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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1930

3,806 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 39 of 191

"No Evidence" Police Prosecutor's Comment

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 March 1930 · page 5

Walter Maher, 23, laborer, was charged before Mr. Gibson. S.M., at Newcastle Police Court to-day with having used indecent language in…

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Witness Rebuked Slang Name for Police

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 March 1930 · page 5

The Newcastle Police Magistrate (Mr. Gibson) to-day protested against the police being referred to as "Johns." When u witness at Newcastle Police…

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Violent Prisoner Fight in Police Station SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 March 1930 · page 4

Believed to be suffering from the effects of a drug, a man who had been arrested on a charge of riotous behaviour went berserk while in the dock at the…

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Court to Sit Federal Basic Wage MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 March 1930 · page 5

Judge Lukin announced to-day that the Full Arbitration Court would probably assemble shortly to re-actor mine the question of a general or…

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Police Refuse to Proceed in Case in which J's. P. Sit with P.M. "Be a Rush" Mine Owners' Forecast Call for Work Proprietors Next Move

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 March 1930 · page 5

Mine owners including a director of Hebburn Ltd. (Mr. Harle), predicted today that there would be a…

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Stealing Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 March 1930 · page 6

Charged with having had in his possosion on March 6 four bed sheets. personally suspected of having born solen. John Harvey, omnolyed as a…

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Alleged Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1930 · page 9

On a charge of having entered the dwelling house of William Sharpe, near Belmont, on March 4, with intent to steal, Constantine Amanda (62), gardener,…

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Pokolbin Grapes Charge of Stealing

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 March 1930 · page 6

The hearing was continued at Cess- nock Police Court to-day of the cases against Allyn C. Valsey, C[?]fford Git- toes, Joseph W. Quinn. and Herman…

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Three Months' Gaol. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1930 · page 5

Charged with having habitually consorted with reputed criminals, Albert Kenny aged 10, was at the Central Police Court to-day sentenced to three months'…

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Fatal Quarrel Man On Murder Charge Woman Faints in Court Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1930 · page 5

At the Central Criminal Court to-day. William Ralph, 37, a labourer, was charged with having murdered Arthur Adolphe Lange in a residential at Surry…

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Police Court Monday, March 17. (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1930 · page 9

Three first offenders were dealt with for drunkenness. Upon charges of having behaved in an indecent manner in Scott-street on…

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Licensing Court

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 March 1930 · page 8

Andrew M. Norval, licensee of the Royal Hotel, Newcastle, was granted five booth licenses, three for Newcastle races on April 5, and two for…

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Lost Eggs Problem for Police LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 March 1930 · page 1

An honest boy found 71 eggs on Common land at Boncas, Scotland, and took them to the police station. The sergeant pointed out that…

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Won't Wear Court Dress LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 March 1930 · page 1

The Australian Minister for Customs, Mr. Fenton, has informed the King's Private Secretary that he does not intend to wear court…

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No Evidence Justices of Peace on Bench Police Objection Wlodarczyk Discharged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1930 · page 3

The presence of two honorary Justices of the Peace on the Bench with Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, prior to the…

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Cessnock Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 March 1930 · page 9

Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., presided at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday morning. P. J. Clancy, A. Slack, S. A…

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Hamilton Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 March 1930 · page 6

A wireless set and accessories, valued at £10, the property of Mr. H. G. Robinson, licensee of the Northern Star Hotel, Hamilton, were stolen from the premises on…

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Convicted of Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 March 1930 · page 9

Allyn Vaisey, Clifford Gittoes, Joseph Quinn, and Herman Rutter, pleaded "Not guilty" to a charge of having stolen a quantity of grapes from the vineyard of…

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Room of Tragedy Reconstruction in Court Margate Murder Trial London, March 17

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 March 1930 · page 7

Remarkable scenes were witnessed at the Old Bailey to-day, when Room 66 of the Metropole Hotel at Margate was reconstructed in court. The trial of Sidney…

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Coal Losses Stealing From Waggons Two Fined

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 March 1930 · page 5

Mr. R. W. Miller, owner of the unassociated collieries on the South Maitland coalfield, from which coal is being transported by…

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