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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

2,785 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 63 of 140

Murder Charge Battered Body in Lane Handicapper on Trial Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 June 1929 · page 7

Walter Wylie, 53, handicapper for the Northern and Western District Trotting Association, pleaded "Not guilty" at the Criminal Court to-day, when charged with…

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Small Debts Court (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, S.m.) Verdicts for Plaintiffs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 June 1929 · page 3

Mrs. J. T. Richardson sucd—M'Kenner, a male, Morgan-street, Islington, to recover £2/3/2, balance owing for goods sold. By consent, a verdict was given for…

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Kurri Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 June 1929 · page 6

Mr. M.C. Nott P.M. presided at the Kurri Kurri Police Court yesterday. Samuel Simpkin pleaded "Guilty" to a charge of having used improper…

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District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 June 1929 · page 6

The sitting of the Maitland District Court was resumed yesterday morning, at the Courthouse East Maitland, before his Honor Judge While…

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Police Court Wednesday, June 26. (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, S.m.) Alleged Shoplifting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 June 1929 · page 3

The sequel to the arrest of four young women in Newcastle on Tuesday on charges of alleged shoplifting and vagrancy was the appearance before the Court of…

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Murder Charge Handicapper's Trial Evidence Continued Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 June 1929 · page 6

Several witnesses at the trial of Walter Wylie, on a charge of murdering Andrew J. Christensen, at Colac, declared to-day that they had seen Wylic at the…

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Last Days The Canary Murder Case Theatre Royal

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 June 1929 · page 10

Ned Sparks, one of Hollywood's character players, plays the role of Tony Skeel, dapper professional burglar, in The Canary Murder Case," the…

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Horses Disappear Belong to the Police

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 June 1929 · page 7

During last night two police horses, belonging to the police guard at Hebburn No. 2 colliery, vanished. Whether they escaped from the paddock…

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Maitland District Pelaw Main Coal Alleged Stealing Four Cases Dismissed Callous and Cold-blooded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 June 1929 · page 6

Four young men David Allan John Kyle Hiram Street and Cecil Johns were charged before Mr. M. C. Nott P.M. at the Kurri Kurri Police Court yesterday…

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25 CHARGES Breaking, Entering Alleged Men Before Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 June 1929 · page 8

At Newcastle Police Court to-day, Charlton Morse (38), accountant, appeared before Mr. Gibson, S.M., on 35 charges, and Joseph Barclay, 39,…

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Tinned Feast Stole Crab and Asparagus Boy in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 June 1929 · page 9

A boy's clean-up of a quantity of tinned crab and asparagus, and 300 detonators from the South Pacific Colliery, had its sequel at Tera[?]…

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"Clear the Court" Judge Wouldn't Do It No Power Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 June 1929 · page 8

The Judge in Divorce (Mr. Justice Owen) to-day refused the request of Mr. Weche (counsel in this suit) that the court be cleared because of…

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Summons Division Theft From Tug

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 3

Harold Laurrain Duncan 102 Fullerton-street, Stockgon, pleaded "Guilty" to a charge of having stolen a tin of paint and two fishing lines, valued at £1/18/, the…

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Girl Charged Alleged False Pretences

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 5

On a charge or mine pretences, a 19-years-old girl was remanded until July 4 on a £10 ball by Mr. Gibson, S.M., at Newcastle Children's Court…

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Police Court Thursday, June 27. (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, S.m.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 3

Four first offenders were dealt with for drunkenness. Maxwell Paget (13), labourer, was fined 30/. in default seven days' imprisonment,…

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Maitland District District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 10

The proceedings of the Maitland District Court were resumed before his Honor Judge White, yesterday, at the Courthouse, East Maitland…

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Absolutely False Charges Against Police Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 8

Mr. Chaffey, the Chief Secretary, stated to-day that he had noticed newspaper reports alleging that the police had brutally assaulted and battered helpless,…

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"He Went Away" Wife Petitions for Divorce Maitland Court

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 5

Married in 1909, Mrs. Minnio Wilson lived happily with her husband until 1922, when he left home, and never returned, was the story told in…

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Bankruptcy Court (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, District Registrar.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 3

Re Robert John Quinlan, carrier, of Broadmeadow, liabilities £378/11/4, assets nil. There were no creditors present. Bankrupt said that slackness of…

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Still a Secret Booth's Chosen Successor Court Argument London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 1

The name or his successor, which the late General Bramwell Booth placed in a sealed envelope many years ago, is still a secret…

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