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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1931

4,091 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 205

Industrial Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 7

Eli Victor Jeffries proceeded against Edward Goodman, Richard Head, and J. J. Cody, the executive officers of the committee controlling the Catholic Hall, West…

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Licensing Court

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 7

An application by John Probert for the transfer of the license of the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Carrington. from Joseph O'Hanion, was granted by Mr…

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Badly Battered And Sent to Gaol SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 6

So battered that Mr Laidlaw. C.S.M., called him to the Bench and adjusted his spectacles to examine him. Emanuel Rosen (22) appeared…

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Police Court Monday, January 19. (Before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.m.) Trespassed on Railway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 3

"The defendants were found camping in a powder van in the Newcastle railway goods-yard," said Inspector Rowe, in the cases in which Robert Arthur Briggs,…

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Forged Freight Notes Salesman Charged Despatch of Beans Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 5

Ten charges of forging and offering railway consignment notes were laid against Albert Wiggins (28), salesman, at the…

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Calcutta's Mayor Sent to Gaol Entered District Against Order Calcutta

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 7

In an unobtrusive, wayside station at East Bengal, Chandra Boss, Mayor of Calcutta, was arrested to-day for disobeying an order served on him,…

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Teller Sandbagged Attempted Bank Robbery Police Make an Arrest Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 5

Sandbagging the teller, Wilfred Hackett, who was speaking on the telephone, a thug attempted to rob the William-street branch of the Commercial Bank about…

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Red Demonstration Was Feared Special Police Precautions Check on Visitors Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 5

In an atmosphere of tension, caused by rumors of demonstrations by the unemployed at the…

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Police Charge Procession of Unemployed Twelve Arrests Victorian Premier Guarded MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 5

Banners and batons were seized by the police, and ugly scenes occurred when mounted and foot police charged a procession of unemployed in the city streets…

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Fate of Upper House Appeal to the High Court Abolition Issue Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 1

In the High Court this afternoon, during the Upper House appeal case, Mr. Flannery. K.C. (for N.S.W…

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Three Little Maids From School They Were Daring Journey From Sydney to West Maitland They Are on Way Home Now Appreciate the Police

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 1

Enquiries which followed the aroused suspicions of Maitland Police, have brought to…

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Brought to Sydney From Colombo Woman Charged With Theft SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 7

Having been brought to Sydney from Colombo, Alma Frances Bruce 40, was charged at the Redfern Police Court to-day with having stolen £365 17s 1d…

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Cessnock Police Court Elrington Colliery Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 9

Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., had before him yesterday, at the Cessnock Police Court, a case in which George Hindmarsh, Manager of Elrington Colliery,…

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Motor Driver Charged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 9

At the West Maitland Police Court, yesterday, before Mr. L. Maher, J.P., Charles Elliott Cridland, 43, of West Maitland, was charged with having driven a…

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Theft of Motor Vehicles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 6

The continued prevalence of theft of motor vehicles has caused the National Roads and Motorists Association to renew its representations to the…

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Contractor Charged Alleged False Pretences

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 5

Arthur Wilfred Novo (30), contractor, was remanded to February 11 by Mr. Stevenson, S.M., at Newcastle Police Court to-day on five charges…

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Bill Not Filed Attempted Murder Charge TAMWORTH

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 6

When shots were fired on December 7 through a door at Mrs. Dorrington, Mlchael Patrick Shannon was charged with attempted murder…

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Supreme Court Writ Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 6

A writ was issued out of the Supreme Court to-day by the Canada Cycle and Motor Agency, Queensland, Ltd., in voluntary liquidation, against Alexander…

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Licensing Court Transfer of Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 2

The transfer of the licence of the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Carrington, was granted from Joseph O'Hanlon to John Probert. Mr. C. A. K. Cohen (Messrs. Braye, Cragg…

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Small Debts Court Garnishee Matter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 2

In the matter of Hughes' Potteries Ltd., v. F. R. Pike, in which H. E. Koll was garnishee, it was alleged that the garnishee had not paid sufficient to meet the…

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