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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1934

3,757 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 188

Brothers-in-law at Enmity Court Case Follows

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 13

"These are the 'in-laws' at law!" This remark was made by Mr. H. L. O'Neill, solicitor, in the case at Newcastle Summons Court to-day,…

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Motorists in Court Many Traffic Offences 'Bus Owners' Liability

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 5

In fining a 'bus owner for not having had a conductor on his 'bus, at Newcastle Summons Court to-day, Mr. Soane, S.M.,…

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Insurance Award Questions for High Court Validity Questioned Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 8

Before Mr. Justice Evatt, in the High Court of Australia to-day, an application for substantial service was made in the matter of the Australian Insurance Staffs'…

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Man's Strange Death Broken Hill Court Crowded Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 6

Interest in the inquest on George Datson, who died front poisoning, was intensified to-day, an excited crowd striving to gain admittance to the Court…

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Railways Log Application to High Court Unions Intervene Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 9

Claiming that the South Australian Railways Commissioners had been used a a "catspaw," Mr. F. A. Dwyer…

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Who Died First? Triple Shooting Tragedy Equity Court Poser Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 9

Who was first to die? Harold Augustus Plaister, 46, his wife Alma Spencer Plaister, 40, or their…

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Wage Cut Unions' Restoration Case Comforts for Five Arbitration Court Hearing MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 7

Intense interest was taken in the application to-day by numerous trade-unions for the restoration of the 10 per cent. emergency wage cut. The application was…

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Kalgoorlie Riot Nine Men in Court Hose Cut with an Axe Kalgoorlie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 7

Evidence of the Kalgoorlie and Boulder riots, and of burning and looting, was given at the Kalgoorlie Court to-day, when nine men appeared on charges arising out…

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Shooting Theory In Motor Car Mystery At Pilliga Bullet Through Windscreen? Police Find No Trace of Man's Body Not in Car When It Was Driven Into River Tyre Tracks on the Bank

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 February 1934 · page 9

Although the Namoi River, near Pilliga, is still being dragged by police for the body of George W. Nott, stock and station agent, who has been missing since Wednesday, a new theory has been entertained…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 11

Herbert Joyner, 26, and Thomas Gorton, 29, of Aberdare, were charged before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, yesterday, with baring stolen a quantity of timber valued at…

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Kurri Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 11

Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., presided at the Kurri Kurri Police Court yesterday. James Norman and George Norman, residents of the Soldiers Settlement, were…

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Man Charged with Murder Body in River Near Wagga Inquest 0Pened Wagga

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 9

The inquest into the death of Percy Edward Smith, whose body was found on December 25,…

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Police Court Wednesday, February 21 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) No Evidence to Offer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 15

The police had no evidence to offer and the accused were discharged in the cases in which Edward Bernard Burns, 23, labourer, and Alfred Arthur Dawson,…

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Industrial Court Claim for Wages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 15

An adjournment to Tuesday was granted in the case in which Herbert George Taylor, Tighe's Hill, claimed payment of £11/14/, alleged due as wages, from…

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Adamstown Vandals Council Seeks Police Aid Trees Carried Away

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 7

Adamstown Council decided on the motion of Alderman Williams, at a meeting last, night to enlist the aid of…

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They Did Not Understand Foreign Seamen and Court Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 12

Two foreign seamen were in the dock at Newcastle Police Court today on a charge of drunkenness. The court-orderly (Constable J…

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Rail Award Question for High Court Was Dispute Bona-fide? Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 9

Following an award made by the New South Wales Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. M. Henwood), which granted increase in wages to certain section of…

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Mysterious Murder Linked With Stavisky Scandaldal Judge "Knew Too Much" Victim Lured Into Country Town Bogus Telephone Call of Sick Mother Body Mangled by Trains. Dijon (France)

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 1

A mysterious murder indicating elaborate prearrangement arid re-arousing feverish interest in the Stavisky affair was revealed to-day when the mangled body of a distinguished war veteran, M. Albert…

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Hunt For Pea Rifle Shell As Clue In Pilliga Mystery Police Hampered by Rain Imprint of Woman's Shoe Preserved Search for the Body Is Proceeding Two Cars Were Seen Near Pilliga

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 9

On horseback and carrying swags of provisions, police under Detective Sergeant Alford, with Inspector Campbell of Narrabri, left Bugalbone Station, near Pilliga, at 9 a.m. to-day for the spot where the car of George Nott, a Pilliga stock and…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 8

Samuel Walls, 51, labourer, was fined £2, in default four days' imprisonment, for drunkenness, by Mr. M. E. Soane, S.M., at Newcastle Police Court…

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