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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1953

2,333 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 54 of 117

Divorce Court Whelan v WHELAN

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 June 1953 · page 7

Judge Clegg answered the issues in the affirmative yesterday when Robert Clement Whelan, mill hand, of Harold-street…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 June 1953 · page 7

STOLE COAL. — For having stolen two bags of coal valued at 4/9 from Tessier's coal yard at Adamstown on June 22,…

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Court At Newcastle Traffic Offences (Before Mr. T. H. D. See, S.M.)

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 June 1953 · page 12

FAILED TO GIVE WAY.—John E. Sutton of Turton-rd., Waratah, £4 with 12s court costs and £3 17s witnesses…

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Court at Newcastle Before Mr. T. H. D. See. S.M. S.P. BETTING

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 June 1953 · page 5

Three laborers were each fined £20 on charges of having illegally accepted bets last Saturday. They were: Arthur…

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Goods Train Theft

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 June 1953 · page 3

PARKES: Detectives estimate that goods worth £345 were stolen from a goods train at the…

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Murder Count Fails Jury Finds Lee Insane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — On the ground of insanity, a man was found riot guilty of murder to-night. The man, Lionel Richard…

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Youth Stole From Lockers, Say Police

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 June 1953 · page 2

A youth had stolen money amounting to £75 or £80 from men's clothes lockers at various Newcastle…

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Rail Fitter Gets High Court Order

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1953 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. —Simeon Clement Berman, railways fitter, was granted a High Court order to-day…

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Court Here Four Days On Heavy Industry Awards

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 June 1953 · page 4

The Full Bench of the State Industrial Commission will spend four days in Newcastle next week dealing with award matters affecting the heavy industries…

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

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 June 1953 · page 2

On charges of having sold minced meat, adulterated with sulphurous acid, a coloring preservative, Evan John Thomas…

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£312 Theft at Weston

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 June 1953 · page 2

Twelve rolls of material, 50 yards of serge and £12 in cash were stolen from the Casben factory, Weston, on…

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Pensioner Fined For Calf Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 June 1953 · page 8

Maurice Maccy, 30, mine pensioner, in Teralba Court yesterday, was fined £30 for having stolen a bull calf, the…

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Mystery Behind Strange Murder Case

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 June 1953 · page 12

Newcastle. Friday (A.D.C).—One of the strangest trials ever to take place at the Old Bailey…

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Twin Babies Neglected, Police Claim

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 June 1953 · page 3

KATOOMBA, Thursday. — Police arrested a man and his de facto wife to-day and charged them with having…

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Police Chief In Newcastle Ceases Duty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 June 1953 · page 2

The Superintendent of the North-eastern Police Division (Mr. J. W. Swashbrick) will retire from active duty on Sunday…

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Station Hand Charged With Sheep Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1953 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday. — A station hand was charged at Lidcombe Court to-day with having stolen 275 sheep from…

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Danes Sentenced For Mutiny

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1953 · page 1

COPENHAGEN, June 26 A.A.P.—The Danish Army has sentenced 215 soldiers to four months' imprisonment each—…

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'Solitary' for Gaol Mutiny

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—The ten prisoners who tried to escape from Grafton Gaol last Sunday week were sentenced to-day to solitary confinement and bread and water…

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Fine For Assault In Bedroom

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1953 · page 7

A man who went to a woman's bedroom while she was asleep and tried to kiss her was fined £15 in…

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Child's Death; Woman, Man Charged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1953 · page 7

KATOOMBA, Friday.—Police in Katoomba Court to-day charged a railway fettler and his de facto wife with the…

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