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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

2,591 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 51 of 130

Murderer Sent Back To Gaol

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

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A murderer released on licence was ordered by Judge Curlewis to-day to return to gaol to serve the…

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Two Charged With Race Tipping Fraud

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 6

LISMORE, Thursday.—Charges of conspiracy against two men were made in connection with a tipping fraud conducted in…

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Pakistan's New View On Murder

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

KARACHI, June 2. A.A.P.— A man in Kalat State, which recently acceded to Pakistan, has been sentenced to seven years…

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Police Seek Owners

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 2

Detective J. Duffell has in his possession a motor wheel with wire spokes and a camera for which he is seeking the owners…

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Newcastle Police Supt. Transferred

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY: Among important changes in senior police positions announced today by the Commissioner (Mr. J. F. Scott)…

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Japanese Police Break Up Smuggling Ring

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 1

TOKYO, June 2. A.A.P.-Reuter.—The Japanese police have broken the biggest smuggling ring ever discovered in…

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Federal Police To Guard Some Army Stores

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.—Special Commonwealth police will be attached to some Army establishments to prevent further thefts of…

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Go To Court On Clerks' Ballot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The A.L.P. Industrial Group in the Clerks' Union intends to apply to the Industrial Commission…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 6

NO CONSENT.—For having ridden a motor-cycle without the consent of Alan Sharpe, in Newcastle on Wednesday, James Robert Harvey,…

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De Gaulle Supporter Charged

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 June 1949 · page 2

PARIS, Sat. (A.A.P.).—Five men, including a De Gaulle supporter, were charged last night with "activities relating to…

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14 In U.S. Gaol Break

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 June 1949 · page 1

NEW YORK, June 3. A.A.P.—Fourteen prisoners escaped from the State penitentiary at Moundsville (West Virginia) early to-day, police…

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Miner To Police Superintendent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 June 1949 · page 1

SUPERINTENDENT James Wiley, who has been appointed to succeed Superintendent Clifford as officer in charge of the…

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Arms Seized By Paris Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 June 1949 · page 1

PARIS, June 3. A.A.P.—Police captured two buses full of weapons and ammunition on the outskrits of Paris last night. They arrested 10 people. Police had been warned about…

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Plans Ready For Police Boys' Club

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

Plans had been completed for the new Police Boys' Club in Hunter-street West, Superintendent Clifford said yesterday…

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Damage Exceeds Burglary Loss

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 3

Thieves stole £30 from Newcastle Trades Hall and Federation House at the week-end but did more damage in the buildings than the actual amount of money lost…

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Girl Alleges Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday. — A man allegedly indecently assaulted an eight-year-old girl at Exhibition Park, Glebe, to-day…

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French Police Seize Arms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 3

PARIS, June 5. A.A.P.—Police discovered a case of dynamite and five cases of grenades and detonators near Toulouse yesterday, only…

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Police Reduce Accident Toll

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 2

Traffic police on the highways about Newcastle have prevented hundreds of accidents to motorists who, knowingly or through ignorance, would ignore the elementary traffic regulations…

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Sword Produced In Court Case

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 9

SYDNEY: A man, armed with a fencing foil and table knife, was overpowered by a constable after a struggle in…

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Police Capture 8 After 14 Break Prison

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 1

MOUNDSVILLE (West Virginia), June 5. A.A.P.—Police to-day rounded up eight of the 14 convicts who cut their way out of West…

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