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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. L. Stapleton. S.m.) Traffic Offences

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 3

Penalties were:— Geoffrey Howarth, of Bond; 8s and 12s costs for a parking breach…

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3 Fined For Wire Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1952 · page 11

Three men were each fined £30 by Mr. L. Stapleton, S.M., at Newcastle Court yesterday, for having stolen…

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Newcastle Court Before Mr. L. Stapleton, S.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1952 · page 6

BAIL FORFEITED.—William Duncan, 60, labourer, failed to answer a charge of indecent behaviour off Scott-street. His…

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2 Migrants Charged With Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sunday.—Two migrants were arrested at Mt. Isa to-day following the discovery of the body of a…

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Gaol For 'Brutal Attack' on Girl

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 3

LONDON: When a man pleaded guilty at Birmingham to a charge of maliciously wounding a girl of 14 the prosecution said that the girl had broken off a friendship…

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Must Pay £280 Or Go To Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 1

LONDON.— A one-time R.A.F. officer who inherited £31,000 is now living as a recluse in Dublin, it was…

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Sensational Turn Likely In Darwin Murder

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 2

BRISBANE: Inquiries into the murder of a Darwin taxi-driver, now centred on western Queensland, are expected to take a sensational turn within the next 48 hours. The taxi - driver was…

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£252 For Police Boys' Club

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 3

A cheque for £252, proceeds of a recent tournament at Cockle Creek links, will be handed over by…

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Chief Justice's View Of Court Distinction

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: Distinction between State and Federal jurisdictions was unfortunate, the newly-appointed Chief Justice of the High Court (Sir Owen Dixon) said today. Sir Owen was speaking…

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High Court Rules Begin Next Year

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Sunday—New rules of the High Court, formally made last week, would come into operation on…

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Maitland Court (Before Mr. F. R. Wood, S.m.) Fined £10

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 3

Robert Douglas Clarke (27), bobbin-cleaner, of Bourke St., Maitland, was fined £5 on each of two charges of offensive…

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Apologise For Theft Of Lead

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 7

LONDON.—Two 10-year-old boys found guilty at Acton Juvenile Court of stealing lead from a…

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Youth For Trial On Assault Count

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 6

Benjamin Paul Blake, 19, labourer, was committed for trial at Kempsey Sessions on June 6, from Bellingen Court,…

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Long Quiz On Taxi Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 3

BRISBANE, Monday.—A Darwin detective questioned two foreign migrants for nearly eight hours at Mt. Isa…

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2600 Convicts Riot In Gaol: "Shoot To Kill" Orders Issued

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 1

JACKSON (Michigan), Mon. (A.A.P.): State troopers today killed one prisoner and wounded seven as, with blazing machine-guns, they forced rioting convicts back into their cell-blocks in South…

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Buildings By Police "Slapped Up"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 2

Buildings erected by the Police Department were usually unsightly, Cr. Quinn said at the Northumberland County…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 6

REMANDED.—George William Harris, 46, was remanded till May 2, on £20 bail, on a charge of having…

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Parapet Drama Woman Charged In Court

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 8

SYDNEY: A woman who yesterday sat on a parapet on top of a 10-storey Sydney…

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Gaol Rioters Untamed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK, April 22. A.A.P.—Rebellious convicts were still holding out in barricaded buildings in two prisons in the United States…

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Woman Fined For Theft

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 3

A woman who was taken from a train by police at Goulburn after stealing two rings and other articles…

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