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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1933

4,052 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 51 of 203

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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1933 · page 9

Richard Arthur Gibson, 31, who had pleaded "Guilty" to a charge of breaking and entering at Newcastle, was next brought up for sentence…

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Miner Sentenced Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1933 · page 8

Owen William Taylor, 56, a miner, was sentenced at the Quarter Sessions to-day to five years' penal servitude, during which time he will be kept under medical…

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Police Court Friday, March 31 (Before Mr. E. J. Harrison, S.m.) Failed to Pay Fare

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1933 · page 11

James Marcus Costello, 33, jockey; James Beames, 28, labourer; and James Joseph Ward, 47, miner, were each fined £2, witnesses' expenses 2/2, ordered to…

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District Court at Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 April 1933 · page 3

Two divorce petitions, three garnishee mutters, and two applications for relief against Judgment under the Moratorium Act. are listed for…

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Murder of Wife Death Sentence Passed ADELAIDE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1933 · page 8

A jury returned a verdict of "Guilty" against, Frederick John Weber, who was charged with the murder of his wife Bertha Weber, with a strong…

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Murder at Gundagai Aged Man Shot at Breakfast Table Arrest Made Gundagai

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 April 1933 · page 1

Breakfasting with his aged wife in the little kitchen of their home, near the railway station, this morning, Joseph…

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Police Safety Scheme Lines Painted on Roadway at Bank Corner

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 April 1933 · page 4

As a further step in the campaign to prevent accidents at busy city intersections, lines have teen painted across the roadway…

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No Agreement Craig Murder Trial Jury Locked Up Judge on Identification Evidence SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1933 · page 7

The jury in the Craig murder trial retired at 2.45 p.m. to-day and returned at 8 p.m., when it was announced that there was no likelihood…

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Murder Trial Sentenced to Five Years BATHURST (New Brunswick), March 31

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 5

BATHURST (New, Brunswick)March 31 Joseph Norman Pitre, the first man in the history of British jurisprudence to face a second murder trial after having…

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Bedclothes Were Stolen Found by Police at Unemployed Camp Laborer Sentenced

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 8

Visiting the unemployed camp at Broadmeadow on March 27, Sergeant Baumgardner had his suspicions aroused by the sight…

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"A Try On," Said Magistrate

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 8

A suggestion which may guide taxi-drivers, in their future choice of light literature to while away idle hours on the rank was made by Mr…

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"A Try On," Said Magistrate

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 8

"I give a verdict for the defendant, as I believe this is a try-on!" said Mr. Nott, P.M., at West Maitland Small Debts Court…

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Two Committed For Trial Two Men in Court Stealing Charge at Cessnock No Bail for One

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 5

Stating that numerous other cases wore ponding, Sergeant Turner asked for a substantial bail when a brooking and…

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Coal Hidden in Stump Fine Imposed by Magistrate

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 8

Seen picking up coal from the railway line, Charles Henry Thompson (46), Ironworker, was followed by police officers and arrested just as…

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He Took Clothes From Bed Laborer Was Sent to Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 5

The sequel to the disappearance of bedclothes from a bed on the verandah of a Maryville home was the appearance of Eric Mervyn Haylor…

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Native Murders Two Myall Men Charged Jury Fails to Agree Darwin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 2

Two Myvall natives, Immolanga and Munnapitcheri, were charged before the Darwin Supreme Court yesterday with the murder of another native named…

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62 Lifebelts Taken Brothers in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 7

With a heap of 62 lifebelts lying on the deck of the ferry steamer Kurneli, two brothers were preparing to load them into a skiff which was…

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Shot Dead Man at Breakfast Table Murder Charge Follows Gundagai

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 5

Joseph Gentine, 74, formerly an employee in the railway services, was fatally shot in the dining-room of his home, near the Gundagai railway station on Saturday…

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Motorists in Court Traffic Breaches Alleged Fines Imposed

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 8

An unusually large number of motorists faced Mr. Harrison, S.M., at the Newcastle Summons Court to-day, and were dealt…

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Police Frustrate Demonstration Berlin Embassy Was Guarded in London London

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 1

A threat by anti-Fascists in London to-day to march to the German Embassy and demonstrate against events in Germany,…

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