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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

2,290 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 115

Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. T. D. D. See. S.m.) Housebreaking Charges

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 March 1952 · page 3

Allan James Mitchell, 23, la[?] was remanded until March 31 when he appeared on 22 housebreaking and stealing…

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Assault On Detective; 2 Charged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1952 · page 4

At Maitland Court yesterday, Mr. C. K Ward, S.M., committed Lyall Mervyn Humbles, 30, gardener of…

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Four Years For Assault On Woman

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 March 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: A man who police said used his fists to batter the face of a woman now a patient in a…

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Action In Court On Hall Ban

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—The hearing of an application for an injunction against Sydney City Council to restrain it…

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Rail Strikers Will Obey Court Order

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 March 1952 · page 1

By 44 votes to 39 a lively meeting of members of the Wages Division of the South Maifland Railways decided today to Abide by an order made yestesday by Mr. Justice Richards, of the Industrial Commission…

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Court Papers May Be Sent To Crown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Judge Stacey said in Quarter Sessions to-day that he would consider sending transcripts of…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1952 · page 6

DISMISSED. —When Albert Edward Martin, 36, labourer, undertook to have further medical attention. a charge of…

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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. R. A. Hardwieke, S.m.) Commuted for Trial

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 March 1952 · page 3

A 40-year-old chemist, Cedric Otto Brohrsman, was committed for trial on a charge of committing an indecent act…

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Newcastle Theft Leads To Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 3

GRAFTON, Tuesday.—Two youths stated to have stolen a motor-cycle in Newcastle and travelled with a sawn-off 22…

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Gaol for £8652 P.m.g. Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 6

GRAFTON, Tuesday.—A former P.M.G. divisional engineer at Grafton was sentenced to four years' gaol by Judge Storkey at Grafton Quarter Sessions to-day…

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Murder Trial Barrister Slates Police Witness

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: A detective in his questioning of a man suspected of murder had played the role of witness, counsel, judge and executioner, declared, Mr. G. Amsberg,…

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'Stranger' Blamed For Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A stranger had fired the shots which killed Bobby Lee, John ("Chow") Hayes said in the…

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Police Boys' Club's Race Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 16

Newcastle Jockey Club has given the Police Boys' Club permission to hold a race meeting at…

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Dispute Referred To Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 2

A dispute over the working of cranes at T. C. Pollard Pty. Ltd., Carrington, has been referred by the company…

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Police Not Needed By City Council

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 5

Precautions against a full scale protest on the refusal of Dixon Park for a surf carnival were not needed…

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Court Hearing of Dispute at Lysaght's

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 3

The State Secretary of the F.E.D.F.A. (Mr. D. Ferguson) told the Full Bench of the State Industrial Commission today that the union was "very concerned" about the…

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Coal Movement Hitch Unlikely Court Order Accepted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 4

Collieries on South Maitland fields served by South Maitland Railways Ltd. are expected to have sufficient empty waggons to-day to prevent any stoppage of work…

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"Dumping" In Street May End In Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 3

People responsible for depositing logs and timber on council streets in Carrington will be given notice to remove…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 6

FOR TRIAL.—Cedric Otto Brohrsman, 40, chemist, was committed for trial on a charge of having indecently assaulted…

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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. See, S.m.) Traffic Offences

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 3

Penalties were: Terence Trapp or King-st., Newcastle. £2 13s; David A. Matthews of Hereford-st.,…

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