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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1933

4,052 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 203

Court Returns Wallsend and Teralba

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 11

Particulars for 1932 of the business transacted in the Courts of Petty Sessions at Wallsend and Teralba and the offices of the Clerk of Petty Sessions attached to…

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Held Up Traffic Man on Roof of Cathedral Charged with Drunkenness Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 8

Climbing on to the roof of St. Paul's Cathedral, to-night, an elderly man caused a sensation and hold-up of traffic in Flinders and Swanson Streets for half an…

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Craig for Trial Bessie O'Connor Inquest Murder Finding Accused's Repeated Denials SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 7

Al the conclusion of the evidence for the Crown at the inquest to-day concerning the death at National Park of Bessie O'Connor, Erie Ronald Craig, who [?]…

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Five Capital Charges Sydney Criminal Court Sessions Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 7

Including the case of Eric Craig, who has been committed for trial on two charges of murder, there are five capital charges listed for the…

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Illicit Still Found in Office Building Melbourne Police Raid Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 8

Raiding a room in the Chamber of Commerce Building, in William-street, City, this afternoon, police and Customs officers seized an illicit still which is alleged to…

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Seaman with a Suit Case Search Leads to Court Action

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 9

With a suitcase clasped in his hand, Charles Poulson (32), seaman, wan hurrying along the wharf at Carrington this morning, when Water Police…

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Two Shocks for Suspect He Escaped Death But Not Police "Wanted" Since 1926 SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 7

After being rescued from the front of a tram in a crowded city street to-day, a man, who was taken to the Central Police…

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Indecent Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 13

Eric William Seers, 19 who had pleaded "Guilty" to a charge of indecent assault on a girl under the age of 16 years, was remanded for sentence until Monday…

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Theft From Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 11

Suspicious concerning the contents of a suitcase which he saw a man carrying in the vicinity of the coal cranes at Carrington yesterday morning. Water-police…

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Theft From Store

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 13

In connection with a charge of breaking and entering, and the theft of a quantity of rum and biscuits from the Lower Hunter Steamship Company's store…

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Three Months' Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 13

Appealing for leniency on behalf of Herbert William Caban, who came up for sentence on two charges of breaking entering and stealing, Mr. E. Caldwell…

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Police Court Friday, February 3. (Before Mr. E. J. Harrison, S.m.) Information Dismissed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 11

There being no appearance of the prosecutor, the information was dismissed in the case in which Henry Charles Stannorrough, 25, miner, was charged with…

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Police Inquiry Adjourned Illness of Witness

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 1

The illness of a material witness has caused the adjournment until March 13 of the departmental inquiry which has been proceeding at…

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Glean Sheet at Court Not Even a Drunk

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 7

For the first time in the memory of court house officials, there was a clean charge sheet at the Newcastle Police Court to-day…

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Early Morning Arrests Made Police on Watch at Thornton Tobacco Recovered

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 6

Waiting near Thornton railway station at 4 a.m. to-day Constables Pollard and McCormack, of East Maitland, arrested two men shortly…

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Firm Hand Germany and Communists Attack Opens Police Raid Headquarters BERLIN, February 2

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 7

The Government has opened an attack on the Communists, suppressed numerous newspapers, forbidden demonstrations, and ordered indoor meetings to be sharply…

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Refused Duty Native Ratings in Batavia to Be Court-martialled Batavia, February 3

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 7

An official communication to Colon this morning stated that native naval ratings belonging to the crews of warships in the harbour, and the naval establishments at…

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Detectives Charged All Stealing Allegation Men for Trial

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 7

To obtain confession regarding a robbery from two different parties, who persisted in their stories that…

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Police Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 9

The police inquiry at West Maitland, which has been conducted for 10 days by Inspector Brydon, has been adjourned until Monday, March 13, owing to the…

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Redfern Chase Alleged Theft from Tailor's SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 5

Considerable excitement was caused in Regent-street, Redfern, on Saturday morning, when three men entered Charles Marshall's tailoring premises, and, on the…

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