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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

2,083 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 36 of 105

Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m.) Assault. Robbery Charges

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 10

Two young men, charged with armed assault and robbery, were remanded on the application of the police to appear on May 10…

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Communists Regroup New Assault In Korea Awaited

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 1

LONDON, May 3. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Intelligence officers in Western Korea said to-day the Communists were preparing for a new assault on Seoul…

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Police Killed by Terrorists

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 1

SINGAPORE, May 3. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Two European police officers were killed by terrorists yesterday in the Rawang district of…

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Police Seek Hater Of Saxophones

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Police are searching for a man who violently dislikes saxophone music…

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New Cycles For Police Can Reach 100 mph

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 9

MELBOURNE: New 100-mile-an-hour motor cycles just delivered to the Victorian police will enable patrolmen to catch even the fastest speedsters. Thirty of the cycles went…

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Maitland Court (Before Mr. F. R. Wood, S.m.) Number Plates Overdue

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 4

Edward O'Connor of Michael St., Maitland was fined £1 8s with 7s costs for falling to return number plates on Jan. 2…

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Car-Theft Charges: Man Denied Bail

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 May 1951 · page 1

A 28-year-old spray painter, Leslie Allan Morrison, was refused bail in Newcastle Court today when he was remanded…

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A Gaol For The Coal Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1951 · page 2

Anyone familiar with the history of the coal industry in New South Wales will agree with the almost platitudinous comment of…

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Seaman Sent to Gaol For Assaulting Girl

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1951 · page 4

Francis Joseph Rice, 25, seaman, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment by Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.M., at Newcastle…

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No Move For Police Test Of Bus Drivers

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 May 1951 · page 2

A denial that any move had been made at a meeting at Wallsend on Thursday night to have Government bus drivers…

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Mock Court To Be Held By Justices

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 May 1951 · page 3

Following the success last year of the "courts of instruction" held by the Newcastle branch of the J.P. Federation,…

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Court Awards £103,455 To Business Man

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Peter Mathieson, 88-year-old Strathfield investor and business man, was awarded £103,455 by Mr. Justice Kinsella…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1951 · page 7

FOR TRIAL.—Clarence Edward Merchant, 23, labourer, was committed for trial at Newcastle Sessions on May 29 on a charge of…

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Man Charged With Car Thefts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 May 1951 · page 3

Before Mr. H. Treloar, J.P., in Newcastle Court on Saturday, Leslie Allan Morrison, 28, spray painter, was remanded till to-morrow on…

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Woman Shot At, Police Told

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 May 1951 · page 1

GUNNEDAH, Sunday.—Two men disarmed a man yesterday as he was allegedly firing a pen-rifle at a woman and her three…

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Conciliation Chief Dies: Court Tribute

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 May 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY.—The Full Bench of the Industrial Commission this morning paid tribute to the late Edgar Joseph…

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Court Denial on King's Health

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 May 1951 · page 1

LONDON, May 6. A.A.P.—There is no foundation for an Australian newspaper report that the "obvious fatigue" of the King at opening ceremonies of the Festival of Britain might cause doctors to…

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Newcastle Man Accused Of Stealing Cars Worth £2450

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 3

Leslie Allan Morrison (28), spray painter, charged with stealing cars worth £2450, was granted £600 bail at Newcastle Court today and remanded to May 22, by Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.M. Morrison was arrested on…

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Police Fix Identity Of Human Head

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—The head which was found floating off Camp Cove yesterday has been identified as that of Raymond Beade Pryke,…

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Water Police Drag For Stockton Boy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 2

Newcastle water police continued to drag the Hunter River yesterday for a Stockton boy who has been missing since Saturday morning…

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