Legal History Made Canberra Supreme Court Sits CANBERRA
In full bottomed wig end scarlet robes Mr. Justice Lukin made history at Canberra to-day, when he presided over the first sitting of the recently-constituted…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1934
3,757 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 188
Chewing Gum Question for Court Is It Confectionery? Sydney
Is chewing gum confectionery? The question was discussed by six industrial advocates for an hour to-day, but as no agreement could be reached, the Full…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Woman's Death Men on Murder Charge Brisbane Trial Opens "Will Disclose Atrocity," Says Prosecutor BRISBANE
The trial began to-day, before Mr. Justime Macrossan and a jury of John Wyatt Noon, 42, farmer, and John William Burgurst Smith, 23, labourer on a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Communist Party N.S.W. Headquarters Evicted Federal and State Police Sydney
Federal and State police today removed the New South Wales headquarters of the Communist party from the Communist Hall in Sussex-street. Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →More Court Cases Sequel to Riots in W.A. KALGOORLIE
Further charges arising out of the racial riots were heard to-day. One man was sentenced to four months' imprisonment, and four other men were bound…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Horse Metallurgy Concerned in Court Case Application for Injunction Melbourne
In the Banco Court to-day, in a case which concerns the well-known racehorse, Metallurgy Mrs. Ellen Naylon, of St. Kilda alleged that outside the Court that…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Hamilton Smash District Court Action Verdict for £13 Cross Claim Dismissed
A verdict was given for the plaintiff for £13/3/6, when Alexander Sweeney, Alexander-street, Hamilton, claimed £20 damages from Arthur William Homan, of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Restraint Order N.S.W. Railway Award Arbitration Court Overlapping Causes Chaos MELBOURNE
Referring to the chaotic position in the railway services due to overlapping awards and the conflict between unions, Judge Drake-Brockman, in the Arbitration Court…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Big Strike in Paris Was Bloodless Tension During Procession When Demonstrators Met Police Crisis Was Averted Paris
The boldest held their breaths and armed guards prepared for action at one stage in the strike procession…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Officer Describes System Of Punishment At Yanco Farm Senior Boys Took Charge "Court-martial Was Ordered" Forced to Fight Three or Four Others "Each Given a Fair Go" Leeton
One of the officers at the 'Yanco Welfare Farm, to-day admitted at the public inquiry that at courts-martial, the officer present decided with the authority of the superintendent that corporal punishment should be inflicted, and the boy…
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Mr. E. A. Mahony occupied the Bench at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday. Henry Adams, William Stevenson. William Fairlie. Lindsay King. Gordon King…
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Alton Thomas Cusick, of the Hotel Gosford, Gosford, was granted three booth licences for Newcastle races on February 17 and 21…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →66 DEFENDANTS 12 Sentenced to Death SOFIA, February 12
The Military Court at Varna sentenced to death 12 of 66 defendants charged with having distributed Communistic propaganda to the Coastal Defence Force…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Woman's Story to Police Melbourne
Found early to-day lying unconscious on the roadway between the tramlines and a drain in Camberwell. Kathleen Mc-Donald told a sensational story to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Small Debts Court Hearing Adjourned
The hearing was adjourned to February 27 of the case between Thomas Thompson Burrell and James Massey, both of Jubilee-road. Wallsened, in which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Four Years' Gaol Officer of Salvage Company Fire Frauds Conspiracy London, February 12
Brynmore Miles. the chief officer of the London Salvage Co., was found "Guilty" on four charges of corruption, "Not guilty" on two others, and "Guilty" of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Body Near Stove Police Discovery in Flat SYDNEY
Forcing in the door of a flat in Chandos street. Ashfield, this afternoon, three police officers discovered the body of Nellie Charlotte Foster, 21, of Five Dock,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle Court Congestion to be Relieved Suburban Work Transferred Sydney
Steps have been taken by the Minister for Justice (Mr. L. 0. Martin) to relieve the congestion of work in the Courts of Petty Sessions at Newcastle,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Lang's Verdict £20,000 Claim by Mr. Willis Appeal to Full Court Sydney
The appeal of Albert Charles Willis, ex M. L. C., against the jury's verdict for John Thomas Lang, Opposition leader, in Willis's claim in September, for £20,000…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police to Check Careless Pedestrians & Motorists in Newcastle I _ _ ... ' _ Jay-walking Drive in Newcastle Special Squad From Sydney Big Improvement Is Needed Superintendent's Hope
Jay walkers beware! Superintendent Gibson announced to-day that a special squad of police, experienced…
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