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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1933

4,052 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 57 of 203

Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1933 · page 11

Mr. M. C. Nott, P.M., occupied the bench at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday morning. John Field, 20, and Frederick Charles…

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Bicycle Stealing 100 Charges May Be Made GOULBURN

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1933 · page 10

It is stated that more than 100 stealing charges will be preferred against three men arrested by detectives at Goulburn to-day. It is alleged that the men have been…

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Two Years' Gaol Mission Station Defrauded DARWIN

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1933 · page 10

On a charge of having attempted to obtain goods under false pretences from the Roper River Mission. George Edward White was sentenced to two years'…

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Circuit Court Cancelled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1933 · page 8

The Sheriff's Officer at East Maitland (Mr. A. F. Coleman) was advised yesterday that the Maitland Circuit Court, set down for next Tuesday at the East…

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Housebreaking Gear Two Men Sent to Gaol Six Years' Hard Labour Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1933 · page 9

Six years' imprisonment, with hard labour, was the sentence imposed on John Henry Graham, 29, and William Rudd, 24, at the Criminal Court to-day,…

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Small Debts Court Claim for Rent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1933 · page 15

A verdict for the plaintiff with 13/6 costs, was returned in the matter in which William Thomas Skinner, Military-road, Neutral Bay, sued W. T. E. Campbell,…

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Drug Traffic "Biggest Police Coup" CONSTANTINOPLE, April 11

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1933 · page 9

Claimed as the biggest police coup in connection with the illicit drug traffic, arrests were achieved through the skill of a Turkish detective in posing as a…

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Buried in Coal Police Praise Rescuers SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1933 · page 8

A verdict of accidental death was returned by the City Coroner to-day at the conclusion of evidence into the death of John Heffernan, 57, who was overwhelmed…

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Alcohol's Value Doctor Tells Court SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1933 · page 10

That alcohol in some cases stimulates memory and improved caligraphy, was stated by Dr. Potoris, in giving evidence at the Glebe Police Court to-day, when…

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Man Found Shot Police Seek Second Body SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1933 · page 9

With a bullet wound in his head, the body of Owen Griffiths, 57, of Craigend-street, Darlinghurst, was found in Neilsen Park early this morning. Shortly after…

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"Sit Down Please!" Prosecutor to Counsel Brush in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 April 1933 · page 8

A heated exchange between the Police Prosecutor (Sergeant Phillipson) and Mr. N. T. Cragg, solicitor, enlivened proceedings…

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"Will Not Be Lost Sight Of" New Police Station for Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 April 1933 · page 5

New plans and estimate of cost are at present being prepared by the Public Works Department for the erection of sergeant's quarters, police…

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Wound in Stomach Man's Condition Critical Police Were Puzzled Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1933 · page 9

A young man was admitted to the Sydney Hospital to-night suffering from a bullet wound in the abdomen. His condition is critical. For some hours the…

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Soviet Justice Third Degree Methods of Secret Police Case of Vickers' Engineers Accused Men Worn Out by Inquisition Tests (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, April 11

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1933 · page 9

Another 20 page White Paper has been issued containing the dispatches from the British Ambassador in Moscow (Sir Esmond Ovey) and the counsellor to the Moscow Embassy (Mr. Strang) to the Foreign Secretary (Sir John Simon) on March…

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Car Stealing Drama The Devil Is Driving

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 3

Edmund Lowe, Wynne Gibson, James Gleason, Lois Wilson, Dickie Moore, and Allan Dinehart play leading roles in The Devil is…

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Police Court Wednesday, April 12 (Before Mr. E. J. Harrison, S.m.) Remanded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 2

John Edward Howland, 59, chemist, who was arrested on Tuesday night following a collision, was remanded until April 24 on a charge of having driven a motor-car…

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Bets Proved Costly Police Intervened

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 2

Two bets of 1s and 2s on the Flying Welter Handicap at Rosebery yesterday cost two well-known Cessnock men £6 12s 9d each when they…

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Soviet Court in Session

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 1

The High Court during the hearing of the famous Cieplak trial. The prisoners are on the left guarded by soldiers…

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Newcastle Beer Dispute Appeal to Police Causes Stir

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 7

The latest move of the Trades Hall Disputes Committee in appealing for police assistance in the beer dispute, has caused a stir throughout the…

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Union Officials Court's Decision Criticised SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 7

"The cost of living figures, in my opinion are entirely wrong," said the Secretary of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Workers' Union (Mr. J…

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