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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

2,591 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 33 of 130

High Court Move Before Deportation

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

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—In the High Court to-day Mr. Gregory Gowans, counsel for the Commonwealth, said that Fan Tai-kwong, a…

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

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

REMANDED.—Albert Edward Johnson, 38. seaman was remanded to May 12, on £40 bail on a charge of having assaulted William Fagan…

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Kurri Court Before Messrs. N. J. Hunt and P. JOHNSON, Js.P

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1949 · page 6

EVADED FARE.—John Russell. 58, labourer, who pleaded "Guilty" to charges of drunkenness and travelling on the South Maitland Railway…

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Police Examine Murder Theory In Man's Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—A man believed to have been attacked by three men at Redfern last night died in South Sydney Hospital…

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Murder At Maroubra Has rifA />n ^~ Police Mystified ?g

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 April 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY: Detectives say the murder of 62-year-old Mary Fahy, wealthy owner of flats and a shop at Maroubra, has presented them with one of the most puzzling cases for years…

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Safety Campaign Effective: Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Police said to-night that the road safety campaign, intensified just before Easter, was proving effective in checking road accidents. Only one road accident death was…

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Police Manacled To Cherry Tree "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1949 · page 1

NEW YORK, April 15.—Two West Virginian policemen who were kidnapped by hold-up men were found handcuffed to a cherry tree…

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Stop Press Randwick Races A.j.c. St. Leger Carbon Copy Comic Court Bubille Wyong Races

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 April 1949 · page 8

Wyong Handicap: MARNRAK Harvard 2. Havoc 3. STATE LEAGUE SOCCER Half-time Scores:…

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Youth Charged With Assault, Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A youth aged 16 was arrested at Riverston yesterday and charged with having assaulted an 80-year-old woman and…

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Son Charged With Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A 20-stone, 6ft. 6in. fireman was charged at Redfern police station this morning with the murder of his father…

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On £450 Stealing Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Detectives arrested a man last night and charged him with having stolen £450 worth of goods from a men's…

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Gaol Escapees Surrender; 'Cold, Hungry'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The two prisoners who escaped from Bathurst Gaol yesterday gave themselves up to Senior Constable…

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Son On Murder Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY: A 33-year-old fireman, charged with the murder of his father at Redfern last Saturday…

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Aboriginal Woman On Murder Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 4

CAIRNS, Sunday.—A full-blooded aboriginal woman has been charged with the murder of another aboriginal, Paddy Roberts, 34,…

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Police Arrest Escapee

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 2

ADELAIDE: An escaped prisoner, Ross Mervyn Clark, 35, was recaptured by police at Nangula, about four miles from…

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Detectives Conferring On Maroubra Murder Mystery

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY: A special conference was held today by C.I.B. chiefs and all detectives inquiring into the murder last Wednesday of Miss Mary Fahy (62). wealthy Maroubra shopkeeper. The conference was called to…

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Armed Police Arrest Man Under Bed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Armed police this morning arrested a man found under a bed in a vacant house in Drumalbyn-road, Rose…

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Unwanted Suitor In Battle With Police "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 1

NEW YORK, April 17.—Police yesterday fought a battle with an unwanted suitor who killed the father of the girl with whom he was…

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Elusive Escapee Gave Police Long Chase in Thick Scrub

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY: A 16-year-old escapee, regarded by police as one of the most elusive young N.S.W. criminals, avoided capture by making his home in 5000 acres of thick scrubland…

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Man "Found Under Bed" Charged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1949 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday.—Alleged to have been found by police hiding under a bed at 4 a.m. yesterday in a home at Bellevue Hill from which…

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