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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1935

4,154 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 208

Police Have Clue Murder of Horse Trainer BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 8

What is regarded as a valuable clue has been secured by police in their investigations of the murder of William Mackie, a horse-trainer, who was found at Lissner…

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Theft of Tools Led to Two Arrests Good Work by Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 6

The theft of a bag of tools yesterday morning caused the man who lost them a great deal of worry—he had not, worker for five years prior to six weeks ago,…

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Police Transfer

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 6

It was announced at police headquarters in Newcastle to-day that Constable Foreman, of Catherine Hill Bay. has been transferred to…

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Campbell's Hill Robberies Two Men Charged

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 9

Thomas Lachian Goodwin (20), and William Hosking Duncan (23). laborers, were charged before Mr. Austin, J.P. at West Maitland Police Court…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 5

Duncan Forbes McGeachie was granted the transfer of the licence of the Speers Point Hotel Speers Point, from Andrew Clyde Delaney. Mr. J. Ruggero appeared…

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Police Waggon Chases Tram In City

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 9

Constable Brady was backing the police waggon into the laneway at the side of Newcastle police station this afternoon when…

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Man's Throat Cut Woman on Murder Charge BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 8

Mary Isabella Foster was charged at the Townsville Police Court to-day with having wilfully murdered Thomas Sidney Burke…

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Small Debts Court Claim for Goods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 5

A verdict for the amount claimed with 13/ costs, was returned in favour of the plaintiff in the case in which Mrs. Beryl Swert sued Ralph Neilson, of Dudley, for…

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MAITLAND—CESSNOCK—KURRI West Maitland Alleged Assault Newcastle Man Arrested Later Hurt in Accident

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

Thomas Casey, of Laman-street, Newcastle, who was a witness in a case at the West Maitland Small Debts Court on Monday afternoon, admitted to Mr. W. J…

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Physical Culture for Police New Scheme Begins Next Week

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 6

With the object of keeping members of the police force at Newcastle who do not take an active part in sport in form a series of physical…

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Uniform Police of Re-employement Conference of Premiers Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 7

Efforts are being made by the Commonwealth Government to arrange a Premiers' Conference early in February, to discuss the introduction of a uniform policy of re-employment…

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Section Invalid Roosevelt's New Deal Supreme Court Decision Washington, January 7

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 7

In its first decision questioning the validity of President Roosevelt's New Deal, the Supreme Court, by an eight to one vote, declared the petroleum control…

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Council By-laws Appeal to High Court Much Revenue at Stake Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 8

The Kilkivan Shire Council is appealing to the High Court against a decision of the Queensland Full Court, which held that the Council's by-laws seeking to…

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Took Car After a Party Smash in Hunter Street Later Driver in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 8

After a party at Reid-lane, on Christmas Eve, a car, driver by Sidney Jennings, 26, painter, was driven down Hnnter-street at…

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Asked to Resign House of Commons Member Sequel to Court Case London, January 7

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 7

The Rutherglen Unionist Association unanimously decided to ask Captain H. J. Moss, the Conservative member for Rutherglen, to resign from Parliament…

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Kurri Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 9

Hannah Mary Thomas, of Aberdare-street, Kurri Kurri, was charged before Mr. E. A Mahony, P.M., at the Kurri Kurri Police Court yesterday, with…

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Assault Charges

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 5

A disturbance at Mayfield on the night of December 22 was described in the cases in which Walter Roach, of Maitland-road, Mayfield, was charged with having…

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Theft of Iron

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 9

David Lewis and William Jenkins pleaded "Guilty" to a charge of having stolen 10 sheets of iron, valued at £1/13/, the property of Eva S. F. Burgess, at Kurri…

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Summons Division Assault Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 5

Owing to the indisposition of the defendant, the hearing was adjourned until January 23 of the case in which Dell Amelia Watters, of Railway-street,…

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Police Drag-net Inverloch Murder Will See 10,000 People Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 7

A drag-net is to be spread by detectives who are inquiring into the Inverloch tragedy. It is hoped, within the next week or two to interview every one of…

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