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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

2,290 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 115

Cessnock Court (Before Mr. C. S. Ward, S.m.) Betting Fines

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 3

The following were each fined £30 when they pleaded guilty to having engaged in illegal betting on Saturday: James…

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Court Acquits Judge's Wife

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 15

LONDON: Mrs. Catherine Carteroulis, 41, Freeland Rd., Earling, W., said to be the wife of a Greek…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 5

BOUND OVER.—Marinos Marinakls, 45, ship's cook, pleaded "Guilty" to having drives a car in Lawson-street, Hamilton,…

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Sister's Death; Man Charged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 3

A man charged with the manslaughter of his sister had been "as distressed as any man could possibly be" when told…

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Frenchwoman Is Charged With 11 Murders

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 1

PARIS, Thurs. (A.A.P.): Madame Marie Besnard, 56-year-old widow, charged with poisoning 11 people, including her parents, second husband and seven relatives, showed her gold teeth in a broad smile to nearly 100 French and foreign journalists in Poitiers…

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Assault On Foreman Wharfie "Out" For Lifetime

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: Confirming the decision of the Newcastle representative of the Stevedoring Industry Board to deregister for life a wharf-laborer guilty of assaulting a foreman, Mr…

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Murder, Arson Follow Flare-Up In Malaya

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 2

SINGAPORE, Thurs. (A.A.P.-Reuter).—Murder and arson followed a violent anti-Chinese flare-up in a north Malayan village on Tuesday night. It was touched off by…

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"Tilt at Court" in Resolutions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — The National Council of the ironworkers' union had passed resolutions intended to lower the Court's prestige, Mr. E. Miller, Q.C., said…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 4

RESISTED ARREST. — Ralph Sidebottom, 48, miner, was fined £5 for having resisted Constable L. Bradbury in the execution…

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Labourer Charged With Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—William O'Meally, 28, labourer, of no fixed address, was charged at the City Court…

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Police To Farewell Noted Detective

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 2

The Deputy Commissioner of the New South Wales police (Mr. S. McCarthy) will be farewelled by officers and men of the Northern Division at Blackall House…

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Divorce Court At Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 7

Judge Brennan heard two remitted divorce issues at Maitland District Court yesterday. The issues were found in the…

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Kurri Court Before Mr. C. WARD, S.M.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 7

BEFORE WINDOW.—Andrew Beatty, 50, Hebourn Estate, Weston, pleaded "Guilty" to having maliciously damaged a…

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£100 Bond for Trust Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1952 · page 6

At Maitland Quarter Sessions yesterday, Judge Brennan put Frederick James Watson, 39, moulder, of…

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Valet Guilty Of £300 Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Donald Thomas Charles Coulter, 28, valet, was found guilty at the Quarter Sessions of having…

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Woman Guilty Of Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1952 · page 6

LONDON, Feb. 22. A.A.P. —A jury of nine men and three women found Bertha Mary Scorse, 20, guilty of…

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Father On Charge Of Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—A 26-year-old labourer was charged early to-night with the murder of his…

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Japanese Police Alerted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1952 · page 3

TOKYO, Feb. 22. A.A.P.-Reuter. —More than 10,000 police were mobilised on an emergency alert in Tokyo last…

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Branxton Court Before Mr. C. K. WARD, S.M.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1952 · page 6

FOR TRIAL.—Allan Robinson Miller, 60, was committed for at Maitland Quarter Sessions on June 15 on a charge…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1952 · page 7

STOLE COPPER.—Hilton James McKenny, 26, labourer, was fined £15, for having stolen copper wire, valued at…

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