Parked Cars Impounded by Police
Instead of issuing summonses for illegal parking in New York city, the police send for wrecking crown of the department of street cleaning. The offending car…
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Courts & crime, 1929
2,785 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 65 of 140
Girls Fined Shop-lifting in Newcastle Stolen Shirts "Very Regrettable," says Magistrate
A party of four young women came to Newcastle from Sydney last Tuesday. They were under the observation of the police. Two of them pleaded guilty to having stolen from city shops and were each fined £10 or a month's imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Warrant Issued Two Traders Charged Alleged Left Debts Owing Melbourne
Judge Moule to-day issued a warrant out of the Bankruptcy Court for the arrest of David Josef Pelik and Josef Krawcow, former traders at Kerang, who it…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Cattle Stolen" Police Allegation Raid at Thornton
Three heifers were the spoils of a cattle-stealing raid at Thornton, on June 23, according to the police allegations in a case heard by Mr. J. B. Gibson, S.M.,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gaol for 10 YEARS "It is Meant to Be Severe" Judge's Comment Sydney
"I think the sentence is a very severe one." said Frederick Gibson. aged 35. when Judge Curiewis. at the Darlinghurst Sessions, sentenced him…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dictator Scores Duel with the Diet State Court Evades the Issue Charge Only Pretext Warsaw, June 30
The outcome of Marshal Pilsudski's duel with the Diet was that the State Court decided to terminate the proceedings against M. Czechowiez, ex-Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Assault Charge Timber Men for Trial Woman Abuses Magistrate Sydney
After William Moore, aged 25, and Mervyn Carmichael, aged 22, timber-workers, were committed for trail at the Gicbe Police Court to-day, on a charge…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →BLACKMAIL Two Actors Sentenced Election Stir London
"Blackmail is one of the most wicked crimes that can be committed. It is moral murder," declared the Recorder of London…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Court Tuesday, July 2. (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, S.m.) Drunkenness
Three first offenders were dealt with for drunkenness. THEFT IN HUNTER-STREET. William Satterwaite (58), labourer…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Bankstown Tragedy Murder Charge Husband Acquitted Sydney
The death of May Antin, aged 44, at her home at Hanley-road Bankstown, on May 9, resulted in the appearance of Martin Michael Antin aged 42, husband…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cessnock Court a Plea Which Failed
Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., presided at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday. Lloyd Cliston Craft, who was defended by Mr. J. R. Carlton, pleaded "Not…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Domestic Tragedy Man and Wife Dead Apparent Murder and Suicide Cunnamulla (Qld.)
A stir was caused to-day when it was learned that a tragedy had occurred. A station-hand, named Williams, aged 42, shot his wife, Emily, 32, dead, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Licensing Court (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, L.m.) Booth Licenses
Boath licenses were granted to J. Cusick, Clarendon Hotel, Newcastle, for Newcastle racecourse on Saturday; G. S. Luscombe, Baldfaced Stag Hotel, Leichhardt,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Imposter Sent to Gaol
Sentence of 12 months' gaol was imposed on David Hardy, aged 43, when he appeared at the Central Police Court in Syndey yesterday on a charge of having…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Brutal Assault" Judge Dismisses Appeals Sydney
Judge, Moeatta, in the Quarter Sessions Appeal Court to-day, dismissed the appeal of James Lowe Phegan, who was convicted at the Balmain Police Court on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Court Wednesday, July 3. (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, S.m.). Improper Language
John Sykes, 50, labourer, was fined £2, in default seven days' imprisonment, for having used improper language in Beaumont-street, Hamilton…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →To Make a Tent Boys Take Railway Tarpaulin Magistrate's Caution
Returning home from a football match, two boys "found" a tarpaulin and decided to take it home to make a tent…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →POLICE v. DOCTOR Drunken Driving Charge SYDNEY
Accepting the evidence of two policemen, and disregarding that of a doctor, Mr. Southerland, P.M., at the Liverpool Police Court to-day, found…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Children's Court Theft of Tarpaulin
Two Lambton boys, of the ages of 11 and 12 years, appeared on charges of having in company, at Lambton on June 23, stolen a tarpaulin, valued at £15, the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Burglary and a Fire
During his inquiry into a fire which partially destroyed a cottage at Punchbowl on June 2, Mr. H. R. Clark, Parramatta Coroner, was told that the police…
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