Identity Mix-up In Stealing Case
A motor dealer, William John Edwards, 44, also known as John Patrick Sidebottom, was today committed for trial at…
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Courts & crime, 1949
2,591 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 61 of 130
Police, Strikers Search For Missing Man
LITHGOW, Monday. — Large groups of police and striking miners are securing the wild bush and mountains around Portland Dark…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Six Queensland Pits Work With Police Guard
BRISBANE, Monday.—Protected by 12 policemen, six coalmines in the Ipswich area were producing to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Sgt. Ward of East MAiTLAND DIES
Sgt. Frank Ward, officer in charge of the East Maitland Police Station, died at Maitland Hospital about 11.30 last…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →High Court Challenge By Unions; Funds Not Paid Over
SYDNEY: The yali[?] of an order yesterday by Mr. Justice Kelly in the Arbitration Court, requiring the Miners' Federation to return £15,000 withdrawn from a bank allegedly to assist the miners' strike, was challenged in the High…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle Court Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m
REMANDED—Cecil Robert Perry, 60 miner, was remanded to August 3. on £20 bail, on charges of having ridden a motor-cycle in Tudor-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Promotions
SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Police promotions announced today were: Sergeant 2nd class to Sergeant 1st class, J. McD. Dwyer, Singleton;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Say Man Strangled
SYDNEY: A 27-year-old truck driver, Frederick Reid, of Wharf-rd:, five Dock, was apparently…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Funeral for Sergeant Ward
Sergeant F. H. Ward, 57, officer-in-charge at East Maitland, who died on Monday night, will be given a police funeral at Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Investigating Rocket Range Fire
ADELAIDE, Tuesday.— Police at Woomera rocket range have been joined by a detective-sergeant from Whyalla in investigating a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Court Regrets Coroner's Death
The Magistrate (Mr. Wood, S.M.) at Cessnock Court yesterday, said the death of Mr. W. M. Johnston, Coroner for Cessnock for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →High Court Decision On Coal Strike Act
SYDNEY: The High Court's decision today rejecting union challenges on the validity of the Coal Strike Act, also applications for a rule nisi against the Arbitration Court, was unanimous…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Court Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m
FOR TRIAL.—Williams John Edwards, Known as John Patrick Side bottom, 44, motor dealer, was committed for trial at Newcastle Sessions…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cessnock Court Before Mr. F. R. Wood, S.m
FINFD FOR TWO-UP.—The following men were each fined £1/10/, with 10/ costs, for having played two-up in Main-road, Paxton, on June…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Order On Union Funds: Decision In High Court To-day
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The High Court will deliver a judgment at 11 a.m. to-morrow on the validity or otherwise of an order by the Chief Judge of the Arbitration Court (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Union Man Gaoled In Funds Case Strike Act 'Valid', Says High Court
SYDNEY: The High Court today unanimously refused the applications of the three unions for a rule nisi and declared that the orders made by Mr. Justice Kelly were valid and that the Strike…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Leader Taken To Gaol
John Harge King, Secretary of the Western district branch of the Miner's Federation, leaves the Federal Arbitration Court, accompanied by police officers, after having been sentenced to one month's goal for contempt of Court. King was taken to Long…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Youth Chases Suspect In Jewel Theft
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Bernard Slater, 15, shop assistant, chased and was responsible for the arrest of a youth who allegedly stole two…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Promotions
The following additional promotions of police in the North-eastern Division have been announced. Detective-Sergeant R. Whalen,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pit Repairs Stop As Gaol Protest
Work on the reclamation of Aberdare Extended mine following flood damage stopped at midnight last night when a protest meeting was held against the gaoling of the Western Miners'…
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