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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1932

4,218 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 211

Chased by Workless Tasmanian Chief Secretary Men Dispersed by Police Launceston

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 5

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Claude James) was chased to-day by a number of unemployed, among whom were several leading Communists…

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Dash for Liberty Man Surprised in Bed Overtaken by Police Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 5

The spectacle of a man dashing, along the street, clad only in a shirt, was witnessed by many people at Darlinghurst thin morning. The man was…

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Car Chase Sequel Police Raid Cottage Two Youths and Girl Arrested Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 5

In a raid on a week-end cottage at Belgrave to-day, detectives arrested two young men and a 16-year-old girl, alleged to have been in the car chased last…

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Thousands Crowd Court for Campbell Case New Guard's "Challenge to Premier" Counsel Attack on Mr. Lang Right to Criticise Public Men No Adjournment Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 1

Police anticipated the headlong rush of crowds at the Central Summons Court to-day for the hearing of the summons charging Colonel Eric Campbell, president of the New Guard, with having used…

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Kurri Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 9

Mr. F. D. H. Sutherland, P.M., presided at the Kurri Kurri Police Court yesterday. Oswald Stanley Bell, of East Maitland,…

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Police Court Wednesday, January 20. (Before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.m.) Theft of Eggs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 2

"I did not know what I was doing," said Joseph Kerkhover, 30, seaman, in pleading "Guilty" to a charge of having stolen, at Honeysuckle, on January 19,…

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Theft From Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 6

A theft from a church is reported from Casino. The only reward of the man, who robbed the poor box at St. Mary's Catholic Church, was a few old gold…

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Theft From Residence

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 9

During the absence of Mrs. Seinor, from her residence, in Aberdare-street, Kurri Kurri, for a few weeks on holidays, her laundry was entered by thieves, who…

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Fatal Smash Youth Before Court Alleged Theft of Cars Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 8

A sequel to the fatal collision between a police patrol car and a motor van at Clifton Hill on Saturday night, when the police were chasing a stolen, car, was…

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Bones for Analyst Child's Body in Mountains Parents Charged with Murder Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 8

The police to-day brought to Sydney the bones of a child which, after Jigging for many hours, they found in the mountains near Nymagee. The bones were…

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Maitland District West Maitland Police Court Travelled Without Ticket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 9

John Charles McInnes, 53, was charged at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. M. S. Meagher and J. L. Meagher, Js.P., with having travelled…

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Daring Theft From Railway Station "Porter" Takes £273 BRISBANE

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 7

The theft of a strong box containing £273, from the South Brisbane railway Brisbane on Tuesday night was carried out with great daring by a…

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Melbourne Hold-up Three Others to Be Charged MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 8

A sensational feature of the hearing next Tuesday of charges against four men who have been arrested in connection with the shooting of Constable Derham…

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Call for Aid "Stealing a Church" Night Raiders Out Moscheto Island Losses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 7

Newcastle police were astonished last night to receive a telephone message that men had disembarked from boats at Moscheto Island, and were stealing the…

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Police Guard Injured Man Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 8

The man who attempted to escape from the police at Darlinghurst yesterday is being carefully guarded by police at St. Vincent's Hospital. His face was so badly…

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Woman Insults Mr. Campbell Promptly Arrested by Police Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 7

At the lunch time adjournment of the New Guard case at the Central Court to-day a middle-aged woman pushed her way…

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Cyclist's Smash Fleeing From Police Patrol Girl Badly Injured Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 8

For the second time in a week, a police chase resulted in a serious accident to-night. Agnes Martin, 16, of Newells-street,…

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Unconscious Man Hospital Ward Incident Police Arrest Supposed Friend SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 7

A man was arrested in the Sydney Hospital casualty ward to-night, allegedly in the act of robbing the unconscious victim of a tram accident…

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Seat in Court Attendant Offered Money Insulting Words Charge Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 8

The interest taken in the contested Field divorce suit, which remains part-heard, was recalled at the Central Summons Court to-day, when William Shaw…

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Mr. Campbell Court Proceedings Begin Counsel's Attack "Mr. Lang is Scoundrel" SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 7

The hearing of the case in which Eric Campbell, leader of the New Guard, is charged with having used insulting words in a speech at Lane…

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