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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1932

4,218 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 41 of 211

Maitland Arrests (Continued from Page 1) Men in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 March 1932 · page 5

Before Mr. Meagher, J.P., in West Maitland Police Court to-day, Patrick Sharkey, aged 37, laborer, was charged with having, at Tarro…

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No Solution Kidnapping of Baby Police Investigations New York, March 13

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1932 · page 5

Colonel Schwartzkopf, Chief of the New Jersey State police, late to-day disclosed that investigators at York (Pennsylvania) were at work on Saturday and to-day…

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New Guard Leader Attacks Police Commissioner Meeting at Manly Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1932 · page 5

Trenchant attacks on the Commissioner of Police (Mr. W. H. Childs), and the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons), were features of an address delivered at Manly…

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Sugar Agreement Private Citizen's Appeal High Court Action Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1932 · page 4

Before the Full High Court to-day, Charles Frederick Borrodale Anderson, engineer, of East Kew, read petitions which, he said, represented more than 40,000…

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Railway Station Thefts May Be Cleared Up Claim by Police Two Arrests Made This Morning Morpeth Case

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 March 1932 · page 1

A series of railway station robberies in Newcastle and northern district is expected by the…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1932 · page 9

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

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Alleged Serious Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1932 · page 9

Thomas Evans, 19 of Cessnock, a colliery employee, on remand, was charged with having assaulted Nellie Riley, 23, of Cessnock with intent to commit a serious…

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Shots Ring Out Chase at Hamilton Burglary Foiled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1932 · page 6

Revolver shots rang out in Lindsay-street, Hamilton, in the early hours of yesterday morning. Surprising two men in an attempt to break into the premises…

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Police Attacked Woman's Strange Behaviour Scene in Balmain Court Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1932 · page 5

There was a remarkable scene in Balmain Police Court this afternoon when, daring the hearing of a tenancy case, the woman defendant suddenly produced a…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1932 · page 2

The licence of the Argenton Hotel was transferred from Charlotte Norris to William Williams, of Bruce-street, Cook's Hill…

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Confidence Trick Tamworth Man Robbed Hairdresser Sentenced Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1932 · page 9

In the Central Police Court to-day, Frederick Groth 20, hairdresser, whom the police described as a confidence man, was sentenced to three months' gaol for…

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Secret Witness Murder and Thrills Feature at Victoria

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 March 1932 · page 8

TWO murders and two suicides lead up to an exciting climax in The Secret Witness, starring Una Merkel and William…

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Premier's Farm Strong Police Guard SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1932 · page 7

Following a rumour that New Guardsmen were likely to visit Mr. Lang's farm at Ebenezer at the week-end, a number of police were on duty there. The place…

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Public References Water Board and Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1932 · page 8

The President of the Hunter Water Board (Mr. J. K. Ross), at the meeting yesterday, said that he had heard of tine death of Mr. Hibble, who was a very…

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Kurri Eviction Case Proceedings Before Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1932 · page 9

There was a further development in the Kurri Kurri eviction case yesterday afternoon, when the parties concerned were summoned to attend a special sitting…

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Conspiracy Charge Photographer Before Court SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1932 · page 5

When Cecil Wright, 49 a photographer, appeared at the Glebe Police Court to-day on a charge of having conspired with Basil Wright to cheat and defraud…

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Miner's Injury Compensation Court Widow's Claim Fails

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1932 · page 4

The Workers' Compensation Commission continued its sitting at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday. Judge Perdrian was Chairman, with Commissioners T…

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Police Puzzled Whereabouts of Lindbergh Baby New York, March 14

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1932 · page 7

It is near the end of the second week since the kidnapping of the Lindbergh child. The puzzled police to-day scrutinised hundreds of so-called "tips" for a…

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Shot in Neck Young Girl Wounded Police Arrest Brother Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1932 · page 5

Thelma Wain, 11, of Prospect-street, Summer Hill, was wounded in the back of the neck while playing at her home with her brother this afternoon…

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Resented by Police Speech by Mr. Campbell Commissioner's Statement Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1932 · page 5

The speech delivered at Manly last night by the leader of the New Guard (Mr. Eric Campbell) provoked a statement to-day by the Chief Commissioner of Police…

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