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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

2,785 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 34 of 140

Gaol for One Minute

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 4

Three first offender drunks at Newcastle Police Court to-day, who had spent the week-end in the lock-up, were each fined 5s by Mr…

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Brutal Assault Old Man Battered Tea Gardens Row

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 8

With fractures of three ribs, his lower jaw and his nose, and with wounds and abrasions on his face and head, Lotan Huxley, aged 63 years, a timber worker,…

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District Court Adjourned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 8

The Maitland District Court was to have been resumed before his Honor Judge White, at the East Maitland Courthouse to-day, to deal with six…

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Murder Alleged a Sordid Case Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 6

A quarrel between a man and woman in a house in Fitzroy on Saturday afternoon, in which a razor was allegedly used, ended fatally, and the man has been…

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Hotel Raid Court Conviction Recorded Flying Squad

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 3

Inspectors Bryden and Stein, with their flying squad, made a surprise raid on the Exchange Hotel at Lambton on the night of March 21…

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Bottle Crash Police Seek Thrower Stadium Thrill Scrimmage Follows Bout

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 5

Plainclothes police are looking for the person who threw a bottle at the ring from the bleachers at Newcastle Stadium on Saturday…

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Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 6

Mr. D. W. Reid, P.M., presided at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Robert Simpson was charged with…

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"Soul-murder"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 6

I could write a magnificent series of articles for the next outbreak of anti-public-school agitation; and very wordy; very highly-seasoned, quite sincere…

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Police Court Monday, April 8. (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, S.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 2

On charges of drunkenness, Charles Harris 42, labourer, was fined £2, in default, 14 days' imprisonment; John Sammon, 28, labourer, £1/10/, in default,…

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B.H.P. CHARGED Alleged Dangerous Machine Case Adjourned

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 6

Broken Hill Proprietary Co., Ltd, was charged before Mr. Gibson, S.M., at Newcastle Police Court to-day, with having, on December 13, 1928, failed…

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"Give Me Your Gun" Attempted Suicide Charge Sent to Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 5

After hearing evidence at Cessnock Police Court to-day in the case in which James Gregory (38), laborer, was charged with having attempted to…

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Police Inquire Box Factory Fire SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 6

Machinery and sheds at the box factory of Leask and Murray, of Denison-street, Rozelle, were destroyed by fire early this morning. The total…

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Criminal Court Alleged Conspiracy Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 4

At the Central Criminal Court to-day, Royal Anderson (42), and Eugean Spalding (21), were charged with having conspired together to accuse Phillip Ryan of…

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District Court Case Plaintiff Succeeds Singleton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 6

The District Court sitting concluded today before His Honor Judge White. Timothy Edward Smith, of Putty, claimed £100 damages from Colin Eugene…

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Sunday Theatres Musicians' Fears Arbitration Court Debate Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 4

The subject of the extension to Australia of the Continental Sunday arose when an argument was submitted to-day in the Arbitration Court in support of…

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Used Her Left "K.o." With Smelling Salts Fight in Court Resourceful Woman P.C. LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 1

Among the advertisements which policewomen have recently received none eclipses the publicity unconsciously secured by the adequacy of…

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Cessnock Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 8

Mr. D. W. Reid, P.M., presided at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday. A prohibition order was issued against Robert Craig for 12 months…

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Month's Gaol Attempted Suicide Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 6

After temporarily adjourning the east against James Gregory, to allow a medical examination to be made Mr. Reed, P.M., at Cessnock Police…

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25 ARRESTED Alleged Gaming House "Slur on Police" Solicitor's Charge in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 5

Quietly entering a billiard, room at Chatham-road, Broadmeadow, suspected of being a common gaming-house, on the…

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Bankruptcy Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 8

Mr. D. W. Reed, District Registrar, conducted an examination into the bankruptcy of Nelson Teerman, miner, living at Cessnock, at the Cesnock Court-house…

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