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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1934

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Recruits to Police Force

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

In Sydney on Tuesday a number of recruits were taken into the police service. They are shown on dress parade at the Bourke-street, Sydney, depot…

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Murder Suggested Fire Station Explosion Inquest Evidence Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 7

Conflicting views as to whether Ernest Carter, 42, committed suicide, or was murdered, were given to-day when the Coroner held on inquest. Carter was…

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Suburban Arrests Exciting Betting Raids Newcastle Police Active

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 6

When Sergeant Brodie and Constable Ashton, of Newcastle Police Headquarters, heard a supposedly dumb man speak in a house at Mayfield yesterday…

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Eleven Men Fined Police Raid on Premises Gaming Act Case

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 8

The sequel to a raid on a shop in Chatham-road, Broadmeadow, on January 6, was tho appearance at Newcastle Police Court…

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Relief Works Police Watch Communists Punchbowl Strike Over Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 7

Work was resumed to-day by 300 relief workers in the Punchbowl district, who yesterday struck work when a ganger was dismissed. They reported for work…

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Textile Strike Dispute Settled by Court Work to Resume

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 1

The textile workers strike was settled to-day through the intervention of the deputy Federal Industrial Registrar…

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Inquiry at Yanco Court Martial Methods Another Boy's Story Leeton

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 7

How a bucket of water was thrown over a boy so that he could get up and fight on in a "court martial," was…

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Shaft Divorce Case Court Story of Thrashing Judgement Reserved Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 9

Evidence was concluded in the Shaft divorce case to-day. The petitioner, Oscar Shaft, schoolteacher, of Bellbird, is seeking, a divorce from Eva Roberts Shaft,…

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Police Courts Wednesday, January 24 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) False Pretences Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 5

On the application of the Acting Police Prosector (Sergeant T. G. Ryan), a remand to January 29 was granted in the cases in which Edward Winton Davies,…

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Police Court Remands

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 5

John McLean, 42, laborer, was remanded by Mr. Tuncheon, J.P., at Newcastle Police Court this morning until next Monday, on a charge of…

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Theft Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 5

In the cases in which Alison Rogers, Hunter-street, Newcastle, proceeded against Thomas Brown, Lewis-street, Maryville, on charges of having stolen…

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Sent to Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 5

Sentence of six months' imprisonment was imposed on Peter Hogg , 52, labourer, who pleaded "Not guilty' to a charge of having wilfully committed an offence…

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Summons Division Alleged Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 5

An adjournment to February 20 was granted in the cases in which Walter Henry Bott, of Corona-street, Hamilton, proceeded against Alfred Gartrell, of…

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Arrest Made Melbourne Jewellery Theft MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 5

William Patrick Spencer, 48, a labourer, was arrested early to-day in a city street and charged in connection with the jewellery robbery, at Dumbrell's shop last…

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Police Court Thursday, January 25 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 5

Fines of £1, in default two days' imprisonment. for drunkenness, were imposed. on Ralph Peel Scott, 52, labourer; Bernard Vincent Kenny, 44, labourer; and Robert…

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Fees to Be Charged New Stockton Punt Foot Passengers

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 10

The Main Roads Board made available to-day a scale of tolls and charges that will have to be paid by passengers…

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Murder Charge Accused Refused Bail SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 7

Arthur Henry Waring, 24, an ironworker was charged at the Kogarah Court to-day with having murdered Charles Lawrence, who died in St. George…

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Razor Slash Woman's Story to Police SYDNEY, Friday morning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 8

Ethel Lee, 33, of Darlinghurst, was treated at St. Vincent's Hospital this morning for a razor slash on the right arm. She informed the police that she…

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Court Congestion Official Attention Directed Legal Profession Pleased

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 6

General satisfaction has been expressed in legal circles at the attention directed by a reference in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" last Saturday, to the…

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"Court Martial" Yanco Farm Punishment Inmates' Evidence Leeton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 7

Details of the punishment meted out to inmates of the Yanco Welfare Farm, who attempted to abscond from the institution, were given at the inquiry today by…

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