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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1935

4,154 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 48 of 208

Maitland Warden's Court

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 9

Included in the list set down for hearing at the East Maitland Warden's Court to-morrow is an application by the Newcastle Coal Mining…

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Police Court Monday, March 25 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane. S.m.) False Pretences Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 5

Allen Matthews, 28, labourer, was charged with having obtained goods valued at £53/17/10 from the John Gilmour Company Ltd., by means of false…

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Licensing Court Application Refused

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 9

In the West Maitland Licensing Court yesterday, before Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M. Alfred Joseph Seaton, of Blacktown, town, applied for the transfer of the…

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Not Heard of God Pitiable Replies of Young Girl Assault Complaint Coonamble

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 7

She had never herd of God, and did not know what the truth or a lie meant, were the statements of a girl aged 8½ years, at the Quarter…

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Police Safety Car in Accident Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 7

At the request of a sister of the dead man, the City Coroner (Mr. Oram) to-day adjourned the inquest on James Burns (42), a carrier, of…

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Death Sentence Imposed on Woman Murder of Child Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 7

For the first time for many years in Victoria a woman was sentenced to death at the Criminal Court to-day. She was Mary Alice Stevens, 23,…

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Wants to Marry Condemned Girl Fiance Visits Gaol to Give Her Hope Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 7

An offer of immediate marriage has been made to Mary Alice Clara Stevens, the 23-year-old domestic who yesterday was found guilty of the…

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Night Club Habitue Murder of Girl in London Inquiry in Adelaide London

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 7

Following the receipt of a cable intimating that a male patient named Smith in the Adelaide Hospital had made a statement…

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£72,000 Will in Court Claim by Waiter Sydney Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 7

Questions relating either to the execution of the will or the alleged incapacity of the testatrix in making her will, were issues for determination…

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Similar Names Cheques Wrongly Addressed High Court Permits Appeal Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 7

Some months ago the trustees of an estate sent a cheque for £350 in an envelope addressed, "Mrs. E. M. Jean kins, Prospect, South Australia,"…

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Not Relished by Miners Early Morning Shifts Application to Court Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 8

References to the ebb in human endurance in the early hours of the morning and to the "2 a.m. courage" that was such a highly…

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Control of City Traffic Council Says Police Duty Appeals to the Government Extension of Act

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 9

Who should control traffic in Newcastle? The City Council claims it is the duty of the police, despite the statement of…

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Goya Henry Validity of Air Navigation Act Challenged Action in High Court Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 8

Goya Henry, the well-known pilot, instituted an action in the High Court, to-day, claiming that the Air Navigation Act was ultra vires the Commonwealth…

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Remarkable Revelations Follow Police Inquires Into Stockinbingal Case Sydney Girl and Friend Wedding, World Tour and Torn Cheque Mysterious Features of Strange Tragedy Survivor's Amazing Story Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 7

An astounding story of an impending trip around the world, an estate in Melbourne, and a torn up cheque, has been revealed to the police following the wounding of Dulcie Tenzer, 22, and the death of her friend Yvonne…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1935 · page 9

Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., occupied the bench at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday. INFORMATION DISMISSED…

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Boy Killed Attacked with Axe Victorian Tragedy Mother Charged with Murder MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1935 · page 7

With his head, neck and face gashed in a frightful manner, Alan Richter, 9, was found dead at his homo at Moonee Ponds to-day. His mother has been…

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Two Arrests Made Burglary at Drummoyne SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1935 · page 8

During the occupier's absence a man smashed the front window of a house in Victoria-road. Drummoyne, this afternoon, and gained entrance. Another man…

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Mr. Michael Sawtell Police Court Fine Cancelled Incident in Sydney Domain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1935 · page 6

An announcement that the fine of £20 imposed on Mr. Michael Sawtell by the Central Police Court on December 18, last year, for having assaulted a police…

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Police Raids in Dublin Sudden Swoop on I.R.A. Leaders Many in Gaol Dublin

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 March 1935 · page 1

The police raided and searched many homes of Re-publicans, the raids beginning in the early hours of the…

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Newcastle Robbery Man Sentenced at Taree TAREE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1935 · page 5

William Smith pleaded "Guilty" at Taree Quarter Sessions to-day, to a charge of having broken and entered premises at Newcastle on January 26 and…

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