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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

2,290 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 115

Alleged Theft for Baccarat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 5

A woman clerk had stolen £4551 from her employer and lost it at baccarat, police alleged in Newcastle Court yesterday. Georgina smith, 26, was…

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Close Gaol Watch On Dugan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday. —Emaciated, grey-faced, and obviously sick, the criminal Darcy Dugan was lodged in…

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Kurri Court (Before Mr. Ward, S.m.) Indecent Language

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 3

William Wilson (62), pensioner, of Sawyer's Gully, did, not appear when charged with using Indecent language at…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 8

TRAFFIC OFFENCES.—Francis L. ROuse, of Redrose-avenue, Belmont, was fined £1, with 12/ costs. for having failed…

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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. T. H. D. See, S.M.) £1300 Robbery Alleged

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 3

George Frederick Harvey, 25, wharf laborer, was remanded until March 7 on £100 bail when he was charged with…

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All-Star Cast In Theft Case

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 5

HOLLYWOOD, Thurs. (A.A.P.).—An all-star cast is waiting to testify in a theft case in Hollywood…

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Divorce Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 5

Judge Brennan heard 10 undefended petitions at Newcastle Divorce Court yesterday. LEWIS v. LEWIS…

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Kurri Court Before Mr. C. Ward, S.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 6

INDECENT LANGUAGE. — William Wilson, 62, pensioner, of Sawyer's Gully, did not appear on a charge of having…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 7

REMANDED.—George Frederick Harvey, 25, Wharf labourer, was remanded till March 7 on £100 ball…

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Court At E. Maitland (Before Mr. C. K. Ward, S.m.) Dangerous Driving

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 7

Stanley Thomas Whittingham, taxi driver, of Brunker Rd., Broadmeadow, was fined £7 with 12s costs on a charge of…

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Divorce Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 11

Judge Brennan found the issue answered in the affirmative at Newcastle Divorce Court yesterday, when Norman…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 4

REMANDED.—Albert Martin, 37, labourer, was remanded till Wednesday on charges of having stolen a mug, valued at 1/…

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Boy, 14, On 2 Murder Charges

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—A 14-year-old lad has been charged with the murder of a Mallee grazier and his aunt on…

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Court At Maitland (Before Mr. C. K. Ward, S.m.) Bound Over

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 3

Barry Lavido, 21, clerk, of Rawson St., Aberdare, was discharged under Section 556A of the Crimes Act on a charge of…

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Court At Maitland (Before Mr. C. K. Ward, S.m.) Bound Over

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 2

William Geoffrey Meehan. 23, driver, of Oakhmapton Rd., Maitland, was bound over in £20 to be of good behavior for…

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Court at Newcastle. (Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m.) Motor Cyclist Fined

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 2

James Alfred Blanch, 21, laborer, was fined £15 for occupying the seat of a motor cycle and attempting to put it…

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Gaol For Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 6

Jean Jacques Auroux, 24, photographer, of the Masonite Corporation, Raymond Terrace, was sentenced to two…

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Theft Of Stud Books Alleged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 7

Reginald Mills, 38, stud-master, was charged by warrant, at Newcastle Court yesterday, with having stolen two…

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Two-murder Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Monday. — A boy aged 14, escorted by two detectives, appeared in the Children's Court, Mildura,…

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Gaol As H.Q. For Burglars

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK, Feb. 11. A.A.P.—Police last night admitted that Jackson County gaol was the headquarters of…

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