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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

2,591 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 44 of 130

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 6

SHOPLIFTING—Bean Aileen Grace Asnton, as, home duties, was fined £5 for having stolen two pairs of stockings, valued at [?], the…

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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. Austin, S.m.) Adjourned Adulterated Sausages

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 3

Rodger Nelson McGavin. butcher of Pacific Highway, Adamstown was lined £5 with 10s costs fo[?] having sold adulterated sausages containing…

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Midnight Cruise Led To Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday—A exchange of partners on a midnight cruise on the Yarra River led to a young woman being assaulted…

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Woman Given Month's Gaol For Shoplifting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 9

Maureen Fay Mason, 22, domestic duties, was sentenced by Mr. R. J. D. Austin, S.M., at Newcastle Court yesterday to one…

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Three Men Facing Charge Of Murder

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY: Three men charged with murder were handcuffed together and closely guarded by police as they were led into the City Coroners Court today…

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Police Probe Fatal Shooting

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 12

MELBOURNE. —Mrs. Flo[?]ence Beatrice Doig. 48, was she at her home at Bentleigh last night and detectives are…

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Police Defied In Jump From Bridge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 4

SAN FRANCISCO, May 11. A.A.P.—Defying the police for the second time in a month, a former paratrooper, Robert Niles, 22, made…

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Report Strike To Full Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY.—The Chief Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. G. A. Mooney) will send a report of a boilermakers' strike in…

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Statues Seemed To Speak, Man Told Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—While he was looking at two church statues they seemed to speak to him and threaten him, a man said…

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Police Aid Newcastle Shops To Combat Wave Of Shoplifting

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 3

Newcastle police, with the aid of supervisors and house detectives in city Stores, have been combating a recent wave of shoplifting, nine arrests having been made within the last three days. In one city store a supervisor…

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Oppose Court Challenge Move Mine Mechanics Plan Stoppage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 1

The Federated Colliery Mechanics' Association will hold aggregate meetings in the northern, southern and western districts on Monday on Northern Collieries Ltd.'s proposal to challenge in the High…

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Newcastle Court (Before Mr. H. J. D. Austin, S.m.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 8

REMANDED.—Myrtle Joan Nowlan, 24, domestic duties, was remanded till May 25, on £60 ball, on charges that at Newcastle, on or about March 20,…

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Bail Refused For Men On Murder Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 8

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Three men charged with the murder of another at a Botany-road tram stop on April 14 were refused bail…

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Miners "Would Go Beyond Court"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 3

A REPRESENTATIVE of the Miners' Federation told Newcastle Trades Hall Council last night that if the federation…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 8

REMANDED.—A remand till July 18 was granted when Albert Edward Johnson. 38. seaman, was charged with having assaulted William…

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Appeal Organiser Sent to Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—George Harold King, 28, a former organiser of charitable appeals, was sentenced in the Quarter Sessions…

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Bullet Hit Boy, Man Charged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—A man was charged with malicious wounding following the shooting of a boy on a property at Westmead this…

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Seaman Bound Over For Jewel Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Two former members of the crew of the Largs Bay pleaded "Guilty" in the Quarter Session to-day to the theft of…

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Man Committed on Assault, Intent Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 7

Reginald Royston Walker, 35 seaman, in Newcastle Court yesterday, before Mr. Austin, S.M. was committed for trial at…

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Mother On Charge Of Murder

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 12

HAZELTON (Pennsylvania). Fri (A.A.P.).—A socially-prominent child psychologist was charged today with slaying her…

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