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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1933

4,052 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 29 of 203

Pastoral Wage Arbitration Court Award Common Rule Made Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 8

Chief Judge Dethridge, in the Arbitration Court to-day, made a common rule in the pastoral wage for the Northern Territory. The 1927 wage included 46…

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Fight for Gun Man Dead; Constable Shot Story in Court Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 7

Sensational evidence was given in the Criminal Court to-day, when Harry Quong, 44, a Chinese labourer, appeared on several charges connected with an affray…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 9

Mr. M. C. Nott. P.M. occupied the Bench at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday morning. ALLEGED LARCENY…

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Alleged Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 9

Robert Edward Clerke was charged with having stolen a length of galvanised iron pipe, the property of the Caledonian Collieries, Ltd., and valued at 30/. Robert…

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Theft Charges

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 11

"This is a most extraordinary case," remarked the Magistrate at the conclusion of evidence in the matters in which three charges were preferred against…

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Tram Conductor Charged Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 9

To-day detectives took a tram conductor from his tram and charged him with having uttered counterfeit shillings and sixpences to passengers…

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80 Years' Gaol Attempted Assassination MIAMI (Florida), February 20

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 7

Guiseppe Zangara, who attempted to assassinate the President-elect (Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt) recently, and seriously wounded the Mayor of Chicago (Mr…

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Landlord and Tenant on the Dole Problem for Magistrate Kogarah

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 1

Mr. May, S.M., was set a problem at the Kogarah Court yesterday in a tenancy case in which both the landlord and tenant were…

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"Was Knocked Unconscious" Man's Story of Attack in Garden Weston Assault

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 10

"It is a serious thing to enter a man's garden to steal his grapes and knock him unconscious," said Mr. Nott P.M., in imposing a fine…

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20 Years' Gaol Chinese Shot at Constable Dead Man Blamed Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 7

Asserting that he was forced to participate in a robbery by Arthur Molyneux, who was shot dead in an exciting struggle with Constable Coe, after the latter had…

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Editor Sent to Gaol Tried to Pull Strings for a Title Asked for Money London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 10

A Sentence of imprisonment for two months was passed at Bow-street to-day on Ma[?]ndy Gregory, editor of "Whitehall Gazette," who was…

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Suspects Arrested Police Draw Revolvers Followed for Days Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 8

After shadowing them for several days, a party of police arrested two men at revolver point at Marrickville early this morning. The men who made a wild…

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City Residence Ransacked Marks on Sample Room Door Police Inquiries

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 1

Breaking into the home of Mr. W. S. Whitmore, in Newcomen-street, thieves ransacked the place, pulling out drawers in…

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Police Chiefs to Retire Keen Interest in Reshuffle Former Newcastle Men

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 1

Among the record number of police officers to retire from the force this year will be two officers who served in Newcastle…

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Police Raid On An Hotel "Out Went the Lights" Sergeant Burst Into Hotel Argenton Case

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 9

Evidence that when he forced the door of the Argenton Hotel on the night of January 27, the lights went out, and there was a…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 9

Mr. M. C. Nott, P.M., occupied the bench at the Kurri Kurri Police Court yesterday. Stanley Phillips, licensee of the Empire…

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Licensee Charged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 4

To permit further witnesses to be called, the hearing was adjourned until March 22 of the case in which William Williams, licensee of the Argenton Hotel,…

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Assault at Boolaroo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 4

Details of a disturbance in the parlour of the Commercial Hotel, Boolaroo, and later in Second-street, were related in the cases in which Donald Henderson,…

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Husband Charged Razor Slashing Alleged SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 8

At the Central Police Court to-day Bernard Hayes, 30, described as a jockey, was charged with having feloniously wounded his wife, Inez Hayes, with intent to…

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Motorist Charged Mosman Woman Killed SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 8

Charged with the manslaughter of Phyllis Shaffron, of Mosman, at Cremorne last night, Lindsay MacPherson, 26, was remanded at the North Sydney Court on…

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