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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

2,712 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 42 of 136

Lambton Police Now on Telephone

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 4

Pending the establishment of a new police station at New Lambton the resident constable at Lambton had been connected to the…

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French Reds Call To Workers To Riot; Clashes With Police

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 10

PARIS, Tues. (A.A.P.): Angry French Communists threw out a challenge to the Government last night by calling the workers to direct action after serious clashes with police in Paris and Brest…

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

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 3

On a charge of having taken and used a motor cycle without the consent of its owner at Waratah on April 17. James Leslie Brown, 27…

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Bogus Call Lure In Shop Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 3

LISMORE, Tuesday.—A bogus telephone call to-day lured a Lismore mercer from his business premises while his shop was robbed…

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Youth Remanded on Murder Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 3

GULGONG, Tuesday.—A 15-year-old English migrant appeared in Gulgong Court to-day charged with having murdered Ronald…

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Youths Charged With Rape Of Girl, 13

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Six youths were charged at Redfern police station to-day with the rape of a girl aged 13 from the Newcastle district…

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Police Request On Country Stations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The annual conference of the N.S.W. Police Association to-day decided to press for the ending of the Police…

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Resident Police Officer For Lambton Sought

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 5

Lambton Central Progress Association last night decided to seek a deputation to the Commissioner of Police to request a resident…

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Police Fail To Trace Wreck On N.Z. Coast

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 3

HOBART, Tuesday.—Police investigations in New Zealand have failed to give a clue to a sea mystery which originated with the…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 7

USED MOTOR-CYCLE.—For having used a motor-cycle at Waratah on Monday without the consent of the owner (Owen Kelvin…

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Outpatients Charged At Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 3

Complaints that outpatients had been charged medical fees had been discussed at a conference between the Hospital Executive and…

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Penny Short of £200 Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 1

LISMORE, Wednesday.—Thieves this afternoon stole a cash box containing £199/19/11 from the office of the Commonwealth Oil…

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Witness's Denial In Beach Murder Trial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—In the closing stages of the beach murder trial to-day, Senior Detective Adam, of the Homicide…

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Security Police Shadow Thornton

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 5

SINGAPORE, Thurs. (A.A.P.-Reuter): Australian Communist Ernest Thornton was shadowed by Malay security detectives during his overnight stay at Singapore on his way to…

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Police To Seek Full Political, Civic Equality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Under police regulations, members of the force could not stand for Parliament or take part in any political…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 5

FOR TRAIL.—Mark Jacques Askew, 44, labourer, was committed for trial at Newcastle Quarter Sessions on each of two charges of having on…

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

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 15

Rita Mariel Riley, 35, domestic duties, pleaded guilty to having stolen a blouse, valued at £1 10s, from Winns store yesterday. She was…

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Man Charged With Murder Of Baby Girl

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Liverpool police to-night charged a man with the murder of a 21-month-old girl. He is Reginald John Lynch, 23,…

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Woman Collapses When Sentenced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A woman aged 64 collapsed at the Quarter Sessions to-day when Judge Holden sentenced her to three years' goal…

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Indecent Assault Charge Fails

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 10

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A man charged with having indecently assaulted a 12-year-oldl girl at Bankstown on October 1 was acquitted…

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