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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1948

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 April 1948 · page 4

DISCHARGED.—The police had no evidence to offer when Ernest Raymond Bail, 35, bus-driver, was charged with having driven a…

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Arrest Of Second Gaol Escapee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Sunday.—The arrest of the second of three men who escaped from Adelaide Gaol on March 28 was made to-night,…

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Airman Not Guilty of Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 1

DARWIN, Sunday.—Corporal A. Newman, R.A.A.F., who was found not guilty of having murdered a Dutchman at Morotai, returned to…

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Police Attack Guerillas

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 3

SINGAPORE, April 11.—A large combined military and police force went into action at dawn against about 400 armed guerillas in the…

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Police Stations Are Called "Dungeons"

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY: If the Premier (Mr. McGirr), as Ministerial head of the N.S.W. Police Force, could not give his services to the force, he should relegate the function to another member of his Cabinet who…

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Suggest Police Witnesses At Car Deals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 2

The Minister for Trade and Customs (Senator Courtice) will be asked to bring down legislation to make it compulsory for all car…

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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m.) Indecent Language

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 2

Francis Harvey, 34, wharf laborer, was fined £1 10s for having used indecent language in Watt-st., Newcastle, on March 31…

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Woman On Murder Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 April 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY.—Thelma Margaret McNamara, 36, domestic, charged with having murdered Isabel Theresa Latham at Randwick…

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Man On Trial For 1938 Bomb Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.— Sydney laden Powell Shannon, 47, slaughterman, pleaded "Not guilty" in Central Criminal Court to-day to…

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Police To Seek Labour Council Affiliation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.— The New South Wales Police Association decided at its annual conference to-day to seek affiliation with the…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1948 · page 4

REMANDED.—On eight charges of breaking, entering and stealing, and two of breaking and entering with Intent to steal, Jack Campbell…

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Stand Trial On Murder Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—At an inquest at the City Morgue to-day on Isobel Davis, 40, of Caulfield, the Coroner returned a…

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Police Assn. Joins Labor Council

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 April 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY: By one vote, the annual conference of the Police Association decided today to affiliate with the N.S.W. Trades and Labor Council. The voting was 22 for affiliation and 21 against, the full…

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Police Ask For New Administration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Police Association, at its annual conference to-day, decided to ask that administration of the N.S.W. police…

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Police Demand Appeal Right On Transfers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—New South Wales police will demand the right of appeal against transfers in the force…

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Police Union Claims Libel In Pamphlet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1948 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—The Police Union will urge the Government to take action, alleging criminal libel, against the author of a…

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Industrial Court at Steel Works

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1948 · page 2

The Full Bench of the Industrial Commission took evidence from members of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association…

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Court Notified Of Intervention In Wage Claims

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Chief Justice of the Arbitration Court (Mr. Justice Drake-Brockman) was notified to-day of the…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1948 · page 6

REMANDED.—Leslie William Clarke, labourer, of Main-road, Cardiff Heights, was remanded to May 4 on charges of having obtained sums of…

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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. Hardwickle, S.m.) Drove Under Influence

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 April 1948 · page 2

Pleading guilty to having on March 29 last driven a car in Hunter-st. whilst under the influence of intoxicating liquor. Albert John…

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