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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

2,785 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 61 of 140

Warden's Court

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

Mr. G. James, Warden presided in the Mining Warden's Court at East Maitland, yesterday. MILLFIELD-GRETA APPLICATION…

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Police Court Thursday, June 20. (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, S.m.), Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 12

A first offender was dealt with for drunkenness. Ada Wilson (49) was fined 10/, in default 48 hours' imprisonment for drunkenness, and £1, in default seven…

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Jockey Charged Alleged Armed Hold-up Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 7

Arrested late last night on a charge of vagrancy, Robert F. Irwin, a jockey, aged 28, was brought before the City Court this morning…

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Police at Hebbrun No. 2

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 9

Police guards at Hebburn No. 2 Mine. The constables are standing on a log which was placed across the road by pickets. Later it was used by the police at fuel for their camp fire…

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Not a Trapper He Was a Constable Man Fined for Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 12

Constable Taylor was detailed for special duty at Wickham on Saturday last. He was not in uniform. He visited an hotel, and representing himself as a…

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"Phil the Jew" in Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 6

Phillip Jeffs, aged 32, who was shot following a disturbance at Darlinghurst a Few weeks ago, appeared at the Central Police Court in Sydney yesterday on a…

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Garage Tragedy Death of Syrian Countryman on Murder Charge Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 6

The circumstances of the death of Joseph Simon, a wealthy Syrian, in a garage at Darlingburst on April 17, were further inquired into by the City Coroner…

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Body Exhumed Detective at Scone Police Silent SCONE,Friday

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 7

Great secrecy surrounds the exhumation from the Presbyterian cemetery at Scone of the body of Mrs. Jomlma Russel, who was buried there in August…

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Spears Thrown Attack on Police Native Constable Hit Darwin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 6

Information has been received of an attack by a large number of aborigines on a police party in the vicinity of Cape Dombey…

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Amusing Dialogue Constable and Accused Lismore District Court Lismore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 7

An amusing dialogue was revealed upon the resumption of the hearing of a charge of assault, brought by Arthur, Robert Fuller, an Ulmarra farmer, against…

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Fight to Finish Timber-Workers Still Determined Threats Against Police Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 6

From statements made at a meeting of the Sydney Trades and Labour Council to-night, it would appear that the timber-workers' dispute is to be continued until…

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Clash in Court Federal and State Authorities Production of Books Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 6

Justice Starke, who yesterday committed to prison an official of the Department of Agriculture of South Australia for contempt, of Court, to-day heard…

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Theatre Royal Canary Murder Case

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 2

Louise Brooks plays the role of "the canary," Broadway cabaret girl, in The Canary Murder Case, Paramount All-Talking picture, which…

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Police Commissioner Criticised

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 8

Criticism of the Commissioner of Police was made by Mr. Arnold, S.M., at the Parkes Police Court, when he dismissed a charge of threatening behaviour that…

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Police Court Friday, June 21. (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, S.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 5

Two first offenders were dealt with for drunkenness. ALLEGED OFFENSIVE BEHAVIOUR. Robert Cherry, 21, labourer, represented…

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University Rag Vivisection Meeting Court Sequel London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 1

As a sequel to the Caxton Hall rag, taxicab loads of students filled Westminster Polled Court when Norman Richardson, a Guy Hospital dental…

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Alleged Robbery Sydney Salesman Charged Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 June 1929 · page 9

Leonard Barnes, 26, salesman, of Sydney, was charged in the Police Court yesterday, with having, on June 17, while armed with a pistol assaulted and robbed…

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Electoral Revision Court

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 June 1929 · page 7

A Revision Court, for the electoral districts of Kahibah and Hamilton, was held at Newcastle Court-house today. There were no objections…

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Miners' Leader in Court Action

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 June 1929 · page 5

The president of the Northern Miners' Federation (T. Hoare), (second from left) snapped before entering West Maitland Court to-day, where he appeared on a charge of having assaulted on Ashtonfield miner…

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N. Territory Police Effective Work Grim Chase Ends Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 June 1929 · page 7

Now and again there comes to the outside world, through official sources, the meagre facts of some smart place of work performed by the police of the Northern…

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