£140 Tyre Theft
Thirty-seven tyres, valued at £140, were stolen from the Advanx tyre repair depot at West Maitland on Friday night…
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Courts & crime, 1949
2,591 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 130
Star In Gaol
AMERICAN film star. Robert Mitchum, sips a cup of soup in his cell in the Los Angeles county gaol…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Court Acquits Italian Generals
ROME, Mon. (A.A.P.).—A military court has cleared General Bario Roatta (former Italian Chief of Staff), five other…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →High Court Asked To Halt Timber Inquiry
SYDNEY After the Royal Commissioner (Mr. Justice Ligertwood) today refused to discontinue the New Guinea Timber inquiry, solicitors for L.S. Garden filed a notice of motion in the High Court seeking to stay the Commission. The application for an…
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TAMWORTH, Monday—Vincent Noel Denis, 23, labourer, in Tamworth Court to-day, was committed, for trial on a charge of having…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Albert Arthur Guinney, 19, of Pyrmont, was sentenced to five years' gaol in Sydney Quarter Sessions to-day for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In Brief Eden Likes Reading Murder Mysteries
Thinner and admitting he was "frightfully tired," Mr. Anthony Eden arrived by plane at Mascot today from Brisbane. "This is a lovely change from that hot little city of the north," he said. "By jove, I perspired in Brisbane." Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Court Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m
REMANDED.—Francis James Glasson, 27, postal official, was remanded to March 21. on £10 bail, on a charge of having assaulted Margaret…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Court Packed As Farrell Gives Evidence In Timber Probe
SYDNEY: In a packed courtroom, Edward Farrell, head of the vendor syndicate in the New Guinea timber deal, who previously had been excused from giving evidence on the ground of ill-health, today entered the Royal Commission…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maitland Licensing Court Mr. F. R. Wood, S.m
Colin Edward Naughton of Narara-road, Adamstown, was granted a transfer of the licence of the Royal Hotel. Marpeth, from Archibald…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cessnock Court (Before Mr. F. R. Wood, S.m.) Language Fine
Jack Astley was fined £3 with 10s costs when he pleaded guilty to having used obscene language in Main St., Cessnock…
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BATAVIA, Feb. 22. A.A.P-Reuter. —Found guilty of having attempted to smuggle arms into Indonesia, Carlton Arthur Hire, a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →For Newcastle Water Police
The Vigilant, a new launch for Newcastle water police, arrived from Sydney yesterday morning. Twenty-eight feet long, it has wireless and other modern equipment. It will be used for patrol work on the harbour. Right: Sergeant R. Ford at the wheel…
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SYDNEY: Robert Marx Matthew Thomas, 19, laborer, was carried into the City Coroner's Court today on a stretcher to attend an inquest on a man he. is alleged to have murdered. Thomas's back is broken. The Coroner (Mr. M. J. D…
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A temporary police station is located next to the secretary's office for the duration of the Show…
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Piloted by the officer in charge of Sydney water police (Sergeant McGuire), a new launch, the Vigilant, to be used by Newcastle water…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seven Robberies Reaped £553 Harvest, Says Police
A man, who appeared in Newcastle Court this morning was charged with having stolen goods valued at £553, having attempted to steal a motor car valued at £500 and with having illegally used two motor cars. He was Edward John Love[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Court Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m
REMANDED.—Edward John Lovelace, 25, labourer, was remanded till to-day on charges that at St. Marys, on February 8, he broke into the…
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TOKYO, Feb 23. A.A.P.— Lieut.-General Hiroshi Tamura, chief of the Prisoner of War Information and Administration…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Sentencing Michael Paul William Giradot, 60, to ten years' gaol on each of five charges of indecent assault on…
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