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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

2,083 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 68 of 105

Kurri Court (Before Mr. F. P. Halpin, S.M.)

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 August 1951 · page 3

The sequel to a visit by a Newcastle Vice Squad to Kurri on Aug. 19 was the appearance of 40 men, charged with playing a game known…

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Maitland Court (Before Mr. V. R. Jenkins, J.P.)

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 August 1951 · page 9

Three men, charged with stealing a quantity of liquor from Maitland Bowling Club on Aug. 16, were remanded till Aug. 29 on £50 ball…

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Flying Police Court Had Busy 2 Days

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 1

DARWIN, Thursday.—A Northern Territory Police Court flew more than 1000 miles in the past Two days and—…

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Woman Charged With Embezzling £40,000

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 4

NEW YORK, Thurs. (A.A.P.): A woman bank teller at Hot Springs (Arkansas) has been charged…

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Two Natives Face Murder Charges

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 6

DARWIN, Thursday.—Two natives, Jacky and Charlie, were arrested by Police Sergeant E. A. McNab at Old Mount Bundey…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 7

BETTING CHARGE.—Alexander Ephrain Gimbert, 38, builder, was fined £20 for having made bets in the bar of the Grand Hotel,…

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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m.) Drove Under Influence

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 2

Alfred Samuel Blanch, 39, laborer, was fined £10 for driving a car in Hannell St., Wickham, on Aug. 23 while under the influence of liquor…

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Murder Suspect Booed in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 August 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Sat. (A.A.P.): Women booed and shook their fists, yesterday at a man charged with the murder of two children. They demonstrated noisily…

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Gaol Escapees Still At Large

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 August 1951 · page 4

MELBOURNE.—Three prisoners who escaped from Carlton watchhouse yesterday were seen last night and are believed…

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Book Review Old Lady Plans A Murder

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 August 1951 · page 5

There is a faint touch of the arsenic-and-old-lace idea in John Newton Chance's latest thriller, "Aunt Miranda's…

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Assaulted Police; Five Men Gaoled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.— Five men who were arrested during a brawl in the Royal Hotel, Carlton, on July 30, were sentenced at Kogarah…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1951 · page 7

DRIVER FINED.—Alfred Samuel Blanch, 39, labourer, was fined £10 for having driven a car in Hannell-street. Wickham, on Thursday, while…

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Kurri Court Before Messrs. P. Johnson and A. MYALL, J's.P

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1951 · page 6

UNLICENSED PISTOL.— Robert Bruce Hamilton, 19, wheeler, of Seventh-street, Weston, pleaded 'Guilty' to having had an unlicensed pistol in…

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Youth Charged with Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 August 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Aug. 26. A.A.P.—Herbert Leonard Mills, 19, an unemployed clerk, who telephoned a Sunday newspaper saying he found…

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Man To Face Murder Trial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 August 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Aug. 26. A.A.P.—John William Fenton; 20, Army absentee, was sent for trial yesterday at Burton-on-Trent on a…

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Gaol Escapee Recaptured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.—One of three men who escaped from Carlton watchhouse on Friday was arrested in the lounge of a city…

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Letters To The Editor Car Stealing

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 4

Cars are being stolen every day If a person is arrested, he is usually charged with "illegally using a car." This sounds…

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EDITORIAL— "Joyriding"—Another Name For car Stealing

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 4

A CORRESPONDENT today in the "Letter Box" makes the point, which must have occurred to many other people, that to speak of the "illegal use" of motor cars is only another way…

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New Supreme Court Appointment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Attorney-General (Mr. Martin) said to-day that he would submit to Cabinet to-morrow his nominee for…

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Lawyer Refuses To Answer Police Questions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday.—A Brisbane solicitor to-day refused to answer questions put to him by detectives investigating the…

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