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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

2,591 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 38 of 130

Ratings Remanded In Assault Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1949 · page 8

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Two naval ratings were remanded without hail till May 6 at Central Court to-day on a number of charges involving…

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Maori "Saw Gaol As Holiday"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1949 · page 1

WELLINGTON, April 26. A.A.P.-Reuters.—John Reremoana Tume, 30, Maori, who was charged in the Supreme Court at Palmerston…

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Labourer Gaoled For Theft From Father

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1949 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—John Charles Carmody, 18, labourer, of Paddington, was sentenced to six months' gaol at Paddington Court…

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Two For Trial; £1590 Jewel Theft Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—At Central Court to-day two seamen were committed for trial on a charge of having stolen jewellery valued…

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Police Lost On Sale On Donkeys

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1949 · page 3

DARWIN, Tuesday.—As the result of a disastrous recent sale of 14 donkeys at Alice Springs, Northern Territory police may give…

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Damages Award In District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1949 · page 6

A consent verdict for £225 damages to Albert Joseph Stern-beck, of Woodville, was entered by Judge Nield at Maitland District…

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Tea Break Decision Overruled By Court

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 April 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY: A Federal Conciliation Commissioner had no power to grant a tea break in an industry because it would be tantamount to an alteration of standard hours, the High Court of five judges unanimously…

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Patient Complained of Being Kicked, Court Is Told

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 April 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY: A doctor said at the Quarter Sessions to-day that a Callan Park mental patient complained before he died that two attendants at the hospital had kicked him…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1949 · page 6

BAIL OPPOSED.—Jack Penman. 34, labourer, was remanded in custody till Friday on "a charge of having broken and entered the house of…

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

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 April 1949 · page 3

Stanley James Wilkinson 22, laborer, was remanded to May 13 on a charge of having illegally used a car on April 9…

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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicks, S.m.) Fined Three Times

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 April 1949 · page 9

"You are very fortunate you have not been charged with a more serious offence," said Mr. Hardwlcke. when he fined William Thomson. 29, driver…

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5 Years' Gaol for Indecent Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—In the Quarter Sessions to-day, Judge Curlewis imposed the maximum penalty of five years' imprisonment…

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£3000 Razor Blade Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Detectives are investigating the theft of 375,000 razor blades, valued at £3000, from a city storeroom…

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Supervision Of Court On Ballots Urged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 5

Cardiff branch of the A.L.P. will seek to have control of ballots to elect union officers placed under the supervision of the Arbitration…

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"Won" £9000 In Bets For Clients: Story In Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY: A man had told two clients, who had given him money for racecourse bets, that he had won for them a total of £9000, the Crown declared in the Quarter Sessions today. Nathan Solomon, 63, cutter…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 6

STOLE PEN. — Reginald Daniel Stretton, 38, carpenter, was fined £5 for having stolen a fountain pen, valued £1/5/, the property of Byron…

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Brudahl Sentenced To Four Years' Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY: Lars GustaV Brundahl, former internee, was found guilty by a jury in Quarter Sessions today of conspiring with persons unknown to assault Herbert Dell. He was sentenced to four years' imprisonment…

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Former Constable Further Charged

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY.—Kenneth George Austin, 21-year-old former policeman, who is serving a 10 years' gaol sentence for assault…

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£2100 Theft Charges Against Constable

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE: William Coe (28), police constable was committed for trial today on three charges of forgery and…

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Korean Suspect Sent to Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 3

TOKYO, April 28. A.A.P.—Reuter.— The Australian forces in Japan to-day imposed heavy punishment upon a Korean suspected…

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