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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1953

2,333 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 58 of 117

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 July 1953 · page 8

FURTHER REMAND. — A further remand till July 23 mans granted when Joseph Vincent Pearce. 50 shopkeeper was…

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Court At Wallsend (Before Mr. A. S. McDonald, S.m.) Remanded

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 July 1953 · page 11

Douglas Taverner of Bryantst., Adamstown, was remanded to August 19 when he pleaded not guilty to driving while…

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Today's Court Cases At Newcastle (Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m.) Illegal Betting

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 July 1953 · page 11

Marjorie Wells (36), domestic, pleaded guilty to having used premises in Stone-st., Stockton, on July 4 for the purpose of…

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Re-registration of F.E.D.F.A. 'Industrial Action' Delays Judgement Of Court

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 July 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY: Because of illegal industrial action at Newcastle and Port Kembla by members of the F.E.D.F.A. (coast district), the Full Bench of the Industrial Commission today decided not to give its judgment on an application for re-registration…

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Driver to Be Sentenced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 7

A Maitland Quarter Sessions jury yesterday convicted Kenneth Roy Hawkins, 21, of culpable driving, causing injuries to Thelma Jean Sternbeck…

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Woman, 63, Charged With Four Murders

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — A 63-year-old woman was charged to-night with the…

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Police Stop March

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. —Police stopped about 80 British migrants from marching through the city this…

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Police Boys' Cycling Teams Selected

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 26

The State cycling championships will be contested at Liverpool next Saturday and Newcastle Police Boys' Club will be…

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Police Seek Help From Woman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 3

Detectives investigating the death on June 28 of Florence Doreen Gulliver, 45, of Fennell-street, Fassifern, wish to…

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Court Relief At Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 8

An additional sitting of the Court of Petty Sessions at Wallsend would be held on July 24, Mr. A. S. McDonald,…

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Science Helps Police In Crime Detection

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 4

The lawbreaker has always had plenty of opposition in his battle with the forces of good order but today with science aiding crime detection in a coldly logical manner he has not much in his favor at all. Today the camera, tape…

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Woman Shot In Divorce Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 7

TUNIS, July 8. A.A.P. —A 23-year-old Maltese, M. Palluce, made as if to hit his 17-year-old wife in a Tunis…

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Court Action to Be Taken Against A.e.u

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 3

CANBERRA: Action, is to be taken against the A.E.U. for its attempt to defeat the…

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F.E.D.F.A. Reregistration Bid Court Ruling Withheld

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Judgment was withheld to-day on an application by the Coast branch of the F.E.D.F.A. for re-registration…

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Court At Newcastle (Before Mr [?] Hardeicke S.m.) Offensivt Behavior

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 21

Ronald Hamilton (38), laborer, who pleaded guilty to a charge of offensive behavior at the Hamilton Railway…

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Theft Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday. —Police charged a woman late to-night with having stolen jewellery and clothing worth…

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Year's Gaol For Driver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 11

A man was sentenced to 12 months' gaol yesterday for culpable driving. The man, Kenneth Roy Hawkins, 22, of Millfield,…

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Found Dog, Fined For Stealing

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 3

A man who took borne for his child a pomeranian dog he thought was a stray was fined 10s in Newcastle…

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Hunt For Youths In £358 Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday. —Police are searching for two youths who are believed to have stolen a £358 payroll…

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No Crime, So Man Sent To Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—A Sydney criminal who admitted five Melbourne shopbreakings to police was sentenced to-day to a month's gaol—because the breakings had never occurred…

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