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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

2,290 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 32 of 115

6 Months' Gaol For Man Of 70

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 2

A 70-year-old man was sentenced to six months' gaol at Maitland Court to-day on a charge of false…

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Morning Chase By Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 1

Detectives fired two shots during a wild chase after a man through city streets in Sydney early this morning…

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Long Court List

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 8

COOMA: At Cooma Court yesterday Mr. D. J. Garnsey, S.M., had a record list of 110 cases…

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Court Probation Scheme May Reduce Crime

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 8

SYDNEY: Ninety-eight men and two women convicted of crimes in Sydney and Newcastle within the last year are now at liberty…

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Many Armed Police Are Moved Into Cape Town

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 8

CAPE TOWN, Wed. (A.A.P.): More than 100 extra armed police have arrived in Cape Town in the past three days to reinforce local police. At least 40—all in civi-…

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Seizure Of Steel Industries Court Finds Truman "Acted Illegally"

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Tues. (A.A.P.): A Federal judge ruled today that President Truman's recent seizure of the United States steel industry was illegal…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 5

BUTCHER FIND.—A. E. Cabban, of Telford-street, Newcastle, was fined £2, with 12/ costs, for having sold…

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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. T. H. D. See, S.m.) Fined for Betting

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 3

John Ansell (58) was fined £25 for taking bets in King St. NO RADIO LICENCES…

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Shop Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 2

Removing glass in the lift loft, thieves entered Church-hills Pty. Ltd., Hunter-street, Newcastle, on Tuesday night…

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Scone Murder Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 3

SCONE, Wednesday. — A 40-year-old labourer was remanded at Scone Court to-day on a charge of having…

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Police Auction

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 2

Newcastle police advised yesterday that the auction sale of unclaimed property, formerly set down for 11 a.m…

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Malan's Police Guard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 1

CAPE TOWN, April 30. A.A.P.—All South African Cabinet Ministers now have a…

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Police Search For Alderman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — New South Wales police have been alerted to watch for a Bankstown alderman who has…

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Dr Malan Guarded By Police

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 1

CAPE TOWN, Thur. (A.A.P.): Special plainclothes police armed with revolvers…

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Court at Newcastle Traffic Offences

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 14

Penalties were Charles F. Wright, of Hunter St., Newcastle, £5 with 12s costs for not giving way at a pedestrian…

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Court Of Appeals Backs Truman In Steel Fight

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wed. (A.A.P.): The U.S. Court of Appeals to-night restored control of the steel industry to the U.S. Government. The court stopped…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 8

BETTING.—John Ansell, 58, labourer, was fined £25 for having mode bets in King-street, Newcastle…

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Wild Chase After Shop Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A detective to-night struggled desperately for nearly half an hour with a man alleged to…

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Alleged Murder Confession

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A Czech had confessed to having murdered an American over a woman, police alleged in the…

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Police End Search

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

Police have abandoned a search for Cecil Lovett, 23, who has been missing from his home in Roto-street,…

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