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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

2,083 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 105

Husband, Wife On Separate Murder Counts

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 2

MELBOURNE.—A man and his wife appeared separately at the City Court today and were remanded to different…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 8

FOR TRIAH.—James William McBean, 20, M[?]ullhand, was committed for trial on six charges of breaking, entry and theft from premises at…

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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m.) "Milked" Petrol

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 13

A man who "milked" petrol from another car was fined £5. He was Peter Barry Holstrom, 24. storeman, who appeared on a charge…

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Korean Assault "Under Control"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 3

TOKYO, Jan. 11. A.A.P.—Reuter.—A fresh North Korean assault early to-day below Wonju was under control, temporarily at least, said an Eighth Army spokesman…

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Huge Bail Fixed Over Stealing Counts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 3

LISMORE, Thursday,—A total of £3000 bail was fixed by Mr. F. C. H. Thompson, S.M., in Murwillumbah Court to-day, on two…

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Secretary On Charge Of £5478 Theft

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY: Robert Stanley Viles (50) secretary, of Manly, was today charged in Central Court with having embezzled…

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"Witch" Has Fit in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 2

BERLIN, Friday (A.A.P.).—Use Koch, the "Red Witch" of Buchenwald, threw a fit just as a public prosecutor was…

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Woman Collapses in Court; Dies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 10

SYDNEY, Thursday.—An elderly woman collapsed in the witness box at Burwood Court this morning and died in a western suburbs…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 10

STOLE PETROL.—Peter Burry Holstrem, 24, storeman, was fined £5 for having stolen three gallons of petrol valued at 9/, at Newcastle on…

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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. R. A. Hardw[?]cke. S.m.) Bound Over

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 3

John William Burgess, 42, driver, was placed on a £10 bond to be of good behavior for 12 months after he had pleaded guilty to stealing…

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Police Seeking Missing Boy

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 4

Hamilton police are seeking a 14-year-old boy, who has been missing from his home at 21 Northumberland St.,…

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Result Of Police Ballot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 7

Keen interest was being taken to elect a president of the re-formed Maitland Police Association, the Returning Officer (Sergeant D. C…

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Court Order Against Minister

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Joshua George Arthur, 44, Minister for Mines and Immigration in the New South Wales Government, was…

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Maitland Court Before Mr. F. R. Wood, S.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 7

CHARGE DISMISSED.—The information was dismissed when Eva Florence Lye, of Silas-lane, Waterloo, charged her husband, Victor Robert…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 14

SEAMEN SENTENCED.—Fred Harris Crowe, 36, Trevor James Lambert, 24, and Ronald William Hocking, 32, seamen, were each sentenced…

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Man Charged With Attempt To Murder Through Poison

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY: A 64-year-old man was today charged in Central Court with attempting to administer poison to a 30-year-old woman with intent to murder her. The man charged Loyal…

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Police Search For Young Girl

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—About 30 police, including members of the C.I.B. and the Vice Squad, were still searching at midnight to-night…

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Skip Court, Titian To Start In Challenge

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 8

SYDNEY: Skip Court and Titian, both announced as unlikely starters in the Challenge Stakes, are to start. C. Rolls, trainer of Skip…

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Financier Slated By K.C. In Court •V>u

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE: Melbourne financier John Wren was accused by counsel in the City Court today of "hiding behind his wife's skirts" in the prosecution for criminal libel of the author of…

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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m.) Bail Forfeited

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 7

Frederick James Holdstock, 64. laborer, forfeited bail of £5 when he fulled to appear on a charge of behaving offensively in Hunter St.,…

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