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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1931

4,091 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 28 of 205

Too Many Oaths Used by Street Group Police Aid Is Sought by Merewether

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 7

"It is not only bad language, but foul language these people use, and the only time we get any relief is when doggie night arrives and they…

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Charlestown Court Thursday, February 12. (Before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 22

William Newell, of Wallsend-road, West Wallsend, pleaded "Guilty" to a charge that on January 31 he smoked in the auditorium of the Soldiers' Memorial Hall,…

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Judge and Debtor Differ As to "Trifling Amount" Obstinate Witness Rebuked District Court Scene

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 7

Extreme measures were threatened by Judge Sheridan in an endeavor to obtain information from John Put co[?], of Adamstown,…

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Police Court Friday, February 13. (Before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.m.) Indecent Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 14

For having used indecent language in Hunter-street, Newcastle, on Thursday Patrick James Harris, or O'Brien, 32, a motor driver, was fined £2, or 14 days'…

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Man Assaulted Police Make Arrest SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 10

Alleged to have been assaulted by two men, Albert Herbert, of Mascot, was taken to hospital to-night, suffering from severe lacerations and extensive…

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Two Years' Gaol Attempt to Commit Felony Accused Alleges "Frame Up" Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 9

Convicted at the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day on a charge of having been found at night with his face covered, with intent to commit a felony, Walter…

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FINED £250 Cocaine Dealer in Court SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 10

A fine of £250, in default 12 months' imprisonment, was imposed on Frederick Dangar, aged 38, when he was convicted at the Central Police Court to-day on a…

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District Court Friday, February 13. (Before Judge Sheridan.) a Salesman's Claims

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 3

Finality was reached in the case in which Thomas Harold Shepherd, a car salesman, formerly in the emyloy of R. H. Kembley and Co., Newcastle, claimed…

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Vessel Released Six Days Under Arrest Deposit Paid to Court Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 10

For six days from last Saturday until today, the steamer Patonga, trading between Brisbane and the Northern Rivers port of New South Wales, has been lying…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 3

Fines for drunkenness and one formal remand were the only matters dealt with in Newcastle Police Court on Saturday. For having been drunk and disorderly,…

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Man for Trial Robbery Attempt Charged

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 5

Seen in the doorway of Lewis's wine saloon in Market-street on the night of February 5. a man was kept under observation by Mr. Lake…

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Shot Publican Attempted Murder Charge MUDGEE

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 5

On a charge of shooting Australia Harold Hall with intent to murder him at Cooyal on January 24, James Francis Kane was committed for…

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Fur Coat Valued at £498 16s Alleged Theft Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 5

A fur coat valued at £408 16s, the property or Miss Brenda Wootton, (laughter of the well-known racing man. Mr. Richard Wootton, figured…

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Brighton Smash Police Constable Dies SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 7

William Roberts, 27, a police constable, who was injured in a sensational smash between a patrol car and a motor car in Brighton early on Wednesday morning,…

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Scatter in Scrub Police Two-up Raid

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 6

Men charged through the bush at Heddon Greta yesterday in an effort to escape when police made a raid on an alleged two-up school…

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Poison in Tea English Preacher Charged Wife's Evidence at Trial London, February 14

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 7

The case in which a mother of nine accused her husband of attempting to poison her with sulphuric acid from a wireless set took a sensational turn at…

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Court Utterances Policeman Suspended SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 5

Following recent utterances in the police court concerning the regulations of the Police Department, a policeman has been suspended and…

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Motor Driver Before Court Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 2

Arising out of the death of Gloria Williams, 5, who was run over by a motor lorry near her home at Darlinghurst on Friday. Edward David Moon. 18,…

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Police Charges Fail in S.p. Betting Case Telephone in Fowl House Discovery by the Police Betting Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 6

When the police raided a hairdresser's establishment at Tighe's Hill on January 31, they found a telephone…

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Intruder in Factory Held Up by Watchman Police Make Two Arrests Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 6

Two men, who are alleged to have broken into the factory of O. T . Ltd., in McEvoy-street, Waterloo, last night, were arrested and charges were preferred…

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