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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1934

3,757 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 188

Gaol Overcrowded Victorian Prison Camp MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 10

Prison reafforestation camps may be established in Victoria. in making this announcement to-day, the Chief Secretary (Mr. I. Macfarlane) Said that Pentridge…

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Bankruptcy Court

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 8

A public, examination of the affairs of James Cecil Walters, of Lowry-street. Cardiff, was held by Mr. Soane, S.M., in the Newcastle…

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Police to Lecture Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 8

The Department of Education has notified the National Roads and Motorists Association that approval has been given for senior officers of the police force to…

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Wrestling Melee Two Contestants Fined Comment by Magistrate Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 15

The story of a wild melee at the Luxor Stadium during a wrestling bout between Leon Labriola and George Pencheff, on December 20, was unfolded at the Perth…

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River Murder Articles for Analyst SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 9

A tent, clothing and other goods recovered by the detectives investigating the murder of Percy Smith, whose body was found in the Murrumbidgee River…

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Police Disperse Girl Pickets Goulburn

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 9

The strike of employees at the Goulburn Woollen Mills continues. A number of female employees arrived outside the works to-day, apparently with the…

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Double Drowning Coroner's Inquiry Adjourned Police Investigations Tumut

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 9

In order to allow the time in which to make investigations, the police to-day sought an adjournment when the Coroner's, inquiry began into the deaths of…

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Police Commissioner Mr. C. J. Carroll in Queensland BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 8

It was announced to-day that Mr. C. J. Carroll, Chief Inspector of the State Taxation. Department, had been appointed Commissioner of Police, and will…

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Maitland District West Maitland Cricket Casualties Solicitors and Police Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 11

Several casualties were reported yesterday among the players who took part in the cricket match between teams representing the Maitland district solicitors and…

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Police the North Fast Transport Needed Sloop or Seaplane Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 10

The Federal Government is impressed with the necessity of providing some form of fast transport for the Northern Territory. The authorities at Darwin have…

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Charlestown Court (Before Mr. M. Soane, S.m.) Thursday, January 11, 1934

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 7

John Corrigan, of Swansea, pleaded "Not guilty" to a charge of having stolen a quantity of weatherboards, flooringboards, and 156 sheets of galvanised iron,…

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Higher Fence Court's Verdict to End Quarrel Case Adjourned for Year Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 10

A novel decision was reached by the Bench at the Preston Court to-day, at the conclusion of a case in which Arthur Steele and his son proceeded against…

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Newcastle Court Thursday, January 11 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Fined for Betting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 7

For having made a bet, at Wickham, or January 3, on a horse race run at Ascot, on that day, in contravention of the Totalisator Act, William, John Roals,…

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Wild Scenes Occur In The French Parliament Crowd And Police Clash Greft Charges Made by Excited Deputies Stavisky Swindle Is Stolen Millions Dissipated! Paris

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 1

Tanks and police, specially reinforced, guarded approaches to the Chamber of Deputies to-day, while the debate proceeded, on the Stavisky scandal, the outcome of which, it is considered, will decide the fate…

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Theft of Lead

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 13

Sentence of imprisonment for one month, with the recommendation that he be kept under observation, was imposed on George Milford, 24, labourer, who…

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Copeland Police Station

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 6

Mr. W. Bennett, M.L.A., has received a communication from the Chief Secretary's Department, in reply to the representation of the Copeland Progress…

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Police Court Friday, January 12 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Fought in Street

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 13

Pleading "Guilty" to a charge of having behaved in a riotous manner in Hunter-street on January 12, William Lucy, 26, seaman, was fined 5/, in default one…

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Murder Charge Arrest at Glen Innes Man's Body Exhumed Glen Innes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 7

In the local Police Court this afternoon, Ernest Edwards, 39, was charged with having feloniously and maliciously slain William MeCornish, 55, on July 7 last…

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Hire Purchase Forms Stolen Police Suspect a Plot Efforts to Trace

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 1

Newcastle detectives are making every effort to recover 150 hire-purchase agreement forma which were stolen yesterday from…

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District Court Judge Nield for Hunter District Judge Sheridan to Sydney Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 6

The Attorney-General, Mr. H. E. Manning, K.C., stated to-day that, owing to a considerable increase in the work of the Metropolitan and Parramatta…

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