Recent Robberies a Lengthy List Man Sent to Gaol
A lengthy list of charges were preferred against Sidney Charles Miller, 48, fireman, before Mr. T. W. Cohen, R.S.M., at the Newcastle Police Court yesterday…
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Courts & crime, 1929
2,785 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 140
New Tips For N.S.W. Police Mackay Abroad New York
Detective William Mackay, of the criminal investigation department of New South Wales police, who has been studying police…
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Using a stolen car, three burglars entered a garage at Bankstown on Saturday morning, but were disturbed by the wife of the proprietor. The woman…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Novel Banned Police Seize Stock "Obscene Publication" London
Mr. Eric Partridge, recently of Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, who established the Scholartis Press at Bloomsbury, was the recipient of unenviable publicity when…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kanowna Sinking Marine Inquiry Opened Questions for Court Melbourne
Immediately the inquiry into the sinking of the Kanowna, opened today, Mr. J. McPherson, who appeared on behalf of the Marine Engineers'…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Secret Ballot Timber Hold-up Court Order May Begin To-morrow SYDNEY
Under section 56c of the Amended Arbitration Act, a secret ballot is to be taken of the members of the New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Father of Dead Girl Causes Dramatic Scene at Inquest Chocolate Case Coroner Probes Girl's Mystery Death "Poison the Cause" Searching Police Cross-Examination of Youth "Tell Us the Truth"
Wide interest centred on the inquest at Newcastle Courthouse to-day into the death of Hilda Johnson, 15, of Maryville, who died on December 29 from strychnine poisoning, believed to have been caused by a chocolate. Detective-Sergeant Rvan said that the source of the chocolates had not…
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Mr. D. W. Reid P.M., presided at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. John Patterson Johnson pleaded "Guilty" to having have drunk and…
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The unprecedented scene of a woman, under sentence of death for murder appearing in prison garb to give evidence against another murderess, was witnessed…
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John Frederick Summers, 19, laborer was charged before Mr. Cohen, S.M., at Newcastle Police Court to-day with having, at…
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At the conclusion of evidence given at the inquest into the deaths of Alma Preston and Charles Wilson, in a house at Paddington on February 19, the Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Court Monday, February 25. (Before Mr. T. W. Cohen, R.s.m.) Drunkenness, Etc
Three first offenders were dealt with for drunkenness Ambrose M'Donald, 30 labourer for improper language, was fined £5 or one month's imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Murder Charges Death of Policeman Adelaide
John Stanley McGrath and Albert James Matthews were remanded at the Adelaide Police Court to-day on charges of having murdered Constable John…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Bomb Italians Narrowly Escape Death Police Have Clue Explosion Wrecks Melbourne Houses MELBOURNE
Evidence, it is claimed, has been obtained by the police which will assist in the elucidation of the latest bomb outrage. Two of the Italians who escaped so miraculously, when a powerful bomb exploded near their bed in a house in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Startling Story Causes Abrupt Adjournment of Posion Inquest "Poison in Pocket" Telegraph Messengers' Sensational Story Chocolate Mystery Sudden Adjournment Secured by the Police
There was a sensational development to-day at the inquest into the death of Hilda Johnson, the 15-year-old Maryville girl, who died on December 29, after eating a chocolate. Ernest Rankin, a telegraph messenger, said that in the presence of Joseph…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Theft at Wallsend
When Mr. H. Wilson, a member of Wallsend Bowling Club entered the pavilion yesterday morning he found that one of the windows had been forced open…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cessnock Court
Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M. presided at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday. James William Inch was charged with having in his possession two sanitary…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Court Tuesday, February 26. (Before Mr. T. W. Cohen, R.s.m.) "I Was Starving."
John Frederick Summers (19), labourer, was charged with stealing, in the dwelling of Harry Corlett, 4 Buchanan-street, Hamilton, on February 20, a gold watch,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jockey Charged Accused of Drunken Driving Pike Acquitted Sydney
James Pike, 3[?], Jockey, was charged before Mr. McMahon, S.M., to-day at the Central Court with having driven a motor-car…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murderer's Suicide Revealed by Police Paris
Knowing that the police were on his tracks for the murder of a girl a man named Jean Gabillard hanged himself from a tree in L'Orient woods yesterday…
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