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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

2,785 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 35 of 140

Police Court Tuesday, April 9. (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, S.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 2

On charges of drunkenness, one first offender forfeited his bond, another was fined 5/, in default 24 hours imprisonment, and Victor Bernard Walmsley (29),…

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Clash at Funeral Communists and Police Bucharest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 7

A sanguinary affray occurred at Remesvar, between police and Communists. A dead Communist was the cause of the trouble. His remains were so…

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Unemployment Court Responsible Mr. McPHERSON'S Comment Melbourne

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

Replying to a deputation from the Trades Hall Council, which asked him to-day to deal with unemployment insurance, the Premier (Mr. McPherson) laid…

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Small Debts Court (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 2

By consent, a verdict was given in favour of the defendant in the case in which Norman John Olsen, salesman and mechanic, 10 Elcho-street, Hamilton, sued…

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Licensing Court Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, L.m.) Hotel Licenses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 2

The license of the Sydney Junction Hotel, Hamilton, was transferred from Vincent Walsh to Roy James Bloomfield…

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Coping with Stock Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1929 · page 4

The Graziers' Conference yesterday decided to ask the Commissioner of Police to arrange for more supervision to prevent stock—stealing and the Government…

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Police Court Wednesday, April 10. (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, S.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1929 · page 9

On charges of drunkenness, two first offenders forfeited their bonds…

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Indian Outrage Suspect "Wanted" Former Murder Recalled Calcutta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1929 · page 5

Baghat Singh, who was arrested in the gallery of the Legislative Assembly after bombs had been thrown on Tuesday, is wanted by the Punjab police in…

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"King's Messenger" Police Raid Saloon Broadmeadow Round-up

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1929 · page 8

Details of a carefully-planned police raid on a billiard saloon, alleged to have been used as a "Murrumbidgee" gambling school, were given in evidence before Mr…

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Midnight 'Bus Passengers Charged Case Dismissed

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 6

At Newcastle Police Court to-day, Harold James Baird, of 6 Grove-street. Waratah; Jack Gibson, of 146 Maitland-road. Mayfield. and Benjamin…

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Industrial Court Thursday, April 11. (Before Mr. A. R. Perry. Acting Chief Industrial Magistrate.) "After Cheap Labour."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 5

Superintending Inspector W. D. Clark of the Department of Labour and Industry, proceeded against Claude Lillic[?]ap, butcher, of Zara-street, for breaches of the…

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Police Court Thursday, April 11. (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, S.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 5

Two persons charged for the first time with drunkenness failed to appear, and forfeited their bonds. Upon a charge of drunkenness. Frank McGuire, 65,…

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Ned Kelly's Bones Skeleton Unearthed Find Under Gaol Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 5

After lying undisturbed beneath the stone-flagged yard of the Melbourne Gaol for nearly half a century, the skeleton of Ned Kelly, leader of the…

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In Coroner's Court Wild Enthusiasm SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 5

When the City Coroner (Mr. E. A. May) heard that the Southern Cross had been found, he made the announcement to the crowded court, and…

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In Tears Ellis Murder Trial Father Sobs Mother Gives Evidence SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 5

Half-an-hour before the Central Criminal Court opened to-day large queues waited outside the door of the public gallery anxious…

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Shooting Incidents Police Exonerated Waterside Riot Echo Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 7

During the waterside riots at the end of last year, a strong posse of police, headed by Sub-Inspector Mossop, was set upon by a large crowd of strikers, who…

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Bankruptcy Court Thursday, April 11. (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson. District Registrar) a Coaltrimmers' Difficulties

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 5

Slackness of work an sickness of himself and family were the reasons given by Linden Bennett coaltrimmer of Carrington for his insolvency Bankrupt…

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Charlestown Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 3

At Charlestown Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. J. B. Gibson, S.M., James Hopkin, and Thomas Davies were each fined 10/, for drunkenness at Charles…

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Police Court Friday, April 12. (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, S.m.) Girl Sentenced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 2

Ethel Wilson, alias Ethel Enid Minnie Taylor, 19, domestic duties, was sentenced to a month's imprisonment in Long Bay Penitentiary for vagraney…

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Not Guilty on Murder Charge Jockey's Father Acquitted Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1929 · page 4

Alfred Wrigley Ellis, aged 52, was at the Central Criminal Court to-day found not guilty on a charge of having murdered his son. Edward Maurice…

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