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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1930

3,806 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 43 of 191

Coloured Petrol Used to Prevent Theft Idea From the Orient

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 8

The subject of colouring motor spirits is to-day foremost in the minds of nearly every refiner. The idea of colouring motor spirits and other petroleum products…

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Strangled in Gaol Remanded Man's Suicide Used Pyjama Cord Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 4

Robert Turnbull, a labourer, who was arrested on Thursday on a charge of having unlawfully and maliciously wounded George Perwitz, strangled himself at the…

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Not After Fines Police Help Motorists

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 3

Much valuable work has been done by the N.S.W. traffic police In the safety field, and the greater part of it has been prevention of accidents…

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Police Criticised Transfers of Licenses Prohibitionist Views

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 6

Vigorous criticism of the police attitude towards the recent Maryville licensing case, decided by Judge Sheridan, was made at the annual meeting of the…

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Police Were Lax. Madame Manau Escaped PARIS, .Monday

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 1

The two police inspectors responsible for guarding Madame Manau, editor of the financial journal, "Gazette du France," who, while awaiting trial on…

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"Hard Pressed" Court Money Embezzled Official Fined

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 5

"I was hard pressed. I thought I would get the money back before I was caught" said Frederick William Phttpotf, former assistant…

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Basic Wage Unchanged Queensland Court's Finding. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 4

The Court of Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration delivered reserved judgment on the basic wage and standard hours application to-day. The Court…

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Sheets in Court Communist Sec. Gets Them Case Dismissed

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 7

The bench at Ccssnock Police Court to-day was,snowed under with hed-sheets—exhibits in the case in which John Harvey, secretary of the…

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Postmistress Went to Rothbury Police Carnival: Now She's Black CESSNOCK

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 5

Fcstirities arc not so frequent at Rothbury that one can afford to relax anything that is going on. Thus it was that, a postmistress there succumbed. to the temptation to attend a recent police carnival at the compound…

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Industries Wait for Coal Settlement. Crown Sued Objections to Valuations Land Appeal Court

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 6

A claim against the Crown for compensation for land which was resumed on July 1, 1927, for the formation of Hall-street, Ccssnock, was made by…

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Stealing Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 March 1930 · page 5

Three charges against Preston Longworth of Boolaroo of having cruelly ill-treated a horse at Boolaroo on January 17, of having had in his…

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Barraba Fatality Police Seek Two Men "Not Murder" Barraba

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 March 1930 · page 5

Though they do not believe that Thomas O'Brien aged 50, who was round dead yesterday not far from the town was…

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Cessnock Police Court Tuesday, March 25. (Before Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 March 1930 · page 9

A charge of false pretences was preferred against Bryan Bennett. Mr. Williams, on behalf of defendant applied for an adjournment until April 29, which was…

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Police Court Thursday, March 25. (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, S.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 March 1930 · page 10

For drunkenness in Hunter-street on Monday, Lambert Kennedy, 24, was fined 10/, in default, 48 hours' imprisonment…

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Small Debts Court Consent Verdicts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 March 1930 · page 10

Verdicts by consent in favour of the plaintiff were announced in the following matters—Nehemish Jackson, of Adamstown, versus Edward Hardy, of Stockton…

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Newcastle Passenger Missed From Gwydir Police Inquiring

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 March 1930 · page 5

When the s.s. Gwydir arrived in Newcastle this morning Mr. E. G. Sanders a Newcastle man was missing…

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"OFFICIAL" Mr. Childs's Appointment Police Chief Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 March 1930 · page 6

Mr. Childs received official papers this morning regarding his appointment as Commissioner of Police in place of Mr. James Mitchell, who…

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Injured Girl Hides Sequel to Collision Police Action Likely Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 March 1930 · page 8

Features which are expected to result in police action are associated with a collision between a motor cycle and a car at Enfield to-night. Those injured…

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Appeal Court Coal Co. v. Crown Compensation Claim Cessnock-street Extension

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 March 1930 · page 8

Whether the extension of Hall-street. Cessnock, had tended to convert adjacent residential blocks to potential business sites, was the chief point at issue in a…

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'Husband for Sale!' Court Allegation £250 MENTIONED False Pretences Charge SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 March 1930 · page 5

Allegations that a woman had attempted to sell her husband to for £250, were made by Mrs. Bessie…

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