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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1933

4,052 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 52 of 203

Jew Lynched Accidentally Shot Nazi Mob Storms Gaol One-day Boycott in Germany (Australian Press Association.) BERLIN, April 1

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

The one-day boycott of the Jews, ordered by the Government, produced lynch law at '' Kiel, where Herr Schomm, a Jewish solicitor, was killed…

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Car Crashes Into Post At Islington "Steering Gear Disconnected" Police Evidence at Inquest Vital Part Missing

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 7

The story of the fatal collision at Islington an March 5, when a car mounted the kerb and crashed into an electric light post,…

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Unions Ask For Restoration Of 10% Cut Federal Hearing Begun General Inquiry by Full Court "Basic Wage Won't Keep Family" Statistician's Figures Attacked Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 April 1933 · page 1

The application by the Trades Union Movement for the estoration of the 10 per cent, emergency wage cut came before the Commonwealth Full Arbitration Court to-day…

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Police Court Remand

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 7

Appearing at the Newcastle Police Court again to-day, George Stines (30), tailor, was remanded to April 24, by Mr. Harrison. S.M., on charges…

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Cessnock Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 7

John Henry Field and Frederick Charles Anderson were remanded at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday morning until April 11 on a charge of having broken…

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East Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 7

Harry Reynolds, 56, who was remanded last Tuesday for medical examination, again appeared before the East Maitland Police Court yesterday on a charge of…

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Police Court Monday, April 3 (Before Mr. E. J. Harrison, S.m.) Theft of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 8

Pleading "Guilty" to a charge of having stolen, at Waratah, on March 31, 2cwt of coal, valued at 2/6, the property of the Railway Commissioners, Charles Henry…

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Maitland District West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 7

Mr. M. C. Nott, P.M., presided at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Frederick James Watson, 33, was charged with vagrancy. Inspector Noble…

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Convicted of Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 8

Convicted on a charge of having stolen, at Broadmeadow on March 24, a bed-ticking and other articles, valued at £3, the property of Alma Richards, James Walsh,…

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Theft of Bedding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 8

Giving evidence in the case in which Erie Mervyn Hayler, 21, labourer, was charged with having stolen two bed-sheets and other articles, valued at £3,…

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Assault and Robbery Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 8

Gus Everson, 39, seaman, was committed for trial at Newcastle Sessions on May 2, on a charge of having assaulted Henry Gilchrist Lenton, and robbed him of…

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Gaol for Using Motor-cycles Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 4

Convicted at the Central Police Court to-day on charges of having unlawfully taken and used motor-cycles, James Harris, 26, was sentenced to six months'…

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Industrial Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 4

A sitting of the Industrial Court, presided over by Mr. M. Henwood, Conciliation Commissioner, will be held at Newcastle on April 11 and subsequent…

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"Any Advance on Two-and-six" Magistrate in Role of Auctioneer

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 8

Protesting that she could not pay more than is a week off a judgment debt, a woman defendant, at Newcastle Small Debts Court to-day,…

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£5 Stolen From Letter Police Inquiring

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 1

The police are inquiring into the theft of £5 from a letter between Brunkerville and Newcastle. The theft has been reported by…

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Murder Alleged Butcher's Wife Dead Detective's Evidence Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 6

John Weston, who is held by the police in connection with the death of Grace Weston, 31, his wife, at Brunswick, on the evening of March 14, was present in…

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Two Decisions Compensation Court Claims in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 2

The Workers' Compensation Commission (Judge Perdrian, Chairman, and Commissioners G. Halliday and T. R. Routley, with Dr. Mackay as Medical Referee)…

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Eluded Police Escapee at Tarrawanna Bush Search Organised Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 5

A sensational escape, from custody occurred of Tarrawanna about noon to-day. Sergeant Newland took Allan James Miller, aged 20, from the Corrimal lock-up,…

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Racehorses "Rustled" Raid at Arncliffe Police Haw No Clue Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 April 1933 · page 8

In typical Wild West fashion, during the early hours of Sunday morning two men raided a paddock at Arncliffe and stole a valuable…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1933 · page 9

Mr. M. C. Nott, P.M., occupied the Bench at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday. Henry John Oliver, 19. and John Reed,…

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