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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1933

4,052 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 58 of 203

Police Force To Be Exempt Lower Paid Workers Some Relief Likely Cut Remissions Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 7

The basic wage reduction will, as is customary, be applied to the Public Service. Aa the first fortnightly pay day…

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Child Claimed by Two Men One Takes Matter to Court Suit Is Dismissed Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 1

There were peculiar features in a case before Mr. Justice Long Innes in the Equity Court to-day, when Richard Ryan, of Gladesville, applied…

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Cessnock Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 7

William Thompson 69, and Joseph Mannix, 34, were charged at the Cessnock Police Court, before Messrs. C. R. Smythe and S. Horne, Js.P., yesterday morning,…

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Charlestown Court Fined for Stealing Ducks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 7

Before Mr. E. Harrison, S.M., at the Charlestown Court, William Clyde Fitzsimmons, of Kahibah, was charged with having stolen nine ducks, valued at 27/,…

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Gaol for Manslaughter Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 6

Ernest Drew, an Englishmen, was found guilty to-day of the manslaughter of an elderly man, named Hassell, and was sentenced to two and a half years'…

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Three Sentenced House Deliberately Burnt PERTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 6

For having deliberately burnt down a house belonging to his mother. Mrs. Felina Smith, 56, with her consent, the woman's son was sentenced to-day to 12 months…

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Police Court Thursday, April 13 (Before Mr. E. J. Harrison, S.m.) Imprisoned for One Month

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 3

Pleading "Guilty" to having had in his possession, at Islington, on April 12, a bicycle, bathing costume, and towel, suspected to have been stolen, Thomas…

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Five Years' Gaol Lieut. Baillie-Stewart Dismissed From Army (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, April 13

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 6

Lieutenant Norman Baillie-Stewart, an officer of the Seaforth Highlanders, who imprisoned in the Tower on January 4, and subsequently court-martialled on…

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Stir in Court Macdonald Denies Guilt LONDON, April 13

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 5

There was a startling development when the trial was resumed to-day. Mr. Macdonald declared that actually he was not guilty, although yesterday he pleaded…

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FOR 48 HOURS Mining Industry Case Court Announcement Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 5

Further evidence was given before the Standard Hours Inquiry to-day on behalf of the employers for a 48 hours' week. The Secretary of the Australian Mines…

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To Adopt Child Two Claim Parentage Court Makes Order Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 5

Further evidence was heard in the Equity Court to-day, in the case in which two men claimed percentage of a child, in connection with an application…

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Court Awards Legislature and Wage Cuts Politicians Blamed Chief Judge Dethridge Outspoken MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 April 1933 · page 5

Political legislators were roundly denounced by Chief Judge Dethridge when the Federal Arbitration Court continued the hearing of evidence to-day in the…

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Arrests Were Prompt Hold-up Men in Sydney Police Chases Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 April 1933 · page 3

Pinning a man against a waif , a police-driver held him by the neck while his companion chased and caught a second in Surry…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 April 1933 · page 4

Charged at the Newcastle Police Court on Saturday with having stolen a pair of braces and other articles, valued at 5/2, the property of Woolworth's, Ltd.,…

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Elderly Man Charged with Murder Rockhampton

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 April 1933 · page 7

James Revell (53) was charged In tho police court to-day with th« murder of George Malvern Leigh (62), and was remanded for eight…

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Runner Guarded by Police Stawell

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 April 1933 · page 7

Following alleged attacks yesterday on Cyril Heath, who has been backed to win £6000 in the Stawell Gift foot race, he had a…

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Farm Tragedy Murder and Suicide Demented Man Shots Through Window MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 April 1933 · page 5

A murder and suicide occurred on the farm of John Stewart, of Tallangower, in the Casterton district, last night. Stewart, his wife, a daughter, Grace,…

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Athlete Attacked Handed Man Over to Police MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 April 1933 · page 8

A sensation occurred in Stawell, when the favourite for the Stawell Gift, C. G. Heath, was attacked by a man as he was about to leave a house in the main…

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HAD £2000 But No Food Amazing Police Find Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 April 1933 · page 1

Horrible conditions of filth were found by police of Lidcombe and Granville in two houses last week…

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Many Week-end Thefts Big Haul From City Sample Rooms Police Inquiries

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 April 1933 · page 1

Thieves who broke into the sample rooms of Lustre Hosiery, Ltd., in King-street. Newcastle, during the week-end, took hosiery…

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