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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1934

3,757 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 188

Law and Police at Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 4

Defendants and plaintiffs and all other things which are associated with the law were forsaken by the police and the legal profession…

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Murder Charge Man's Body in River Fingerprint Method Wagga

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 7

Edward Henry Morey, 32, who was arrested last night following police inquiries into the death of Percy Smith, whose body was recovered from the…

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Small Debts Court Plaintiff Non-suited

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 4

After evidence had been given that defendant's wife had arranged for the tenancy, plaintiff consented to be non-suited in the case in which Lillian Grace…

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Police Will Stop Street Cricket Windows Broken at Stockton

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 10

Embryo Don Bradmans and Larwoods of Stockton, who indulge in cricket practice in the streets, will be discouraged. At…

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Problem of Found Money Statement by Police Commissioner' Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 7

Referring to the dispute regarding the ownership of £286, found by two Canterbury children, Patricia Head (10) and Jill Montgomery (11), in the…

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Girl Arrested Millthorpe Poison Case Police End Inquiries Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 7

Police to-night concluded their inquiries into the Millthorpe poisoning case. A 13-year-old girl was taken into custody. She will appear before the Children's Court in…

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Rioting in Bombay Strike Breakers Were Stoned Police Fired on Mob Bombay

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 1

Sticks, stones, and soda-water bottles were to-day thrown by the Sassoon cotton mill strikers at free laborers who were leaving…

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Did Not Know She Was Shadowed Girl Leads Police to Wanted Man Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 8

For two weeks a Kensington girl was "shadowed" by a strange man. She did not know It until Detective-Seargeant Leary, of Daceyville,…

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Police Court Wednesday, January 10 (Before Mr. M.e. Soane, S.m.) Theft Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 2

On the application of the police, a remand to to-morrow was granted in the case in which George Milford, 24, a labourer, was charged with having stolen,…

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Sent to Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 2

Frederick Roberts, 63, a dealer, and William Adams, or McDonald, 53, a clerk, came up for sentence. They were remanded for sentence on Monday on…

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Walked to Gaol Forgotten Prisoners LONDON, January 9

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 7

After the adjournment of their trial at a Cork courthouse, two handcuffed prisoners, whom their escort had forg[?]ten, dutifully proceeded to walk to gaol…

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Brother's Murder Two Men Face Charge BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 8

Bail of £500 each was to-day granted Stephen Patrick Mitchell and Sydney Frederick Mitchell, who were committed for trial on a charge of murdering…

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Solicitors Play Police Wedding At Mayfield

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 16

SOLICITOUS AT CRICKET at West [?]tland.—The team which played the…

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Seaplanes to Police North Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 1

Darwin will goon have faster sea transport to meet emergencies and deal with marauders. The Federal Government…

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False Alarm to Ambulance Police Investigation

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 16

Newcastle police are investigating a report that a false alarm was sent to Newcastle Ambulance by three men early yesterday morning. The…

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Industrial Court Claim for Wages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 2

The hearing was adjourned to January 16 of the case in which Francis C. Merrick, of Beresford, a carter, claimed £41/ 16/, representing an amount alleged to…

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Maitland District West Maitland Cricket Match Solicitors Defeat Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 9

Teams representing Maitland district police and solicitors met in a cricket match on the West Maitland Park yesterday afternoon. The solicitors had an…

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Man Hunt at Banyabba 40 Police Search for Escapee Jumped From Train Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 9

Forty armed policemen of all ranks, with a black tracker, are combing the State pine forest at Banyabba, 40 miles south of…

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High Tribute Paid to Police Body in River Mystery Woman Dressed in Male Clothes Coroner's Inquiry

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 10

A high tribute to the manner in which the police had cleared up the mystery surrounding the discovery of the…

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Dog Attacked Women Owner Was Charged in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 1

An unusual case was heard in the Newcastle Summons Court to-day when Leslie Lonsdale, of North Stockton, was charged…

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