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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1948

2,001 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 52 of 101

Cessnock Court (Before Mr. W. C. Avery. S.M.)

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 4

Charges of having driven a vehicle while under the Influence of Intoxicating liquor and of dangerous driving against Thomas Joseph Parker…

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

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

BOUND OVER.—On a charge of having driven car in Bridge-street. Hamilton, while under the influence of liquor on June 8, William Scott,…

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West Maitland Court Before Mr. W. C. Avery, S.m

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

EXCEEDED SPEED LIMIT.—Pleading "Guilty" to having exceeded the speed limit at East Maitland, Walter Mervyn Cross, of Haverlock-street…

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Gaol For Assault On Bait Nurse

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 July 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY.—John Walter Davis, 21, farm hand, was sentenced to three months' hard labor by Mr. Brown, S.M., at Hornsby…

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Cessnock Court Before Mr. Avery, S.M.

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

ADJOURNED. —Thomas Joseph Parker was charged with having driven a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor,…

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

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

PROHIBITED IMUSIGRANTS.—Robert John Marshall, 47, and John Keyes, 24, seamen, were each sentenced to six months' imprisonment, pending…

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3 Months' Gaol for Attack on Nurse

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Sentencing John Walter Davis, 21, to three months' hard labour at Hornsby Court to-day for having attacked…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 4

REMANDED.—Edward Sidney Fears, 48, labourer, pleaded "Not guilty" to a charge of vagrancy. He was remanded to Monday on £10 ball…

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

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 9

Charged with stealing four coils of wire valued al £10, the properly of Rylands Pty. Ltd., Allen Allred Kermond, 41, driver, was remanded…

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Gaoled for G.p.o. Theft

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY: A man with a long criminal record in New Zealand including theft of mails and damage to letter boxes pleaded…

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Police Allege Statement Of Fight In Car

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Police alleged during the inquest to-day into the death of Francis John Allard, 40, that a man detained in…

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Paper Seller Charged On £1000 Ring Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 July 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday. —Detectives arrested a paper seller on his stand in Pitt-street to-day and charged him with the theft of 40 rings…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 July 1948 · page 4

REMANDED.—Andrew Ivan Black, 40, taxi driver, was remanded till July 30, on £30 ball, on charges of having driven a taxicab in…

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Indecent Assault By Youths Alleged

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY: Five youths were arrested at Liverpool early to-day and charged with having indecently assaulted a…

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£150 Jewellery Theft Reported

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 3

Detective White, of Newcastle, has gone to Dungog to investigate the loss of jewellery valued at over £150…

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Police Warning On Sundial Vandals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 3

The Superintendent of Police (Mr. Clifford) yesterday warned people against defacing the sundial on the Hunter District Water Board's…

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Police Probe Young Man's Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Detectives are investigating the death of John Robert Paton, 30, at his home in Birriga-road, Bellevue Hill, last…

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Eluded Police in Early Morning Chase

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.— Travelling at up to 100 miles an hour, a powerful stolen car eluded seven police cars in a radio-controlled chase…

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Chemist Had To Call Police Aid "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 1

NEW YORK, July 19.—The retired Massachusetts pharmacist John Brown had to call police help to-day to deal with more than 1000…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 4

REMANDS.—Edward Sidney Fears, 48, labourer, was remanded to August 16, on £10 bail, on a charge of vagrancy. Mr. H. L. O'Neill…

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