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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1934

3,757 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 51 of 188

Native to Die Murder of Japanese Sightseers Crowd Court Darwin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1934 · page 7

A large body of sightseers gathered at the Darwin Courthouse to-day to attend the trial of the notorious Fitzmaurice River aboriginal, Nemarluck, on a charge…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1934 · page 10

R. J. Thomas was granted six weeks in which to make alterations, to cost £35, to the Merewether Hotel. Mr. K., W. Barnett (Messrs. Braye, Cragg and Cohen)…

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Adjourned Until Next Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1934 · page 9

In the case of Caswell A. Stacey, of Singleton, v. A. Ellis, of Dunmore, Woodville, claiming £1/5/ in respect of rates, an adjournment was granted until next…

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Small Debts Court Verdicts for Plaintiffs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1934 · page 10

A verdict for the plaintiff, with 10/6 costs, was returned in the case in which William Dewey, blacksmith, of Hannell-street Wickham, sued Albert Foster…

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Striking Parade of Red Haired Women Italian's Demand in Stealing Charge He Selected One Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 April 1934 · page 7

A striking parade of red-haired women was arranged before Salvatore Agaistina, an Italian, to pick from. He looked at them…

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Traffic Offenders Fined at Court Transport Department Takes Action

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 April 1934 · page 9

The Department of Road Transport proceeded against a number of traffic offenders at Newcastle Summons Court to-day…

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Nellie Bramley's Estate Application Before Bankruptcy Court Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 April 1934 · page 7

A petition for a voluntary sequestration order in the estate of Helen Russell, known as Nellie Bramley, theatrical artist, of North Sydney, was…

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Potential Melbas Income from £8000 Bequest Question for Court Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1934 · page 7

Problems which arose over the employment of the £8000 left by Dame Nellie Melba for the establishment of a scholarship, in the hope that another Melba…

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Railway Wages Case Continued in High Court Deficits Compared Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 April 1934 · page 8

William Funnell, chief staff superintendent of the N.S.W. Railways, giving evidence in the High Court to-day, before…

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Brothers Quarrel Over Coal Run Charges Against Each Other in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 April 1934 · page 8

A quarrel between two brothers resulted in the elder proceeding against the younger, and another man, at Newcastle Summons…

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District Court Alleged Negligent Driving Motor-cyclist Claims £200 East Maitland Sitting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1934 · page 9

Alleging negligence, Herbert Greedy, of Horseshoe Bend, West Maitland, proceeded against the Bowthorne Cooperative Butter Factory Company Limited at the…

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Island Massacre Native Suspects at Darwin Story of Surrender Killed Police and Japanese CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1934 · page 7

The Minister for the Interior (Mr. J. A. Perkins) to-day announced that advice had been received from the Administrator of the Northern Territory that…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1934 · page 9

James Warren, 27, of Bridge-street, Homeville, was charged before Mr. M. J D. Austin, J.P., at the West Maitland Police Court. yesterday with having had…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1934 · page 9

Amos Lobley, of Coronation-street Kurri Kurri, was charged before Mr. E. a. Mahoney, P.M., at the Kurri Kurri Police Court yesterday with having used…

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Speedway Rider in Police Court Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 April 1934 · page 13

Described as being in a state of nervous collapse as the result of crashes he suffered as a speedway rider. Spencer Charles Stratum (29),…

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Woy Theft Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1934 · page 8

Pleading "Guilty" at the North Sydney Police Court to-day to a charge of having stolen a pea-rifle and £5/10/ in cash at Woy Woy, Thomas Foster, 23,…

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Shop Stealing His Only Work Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1934 · page 11

Declared by the police to have never worked except an a shoplifter and shopbreaker, Frederick Thomas Smith, 27, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment at…

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Northern Police Promotions

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 April 1934 · page 9

The names of several police officers, who are well known in the North, appear in the latest list of police promotions. First-class…

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Native Killed Quarrel Ends Fatally Aboriginal Sentenced Darwin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1934 · page 7

When he was bitten by a dog at the Roper Valley mission station on February 17, an aboriginal named Oonica threw a boomerang at the animal, whose owner,…

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Police Court Wednesday, April 11 Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m. Summons Division Traffic Act Breaches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1934 · page 3

George Archibald Robinson, of Nelson's Bay, was fined £2, with 8/ costs, in default five days imprisonment, for having driven an unlicensed goods motor vehicle;…

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