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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1934

3,757 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 188

Cliff Top Struggle Young Woman & Two Men Report to Police

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 7

A dramatic story of a desperate struggle between a young woman and two men on the top of the Newcastle…

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Tried to Rob Bank Police Discover Tunnel Congressional Candidate Winslow (Ariz.), January 28

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 7

Dilworth Sumpter, an unsuccessful Congressional candidate at the last election, has confessed, according to the police, that he had attempted to rob a…

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Expulsion Power Appeal to High Court VICTORIAN A.L.P. Decision Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 7

It was decided at the annual conference of the Victorian branch of the Australian Labour party to-day to appeal to the High Court against the decision…

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What People Think Our Education System—Shark Danger on the Beaches—Court Holidays—Tests in England. High School Training

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 6

S. W. Parkes, Brunker-road, Broad-meadowi writes— C. W. Morse was sod in your Saturday's edition for that our State…

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Mob Fury In Sensational Riot In w.A. ,o Crowd Loots and Sets Fire to Hotels and Shope Police Powerless to Check Charge Vengeance for Death of Kalgoorlie Man Amazing Scenes in Streets Kalgoorlie

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 7

A wild outbreak of mob vengeance against the foreign community at Kalgoorlie and Boulder last night resulted in the wrecking, looting and burning of three hotels, a wine saloon, a two-storied boarding house, a…

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East Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 9

The four strangers who were arrested on January 21 appeared before Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., at the East Maitland Police Court yesterday…

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Railway Trespassers Taken to Gaol in 'Bus

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 9

Fourteen railway trespassers were charged before Mr. E.A. Mahony, P.M., at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Roy Lord, 22, and Arthur…

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Police Court Tuesday, January 30 Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m. Summons Division Hearing Adjourned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 2

The hearing of an appeal by Murray Edward Garth, of Boreas-road, Hamilton, financier, against a refusal to grant a pistol licence, was adjourned until…

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Small Debts Court Claim Fails

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 2

A verdict for the defendant was given when R. S. Abbott, of Belmont, contract postmaster, claimed from P. E. Thompson of Belmont grocer and baker,…

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Bankruptcy Court Public Examination Concluded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 2

The public examination of Oliver Ambrose Sinclair, Oakdale, Dudley, labourer was concluded before the District Registrar in Bankruptcy (Mr. M. E. Soane)…

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Stabbed in Back Allegations by Police SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 8

Following the stabbing of Thomas Buckland, land, while on the Hill at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday, William Hoden, 49, was charged at the Central Police…

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Police Court Wednesday, January 31 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Fined for Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 2

Pleading "Guilty" to a charge of having stolen, at Cardiff, between October 1, 1933, and January 30, 1934, five brass vases, a brass reading lamp, and a brass table…

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In The Courts To Be Sentenced

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 15

Pleading guilty at Newcastle Quarter Sessions to-day to two counts of breaking and entering and stealing at Glutton on November 25,…

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"Mad Impulse" Australian Boy Arrested Attempted Burglary London, January 30

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 10

Admitting that it was a mad impulse, due to the fascination of guns, common to his age of 17 years. "Max Smith," whose real name is Seymour Sydney…

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Interview in Gaol Story of Missing Coins

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 13

Allegations that he had broken into a city shop and stolen 500 foreign coins, among other things, were…

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Dog Attacks Boy at New Lambton Magistrate's Comment

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 10

Allegations that an alsation dog had savagely attacked a little boy at New Lambton were made at…

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Indian Terrorists Youths Sentenced to Death CALCUTTA January 31

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 10

The Hindu youths, Harendra Chakravarty and Khrishna Cheudhury were to-day sentenced to death at Chittagong by a special tribunal for the terrorist…

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Police Transferred to Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 16

Four policemen in the Newcastle and north-eastern police districts have been transferred temporarily to Sydney. It is understood that they…

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200 Armed Police Arrive Kalgoorlie

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 13

With the arrival early to-day of 200 more police, armed with a machine gun, hand grenades and service rifles, the Commissioner of Police…

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Assaults on Police Warning At Wallsend

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 10

For having assaulted Constable Scanlon in Metcalfe-street, Wallsend, William John Gibbon (32) was fined £2, in default four days…

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