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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1932

4,218 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 211

Maitland District East Maitland Police Court Cycles Without Lights

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

Mr. F. D. H. Sutherland, P.M., presided at the East Maitland Police Court yesterday. John Joseph Bowen, of Raymond…

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Theft of Bicycle Unemployed Man's Distress SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 4

Losing his employment recently, Reginald May, 21, found it impossible to obtain further work, and when his savings disappeared he stole a bicycle valued at…

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Police Court Friday, January 8. (Before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.m.) Expired Railway Ticket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 12

A fine of 5/, costs 8/, was impose on Stuart Langley Garrett, c/o H. Laverty, Steele-street, Newcastle, for having attempted to travel on a train between…

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Should the Police Be Armed?

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 5

"I have never met a police officer yet who believes that in the long run he would be better off with a revolver than without one," declares Mr. Jack Hayes,…

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Children's Court Hearing Adjourned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 12

Charged with a serious offence against a girl aged 12 years and 11 months at Toronto on January 7, David Corti Green, 27, optician, was remanded until…

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Unemployed Clash with Darwin Police Darwin

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 6

A clash in which several revolver shots were fired has occurred between unemployed and Police at Pine Creek. Secretary Waldie, of the State…

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Assault on Little Girl Is Alleged Merry-go-round Trips Were Offered Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 7

A 22-years-old employee of a side-show at Punchbowl was arrested last night on a charge of having assaulted an eight-year-old girl…

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Industrial Court Newcastle Cases Breaches of Awards

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 8

A sitting of the Chief industrial Magistrate's Court was held at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, Mr. E. A. Prior presiding…

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Forgery Charge Made Sydney Accountant Before Court Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 7

Cecil Wyatt Dickinson, accountant was remanded by the Newtown Chamber Magistrate (Mr. Hill) to-day to the Newtown Court on Monday on a…

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Newcastle Traffic Problem Councils to Confer on Subject Police Control Sought

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 4

The controversy in municipal circles regarding traffic control and the danger to the public safety of the present condition in…

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Chaplin and Judge Film Comedian Rebuked Court Case London, December 9

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 4

Charlie Chaplin, for years accustomed to adulation denied even to royalty, has just been ordered to take a back seat in a…

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Determined Raid by Police Alleged Two-up 'School' Raided Men Leap From Windows Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 1

Men leaped from windows when a squad of plain-clothes police raided an alleged "two-up school" at St. John's-road, Glebe, last night…

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A London Letter The Problems of Erosion—Arming of Police — Automatic Traffic Control— Seely's Tribute to Lloyd-George—Some Lipton Stories

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 5

"These are stirring times," said the Lord Mayor of London, when stirring the Prince of Wales' Empire Christmas pudding at the Albert Hall this week. The…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 January 1932 · page 4

At the Newcastle Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. A. G. Chiplin, J.P., Patrick Smith, 60, labourer, was fined 10/, or a day's imprisonment, for drunkenness,…

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Stealing Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 January 1932 · page 5

"The principal witness was injured in a motor accident and is not in a fit condition to attend court," said the police prosecutor (Sergeant…

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Accountant Charged Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 January 1932 · page 7

When Cecil Wyatt Dickinson, described as an accountant, came before the Chamber Magistrate at the Newtown Police Court yesterday, the police stated that…

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Rioting on Pier Three Men Sentenced Met Crew of Port Pirie London, January 9

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 January 1932 · page 5

Thomas O'Neill, and John Harley, of Greenock, were sentenced to 60 days' prison for rioting on Prince's Pier, Greenock, in an effort to prevent the crew…

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Wallsend Fire Police Investigation Old Landmark Removed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 January 1932 · page 4

Plain-clothes police of Newcastle, with Wallsend police, were engaged on Saturday in an investigation of circumstances surrounding the early-morning fire which…

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Axe Attack Murder at Lismore Hindu Victim Compatriot Arrested LISMORE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 January 1932 · page 5

Ram Chund, 50, a Hindu, was found in his cottage at North Lismore this afternoon lying in a pool of blood. There were deep wounds on the side of the head, which…

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Smart Arrests Grafton Police Act Swiftly Stolen Car Recovered Grafton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 January 1932 · page 6

Following information that the garages at the Great Northern Hotel, Byron Bay, had been broken into and a sedan car containing two suitcases of samples…

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