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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

2,498 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 125

Newcastle Court Before Mr. T. H. D. See, S.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 9

INTENT TO STEAL.—John Thomas Houghton, 41, labourer, was sentenced to six months' gaol for having been found in…

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Court At News (Before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.m.) Stole Pipes

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 9

James Fairfull (38), fireman, was fined £20 for having stolen 16 lengths of galvanised pipe valued at £5 the property of…

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Bank Man On Charge Of Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.— Charged with murder, Murray Smith, 39, an officer of the Bank of New South Wales,…

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Police Allege Gunman Had Made Threats

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY.—A Melbourne gunman arrested in a Sydney hotel carrying a 38 calibre revolver had…

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Court Bid by Tatt's Staff

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 8

HOBART, Tuesday.—Mr. Justice Green to-day began hearing an application for an injunction to forbid transfer of Tattersall's Lottery to Victoria…

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Black Police for U.K. PLAN "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 5

LONDON, Jan. 12.—Mrs. Bessie Braddock, a Labour M.P., has suggested having coloured policemen in Britain. Mrs. Braddock intends to…

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Cessnock Court Before Mr. F. R. WOOD. S.M.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 6

STREET BETTING.—Eight men were fined £20 each for street betting at Cessnock. They are: Alan James, Thomas…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 7

BROKE GLASS.—For having maliciously damaged a window and plateglass door, the property of Olive Allen, of…

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Court At Newcastle (Before Mr. R.A. Hardwicke. S.m) Bound Over

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 14

Oliver Lynch (34), boilermaker, was placed on a bond to be of good behavior for 12 months on a charge of having…

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Christopher Gowan says, in this article, that one remarkable thing about the execution of the Chief of the Soviet Political Police (Mr. Lavrenti Beria) was that it left Western pundits guessing. He says...Execution Of Beria Left West Flat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 4

A remarkable thing about the execution of Beria last month was that it did not let loose a flood of "interpretations" by Western commentators…

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Theft Of Milk Money Alleged

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 19

SYDNEY. — Police hope that the arrest of two youths early today will end a wave of milk money…

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Four Men Charged With Raping Servicewoman

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 8

LONDON, Thurs., (A.A.P.): Four men were accused yesterday of having raped a 30-year-old member of the Women's Royal Army Corps. The prosecutor (Mr. C…

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Native on Charge of Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 11

DARWIN, Wednesday.—A native was committed for trial in the Darwin Police Court to-day on a charge of having…

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Fresh Police Action Likely

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— The Attorney-General's Department might take fresh action against Cyril Angles, sporting…

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Queen Plans Young Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 15

LONDON. — The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh plan to create a Court of young men and women…

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Court Move on Tatt's Queried

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 11

HOBART, Wednesday.—Counsel questioned the right of Tattersall's employees to bring an action for restraint against the trustees in the Supreme Court to-day…

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Police Allege Threat To Kill Two Men

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 11

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A Melbourne gunman had boasted that he came to Sydney to shoot two criminals, the Police…

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From Centre Court To 'Bull Ring'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 1

Lewis Hoad, Australia's Davis Cup started Army national service training yesterday. Here he is seen as he marches off with his Army kit at Marrickville Army Depot, Sydney…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 11

TOOK MOTOR PARTS.—William Patrick Kelly, 38, welder, was fined £10 for having at Doyalson on December 29 stolen…

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Man Shoots U.S. Judge Dead On Court Bench

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 2

NEW YORK Wed., (A.A.P.): Judge Allison Wade, of Warren County (Pennsylvania), was shot dead in court today by a man charged with not supporting his wife. The man, Norman Moon,…

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