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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1953

2,333 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 44 of 117

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 11

REMANDED. — Kevin John Lane, 22. salesman, was remanded till June 9, on £20 ball, on a charge of having…

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Court At Newcastle (Before Mr. Hardwicke, S.m.) Remanded

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 4

Walter Alfred Thomas Wickham, 31, storeman, was remanded until June 1 on a charge of having stolen a railway…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1953 · page 13

REMANDED.—Walter Alfred Thomas Wickham, 31, storeman, was remanded till June 1, on £30 ball, on a charge of having…

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Waratah Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 2

Goods valued at £50 were stolen from a house occupied by E. F. Hewitt, Bridge-street, Waratah, on Saturday night…

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Wauchope Murder Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 3

A half-caste aborigine, Augustus Clarke, 42, who surrendered to the police near Wauchope last night…

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Workman Shot Dead; Man Charged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sunday.— A 26-year-old tractor driver was shot dead after an argument with another man at…

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Stewards Ask For Police Evidence

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 12

SYDNEY: A.J.C. stewards will ask Police Commissioner Delaney to make investigating detectives…

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Police Hunt Killer Of Schoolgirl

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 3

LONDON, May 24. A.A.P. —Police are seeking Joseph Christopher Reynolds, 31, of Dublin, for questioning,…

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Blade Produced, Court Is Told

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 2

An alleged scuffle in which a New Australian produced a razor blade was described to Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.M., in Newcastle Court today…

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Man In Court On Wounding Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 4

William Spence Nolan, 24, of Racecourse-road, Cessnock, was charged in Cessnock Court on Saturday before Mr…

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Court At Newcastle (Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m.) Placed on Bond

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 9

Ronald Alexander Ridley (36), lorry driver, was placed on a £20 bond to be of good behavior for 12 months after…

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Bigamist Sent To Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday.—Judge Clegg in Quarter Sessions to-day sentenced Stephen John Higgins, 31, salesman, to two…

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Man Charged As Stowaway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 2

A man was removed when the motorship Lakemba berthed in Newcastle yesterday afternoon. He was charged…

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Too Little Evidence Of Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 6

A migrant, charged at Newcastle Court yesterday with assault, was discharged because, Mr. R. M. Hardwicke,…

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Man Held For Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Ma 25. A.A.P.— Joseph Christopher Reynolds, 31, an Irishman, was charged to-day at Leicester…

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Labourer on Charge of Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 6

WAUCHOPE, Monday.— Wauchope Court was crowded to-day when Augustard Clarke, 42, was charged with having…

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Contempt Of Court Order

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Richard Basil Scudds is expected to be brought from Long Bay Gaol on Friday to appear…

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Court At Newcastle (Before Mr. R. A Hardwicke, S.m.) Drove Under Influence

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 3

Robert Patrick Needham (32), miner, pleaded guilty to having driven a car in King St., Newcastle, shortly after…

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Seaman On Theft Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 3

When arrested, Michael Patrick Sheridan (39), seaman, was wearing an overcoat and scarf he…

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Writ Served At Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A summons for a writ of attachment served on Richard Basil Scudds, 26, at Long Bay…

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