, S.m.) No Fares

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 March 1948 · page 2

Marjory Simons was lined £3 os 6d for travelling ia a train between Sydney and Broadmeadow without [?]…

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£1300 Mentioned In Theft Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Charged with stealing £1300 from Roosevelt Restaurant Pty., Ltd., David Holland Evans, 38, accountant…

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Police Ready for Prices Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Additional police will be on duty outside the Prices Commission office, in Pitt-street, City, on Friday, when…

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Cessnock Police Boys' Club Picnic

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 11

Cessnock Police Boys' Club will hold a picnic at Speers Point on March 21. A programme of sporting…

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Plan to Police Beer Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 2

A committee of the Northern branch of the U.L.V.A. and Newcastle Trades Hall Council was appointed yesterday to police the sale of beer in an attempt to eliminate black marketing…

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New Police Station for West Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 3

Approval had been given for a new police station at West Wallsend, the Premier (Mr. McGirr) advised Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A. The…

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Newcastle Court (Before Mr. C. H. Blackmore, S.m.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 6

ALLEGED DESERTION.—On a charge of having deserted the ship, Stagpool, at Newcastle on January 21, Charles Psalla, 45, seaman, was…

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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. M. J. D. Austin. S.m.) Remanded

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 8

Two charges of breaking, entering and stealing and one of goods in custody. Involving a quantity of jewellery, tobacco, cigarettes and…

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£1200 Maitland Theft

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 1

Thieves ransacked a house at East Maitland last night and stole £1200 in notes and silver. The robbery is believed to have taken place between 2 p.m…

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Police Transfers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 2

The following police transfers have been notified: Sergeants: E. T. Rippon, from Mayfield to Officer in Charge at Stockton; N. L…

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Man Fined For Unlawful Assault On Girl

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 3

Claude Francis Weatherhead, 34, fireman, was fined £10 when he pleaded "Guilty" before Mr. M. J. D. Austin, S.M., at Newcastle Court…

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Plan to Police Beer Rejected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 2

Newcastle Trades Hall Council last night rejected an agreement reached between its executive and the executive of the Northern branch of the U.L.V.A. to police the sale of beer…

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Equity Court Will Determine Housing Commission Dispute

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY: A novel application for the. appointment of a Full Bench of three Equity judges was approved today by Mr. Justice Roper for the purpose, chiefly, of determining whether the Housing Commission of N.S.W. is bound by the Local Government Act and municipal ordinances…

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Newcastle Court Before Mr. M. J. D. AUSTIN, S.M.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 4

REMAND.—Edward Arthur John Seaton 24, labourer was remanded to West Maitland Court on March 8 on two charges—that at West…

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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. E. J. Gibson, S.m.) Didn't Report Accident

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 10

Cyril P. Keppie, lorry driver, Church St., Newcastle, was fined £1 4s 6d and 5s 6d costs for falling to report an accident which occurred at…

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Watersider Gaoled For Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 4

Ronald Gordon Campbell, 28, wharflabourer, was sentenced to four months' imprisonment by Mr. E. J. Gibson, S.M., at Newcastle…

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Communist Denial Brings Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Fri. (A.A.P.)—Harold Christoffel, former Congress of Industrial Organisation's officer in Milwaukee…

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12 Rings Taken in Daylight Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday.—Twelve diamond rings valued at £200 were stolen from Carlow gift shop, Flinders-lane, city, this afternoon…

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Governor Presents 5 Police Medals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Five members of the New South Wales Police Force were to-day presented with the King's Police and Fire Services…

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Police Fly to Island Wharf Threat Scene

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 3

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Friday.—Twelve New Zealand police left by plane for the Pacific island of Rarotonga to-day to strengthen the…

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