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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

2,083 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 74 of 105

Man For Trial For 1939 Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Henry Richard Bugg, 37, contractor, of Separation-street, Northcote, was committed to-day for trial on…

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Lambton To Seek Police Station

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 3

Although Lambton has a police residence and £500 was spent recently on an office, there is no police station,…

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Mother Gives Baby To Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A young woman gave her baby daughter to police who went to her flat to investigate the child's screams…

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Jap. Officers In Police Reserve

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 1

TOKIO, Fri. (A.A.P.)-More then 800 former Japanese Army and Navy officers will soon join the national reserve, the Kyodo…

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45 Chinese Shot After Trial In Shanghai Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 1

HONGKONG, Sept. 13. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Forty-five Chinese were shot immediately after they were convicted of counter-revolutionary…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 7

IMPRISONMENT.—Neville Robin, 18, labourer, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment on each of two charges of having, at Newcastle…

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Maitland Court (Before Mr. F. P. Halnin, S.m.) Charges Dismissed

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 3

Charges of driving under the influence and negligent driving against Harold Edward Lambert, 61, carrier, of The Esplanade, Lorn, were…

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A.B.C. Seeks Police Guard For Cash

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 September 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY.—The A.B.C. has asked for police protection to safeguard thousands of pounds which will be refunded to…

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Newcastle Court Before Mr. T. H. D. SEE. S.M. Summons Division

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 September 1951 · page 6

PUBLICANS FINED.—Seven hotel proprietors were fined for offences involving bar drip trays as a result of visits to their hotels by Newcastle…

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Police, Dogs Hunt Gaol Fugitives

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 September 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sept. 16. A.A.P.—Hundreds of police, with blood-hounds, are searching Alabama for 11 heavily-armed convicts still at…

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12 Convicts Escape From U.S. Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 September 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sun. (A.A.P.)—Twelve convicts escaped from the county gaol at Caldwell (Idaho) last night by sliding…

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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m.) Bound Over

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 September 1951 · page 3

William Freeburn, 30, carrier, was bound over in the sum of £20 to be of good behavior for 12 months on a charge of driving a motor car…

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Italian Charged with Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1951 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Monday.—On the death of his mother in hospital to-day, Dominic Giuseppe Trimboli, 35, Italian carpenter, of Uraidla,…

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Police In Gun Battle With Gaol Escapees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sept. 17. A.A.P.—Police fought a running gun battle with three escaped convicts in an amusement park at Birmingham (Alabama) early to-day. Officers believe one of the…

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Car "Hot" After Police Raid

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1951 · page 6

After the police had raided Leslie Allan Morrison's garage in Brown-road, Broadmeadow, on May 1, Morrison said several vehicles, including a Dodge sedan, were "hot."…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1951 · page 4

SUSPENDED SENTENCE.—Mervyn Morris Baddock, 29, miner was sentenced to six months' imprisonment on a charge of having, at Gateshead,…

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Cessnock Court (Before Mr. F. Halpin, S.m.) Betting Fines

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 September 1951 · page 3

Eight men were each fined £20 when they pleaded guilty to having engaged in illegal betting at Cessnock on Saturday…

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Rumanians Gaol Archbishop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 September 1951 · page 3

LONDON, Sept. 18. A.A.P.—A Bucharest military tribunal has sentenced the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Timisoara (Dr…

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Collapse In Dock At Murder Trial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 September 1951 · page 3

WOLLONGONG, Tuesday.—A 22-year-old Hungarian charged with having murdered a woman collapsed in the dock from a heart…

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Police Parking Ban Statement Resented

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 September 1951 · page 4

Resentment at an alleged statement by Police Superintendent Lawrence that the parking ban had been imposed in Maitland and Penrith on the advice of the local authority was expressed at the…

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