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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

2,083 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 105

Maitland Court (Before Mr. F Wood. S.m.) on Wrong Train

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 3

For travelling on a train without permission, Maxwell Cox, of Vacy, was fined £2 with £2 10s costs. Evidence was given that Cox…

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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. T. H. See. S.m.) Bode Under Influence

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 3

A 19-year-old motor-cyclist, Donald David Drew, was fined £15 for riding his machine down Hunter St. on March 9 while under the influence…

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2 Charged With Copper Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Detectives to-night raided the premises of a metal dealing firm at Burwood and took possession of copper…

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Man Convicted Of Stealing £25

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 3

A man alleged to have taken £25 from a New Australian to back horses was convicted of stealing the money at…

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3 Teenagers Face Murder Trial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—A youth and two girls were charged at Central Criminal Court to-day with the murder of a pensioner who had…

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Commander Over-rides Court Martial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 1

TOKYO, Monday, March 12. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Driver Robert Fargie, 29, of the British Army, who was sentenced by a court martial…

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Police And Civilians Search For Missing Botanist

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 3

WOY WOY: More than 50 police and civilians set out at dawn today to search jungle-like country around Pearl Beach for the visiting Czechoslo-vakian botanist. Miss Vlasta Benesova. Miss Benesova, also known as…

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Appeal to High Court in Hotel Mortgage Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—An appeal has been lodged in the High Court against Mr. Justice Sugerman's decision refusing discharge of a…

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Comic Court In Fast Mile On Randwick Grass

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 8

SYDNEY: A first-class mile by Sydney Cup co-favorite, Comic Court, highlighted the gallops at Randwick today. Trainer Jim Cummings was…

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Newcastle Court Before Mr. T. H. D. See, S.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 5

NO LICENCE.—For having driven a car in Hunter-street, Newcastle, without a licence, Dan William O'Sullivan 41, bricklayer, was fined £1…

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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. R. A Hardwicke, S.m.) Betting Offender

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 7

John Robert Bertholl[?], 26. laborer, was fined £40 for having accepted bets in Robertson St., Carrington, on Dec. 9…

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Sentenced To Death For Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 7

DARWIN, Tuesday.—Donald James McFarlane, 31, former Northern Territory police constable, was sentenced to death to-night…

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Pensioner's Murderers Sentenced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Two teenage girls and a youth were found guilty in the Central Criminal Court to-day of the murder of a…

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Italians Charged With Treason

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 3

ROME, March 13. A.A.P.—Four Italians, including a former major in the Italian Army, appeared before a closed court yesterday…

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Man Found in House Charged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 2

Detectives G. Dunipace and J. Roser were advised yesterday afternoon that a man was breaking into premises occupied by Stanley…

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Police Seek Missing Boy

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 4

Errol Bunker (14) of Northumberland-st., Maryville. who left his home on Jan. 5. is still missing…

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Council Tribute to Police Officer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 4

Newcastle City Council last nigh adopted a Mayoral minute recommending that a letter be sent under the council seal to Superintendent…

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Copper Sold For £1000, Police Say

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 10

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Two young men who had allegedly stolen copper sheeting from the Colonial Sugar Refining Company sold it…

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Seek Traffic Police When Blackouts Cut Signal Lights

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 2

A senior police official said today that every effort was being made to have police on point duty to direct traffic whenever power failures blacked out traffic signal lights…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 10

INDECENT BEHAVIOUR.—Stanley George Jones, 42, fitter, was fined £2 for indecent behaviour off Newcomen-st…

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