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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1933

4,052 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 203

Police Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 7

A police inquiry, will he opened at the Went Maitland Courthouse to-day into several departmental matters, and also concerning an incident which occurred in…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 7

An Australian wine licence, in High-street, West Maitland, was transferred from Julian Paradzinski to Norman William Beard…

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Brothers Were Fined "One Was Dupe" Magistrate Wine Stealin

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 5

The cellars in the area have been broken into before, and wine stolen. It's getting too frequent, and the owners have appealed to the police…

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Cleaned Up Constable Laborer Denied He Bragged Assault Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 6

Some remarkable evidence was given during the hearing of charges of assault, resisting arrest, and…

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Police Court Monday, January 23. (Before Mr. E. J. Harrison, S.m.) Illegal Betting Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 9

Pleading "Guilty" to a charge of having made a bet on the Bondi Handicap, run at Randwick racecourse, whereby he agreed to pay to the other party to the bet an…

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Hooligans at Dancehall Police Action

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 5

"There is a dance held in the town two nights a week, and a band of hooligans go there and create trouble, Roddom is one of them. I Cannot…

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Woman's Death Motor-car Driver Charged Victorian Tragedy Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 7

A an inquiry to-day concerning the death of Mrs. Miriam Sasson, a native of Palestine, who was knocked down and killed by a motor-car at Maylands on…

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Police Inquiry at Maitland Was Opened To-day

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 5

An inquiry is being held at Maitland to-day into certain aspects of police administration. The inquiry was to have taken…

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Body in Dam Midnight Find at Wangi Police Investigating

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 6

The body of Thomas Taylor, 65, of Puna-road. Lake View, Wangi Wangi was found floating in a dam on the estate early yesterday morning. The man's…

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Craig For Trial on Murder Charge He Wept "Fiendish" Said Coroner May Miller's Death Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 1

Expressing the opinion that it was a most fiendish murder," the City Coroner, Mr. Farrington,…

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Not a Victim Of Foul Play Finding of Body at Lake View Police Inquiries

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 1

Although the police are still continuing their inquiries into the death of Thomas Taylor (65),…

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Berlin Nazis Clash with Communists Street Fighting Police Scatter Combatants (Australian Press Association.) BERLIN, January 22

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 5

Ten thousand Nazis shivered in the bitter cold and falling snow awaiting a great demonstration in Buelow Square, Berlin, in memory of a Nazi student, Horst…

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Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 7

Thomas What man pleaded "Guilty" to having stolen parts of a motor-cycle, valued at £8, the property of Frederick Young…

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Cessnock Police Court Sentences Imposed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 7

Mr. M. C. Nott, P. M ., occupied the bench at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday morning. Robert Roddam was charged with…

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Alleged Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 7

David Walton was charged with having, at Cessnock Rifle Range on November 23, stolen about 2cwt of cartridges, the property of James Roberts and others…

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Assault Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 7

William James Brickman proceeded against Watty Barrett for assault at Keinbah on January 13. Plaintiff said that Barrett insulted him,…

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Theft of Explosives

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 4

It was reported to the Newcastle Police yesterday that within the past few days 50lb of gelignite, valued at £3, had been stolen from the office of Teralba gravel…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 8

Basil Spier, licensee of the Great Northern Hotel, Newcastle, was granted leave of absence for nine months. Richard Peel Dwyer will carry on the…

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Neighbors' Squabbles Wangi Man Fined for Assault "Half Nelson" Hold

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 8

Different wrestling, holds were demonstrated in the Teralba Police Court to-day when evidence was being between given into a charge of assault…

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Small Debts Court Verdict for Plaintiff

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 8

A verdict for £10/6/4, with 9/ costs, was returned in favour of the plaintiff in the case in which E. F. Wilks and Co., Ltd., sued Samuel Gubbay, Newcastle, in respect…

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