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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1932

4,218 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 37 of 211

Prisoner's Knife Desperate Fight in Gaol Warders Hurt

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 March 1932 · page 9

Making light of their injuries, warders at East Maitland Gaol involved in the stabbing affray with a…

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Three Stabbed Maitland Gaol Warders Violent Prisoner Attack With Table Knife

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1932 · page 7

A sensation occurred behind the walls of Maitland Gaol yesterday, when three warders were stabbed with a table knife by a violent prisoner,…

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Dispute Over Child Daughter Sues Father for Assault S.m. Dismisses Case

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 March 1932 · page 7

Domestic trouble over the custody of a child was responsible for Lily Caroline Perry, of Scott-street, Carrington, charging her…

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Small Debts Court Claim for Rent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1932 · page 11

The Public Trustee, represented by Mr. A. G. Chiplin, C.P.S., sued William Marshall, Macquarie-street. Junction, for the recovery of £34/10/ as rent of cottage…

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Baby's Bones Found in Back Yard Murder Charge Sequel Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1932 · page 7

The chaired bones of newly-born baby, which were found by detectives yesterday, in the back yard of a house in Lisson Grove, Hawthorn, led to the appearance…

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Abduction Charge Application for Bail Protests From Court Launceston

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1932 · page 7

When the case in which Harold Barret Davey, who is charged with the abduction of Marjorie Musson, was before the Court this morning for consideration of an…

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Scone Grazier Documents Produced "Agreed to Isolation" Court Hearing Continued SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1932 · page 5

The Central Court was again crowded, to-day, when the case was resumed in which Henry Edward Messervy 43, engineer, and Allan George Kelly, 32,…

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Newcastle Will in Dispute Action Commenced in Equity Court Pearce Suit Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 March 1932 · page 1

In the Equity Court today, the hearing was commenced of the contested claims concerning the will…

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Four Killed Riot at Ford Factory 3000 UNEMPLOYED Serious Clash With Police (Australian Press Association.) New York, March 7

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1932 · page 7

The "New York Times's" correspondent at Detroit says that probably the most serious labour trouble Henry Ford has ever encountered occurred to-day, when…

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Dramatic Arrest Ends Thrilling Police Chase Old Man Murdered at Paddington Three Months on the Trail Amazing Drama of Crime Detection Wide Search Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 March 1932 · page 1

While the City slept last night tireless, searching fingers of a relentless law stretched out after three months of silent drama and held a man for the diabolical murder of Alexander Barry, 89, in his home in Windsor— street, Paddington, on December 14 last…

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Sentenced for Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1932 · page 11

John Kelly, 30, labourer, was charged with having, at Newcastle, on March 1, 1932, stolen two leather brief bags and other articles, valued at £5, the property…

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Indian Sentenced Attempted Murder CALCUTTA, March 8

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1932 · page 5

Yashpal, the young Indian wanted in connection with a revolutionary conspiracy at Delhi and Lahore, was sentenced to seven years' rigorous imprisonment for…

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Kurri Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1932 · page 9

Mr. D. H. Sutherland, P.M., presided at the Kurri Kurri Police Court yesterday. Robert Turnbull, of Weston, was fined…

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Alleged Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1932 · page 11

Lily Caroline Perry, of 45 Scott-street, Carrington, was the complainant in a case against Henry Perry, of 151 Cleary-street, Hamilton, who was charged with…

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Man Charged Paddington Murder Amazing Search Detectives Spend Months in Country SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1932 · page 7

There was a dramatic development to-day in connection with the murder of Alexander Barrie, 89, in his home in Windsor-street, Paddington, on…

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Stole From Train Two Men Sentenced PERTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1932 · page 8

William H. Tester, an ex-policeman who already had a record, and Allan Miller, who were found guilty of jumping on a moving train and throwing off…

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Assault Charge Woman Attacked at Stanmore SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1932 · page 5

John Gates, 64, described as a salesman, was remanded at the Newtown Police Court to-day until March 16, on £80 bail, on a charge of having assaulted Florence…

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Police Court Wednesday, March 9. (Before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.m.) Case Dismissed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1932 · page 11

Noel Lyons, 32, seaman, on remand, was charged that, at Newcastle, on March 8, he stole from the steamer Goulburn about 10lb of potatoes, of the value of 1/,…

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Second Railway Station Theft in 24 Hours Police Seek Expert Gang Another Coup Last Night Safe at North Kurri Blown Open Clever Thieves

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 March 1932 · page 1

The safe at the North Kurri Kurri railway station was blown open last night, and the thieves escaped with about £9. The incident, occuring as it did only 24 hours after the blowing open of the…

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Unfair Treatment Is Charged Cessnock Hospital Comparison with Newcastle Pruning Knife

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 March 1932 · page 9

Members of Cessnock Hospital Board lost night considered it "strange that the Hospitals Commissioner (Mr. Love)…

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