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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1932

4,218 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 25 of 211

Dash for Liberty Lock-up Escapee Before Court Stealing Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 February 1932 · page 5

A sudden dash for liberty by a prisoner at West Maitland lock-up and an exciting cbasc, in which a civilian joined…

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Police Court Saturday, February 13. (Before Mr. A. G. Chiplin, J.p.) Remanded Until To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 February 1932 · page 3

Frederick James Bishop, 41, labourer, was remanded until to-day on a charge which alleged that the behaved in a offensive manner in Hunter-street, on…

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Senator's Wife on Trial Forgery of P.N.'s Charged Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 February 1932 · page 5

Alice Mary Dunn, 34 wife of Senator J. Dunn denied in the Quarter Sessions to-day that she had run up bills in her husband's name for…

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Many Minor Thefts at Week-end Jewellery, Bicycles and Bottles! Police Inquiring

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 February 1932 · page 1

Thieves were very busy in the Newcastle district during the week-end. Two houses were broken into in Humilton; there was…

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Illicit Rum Buying Charge Midnight Vigil by Police "Publican Seen in Boat with a Keg" Maitland Case

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 February 1932 · page 1

As the New Year was being ushered in, Sergeant Booth stood on the banks of the river at Maitland, and according to his evidence at Maitland Police Court, saw a small keg cast into the water from a boat close…

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Industrial Magistrate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 4

Yesterday at the Newcastle Courthouse, Mr. G. A. Stevenson heard the first cases in the Industrial Court Division since the duties of Industrial Magistrate…

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Moonta Farm Tragedy Boy of 17 Charged with Murder Alleged Confession Adelaide

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 5

"It is a tragic thing to see a boy of 17 in the dock on a charge of murder." said the Crown Prosecutor to-day in the Criminal…

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Stolen Bicycle Dismantled Charge of Stealing Dismissed

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 5

A charge against Joseph Thoma, 18 of having stolen a bicycle at South Cessnock on January 30 was dismissed by Mr. Sutherland, P.M. at…

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Police Court Monday, February 15. (Before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.m.) Information Dismissed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 9

There being no appearance of the prosecutrix, the information was dismissed in the case in which William Walter Morgan, 44, labourer, was charged with having…

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Schoolboy Gets £91 Assault Charge Against Teacher Was Caned Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 1

Irwin Upham, 14, was awarded £91 by a jury in the District Court to-day, for injuries sustained during a…

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Held Up Cashier Brisbane Theatre Robbery Egyptian Sent to Gaol Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 5

George Gabriel, 35, a native of Egypt, and well known as a marathon dancer, pleaded, "Guilty" at the Supreme Court to-day to a charge of having held up the…

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Industrial Court Breaches of Awards

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 9

Failure to pay Woin Stomeneovich, a breadcarter, award rates, cost Thomas Petrovich, baker, Hannell-street, Wickham. 10/, with £2/10/ costs, and 5/…

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Racing Cycle Stolen Recovered Dismantled by Police

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 7

A racing bicycle disappeared from the front of the Cessnock Hotel on the night of January 4. The machine, valued at £10, was…

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Kurri Testator's Estate Bankruptcy Court Hearing Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 5

Evidence was heard to-day in the Bankruptcy Court in the section 80 examination in connection with the estate of the late Henry Morgan…

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Preference Claim Waterside Workers Arbitration Court Hearing MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 5

Judge Beeby, in the Arbitration Court to-day, commenced the hearing of the dispute between the Waterside Workers' Federation and the Commonwealth…

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Found in Truck Two Men and Girl Police Charges Dismissed Wagga

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 6

Two men and a girl who are alleged to have been found by the police concealed in a truck at Junee, appeared before the local police court to-day on a charge…

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Sequel in Court Alleged Attack on Seaman Condition of Victim Critical Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 7

As a sequel to the discovery of Class Sandstrom, a sailor on Saturday morning, with his head badly" battered, Samuel Kraeft, 31, labourer, appeared at the Port…

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"Never Saw Her Drunk" Declares Witness Galperin Case Evidence Wife's Witness Had Drink with Petitioner Court Interlude Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 1

A definition of drunkenness was given by a witness in the Galperin case to-day…

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Woman's Dramatic Story of Hold-up at Wallsend Sobbed Bitterly in Court "Squeal, and I'll Shoot You" Said She Was Threatened by Masked Man Had Baby in Arms

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 1

Sobbing bitterly, Mrs. Lillian Peters, of Chalmers-road, Wallsend, told an amazing story in Newcastle Police Court to-day of an alleged attack by a masked man, at Wallsend, late at night, on…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 7

Mr. F. Sutherland, P.M., occupied the Bench at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday morning…

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