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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

2,591 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 130

Court Delays Deportations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The High Court to-day granted an interim injunction restraining the Minister or Immigration (Mr. Calwell),…

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Court Asked To Open Clyde Plant

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY.—The Amalgamated Engineering Union today asked the Federal Commissioner (Mr. G. A. Mooney) to…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 4

INDECENT LANGUAGE.—For having used indecent language in the foyer of the Victoria Theatre on Monday night, Melton William White, 19,…

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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. G. C. Hook. S.m.) Gaoled for Vagrancy

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 10

Patrick Grindley, 59, laborer, was sentenced to three months' gaol for not having sufficient lawful means of support…

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Hitler's Former Deputy Sentenced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 1

MUNICH, March 23. A.A.P.— A denazification appeal court at Traunstein, near Munich, to-day tried Martin Bormann, Hitler's…

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From Gaol to Hospital

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 1

LOS ANGELES, March 23. A.A.P.—Mrs. Georgette Brucks, who was convicted of having beaten her baby to death, was…

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Seamen Would Not Work While Official Charged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—The Port Adelaide seamen's labour pick-up centre remained closed to-day. The men declined to offer for…

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Divorce Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 5

Mr. Justice Bonney heard 13 undefended petitions at Newcastle Divorce Court yesterday. PAGE v. PAGE…

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Reads Fight Police In Argentina

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 2

BUENOS AIRES, Wed (A.A.P.): Delegates to the pro-Communist Argentine-Slav Congress fought with police today and 100 arrests were made…

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Comic Court For Sydney Cup

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—It was unlikely that Comic Court would oppose Carbon Copy in the A.J.C. St. Leger, but would concentrate…

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Police Seize Pure Cocaine Worth £937,500

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 1

NEW YORK, March 23. A.A.P.— Detectives seized nearly £937,500 worth of pure cocaine in jars and bottles in a vacant house in…

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Court Decision 'Blow To White Australia'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 1

BENDIGO, Wednesday.—The High Court decision in the O'Keefe case knocked down one of the main pillars upon which the White…

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Melbourne Unions Hold Protest Meeting Outside Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE: [?] 20 policemen inside the court building ana 50 more in reserve in Russell-st. Police Headquarters on the other side of the road, about 300 members of the 12 unions staging the 24-hour waterfront stoppage assembled…

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Newcastle Court Before Mr. G. C. Hook, S.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 6

VAGRANCY.—Patrick Grindley, 69, labourer, was sentenced to three months' gaol on a vagrancy charge. Grindley pleaded "Not guilty," and…

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Teralba Court Before Mr. F. R. Wood, S.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 6

BETTING.—George Edmunds, 48, labourer, was fined £20 for Illegal betting in a barber shop in The Boulevarde. Toronto…

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

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 3

Edna Cross, 29, home duties, pleaded guilty to having used Indecent language In the Pacific Hotel. Scott St. yesterday, and was fined £3 in…

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Six Youths to Face Burglary Charges

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Police arrested six youths at Crow's Nest to-day and charged them with breaking entering and stealing…

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Japanese Admiral Sentenced to Die

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 1

MANILA, March 24. A.A.P.— The Philippines War Crimes Commission has sentenced former Rear-Admiral Takesue Furuse, of the…

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8 Butchers Charged After Raids

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Eight summonses had been issued against carcase butchers for alleged breaches of the prices regulations, the…

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Union Official Charged With Contempt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—An officer of the Security Service served a summons to-day on the Assistant National Secretary of the Federated…

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