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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

2,083 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 105

Four Accused Of Big Theft

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 2

Enough household equipment to furnish a home, including carpet runners, electrical goods, chenille curtains, men and women's shoes and five bags of rice, valued at several hundreds of pounds,…

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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. T. H. See, S.M. Sent to Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 10

Patrick Francis Bridges, 23, laborer, was sent to gaol for a month on a charge of vagrancy. (Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.M.)…

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Stop Press Police Seize Newspaper

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 12

BUENOS AIRES, Wed. (A.A.P.)— Police today occupied the plant of "La Prensa", which has not been published for a month because of…

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N.Z. Watersiders' Offices Seized By Police

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 3

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Thurs: New Zealand security police have seized the Auckland headquarters of the Waterside Workers' Union and locked out union…

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Cars Smash At 110 m.p.h., Police Say

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY— Police today estimate that two cars which smashed head-on at Kellyville late yesterday, killing two and…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 4

FALSE PRETENCES.—Thomas Carey, 35, labourer, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment on each of four charges of having obtained…

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Bus Smashed After Theft For Joyride

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY. — A Government- owned bus, which was stolen from Randwick Depot last night, was involved in a smash…

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Police Seize "Atomic Bomb"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Thursday.—Police investigating a report that a 17-year-old schoolboy had bragged about his "atomic bombs" to-day…

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No Gambling Houses Here, Police Claim

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 3

As far as Newcastle Police are aware, there are no gambling houses operating in Newcastle at present. A senior police official said…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 7

RIDER FINED.—Convicted of having ridden a bicycle in Hunter-street on February 15 while he was under the influence of intoxicating…

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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m.) Indecent Behavior

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 3

For having behaved indecently off Scott St., Newcastle, last night, Rodney Hamilton Boulton, 21. Laddie McKenzie. 21. and Thomas Brett, 21…

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Couple Charged With Car, Caravan Thefts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—A man who is alleged to have crashed a car into a wall when attempting to escape from custody yesterday was…

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U.S. Union Leader Sent to Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1951 · page 1

WASHINGTON Mar. 2. A.A.P.—Julius Emspak, National Secretary of the Left Wing United Electrical Workers' Union, was sentenced to…

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Divorce Court At Cessnock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1951 · page 6

Judge O'Sullivan heard a number of undefended divorce petitions at Cessnock yesterday. In each case he found the issues…

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Court to Hear Bakers' Claims

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1951 · page 4

The Industrial Commission would deal with the Operative Bakers log of claims next Wednesday, the Secretary of the union (Mr. J…

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Awards To Be Enforced By Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1951 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday.—Amending legislation to deal with strikes by watersiders and coalminers, to be presented to Parliament on…

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Comic Court Leads All Way; Chicquita 2nd

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 March 1951 · page 4

MELBOURNE: Sydney Cup favorite Comic Court, who started an odds-on favorite for the…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1951 · page 7

REMANDED.—Bruce Kenneth Carrison, alias Henderson, 25, labourer, was remanded till March 8 on charges of having at Newcastle…

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Boys (15½) Charged: Shop Entered

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY.—A heavy fog helped two youthful thieves who had broken into a Summer Hill barber's shop early today to…

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Police Raid Launch

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Vice Squad detectives and water police this afternoon arrested 53 men in a raid on the pleasure launch Lilly…

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