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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

2,785 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 140

Italian Sentenced Undesirable Citizen Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 7

"As his mentality seems to be uncertain, it may be advisable to consider how far he is a desirable citizen in thin part of the world," said Mr. Justice…

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Colliery Manager Charged Cases Adjourned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 8

Frederick Hemingway, Manager of Aberdare Colliery, was proceeded against by Mr. W. Brown, Colliery Inspector, before Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., at the…

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Bankruptcy Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 8

Mr. D. W. Reed. District Registrar, held an examination into the bankruptcy of Norman Arthur Riley, in the Bankruptcy Court, held at the Cessnock Police…

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Police Court Tuesday, March 5. (Before Mr. T. W. Cohen, R.s.m.) Fighter Fined

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 3

John Burke (47), miners, was charged with having behaved in a riotous manner Burke pleaded "Guilty" under provocation…

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Police Inquiry Escape of Prisoners

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 5

The Police Department has fixed to-morrow, at Cessnock Courthouse, for an inquiry to be hold into the escape of Duncan and Jones, who broke…

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Police Patrol Missing Two Months Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 6

The members of a police patrol, which left Alice Springs about two months ago, to seek the murderers of Harry Henty, have not been seen since, although…

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Wife Slashed Husband Before Court SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 5

This is a capital offence and punishable by death, and I refuse to grant ball," said Mr. Laidlaw, S.M., at the Redfern Court to-day, when Joseph…

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Gang Crime Razor Victim Silent Police Concerned Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 5

The razor slashing last night in the vicinity of Yurong-street, City, is viewed by the police with grave concern, as the trouble is…

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Bonus System Court Recognition Wanted Walsh Island Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 5

When Judge Beeby in the Federal Arbitration Court yesterday resumed the hearing of the metal trades case, Mr. W. Handley, representing the…

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Licensing Court (Before Mr. T. W. Cohen, L.m.) Billiard Licenses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 3

Transfers of billiard license from G. W. Jones to Thomas Edward Robinson with respect to premises in Nelson-street, Wallsend, and from Charles Gilmore to…

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ANNIE M. Miller Court's Finding Overloaded by 30 Tons Improperly Trimmed Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 6

The Marine Court inquiry into the foundering of the collier Annie M. Miller off Sydney Heads, on February 8 was held to-day. Six members…

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Small Debts Court (Before Mr. T. W. Cohen R.s.m.) Debtors Examined

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 3

Mr. H. L. O'Neill examined W. W. G. Hall and S. L. Hall, of 71 Berner-street, Merewether with respect to their ability to pay the amount of their indebtedness…

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Kurri Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 6

Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., presided at the Kurri Kurri Police Court yesterday. Thomas Dunn pleaded "Not guilty" to a charge of having been found on the…

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Women Remanded Stealing Charges

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 7

Mabel Kelly (25), domestic duties, and Annie Monaghan (32), domestic duties, were remanded, at Newcastle Police Court, to-day, until March 14,…

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Stealing Charge Arrests at Aberdeen

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 7

James Dent, 22, who figured in the Maxey case, and Duncan Charles Campbell, 20, laborer, were each fined £3 and ordered to pay 19s 8d…

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Central Australian Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 4

The Minister for Home Affairs (Mr. Abbott) denies the repot that a police party in Central Australia, which had been sent in search of an aborigine who…

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Railway Thefts Bentley Sent to Gaol Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 6

Sentence of two years' hard labour was passed at the Burwood Court to-day on Henry Charles. Bentley, railway guard, after he had been convicted on 73…

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Police Court Wednesday, March 6. (Before Mr. T. W. Cohen, R.s.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 3

Harold Jewkes (34), carpenter, pleaded fined 20/, in default seven days' imprisonment, for drunkenness. IMPROPER LANGUAGE…

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Scuffle With Police MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 7

Members of a band of 400 timber strikers clashed with the police in Finders-street when an attempt was made to upset a load of timber. The…

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Police Protection Questions in Assembly Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon Mr. Olde inquired of the Acting-Chief Secretary whether it as a fact that 40 foot police were acting as…

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