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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1932

4,218 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 68 of 211

"Red" Demonstration Disorder in New York Police Charge Crowd New York, April 21

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1932 · page 9

Disorder broke out this afternoon at a demonstration for unemployment relief at the City Hall, when a group of several hundred Communists broke through the…

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No Appeal Enforcement Act Validity High Court Refuses Leave Government to Submit Audit Act Amendment Money-raising Measure Is Mooted Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1932 · page 9

The High Court, by a majority of five to one, to-day refused the application made on behalf of the State of New South Wales for a certificate under Section 74 of the Constitution for leave to appeal to the Privy Council from the…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 April 1932 · page 7

George Stewart White, a carpenter, appeared before Mr. Sargeson, J. P., at the Cessnock Police Court on Saturday, charged with having stolen a milk can,…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 April 1932 · page 3

Three men who appeared before Newcastle Police Court on Saturday morning were remanded until this week. Arthur Victor Brown, 24, labourer, who…

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Alleged Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 April 1932 · page 7

Cessnock police arrested a man early yesterday morning in a fish shop in Vincent-street, and charged him with unlawful assault. He will appear before the…

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Attackers Arrested Vicious Assault Sequel Prussian Chief of Police Cologne, April 23

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 April 1932 · page 5

While Otto Bauknecht, Chief of Police and a Socialist member of the Prussian Diet, was farewelling Otta Wels, a Social Democratic member of the Reichstag, at a…

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Assault in Fish Shop Alleged

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 April 1932 · page 3

On a charge of indecent language and assault, Lewis Black, 54, was remanded until to-morrow by Mr. H. Sargeson, J.P., at Cessnock Police…

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Police Hold Sale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 April 1932 · page 4

Articles ranging from a set of rosary beads to an engagement ring were sold at Newcastle's strangest public auction on Saturday morning, when the police…

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Shop Entered S.A. Constables Charged ADELAIDE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 April 1932 · page 7

Constables Oliver Nathaniel Osborn, 39, of Millswood, and Herbert Eric Timms, of Welland, were arrested and charged in a specially arranged court, with…

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On the Tennis Court

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 April 1932 · page 6

Anzac was not forgotten by the tennis players engaged in the Northumberland Tennis Councll's tourney, at West Maitland…

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Second Man Wanted Sydney Murder Case SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 April 1932 · page 5

The Criminal Investigation Branch is reported to be searching for a second man in connection with the murder of Frank Wilkinson and Miss Dorothy…

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Shop Windows 18 Smashed at Hornsby "Want to Go to Gaol" Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 April 1932 · page 5

"I did it because I am fed up with everything, and want to go to gaol," is the remark alleged to have been made by a young man who was arrested at Hornsby…

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Shot Police Convicts Escape From Train CALCUTTA, April 24

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 April 1932 · page 5

Thirty political prisoners, who were being conveyed by train from Aligarh to Lahore at midnight on Friday, overpowered the escort of five constable,…

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Wife May Provide Solution Saywell Murder Is Still Mystery Slayer's Ruse Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 April 1932 · page 1

Detectives are far more reticent than usual in regard to the brutal murder of Victor Claude Saywell,…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1932 · page 7

Mahlon Wilson, alias Jack Landers, 44, appeared before Mr. Chiplin, J.P., at the Newcastle Police Court yesterday, on a charge of having no visible means of…

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Sydney Murder Moxley in Long Bay Gaol SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1932 · page 5

After having been questioned over the week-end by detectives, William Moxley, who is charged with having murdered Dorothy Denzel and Frank Wilkinson, was…

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Theft of Coal

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 April 1932 · page 6

Reginald Toby, of Station-street, Waratah, Daniel Donoghue, of Dawson-street, Waratah, and Daniel Meehan, of Prince-street, Waratah,…

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Ten Days' Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 April 1932 · page 5

Mahlon Wilson, alias Jack Landers, 44, engineer, who pleaded guilty, was lined £5, in default ten days' imprisonment, by…

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Restaurant Keeper Charged

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 April 1932 · page 6

Nathaniel Ramsbottom, 64, restaurant keeper, was charged, before Mr. Stevenson, S.M., at Newcastle Police Court to-day, with…

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Supposed Murder "Victim" Found Alive Police Search Ends Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1932 · page 5

After investigating the disappearance of Ivan Zahija, a Yugoslav prospector in the Oberon district, for about a year, the police found the supposedly murdered…

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