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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1933

4,052 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 203

Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 11

Messrs. W. Le Brun Brown (Chairman) W. S. Arnott, and T. W. Cohen of the Licences Reduction Board, sat at the West Maitland Courthouse yesterday to resume…

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District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 8

Judge Sheridan announced yesterday that District Court matters would not be heard at the Newcastle sittings before Monday…

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Police Court Thursday, February 9. (Before Mr. E. J. Harrison, S.m.) Clerk Remanded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 6

Pleading "Guilty" to the theft of a bicycle valued at £6, the property of Frederick K. Clifton, at West Maitland on February 7, Clyde Percival Steele, 29,…

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Claim Fails Alleged Breach of Promise Magistrate's Admonition Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 10

A claim for £499 damages, for breach of promise, brought by Alma Olive Grant, 19, of Preston, against Jules Martin, 21, also of Preston, failed in the County…

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East Maitland Warden's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 11

The Mining Warden (Mr. A. N. Graham) presided in the Warden's Court at East Maitland yesterday Joseph Paterson Alexander, of…

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Charlestown Court Failed to Write Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 6

Arthur David Armstrong, colliery manager, proceeded against John Berriman, fan attendant at Dudley Colliery, for having failed to write a report on his inspection…

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Stir in Court Constable Flourishes Gun MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 10

A stir was caused in the City Police Court this afternoon when a young constable giving evidence flourished a revolver in the direction of the Bench…

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Shop Assistants Meeting Place Dispute Court Application "Enforcement of Rules" SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 10

The Full Bench of the Industrial Commission began the hearing to-day of the application on behalf of W. G. Tacon, Vice-president of the Shop Assistants…

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Ten Years' Gaol Assault on Constable Prisoner's Outburst "Police Must Be Protected," Says Judge SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 10

Convicted of having inflicted grievous bodily harm on Constable William Fraser. Frank Johnson, 30, who had a long record of convictions, was to-day sentenced…

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Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 5

Murder is the theme of perhaps half the novels and talking pictures made to amuse the world. The man who would be loath to bring the life of a fly to a…

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Theft of Coal

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

Pleading "Guilty" to a charge of having stolen one cwt. of coal, valued at 1/3, the property of the Railway Department, at Carrington, on February 10, Peter…

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Unlawful Assault Charge

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

An adjournment to February 21 was grants in the case in which Duncan Dane. South-road, Belmont, proceeded against Frederick Marshall, Main-road…

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Mechanic Acquitted Charge of Stealing Car SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 7

Walter William Crothers, 21, mechanic, who is said to be the only man in the world to be convicted for having illegally used an aeroplane, was found "Not…

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District Court Cases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 8

The following cases have been act down for hearing at the District Court at Newcastle in Monday.—Edith Emily Penny v. Oliver Ambrose Sinclair (new…

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Police Court Friday, February 10. (Before Mr. E. J. Harrison, S.m.) Trespassed on Railway

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

James Byron, 18, labourer, and James: Wright, 18, labourer, were both fined 10/, [?] default imprisonment for one day, on a charge of having wilfully trespassed on…

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Diamond Rings Theft Attempt Fails Two Men Arrested Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 9

A daring, but fruitless attempt to make off with jewellery valued at £100 from Dene's jewellery shop, in Bourke-street, City, was made by three men this…

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Two Years' Gaol. Convicted for Perjury "Jobs for Watersiders" Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 10

Arthur Ward-Hunt, 30, who had been before the General Sessions' for several days on a perjury charge, was sentenced to-day to two years' imprisonment, with…

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Not United in Gaol Mrs. Gandhi and Her Husband Calcutta. Friduy

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 3

Mrs. Gandhi, who was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for her activity on behalf of the All-Indian Congress, has been sent to Saparmati…

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Escaped Prisoners Police Doubt Reports MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 7

Police discount the report that Hilton Barclay and Water Howard, who escaped from a prison van loot week, applied for sustenance nod registered at the Red Cliffs…

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In Court Again Man Did Not Leave State SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 10

When he was before the Court recently, Francis Donald Green was released provided he gave an undertaking to leave New South Vales and remain away for…

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