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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1928

2,504 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 58 of 126

Not in Court Jackson and Dent Called

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 7

Names of James Dent and Charies Henry Jackson, charged in connection with the murder of Richard Moxey, were called at Newcastle Police Court…

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Rule of the Road Woman Motorist's Ignorance Police Criticism

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 7

Many motorists, according to Inspector Ramsay, of Newcastle police, are not fully conversant, with the rules of driving, especially in the matter of…

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Women's Hoard Search Reveals Hidden Gold Double Murder Detectives Question Two Young Men SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 5

In the hunt for the man who killed Miss Vaughan and Mrs. Falvey in their shop in Marrickville-road, Dulwich Hill, on Saturday night, two young men were taken by the detectives to Marrickville Police Station this morning and asked to state…

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"False Swearing" S.P. Offence Aggravated, says S.M. Man Fined £50 "Asked to Believe That Police 'Framed' Case"

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 5

"I am going to use very strong language, and say that I entirely disregard the evidence of both Thornton and Richardson, which I regard as a tissue of falsehoods. I do not credit the evidence of either McAuley, junior or senior. I am asked…

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Australian Tennis Girl Staggers 12,000 Spectators at Wimbledon Daphne's Day Wonderful Win at Wimbledon Defeated England's Champion Her First Match on the Centre Court! LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 1

Miss Daphne Akhurst staggered the crowd at Wimbledon to-day by beating England's champion, Miss Eileen Bennett, 2 — 6, 6 — 3, 6 — 2, after a match of thrills. The Australian looked a beaten player when she lost the…

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Cessnock. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1928 · page 8

Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., presided at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday. Valentine Waters, who did not appear, was fined 30s, with 8s costs, for having…

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The Double Murder Police Hunt Continues Money Found in Shop Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1928 · page 6

The best brains of the New South Wales police are engaged on the search for the murderer of Miss Vaughan and Mrs. Falvey, who were shot dead in their shop…

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Old Man Charged Kurri Case Remanded

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 July 1928 · page 5

Robert Mllgate (64) appeared before Mr. D.W. Reed. P.M. on a charge of having, at Kurri, on July 3. committed an indecent assault. On…

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Girl's Ordeal a Grave Assault. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1928 · page 6

After the police had been searching for her for several hours, a sixteen-year-old girl was discovered in the scrub at Sefton Park this afternoon. She had been…

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Murder in Austria London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1928 · page 7

It is reported from Vienna that, after kneeling and praying for strength to complete the murder of a cattle dealer, in order to get money to pay his debts,…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, July 3. (Before Mr. W. I. Perry, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1928 · page 4

David Ginee, 40, labourer, was fined £1, in default seven days' imprisonment, for drunkenness. Alleged Assault and Robbery…

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Maitland District District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1928 · page 8

The Maitland District Court was opened at the East Maitland Courthouse yesterday, before His Honor Judge White. CLAIM FOR £200…

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Woman on Trial Charge of Murder. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1928 · page 7

Exceptional interest is being taken in the trial of Mrs. Beatrice Pace, who is accused of having poisoned her husband, a sheep farmer, near Culford…

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Police Stations Telephone Equipment. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1928 · page 7

For a long time past there has been a continuous agitation for the installation of telephones in all police stations, particularly in country districts. This matter was…

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Small Debts Court. Plaintiff to Pay Costs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1928 · page 4

In the matter between D. H. Mulholland and S. Henderson, trustees of the assigned estate of J. B. Kelly and C. Bette, a male, of Harden, the plaintiffs…

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London Police Viscount Byng Appointed Commissioner Labour Protests London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1928 · page 7

In the House of Commons last night. Sir William Joynson Hicks, the Secretary of State for Home Affairs announced that Sir William Horwood, the…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. W. I. Perry, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1928 · page 4

Booth licenses were granted to Thomas Leslie Fines, of the Lemongrove Hotel, Wallsend, for Hobart Park on July 7: Gordon Seator Luscombe, Bald Faced…

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Police Watch Girl's Assailants car's "Tracks Plaster Casts Taken SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 July 1928 · page 5

On the off chance that the car in which the two men, either or both of whom are suspected of having been responsible for the…

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Warrant Issued Marrickville Murder Man Hunt Women's Cache Search Reveals "Missing" Bank Book SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 July 1928 · page 5

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of an unknown man in connection with the Marrickville murders. The hidden cache under the window of the shop occupied by the victims has yielded further proof of the thrift of Mrs…

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Dulwich Hill Murder Further Police Inquiries Story About Loan. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1928 · page 5

Although a big force of detectives have carried out further inquiries in connection with the murder of Mrs. Falvey and Miss Vaughan, in the shop at…

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