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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1933

4,052 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 203

In The Courts Licensing Court

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 6

A renewal of a billiard license for the Wallarah Hotel, Catherine Hill Buy, was granted to John W. Sweeney by Mr. Harrison, L.M., at the…

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Native Shot Body Found Near Shaft Murder or Suicide? Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 5

The Bendigo police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a half-caste native's body beside the abandoned Suffold Mine, near Bendigo,…

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Pocket Wireless For Police— Germany Speeds Up Train Travel

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 8

A ski jump in Black Forest, Germany:—Winter sport amid ideal surroundings. The exhilaration of the moment sparkles in the picture caught by the photographer at just the right instant. Prince Michael and his father, Kins Carol of Rumania…

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Special Police Meeting at Paddington Beatrice Taylor Case Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 5

Special detachments of police to guard against possible disturbances will be present at the Paddington Public School tomorrow morning, when a meeting…

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Four Arrests Police Hope to Clear Up Big Robberies SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 5

By the arrest of two men and two women at Darlinghurst this afternoon, police hope that they will be able to clear up more than 50 robberies,…

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Water—not Beer Three Bottles in Court Surprise in "After Hours" Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 9

The discovery of ordinary water in three bottles which had been jealously guarded by the police since January 7, as exhibits in a liquor case, caused an…

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Fraud Charge Made Insurance Officials Before Court a Balance Sheet Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 6

William Thedens Page (45), company director, and Oswald Elfe Corkhill (47), secretary, were remanded until February 7,…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 9

John James Keating, of Elgin-street, West Maitland, was charged at the West Maitland Police Court, yesterday, before Mr. M. S. Meagher. J. P., with having…

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Assault at Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 11

Convicted on a charge of having assaulted Frank Foulkes, at Hamilton, on January 21. Allan Brooke Campbell, 28, labourer, was sentenced to three months'…

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Sent to Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 11

Pleading "Guilty" to a charge of having committed an offence against decency in Lindsay-street, Hamilton, at 11 a.m. on January 30, Arthur Sands, 21,…

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Just Out of Gaol Celebrated His Release

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 9

Released from imprisonment yesterday, Patrick Smith (69), laborer, celebrated by getting drunk. "This is the man who promised to…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 11

Basil Spier, licensee of the Great Northern Hotel, Newcastle, was granted nine months' leave of absence. Henry Clemens Holden will supervise the premises…

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Admitted 12 Attempts Robberies in District Was Sent to Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 9

"You are a person, who doesn't need any encouragement." said Judge Sheridan, at Newcastle Quarter Sessions, to-day, when he…

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Yo Ho, and 45 Flasks of Rum Seamen's Adventure at Clarencetown Stealing Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 1

Sailors and rum have a traditional association, but it was in a different manner that the two were…

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Small Debts Court Claim by Grocer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 11

A verdict for £11/9/4, with 13/6 costs and 10/6 witness a expenses, was returned in the case in which Thomas Hughes, storekeeper, Brunker-road, Broadmeadows,…

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Have You Lost a Bicycle? Try Hamilton Police

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 6

Hamilton police have in their possession a number of bicycles, believed to have been stolen during the past three weeks. Owners…

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Constable Assaulted Father and Son Before Court SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 8

James Byrnes, senr., was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, and his son, James George Byrnes, was bound over for six months, on charges of luring assaulted…

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Cheques Came Back Police Search for Drawer Northern Losses Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 9

Hornsby police are seeking a man who has given a number of valueless cheques to storekeepers between Hornsby and West…

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Gaol for Attempted Murder Bholanth, February 1

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 8

Roy Karmaker was sentenced by a special tribune to seven years' imprisonment, and transportation, for having attempted to murder the Gal Superintendent at…

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Labourer Sentenced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 11

George Ashman, 21, labourer, pleaded "Guilty" to having broken and entered a butcher's shop at Broadmeadow, on December 16, with intent to steal. In an…

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