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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1953

2,333 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 39 of 117

2 Heifers, Calf At Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 6

Two heifers aid a bull calf were exhibits at Teralba Court yesterday. The animals were in a truck…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 7

LIQUOR CHARGES.—William Fordyce, 63 seaman, was [?] £10 for having illegally supplied liquor at Carrington on…

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Divorce Court At Newcastle (Before Judge Amsberg) ANDERSON v ANDERSON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 4

Elsie May Anderson of Merewether-st., Merewpther. said that she was dazed and did not know where she was the…

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Court at Newcastle Before Mr. R. A Hardwicke S.M., Indecent Behavior

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 3

Robert McCracken 41, laborer was fined £2 for having behaved in an indecent manner [?] Scott-st on April 30…

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Month's Gaol For 'Register' Publisher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1953 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Friday.—An American who attempted to publish the "Social Register of Victoria" was sentenced in the…

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Soldiers Guilty of Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1953 · page 1

HONGKONG, May 1. A.A.P.-Reuter.—A jury in the Supreme Court to-day found two young British soldiers, one…

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Divorce Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1953 · page 12

In Newcastle Divorce Court yesterday Judge Amsberg found in the affirmative a petition for divorce by Elsie May…

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Cessnock Court Before Mr. W. Frazer, J.P.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1953 · page 12

Remanded.—Allen Kenneth Caban, Ellalong, was charged with having assaulted Leslie James Batterham, occasioning…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1953 · page 12

BOND FOR YOUTH.—Kevin Marshall Neal, 19, lorry driver, charged with having driven a car in Maitland-road, Hexham…

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Persians Accused Of Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 3

TEHERAN, May 3. A.A.P. —Dr. Mozzafar Baghai, a Majlis (Lower House) deputy, and five retired Persian Army…

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Man Charged With Shooting At Ex-Boxer

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 7

SYDNEY.—A man accused of having attempted to murder ex-boxer Maxwell Cameron, 28, who was…

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Court Ruling Challenge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Stevedoring Industry Board may appeal to the Privy Council against a High Court judgment in Sydney last week…

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Lattimore In Court Wins

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 3

WASHINGTON, May 3. A.A.P.— Judge Luther Youngdahl yesterday dismissed four of seven charges of perjury against Professor Owen Lattimore, a Far…

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Father Abducted Two Daughters, Court Is Told

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY: A man abducted his two school- girl daughters after their mother obtained a custody order, the Supreme Court was told today…

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Sentenced to Five Years' Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 May 1953 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday (A.D.C.).—Moman Pruiett, a young drifter, was sentenced to five years' gaol…

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Five Years' Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 May 1953 · page 12

SYDNEY.—Norman Bardord (31) was sentenced to five years' hard labor in the Quarter Sessions…

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Man Charged With Shooting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—At Newtown Court to-day, a 27-year-old barrowman was remanded till June 10 on a…

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Demonstrators Wound Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1953 · page 3

ORAN, May 4. A.A.P.— Two police inspectors were wounded last night by bullets fired from a crowd of…

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Documents In Council Case For Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Renshaw) has sent to the Police Department all…

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Theft From Car Leads To Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 May 1953 · page 4

A 23-year-old laborer was sentenced to nine months' hard labor in Newcastle Court today for stealing from a parked car. He was Harold Edward…

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