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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1932

4,218 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 61 of 211

Paris Police Baffled Madam Hanau's Activities Mystery Newspaper Story Paris, April 13

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1932 · page 7

The new "Hanau affair" is developing into a first-class mystery. Police officials and the Ministry of Finance are baffled as to how the document disappeared…

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Police Criticise Their "Smoko" "A Disgrace to Force" Commissioner May Not Again Attend Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 April 1932 · page 1

Allegations of disgraceful conduct at the Police Association "Smoko" last night was made at the…

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Germany Begins Internal Clean-up Nazi Storm Troops Must Disband Hindenburg Decree Barracks Raided by Police "High Treason" Berlin

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 April 1932 · page 8

President Von Hindenburg has declared war on the Nazis. A sensation was caused…

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Man Hunt (Continued from Page 1) Woman's Remarkable Story to Police Face to Face with Suspect Dinner at House Last Monday Appeared Uneasy Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 April 1932 · page 7

A remarkable story covering the visit of the suspect to her home was told to-day by Mrs. Corbett,…

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Police Court Thursday, April 14. (Before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.m.) Unlawful Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 15

Harold Edward Burns (26), labourer, was charged with having unlawfully assaulted his father at Smedmore on the previous day. The evidence of the…

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Warrant Issued Police Hot on Trail of Suspect Murder Man Hunt Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 1

A warrant was issued to-day for the arrest of William Fletcher, alias Moxley, for the murder on…

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Wanted Man in Murder Mystery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 10

The police desire to get in touch with the man whose photograph appears above. They believe he can assist in clearing up the mystery of the murder of Frank Wilkinson and Dorothy Denzel. He is 33 years of age, 5ft, 9¾in, high, weighs between 10…

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Faked Injury to Aid Theft Seaman Fined £5

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 8

The story of a remarkably rapid recovery was told by Sergeant Moore at Newcastle Police Court to-day in his evidence against Patrick Curran,…

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Two Sent to Gaol Consorting With Criminals MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 10

The first prosecutions tinder the Victorian Consorting With Criminals Act ended to-day, when William Blair, 40, stevedore, and Donald Barrett, 32, clerk,…

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Four Years' Gaol for Dentist Bestial Conduct Case Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 7

A sentence of four years' imprisonment was imposed by Judge Armstrong to-day on Alfred Brown, 48, dentist, who had been convicted on…

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Police Dragnet Newcastle Searches Rumours Are Rife

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 10

"If he is in the Newcastle district, get him." That was the terse instruction issued to Newcastle police yesterday concerning the…

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Maitland and District News District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 11

The sittings of the Maitland District Court were concluded at the East Maitland Courthouse yesterday. His Honor Judge Sheridan presided…

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Court Cleared Bankruptcy Examination SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 10

Newspaper representatives and the public were instructed to leave the Bankruptcy Court when the examination, of Norman Stewart Dawson under Section 30 of the…

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Hawaiian Murder Trial Case for Prosecution Concluded Mother's Evidence [?]Onolulo

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 8

Dressed like a Mother Hubbard, the mother of the murdered native, Kaha Hawal, Mrs. Esther Anita was the last…

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No Alarm Shown Newcastle Position Police Pay Arrives

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 8

Strongly guarded, the Newcastle police pay arrived by rail from Sydney last evening. During the week, various police officers have expressed their confidence…

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ARBITRATION Adoption by Police No Affiliations Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 10

After a spirited discussion, delegates attending the annual conference of the Police Association to-day carried a motion "emphatically adopting the…

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Shot Fired at Murder Suspect —:—Funeral of Miss Dorothy Denzel

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 8

SCENE IN ROOKWOOD CEMET ERY yesterday at the funeral of Miss Dorothy Denzel—Her remains were laid to rest in a grave beside that of Frank Wilkinson, the other victim of the car murder…

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Inquiry Ordered Police and Unemployed Charges of Violence Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 9

On the recommendation of the Chief Secretary (Mr. Tunnecliffe), the Governor-in-Council to-day appointed Mr. A. A. Kelly, formerly Senior Metropolitan…

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Basic Wage Review Necessity Recognised Arbitration Court Unanimity Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 9

Judge Beeby, Professor Giblin, and the Union Advocate, Mr. H. C. Gibson, during the hearing of the application for the restoration of the 10 per cent. cut, expressed…

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Took Notes at Meeting Police Were Called to Stop Him Shop Workers

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 1

A clash between the chairman of the Shop Assistants' Union and a leading member of the union,…

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