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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1934

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Footballer Charged Alleged Knuckle Duster LISMORE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 7

A charge, believed to be unique in the local Court history, was mentioned at the Lismore Police Court to-day, when Lawrence Bernard Mellare, 24, a well-known…

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Police Court Monday, January 22 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Indecent Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 11

James Smith, 27, boilermaker; was fined £1, in default two days' imprisonment, for having used indecent language within the hearing of persons, in…

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Inquiry Opens Yanco Welfare Farm Magistrate's Right Question Leeton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 7

Following the allegations of cruelty against certain officials of the Welfare Farm at Yanco, and the action of the Minister for Education (Mr. D. H…

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Threw Pepper Women in Argument Age Prevents Gaol Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 7

Only her age prevented Maud Brown, 72, being sent to gaol to-day, for having thrown pepper at another woman. The Magistrate (Mr. Macdougall) imposed a…

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New Scandals Exposed Minister Charged in Newfoundland St. Johns

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 1

The announcement that the British Government it has appointed a Commission to hold office until Newfoundland gets on its…

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New Zealand Murder Detective's Evidence Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 8

At the continuation of the police[?] against William Bayly, the Ruawaro farmer, who is charged with having murdered Samuel Lakey and his wife, Christobel…

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Industrial Court Full Wages Not Paid

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 11

Failure to pay two employees full award wages cost Dolly Llowarch, Cook's Hill a fine of 10/, with 6/ costs, £1/1/ professional costs, and 5/ witnesses's expenses…

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Domestic Quarrel Wife's Skull Fractured Husband in Court Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 7

As a sequel to a domestic quarrel at Hamilton, Cecil Wright appeared in the police court to-day charged with having inflicted grievous bodily harm on his wife,…

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Boy Dragged Behind Sulky Is Story Told At Farm Inquiry Evidence Given in the Yanco Case Another Boy Punched Evidence Given by Yanco Witnesses Court Martial Used for Discipline Leeton

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 7

An allegation that a boy had been dragged behind a sulky, was mentioned to-day at the inquiry into the truth…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 11

Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., occupied the Benoh at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday morning. James Baird, for having failed to park…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 2

John Patrick Breen was granted permission to supply liquor with meals at the Oxford Hotel, Newcastle. Mr. C. A. K. Cohen (Messrs. Braye, Cragg and Cohen)…

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Chicago Murder Trial Chicago, January 22

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 10

The Judge ruled for a mistrial in the ease in which Dr. Alice Wynekoop is charged with murder, after physicians had reported that the accused was so ill that…

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Murder Suggested at Inquest Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 7

The belief that Ernest Carter (42), who was killed in a terrific explosion at the Ryde Fire Station on November 27, was murdered, was…

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Camp Row at Truck Yards Two Men Sentenced to Three Months Muswellbrook

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 9

Following a rumpus at the swagmen's camp near the trucking yards yesterday afternoon, an attack was made on two young men, when one…

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Small Debts Court Claim for Rent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 2

By consent, a verdict for £13/10/6, with 13/6, was returned in favour of the plaintiff in the case in which Cecilia Hewitt, a widow, of Newcastle, sued J. and M…

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THE Talking Screen Clever Murder Mystery Powell Starred at the Civic Midshipman Jack

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 9

As Philo Vance, the world-famous detective, William Powell is starred in the film, The Kennel Murder Case, showing this week at the Civic…

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Poisoned Apricot Broken Hill Miner's Death Police Investigating Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 9

According to the report of the Government. Analyst, an apricot, from which George Datson, 51, watchman at a Broken Hill mine, took a bite and died on…

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Murder Charged on Death of Man Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 7

Following the death this morning of Charles Lawrence, who was Injured a fortnight ago at Coringbah. allegedly by a garden hoe, Arthu[?]…

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Compensation Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 8

The next sitting of the Workers' Compensation Commission will be held in Newcastle in March. The actual date has not yet been fixed…

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Six Months in Gaol Man's Behavior at Hamilton

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 8

Convicted, at Newcastle Police Court to-day, of an offence against decency in Cleary-street, Hamilton, on January 15, Peter…

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