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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

2,290 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 50 of 115

Six Years' Gaol For Tile Frauds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A 38-year-old roof tiler was sentenced to-day to six years' gaol for a £4496 fraud…

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Collapse In Murder Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A woman charged with having murdered her two husbands collapsed in the City Coroner's Court to-day at the resumed inquest on…

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Ministers, Police To Confer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—The transfer of nine C.I.B. detectives to uniform duty has been delayed until after a…

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Jap. Police, Reds Clash

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 2

TOKIO, Thurs. (A.A.P.): Japanese police smashed Communist riots in Tokio and Osaka in a violent climax yesterday to demonstrations against the Korean war…

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Police Official May Not Resume

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — The Metropolitan Superintendent of Police (Mr. W. C. S. Thompson), who is in Royal…

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Appeal To Court On Carpenters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Two officers of the Building Workers' Industrial Union have asked the Arbitration Court…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 6

FINED £169.—Joseph Murphy, 58, storekeeper, of Elgin-street, Maitland, was fined the maximum penalty of £50 on each…

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Dist. Court At Cessnock (Before Judge O'Sullivan) Cyclist Wins Claim

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 5

The judge awarded James Patrick of Hickey St., Cessnock. £150 damages which he claimed from George Edward…

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Woman Convicted Of Burglary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 1

CARSON CITY (Nevada), June 26. A.A.P.—A French divorce was convicted of charges that she took part in…

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Gaol For Driver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 7

GOSFORD, Thursday. — A truck driver was sentenced in Gosford Court to-day to three months' gaol…

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Divorce Court At Cessnock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 4

Judge O'Sullivan found the issues proved in the following undefended divorce cases at Cessnock yesterday—…

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Temporary Men In Top Police Jobs

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY.—Top positions in the N.S.W. Police Force now are all occupied by temporary appointees, as…

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Claim On Song Fails In Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 8

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. Justice Roper to-day dismissed a suit in which Mrs. Olive Saunders claimed that her late…

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Farmer Charged With Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1952 · page 3

BRISBANE, Friday.—Police to-day charged a farmer with having murdered a 26-year-old labourer in a lonely…

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Court Rules No Slander

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1952 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday.—A Supreme Court jury last night rejected a claim for £2000 damages by a woman who…

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Court Orders New Ballot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.— The Full Arbitration Court to-day upheld an application to declare invalid a ballot, held last…

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Films Form Of Art—Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1952 · page 5

Hollywood, naturally, enough, is delighted; the future looks good and the Supreme Court of the United States is receiving the praise of everybody from…

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Bread Stealing Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 June 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Forbes police to-day arrested a Jem-along farmer and charged him with having stolen six l[?]ves…

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£1000 Theft From Car

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 June 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—A car containing £1000 worth of watches, travelling clocks and other goods was stolen…

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Wide Police Hunt For Killers Of 2 Taxi Men

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 June 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY.—William Corbett, the second taxi-driver victim o$ killers at the week-end, died in St. Vincent's Hospital at 3.30 a.m. today…

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