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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

2,785 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 60 of 140

Trucks Wrecked Runaway at Hebburn No. 2 Police Were Away Startling Explosion in Early Hours

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 June 1929 · page 5

According to a police report, chocks were removed from a line of 12 trucks on a siding at Hebburn No. 2 mine last night. The trucks ran into a dead-end, and two of them were overturned. The police guard, it was added, was temporarily absent…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 June 1929 · page 10

Mrs. Mary E. Campbell, of Military-road, Newcastle, sued John William MacAskill for £4, being amount due for board and lodging, between December and…

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Land Valuation Court of Appeal (Before Mr. Acting-Justice Manning.) New Lambton Objection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 June 1929 · page 9

Daniel Cameron of New Lambton, lodged an objection against the valuation of his property at the coroner of Thalaba and Greta Roads, New Lambton. The…

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Truck Smash at Hebburn No. 2 When Police Guard Absent "Strikes to Suit Owners" Allegations by Miners' Secretary "When Trade Is Slack" McDonald Blames "Certain Section" for Turmoil Won't Suggest Reorganisation

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 June 1929 · page 5

Asked by a member of the Coal Commission (Mr. Gepp) to-day "What is wrong with the coal mining industry?" the chairman of the Colliery Owners' Association (Mr. McDonald) replied that practically the whole of the men in the industry were on perfectly good terms with the employers, but there was a certain element—a very small element—which created turmoil. He…

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Industrial Magistrate's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 9

A sitting of the Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court will be held in Newcastle on July 11…

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Conspirators Sentenced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 6

Found "Guilty" at the Darlinghurst Sessions in Sydney yesterday on a charge of conspiracy in connection with the issue of promissory notes and motor…

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Damages Claimed Alleged Assault Action Against Police Lismore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 8

Before Judge Mocatta, at Grafton, on March 7, Arthur Robert Fuller proceeded against Constable Ambrose Goodwin for assault, occasioning bodily harm, and…

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Scene in Court Counsel: Magistrate Timber Workers Discharged Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 6

For more than five minutes, Mr. McDougall, S.M., and Mr. R. Sproule, who was appearing for two timber workers in an alleged assault case, angrily argued…

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Road Smash Car Driver Charged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 8

The circumstances associated with the collision between a motor car and a sulky on the Wollombi-road, at West Cessnock, on the night of November 10, last year,…

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Police Court Wednesday, June 19. (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, S.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 10

Jean Sullivan, 35, was fined 10/, in defant, 48 hours' imprisonment, for being drunk. ALLEGED ASSAULT…

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Jockey Charged Sydney Hold-up Robbery MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 6

Robert Francis Irwin, aged 28, a jockey, who is alleged to be one of two men who held up William Tindall, racehorse owner-trainer, at…

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Theatre Royal The Canary Murder Case

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 9

Seven persons are suspected of the murder of a chorus girl, known as the canary, in the Paramount all-talkie picture. The Canary Murder Case,…

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CLASH! Police and Pickets

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 7

According to pickets at Hebburn No. 2 colliery, at 3 a.m. to-day a sergeant of police acted in a threatening manner towards them…

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In Disguise Policeman Punched Alleged Bet Man Fined for Assault

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 8

A constable in disguise, S.P. bets, and beer, figured in a story told at Newcastle Police Court to-day, when Austin Harold…

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Noisy Motors Ample Police Powers

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 9

"It is considered that the regulations of the Motor Traffic Act provide an ample measure of control, and it is hoped that by the sustained efforts…

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Maitland District Quarter Sessions "I'll Murder You" Tea Gardens Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 8

At the Maitland Quarter Sessions yesterday, before his Honor Judge White, Alfred Charles Frost (34), a timber-worker and wharf labourer, living at Tea…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 10

The revised list of electors for the State electoral district of Newcastle was presented by Mr. A. G. Chiplin, J.P., Electrol Registrar, who stated that no…

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Land Court Rating Appeals Wednesday, June 19. (Before Mr. Acting-Justice Manning.) Church Property

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 10

Hamilton Methodist Church Trustees appealed against the Hamilton Council rating a vacant block of land fronting Tudor-street, Hamilton…

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Additional Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 9

In view of recent happenings on the South Maitland coalfields, additional police worn despatched yesterday to the centre from Newcastle…

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Warden's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 8

Mr. G. James, District Mining Wardon, was to have had a sitting at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, but the court was not hold, and Mr. A. G…

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