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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

2,785 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 140

Bullet Near Heart Wounded Man Crawls Found by Police Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 7

With a bullet in his chest a few inches from the heart, Robert Taylor, aged 30. of North Sydney. crawled 400 yards from the…

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Associate of Thieves Vagrant Sentenced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 10

Charged with being an idle and disorderly person, without visible means of support. Harry Charles Stanborough, 21, labourer, pleaded "Not guilty," before…

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Police Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 6

Arrangements are being made by the Secretary. Mr. Fortescut, for the annual conference of the New South Wales Police Association, with will open at…

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Valueless Cheque Engineer Sent to Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 5

James Farlow, 48, engineer, was sentenced to nine months' hard labor in Long Bay gaol by Mr. Gibson, S.M., at Newcastle Police Court to-day, on…

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Theft of Gravel Cessnock Incident Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 7

Speaking on the adjournment of the Legislative Assembly to-night, Mr., Baddley referred to the refusal of the Minister for Local Government to grant an…

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Women's Lapse Two Fined for Stealing "Drinking Bout"

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 6

Three women on a drinking about a taxi driver, a car[?]ride, and a stolen [?]ltcase figured, according to allegations at Newcastle Court…

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Police Court Thursday, March 14. (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, S.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 11

Four first offenders were dealt with for drunkenness. William Street, 58, bricklayer, and Samuel Cooper, 62, labourer, were each fined 10/, in default 48 hours'…

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Murder Charge Accused Remanded Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 8

John Dawson Fisher, 24, clerk, of Richmond, was charged in the City Court with the murder of Harold McDonald, at Richmond on March 12…

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Perth Murder Trial an Unusual Scene Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 7

The Supreme Court, at Perth, this afternoon, resounded with laughter owing to the remarks of a woman giving evidence in a murder trial. Walter Jermyn,…

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Planned to Kill Woman's Confession of Murder Amazing Statement Tunes Played by Son Before Shooting MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 5

One of the most remarkable crime stories for some time, the police allege, was reported to them after a visit to the home at Erica, Gippsland, of David Wilson, 58, an invalid pensioner, who was shot dead on Tuesday night…

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Bankruptcy Court Thursday, March 14. (Before Mr. J. Beavers, Deputy District Registrar.) Slackness of Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 11

Sickness and slackness of work were the reasons given by Adoiphus Joseph Brinkworth, seaman, of Darby-street, Newcastle, for his insolvency. He had…

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Jockey's Death Father Arrested Charged with Murder Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 5

Edward Ellis, 18, a well-known apprentice jockey, met his death under remarkable circumstances to-night. The police subsequently arrested his father,…

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Women Charged Stolen Suitcase Taxi-driver's Loss

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 13

An absent-minded taxi-driver who remained inactive while three women left his car carrying the suitcase his mother had left in his charge, told the story of…

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Death of Judge Motorist Charged Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 4

Is the Police Court to-day, Charles Claude Sexton, 35, agent, on remand, was charged with having, on February 27, at Brisbane, unlawfully killed Mr. Justice…

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London's New Police Chief

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 1

Viscount Byng, the new London Police Commissioner, inspecting members of his force, shortly after his appointment…

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Great Provocation Perth Murder Trial Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 7

The case in which Walter Jermyn-was charged with the murder of William Patrick O'Brien was continued before Mr. Justice Burnside to-day…

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Prince of Coiners Made Florins in Gaol and Circulated Them There

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 6

Frederick George Raven, a prolific producer of counterfeit money, is the man who baffled the English police authorities by making and circulating dud coins while in prison. He also conceived an idea for rifling pillar-boxes, and as a result there followed…

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Jockey's Death Father Before Court "Glass "Thrown"

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 3

Charge of Murder Made SYDNEY, Saturday…

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Shot by Police Fugitive in Critical State Another Captured Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 3

Ignoring shouts by two policemen to stop, two men, the police allege, caught in the act of stealing, made a desperate attempt to…

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"Police Find Them" House Boy's Evidence "They Were Frightened" Rabaul

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 6

That a police boy had told him to go to the mission, and that if he and others returned to their quarters the police…

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