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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1935

4,154 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 208

Warder Remanded Rockhampton Murder Charge Limped Into Court Rockhampton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 7

Limping into Court using crutches and assisted by the police. John McQuade prison warder, was charged to-day, with the wilful murder of Phyllis Reiger,…

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Police Transfers

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 15

owing to medical unfitness, has [?] The retirement of Sergeant Turner, suited in the reorganisation of the Cessnock police personnel…

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Engineer Charged Possession of Goods Lengthy Evidence

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 4

After lengthy evidence had been given in a case before Mr. E. J. Harrison, S.M., at Newcastle Police Court yesterday, in which Albert Botterill, 54, engineer, was…

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Industrial Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 14

On the application of Mr. J. Williams, an adjournment until February 20 was granted at the Industrial Magistrate's Court to-day in cases in…

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Alleged Assault Dealer in Hospital SYDNEY, Thursday Morning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 7

Henry Kelly, 54, dealer, of Redfern, was admitted to hospital last night in an unconscious condition, suffering from concussion and a cut lip…

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Licensing Court Hotel Transfer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 4

The license of the Centennial Hotel Newcastle, was transferred from William Walter Elliott to H. Downes…

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Desert Quarrel Soldier Sent to Gaol Killed Senior Officer Tunis, January 29

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 7

Lieutenant Cabanes was sentenced to five years' imprisonment to-day for having killed Collonel Caillon. It was stated in evidence that Caillon had organised a…

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Mother Injured Man to Stand Trial Intent to Murder Charge Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 9

On a charge of having wounded is mother, Mary Margaret Fulton, with intent to murder her, Henry Bernard Fulton, 23, clerk, was committed for trial…

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Police Search for Escapee No Trace Found Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 15

Although police in districts adjacent to Emu Plains visited several likely hiding places yesterday, they found no trace of Frederick Arthur…

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Assembly Questions Use of Firearms by Police SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 8

Reference to the recent Woniora tragedy, when a police constable fired at a suspect and fatally wounded him, was made during question time in the…

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Contempt Alleged Editor Questioned Criticism of High Court Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 13

The hearing of the application for a contempt order against John Fairfax and Sons Ltd., proprietors of the "Sydney Morning Herald," and C. Brunsdon…

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Police and Workless More Clashes on Mildura Line Fruit-picking Jobs Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 13

Frequent clashes are occurring between railway detectives and hundreds of penniless men who are "jumping…

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World Court United States Adherence Senate Opposed Setback for President (Australian Press Association.) WASHINGTON, January 29

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 7

President Roosevelt suffered perhaps the most serious reversal of his presidential career to-day when the Senate, by 52 votes to 36, failed to…

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Mother and Family Wiped Out in Tragedy Gunnedah Dying Boys Tell Story "Were Given Medicine in Jam" Staggered to House of a Neighbor Police Hold Poison Theory Gunnedah

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 13

Staggering to a neighbor's house at the point of death last night, two lads gasping for aid to relieve their agony, gave the first news of a tragedy at the little village of Carroll, 10 miles out of Gunnedah, as…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 11

Before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, J.P., at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday morning, James Easton was charged with having received a gold watch and chain valued at…

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Branxton Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 11

Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., presided at the Branxton Police Court yesterday. John Rose and Alfred Purcell, both of Branxton, were charged with having…

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Fatality in Surry Hills Two Men Charged with Murder Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 8

William Joseph Green (22). car cleaner, find Joseph Menzie (32),dealer, were charged at the Central Court to-day with having murdered…

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Injured Man in Hospital Two Men Charged in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 7

"Freckelton is at present in Newcastle Hospital with very severe wounds on the top and the side of the head. The doctor says that…

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Woman for Trial Charged with Murder of Husband "Always Rousing" Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 9

"My husband was always rousing on me and I shot him." According to evidence at the Richmond Police Court to day, this statement was made to Sergeant McPaul…

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Murder of J. A. Ross Statement Given to Police Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 10

"Ross came at me. I jumped aside and is he went by I shot him. He fell and was tossing on the ground, and I got frightened…

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