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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1953

2,333 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 67 of 117

Order By High Court Challenge by A.E.U.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1953 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Full High Court will hear a challenge to an order to five A.E.U. officials. In the High Court to-day…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1953 · page 9

REMANDED.—Reginald Brighton, 27, salesman, and Heinz Juergen, 38, painter, were remanded till August 7 on charges…

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Licensing Court (Before Mr. T. H. See, S.m.) Golf Club Alterations

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 July 1953 · page 26

The magistrate granted an application by John Murphy, on behalf of Waratah Golf Club, Cockle Creek, for permission to…

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Man Charged With Rape

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Charles Robert Beaton, 22, labourer, of Bourke-street, East Sydney, was charged in…

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Son Enters Gaol As Father Leaves

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 6

NEW YORK, Thursday (O.S.R.): John Martin (19) met his father John senior (42) for the first time…

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Police Association Defends Cameron

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: A strong defence of Sgt. S. D. Cameron, castigated by Judge Nield in the Annand morals charge appeal judgment, was made…

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Youth Surrenders To Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 3

Ernest John Gumb, 19, who escaped from the grounds of Wallsend lock-up on July 23, returned to Wallsend police…

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Mr. J. Rayner Police Chief

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 2

Inspector J. Rayner, of Newcastle police, received official notification yesterday of his promotion to Acting…

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Police Sergeant Off Job; Inquiry on Annand

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Commissioner of Police (Mr. Delaney) to-night suspended police sergeant S. D. Cameron, of Chatswood, without pay…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 9

BOND FOR DRIVER.—Walter James Burns, 38, bricklayer, was charged with having driven a utility in Maitland-road,…

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

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 4

The magistrate dismissed information against Clifford Vernon Thomas Nunn. 46. laborer, on a charge of having received…

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"Nuisance" Sent to Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1953 · page 14

SYDNEY, Friday.—A man sentenced to six years' hard labour for assault had been a nuisance to English authorities…

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Man Sentenced To Five Years

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.— A 45-year-old man described by Judge Prior as a "menace to the youth of any area in…

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Life After A Gaol Term

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1953 · page 5

A scheme which will extend greater help to men who have served a term in prison, but who on release want to return to lawful ways of life will be inaugurated in Newcastle on Wednesday by the Minister of Justice Mr…

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3 Men Charged with Sedition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1953 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday.— Three Sydney men have been charged by the Commonwealth Government with sedition. The charges follow recent…

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Concern By Escapee For Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1953 · page 3

A trainee soldier who escaped from custody said yesterday he had given himself up out of concern for the…

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Police Equipped To Give Advice

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1953 · page 4

This police traffic car, equipped with a loud-speaker, was busy yesterday giving advice to motorists and…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1953 · page 6

REMANDED.—Neville Robin, 20, labourer, was remanded till August 14 on £30 bail on a charge of having taken and…

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Man Charged with Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Clarence Edward Ritchings, 43. of Garden-street, Kilsyth, was charged at the City…

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Two Charged With Hammer Murder

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 2

MELBOURNE: Two Cypriots were charged today with having murdered a steward at Royal Melbourne Golf ,Club on Saturday night. They were later taken before the court and remanded. Both men were…

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