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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

2,290 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 115

Union Conference "Invalid," K.c. Tells Equity Court

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY.—The decision by the National Conference of the Federated Ironworkers' Association to remove three executives from office was invalid because there was no…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 5

SUSPENDED SENTENCE.—Vincenzo Lubrano, 30, factory worker, was sentenced to a month's imprisonment for…

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Cessnock Court Before Mr. F.L. McNAMARA, S.M.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 5

REMANDED.—Lionel Hele, of Alexander-street, Kurri Kurri, was remanded, on £200 bail, till February 5 on a charge of…

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Assault Costly to Landlord

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 4

At Cessnock Court yesterday, a Cessnock landlord was fined £10 and ordered to pay £25 compensation for injury…

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Two Charged With Fraud

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Two men charged with having conspired to defraud Muswelbrook Mechanical Coursing…

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Brazen Theft Of Tin Plate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Police to-day discovered the theft of £375 worth of tin plate from a Pyrmont wharf…

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Two Face Murder Charges

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Osman Elmas, 36, an Albanian, was committed at Mareeba Court to-day for trial on a…

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Divorce Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 6

Ten more undefended petitions were heard by Mr. Acting Justice Nield at the sitting of Newcastle Divorce Court,…

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Court's Finding Rejected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 3

LONDON, Jan 16. A.A.P. —The military commander, reviewing a court-martial, rejected the court's finding that…

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Newcastle Court Before Mr. R. A. Hard Wicke, S.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 4

CHARGES DISMISSED.—The Magistrate dismissed a charge against Eric William Hurn, of Preyberg-stret, New Lambton,…

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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. T. H. D. Sec. S.m.) Harboring Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 14

George Frederick Harvey, 25, wharf laborer, was remanded until Feb. 7 when he appeared on a charge of harboring an…

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Man Charged With Wife's Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 3

PERTH, Thursday.—Vincenso Salmeri, 58, superphosphate worker, of Forest-road, Palmyra, near Fremantle, was…

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Police Catch Man After Watch Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A man alleged to have grabbed three watches from a shop counter was chased by two…

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Theft Of £3230 Alleged

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 3

A former clerk faced charges in Newcastle Court today of having stolen and embezzled £3230 between…

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Charged With Robbing Mates

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 3

When Frederick James Watson, 39, moulder, of Victoria-st., East Maitland, appeared at Maitland Court today on five charges of misappropriating a total of £210…

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Court Order On Curlers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 6

Five children of the Barton family of California, with their possessions, on their way to a juvenile home by Court order because Theola, 15 (centre), had worn pin-curlers to School. The School objected, the parents refused to send Theola to…

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Shot At Husband In Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 3

ATLANTA (Georgia), Jan. 17. A.A.P.—Mrs. Mabel Harris fired at her husband in court just as he was about to…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 7

REMANDED.—John James Soorley, 36, labourer, was remanded till to-day on a charge of having unlawfully entered…

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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m.) Traffic Offences

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 12

Penalties were: Anthony Lambert, of Fleming St., Wickham, J. Sperling, of Gammeray. William Brookman,…

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Gaol Record Bars Migrant From Landing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—A Dutchman who was not allowed to land from the liner Nieuw Holland had been…

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