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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

2,785 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 40 of 140

Carayna Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 4

The finalists in a ladies' doubles electric light tournament to be played on Carayna Court to-night, are: Mrs. Bramble and Mrs. Armstrong, Mrs. Kear…

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Police Court Tuesday, April 23. (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, S.m.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 5

Two first offenders were dealt with for being drunk. John Matchett, 39, was fined £2, in default 14 days' imprisonment, for being drunk and disorderly at…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 5

Booth licenses were granted to James Cusick, Clarendon Hotel, Newcastle for Wallsend races on April 27, and for Newcastle races on May 6 and May 18…

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Two Days' Grace Timber Strikers Lukin's Order Orderly Crowd at Court SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 5

Judge Laddn, in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court, gave his reserved decision this morning on the application of the timber…

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"Hear, Hear" Gypsies in Court Epsom Campers Lady Eleanor Smith Helps LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 1

The five Gypsies, including, a woman, who were summoned by the Epsom Grandstand Association for illegal camping on Epsom…

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Small Debts Court (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, S.m.) Verdict for Plaintiff

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 5

R. T. Rundle proceeded against J. Bentley, alias J. Kershaw, of Hunter-street, Wickham, claiming £4/11/ for goods sold. The defendant did not appear, and after…

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Alleged Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 April 1929 · page 4

Alleged to have been assaulted at the corner of Lawson and Denison Streets, Hamilton, yesterday evening, James Hannell, aged 22, of Tudor-street, Hamilton,…

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Police Court Wednesday, April 24. (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, S.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 April 1929 · page 9

Two first offenders were dealt with for drunkenness. IMPROPER BEHAVIOUR. Pleas of "Guilty" were entered by Cecil…

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Gaol for Month "Drank Methylated Spirits" Vague Address

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 April 1929 · page 6

Asked in Newcastle Police Court to-day where he had been sleeping recently, John Smith, 53, who called himself a travelling tinker, replied…

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Three to Hang Callous Fijian Murder SUVA

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 April 1929 · page 6

Three male Indians and one female were to-day sentenced to death for one of the most cold-blooded and callous crimes in the history of the…

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Charge of Murder Wounded with Razor Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 April 1929 · page 4

Finding that the wounds which caused the death of Ellen Turner, 29, or Gore-street. Fitzroy, were caused feloniously and maliciously by Arthur C. Sullivan…

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Soviet Secret Police Chief Dangerously Ill Riga

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 April 1929 · page 5

M. Menshinsky, chief of the Ogpu—the dreaded Soviet secret police—in dangerously ill, owing to a heart attack, and in reported to be in intense pain…

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Heart Attack Russian Police Chief Ill RIGA

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 April 1929 · page 1

Menshinsky, chief of O.G.P.U., the Soviet secret police, is officially slated to be dangerously ill from a heart attack. He is reported to be suffering…

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Dubbo Murder Charge DUBBO

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 5

Patrick Kenkella died at the local hospital on Wednesday afternoon without regaining consciousness after having been found in Wingewarra…

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Test To-day Timber Industry Men Prepared for Gaol Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 7

A crisis will occur in the timber strike to-morrow, when Judge Lunkin will impose a fine of sentence of imprisonment on 39 men whom he has found have…

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Police Praised Mayor's Tribute Annual Reunion Social

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 6

In a tribute to the zeal and efficiency of the Newcastle police paid at the ninth annual reunion of the district branch of the New South Wales Police Association,…

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House of God Defiled by Man-Woman Gaol Sentence Judge's Scathing Comment LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 1

"Colonel Barker" was to-day sentenced to imprisonment for nine months for perjury. "You are an unprincipled…

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CRASHED Fugitive Stolen Car Police Fire Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 5

Several shots were fired by members of the police motor patrol while chasing a stolen motor car through Richmond shortly…

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Police Court Friday, April 26. (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, S.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1929 · page 12

Two first offenders were dealt with for drunkenness…

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"362 Years Gaol" Death Sentence Too Bandit's Record Belgrade

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 April 1929 · page 4

Miloslay Krstovitch, a notorious bandit, has been tried on 27 charges, including several murders and robberies, accompanied by rape…

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