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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

2,591 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 47 of 130

Court Refuses To Hear Interim Basic Wage Claim

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE: The Full Arbitration Court today refused to hear the claim for an interim basic wage rise of £2. The decision was unanimous. The hearing of the claim for the new basic wage of £10…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 5

REMANDED,—Ernest Arthur Davies, 28, commerical traveller, was remanded till June 9 on charges of having driven a truck in Scott-street…

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Man Charged With Murder OF Woman

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 May 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY: A 38-year-old man was alleged in Central Court today to have murdered a 52-year-old woman with whom he had been living as man and wife…

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More Police For Traffic Likely

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—An additional 100 policemen to control the traffic lanes may be recommended by the Committee of Inquiry on…

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Gilbertian U.s. Police Feud

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 May 1949 · page 3

NEW YORK, Fri. (O.S.R.).—Rival police chiefs are pounding the pavements at Litchfield. Illinois…

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New Lambton Police Station "No. 1 Priority"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1949 · page 2

The Commissioner of Police (Mr. Scott) assured the Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan), after an interview in Sydney, that establishment of a…

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Police Find Man After Notes Left On Beach

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Police, who found a man lying naked in long grass in a park at the southern end of Bondi Beach to-night, alleged…

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Court Will Not Proceed On Interim Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Full Arbitration Court will not proceed with the bearing of the A.C.T.U.'s application for an…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1949 · page 4

REMANDED.—A remand till June 6 was granted when Oswald Hunt, 36, seaman, was charged with having been a prohibited immigrant…

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Three Women Charged Over Fraud On Rural Bank

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 May 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY: A notorious criminal who had engineered a fraud, carried out by three women, on the Rural Bank, was walking about the city today, apparently scot free, said Mr. P. N. Roach, solicitor, in the Quarter Sessions today…

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Search For Motive In N.Z. Murder

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 May 1949 · page 1

AUCKLAND: Every available detective and police officer is being user) to investigate the brutal murder of 60-years-old Frederick Edney. Edney's battered body was…

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Inspectors To Police Power Restrictions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 May 1949 · page 2

Inspectors had been appointed to police electricity restrictions, the Electrical Engineer and Manager of Nesca (Mr. Allbut) said last night…

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Butcher's Knife As Court Exhibit

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 May 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY: A type of butcher's knife, with an 8-inch blade, was produced as evidence at Redfern Court today when a man faced charges of being drunk and carrying a cutting instrument on May…

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Weaver Sentenced For Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 3

CAIRNS, Monday.—Tetsu Ichiro Utaka Kitagawa, who was Frank Loyal Weaver, was convicted in Cairns Police Court to-day on 24…

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Police Offer £625 Reward In N.Z. Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 3

AUCKLAND, May 23. A.A.P.-Reuter.—The Police Department is offering a reward of £625 for information leading to the…

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Theft of Motors

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 2

Thefts of three electric motors from dairymen at Woodville, Clarencetown and Glenoak last night are being…

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Soldier Admits Canteen Theft

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 3

A soldier from the Adamstown canteen, when interviewed in connection with money missing from the canteen, said he had…

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Assault at Gosford Denied

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 4

Hilton Henry Radcliffe pleaded "Not guilty" at Newcastle Sessions yesterday to having assaulted Royce Edward Brown, occasioning him…

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Murder Charge Remand

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—When charged before Mr. J. A. Harris, S.M., in Central Court to-day, with murder, Edwin George Woodsford,…

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Island Murder; Coolie Arrested

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 3

BRISBANE, Monday.—Police have arrested a Chinese coolie in connection with the death of Mr. and Mrs. Allen at Ocean Island…

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