Bankruptey Court
Alexander Hollings, labourer, of Grove-street. Waratah, attributed his failure to sickness and unemployment when he was examined in the…
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Courts & crime, 1931
4,091 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 61 of 205
Police Court Wednesday, April 15. (Before Mr. G.A. Stevenson, S.m.) Charge Amended
Ray John Sallings, 37, furnaceman, pleaded "Not guilty" to a charge of having used the Newcastle Stadium for the purpose of betting on a fight on March…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Who Owns Bicycle? Rival Claimants, Say Police Application to S.M.
Who owns the bicycle? That is the question that is puzzling Wickham police. So far there have been two claimants…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Two Arrested at Gun-point Were Surprised by Police in Shop Sydney
At revolver point. B[?]more police arrested two men in the Cash and Curry Stores at the end of Canterbury road and Anderson-street, Belmore, at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Melbourne Shooting Two Men Appear in Court Woman's Evidence Melbourne
Ernest L. Reid, 38, tobacconist, and Patrick Shannon, 27, clerk, were charged at the Criminal Court to-day with having on February 14, wounded Oscar Bruhn,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cessnock Police Court Unlicensed Hawkers
Benjamin Joseph, 37 James Patrick Walsh, 40, Richard James Hulbert, 35, were charged before Messrs. S. Snape and C. R. Smyth, Js.P., at the Cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Laughed Loudly at Sentence Seven Years' Gaol on Assault Charge Deniliquin
Sentenced by Mr. Justice Ferguson to five years' imprisonment for an attempted criminal assault on a woman employed as…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Murder Charge Remand in Melbourne MELBOURNE
At the Rutherglen Court to-day, William Longmire, 39, labourer, was charged with the murder of Andrew A Laidlaw, 62, rabbit-trapper, at Carlyle, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Police Court Thursday, April 16. (Before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.m.) Summons Division Reserved Decision
The Magistrate gave his reserved decision in the case in which Charles McPherson, of Bar Beach, Newcastle, represented by Mr. B. A. Helmore (Messrs. Sparke…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charged Fees to "Mind" Cars "Enterprise" at Wheeler Place Whose Permission?
Complaints have been made that an enterprising person is making a practice of imposing a charge on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railwaymen's Wages Reference in Federal Court MELBOURNE
At the suggestion of Chief Judge Dethridge in the Arbitration Court to-day, representatives of unions in the railway service agreed to make an effort to have the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →200 Rebels Killed Clash With Police in Burma CALCUTTA, April 15
In a clash with Government forces in Thayetmyo, in Burma, 200 rebels were killed, and many wounded. Mr. H. G. Smith, District Superintendent of Police,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Guilty of Neglect Captain of Malabar Marine Court Finding Sydney
The Commonwealth Court of Marine Inquiry entered a judgment to-day of negligence on the part of the captain of the Malabar, George William Leslie, in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Prisoner Laughs Five Years' Gaol for Assault Violent Attack on Woman Deniliquin
When the sentence of five years' imprisonment was imposed on him to-day for having attempted to assault a woman, Herbert Francis Connolly, who appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Industrial Court
A sitting of the Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court will be held at Newcastle on April 24…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Circuit Court
Mr. Justice James will now preside at the Maitland Circuit Court next week, in place of Mr. Justice Stephen. Mr. W. J. Dignam will be Crown Prosecutor. An…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Police Court Friday, April 17. (Before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.m.) Drunkenness
Two first offenders were dealt with for drunkenness…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Aboriginal Charged Death of Dingo Scalper CAIRNS
After a long period of searching through Cape York Peninsula for the alleged murderer of a dingo scalper, James Thomson, police and black-trackers from…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →District Court Decision
The District Registrar (Mr. M. J. D. Austin) has received the reserved judgment of Judge Sheridan in the case of Wood Brothers against Eric Longden…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →£65,000 INVOLVED London Engineer Charged Ford Company's Loss London, April 16
Declaring himself a member of the Imperial Conference Sub-committee formed to purchase £60,000,000 worth of tractors for supply throughout the world, Brynar…
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