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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1933

4,052 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 69 of 203

Bankruptcy Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 12

The public examination in bankruptcy of Allen Harold Mabbott, Holt-street, Mayfield East, was declared concluded. Bankrupt said that the cause of his…

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"Pest to the Community" Counterfeit Coin Passing Another Sentenced

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 8

Sentence of imprisonment for one year and nine months was passed on Roy Patrick Ashford (27) by Judge Sheridan, at the…

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Septuagenarian Lothario Gets Two Years' Gaol Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 7

RAY MURRAY (72), who represented himself as a single man and had become engaged to a number of women, thanked…

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Police Court Thursday, May 4 (Before Mr. E. J. Harrison, S.m.) Indecent Behaviour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 12

Pleading "Guilty" to a charge of having behaved in an indecent manner in King-street, Newcastle, on May 3, Henry Beckingham, 40, labourer, was fined £1,…

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Wallsend Court Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 12

Emelyn Dickson, 47 (who was dealt with by Mr. H. L. Curry, J.P.), was fined £1 in default two days' imprisonment, and James Charles Richardson, 38, 10/, in…

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Grease on Rails Four Accused Sentenced Lismore Quarter Sessions Lismore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 9

Several accused appeared for sentence before Judge Clancy at Lismore Quarter Sessions this morning. Thomas Murphy and John Dulbridge were each sentenced…

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Fought Bandits Girls Try to Hold £180 of Jewellery Five Years' Gaol Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 8

The story of a plucky fight put up by two girls against armed bandits, who eventually robbed one of them of £180 worth of jewellery, was told when…

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Police Conference Political Influence Resented "Curse of Force" Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 8

A demand that they should be granted full civil rights, and a statement that the time had arrived when they should take concerted action to obtain political…

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Hotel Betting Police Blame Wireless "Make It Illegal" Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 7

The alleged prevalence of starting price betting in country hotels was the subject debate at to-day's session of the Police Association Conference, the…

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Coining Plant Police Seizure at Glebe Man Arrested Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 7

Complete equipment for closing spurious 1/ and 6d pieces, as well as a number of finished and comparatively well executed products, according to the police,…

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For Sentence Rogue's Love Affairs Man Aged 72 Amazing Police Story SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 7

An amazing story of an elderly man's love affairs was unfolded at the Quarter Sessions Court to-day, when Ray Murray, 72, a manufacturer, was found…

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Police Memorial To Members Killed on Duty Unveiling by Mr. Chaffey Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 9

A memorial, worked in white marble, erected at police headquarters to the memory of 26 members of the police force who were killed while on duty, was…

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Beer Boycott Is to Be Intensified Labor Council Endorsement Appeal to Police Upheld Lively Discussion

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 7

Challenged to declare it-self, the Newcastle Trades Hall Council decided, by a majority vote, after long and…

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Federal Arbitration Court Reduces Wage Cut Cost of Living Scale Change Modification Means Slight Increase Applies Only to Those with 10 Per Cent. Cut Judge Beeby Wanted More Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 1

As the cost of living reductions in the Federal basic wage had caused a cut in excess of the emergency 10 per cent, the full Federal Arbitration Court to-day decided to readjust the method of…

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Alleged Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1933 · page 15

The hearing was adjourned until May 12 of the case in which Horace Sydnoy Pearce, Hamilton, represented by Mr. H. L. Wheeler (Messrs. Harris, Wheeler and…

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Theft From Presbytery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1933 · page 15

While Rev. Father G. P. Youll, of Stockton, was attending a church service on Sunday night, April 23, the presbytery was broken into, and a quantity of…

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Police Force

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1933 · page 6

Sir,—I agree with "H.P." in his remarks about the police force in Newcastle. They are slaves to duty. It is impossible to obtain liquor after hours, there is…

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Five Charged with S.p. Betting

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 May 1933 · page 1

Five men were charged with breaches of the Totalisator Act at Newcastle Police Station this afternoon. The arrests were made by…

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Horse Stealing Charge Made Bail Refused at Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 May 1933 · page 5

In opposing the granting of ball in a case at Cessnock Police Court today. the police prosecutor (Sergeant Turner) said that defendant had been…

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Police Court Friday, May 5 (Before Mr. E. J. Harrison, S.m.) Remanded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1933 · page 15

Charged by warrant with having stolen, at Lewisham, on December 3, 1932, a cane fishing-rod and other articles, valued at £6, the property of William John…

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