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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

2,591 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 32 of 130

Police Deny Improper Conduct At Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 2

The Superintendent of Police (Mr. E. Clifford) told a deputation from the Ironworkers' Union today that, after exhaustive inquiries had been made, he had found no evidence involving police officers in improper conduct at the union meeting at Newcastle Stadium last Friday…

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Next Court on May 9

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 4

There will be no sitting of the Court of Petty Sessions at Maitland until May 9. Already, a heavy list of cases has been set down for…

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Official Identifies Greyhound In Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 3

LISMORE, Tuesday.—A greyhound brought into Court to-day in a conspiracy charge was identified by John Kenneth Fell, chief clerk…

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Court House, But Not For Courts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 2

A Gilbertian situation has arisen that when a new Court House building of three floors is about to be completed, Newcastle…

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Girl's Father Stabbed Man, Court Told

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Evidence of a struggle in which a man was alleged to have stabbed a friend of his daughter, was told in Ryde…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 10

REMANDED.—Albert George Walker, 37, wheeler, was remanded to April 19 on two charges of having stolen petrol belonging to the…

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Gaoled For Theft From Friend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 5

Arnold John Varnum, 32, labourer, was sentenced to six months imprisonment by Mr. M. J. D. Austin, S.M., in Newcastle…

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Striking Seamen Sent To Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 1

LONDON, April 13. A.A.P.— Twenty Canadian seamen of the crew of the 100,000-ton freigher Seaboard Ranger, who have been…

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Greek Sent To Gaol, Pending Deportation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Demetrois George Gelis, Greek shop-keeper, of Swanson-street, Erskine-ville was sentenced to six months'…

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Police Deny Interference At Stadium

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 2

The Superintendent of Police (Mr. Clifford) said yesterday that every policeman who had attended Newcastle stadium last Friday had…

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Former Boxer Now Court Official

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 8

Mr. R. J. ("Snowy") Ross, who has been Sheriff's Court attendant to Judge Nield at the sitting of the District Court that ended in…

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Damaged Cycle Sent Police On Long Search

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 2

Police from Hamilton and Charlestown spent several hours last night trying to locate the rider of a damaged motor-cycle which…

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Dog in Court "Not the One Registered"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 6

LISMORE, Wednesday.—A racing greyhound produced in Court was not the same dog registered as Brindle Havoc, Leonard West,…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 5

REMANDED.—Allen James Mitchell 2b shunter, was remanded till April 22 on £100 ball on a charge of having assaulted a woman with an…

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Police Continue Search For Murder Weapon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Late tonight police were continuing their intensive search of vacant allotments, the beach and cliffs at…

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Former Nazi Key Men Sentenced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1949 · page 3

NUREMBERG, April 14. A.A.P.—Nineteen of Hitler's former administrators and diplomats were sentenced by the American War Crimes Tribunal to-day to terms ranging from…

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Threatened J.p.; Sent to Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1949 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—John McAuliffe was sentenced to a month's imprisonment to-day for having threatened a Justice of the…

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Judge Reduces Gaol Term To £10 Fine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1949 · page 8

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A three months sentence passed on John Patrick Hinds, 34, of Abbotsford, was reduced to a £10 fine at the…

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Court Increases Sentence

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1949 · page 8

BRISBANE, Thursday.—The Court of Criminal Appeal to-day sentenced Samuel Parker, 40, who had been allowed a seven-year…

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W.A. Police Arrest Communist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1949 · page 3

PERTH, Thursday.—Police to-day arrested Ralph Gibson, a Victorian Communist, while he was addressing railway employees at…

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