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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1935

4,154 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 56 of 208

His Daughter's Honor Miner Faces Charge of Murder Darwin

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 April 1935 · page 7

Charted with the murder at Pine Creek on December 5 of the alleged betrayer of a girl aged 12, Thomas Richard Sullivan, miner, of Pine…

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Terrorist Outrage Police Officers Wounded CALCUTTA, April 5

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 April 1935 · page 8

P. A, Dogra, deputy police superintendent at Ajmer, Rajputana, and Detective Officer Khailuddin were shot and injured in a suspected terrorist outrage at Ajmer…

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Radio Transmitter Seized at Rosehill Races Five Men Charged Sequel to Recent Inquiries SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 April 1935 · page 8

Cooperation between Sidney detectives and wireless inspectors resulted in five men being arrested yesterday, following the discovery of a miniature pocket…

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Had to Walk Court Officials Were Stranded PERTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 April 1935 · page 8

As members of the State Arbitration Court and mine officials of the Collie Colliery were Inspecting the mine with a view to determining a dispute the…

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Caused by Poison Man's Death at Dungog Police Seek Relatives Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 April 1935 · page 8

Following the analysis of the contents of the stomach of Rex Manton 35, whose body was discovered at a Dungog farm last Sunday, it has been established that…

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Griffin Wins His Appeal High Court Quashes His Conviction Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 April 1935 · page 7

Criticism of the 'contused state" of the Immigration Act, 1901-1933 was expressed this afternoon by the Acting Chief Justice (Sir George…

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Tramwaymen Have Victory Salary Cuts Illegal High Court Was Unanimous Federal Awards Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 April 1935 · page 8

Unanimously the High Court to-day ruled out as invalid a clause in the Tramway Award, which…

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Story of Marriage to "Leslie Officer" "Was Suggested," Said Wounded Girl Alleged Statement to the Police Stockinbingal Inquest Opened Stockinbingal

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 April 1935 · page 7

The story that she was going to marry "Leslie Officer," was suggested to her by Yvonne Rose Officer, said Sophie Tenzer, in a statement, alleged to have been given to Inspector Burke, and read at the inquest…

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Youth Charged Inverloch Murder Arrested in Melbourne Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1935 · page 7

At the city watchouse to-night, a 19-year-old youth of Glenhuntly was charged with the murder of Ethel Belshaw, whose body was found at Inverloch on…

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Magistrate's Warning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1935 · page 2

Evidence was resumed in the case in which John Frederick Williams, 19, labourer, was charged with having had, in the custody of Frederick Edgar Notley,…

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Police Court Alleged Detention of Lorry

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

Ernest William Rowland proceeded against Hughie O'Keefe, claiming that O'Keefe had detained a Ford truck and tools. Mr. Norman Nelson appeared for…

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Miner's Death Alleged Assault on Girl Stepfather Charged Evidence at Darwin Trial DARWIN

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1935 · page 8

Allegations that a girl of 13 had been assaulted by a man who was later fatally shot were made to-day, when the trial began at the Darwin Criminal Sittings of…

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Went to Gaol for Partner Now Sentenced for Doing So Man's Queer Offence Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 April 1935 · page 7

The first prosecution of its bind at the Darlinghurst Court, George David Franklin, 32, was sentenced , at the Quarter Sessions to-day to…

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Foreign Sailor Sentenced Brisbane

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

Alf Svendenberg, 27, a seaman, who, it was stated, had admitted deserting from an American ship in Australia, was to-day sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment for…

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In the Courts Stealing Charges Adjourned

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 April 1935 · page 9

Two stealing charges against Joseph Wicken, alias Joseph Carr (28) were adjourned for a week by Mr. Sheridan, P.M.. in the Cessnock Police…

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Consigned Paint to Himself Theft From Railway

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 April 1935 · page 3

While working on a railway Job at Branxton, Edward Arthur Ramplin (26) painter, took three tins of paint from the unused stock and consigned it to…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1935 · page 9
Also in The Newcastle Sun

In the Licensing Court, the licence of them Victoria Hotel, Hinton, was transferred from William Evans to Stephen Flanagan, of Raymond Terrace. Mr…

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Industrial Court

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

In the Industrial Court, Frances Hinchey, licensee of the Royal Hotel, West Maitland, was fined £2, with 8/ costs, for having failed to keep proper…

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Unscrewed Seat From Bicycle Theft in Watt-st

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 April 1935 · page 3

Walking into a building in Watt-street Newcastle on March 25 Ross Cowell (21) laborer unscrewed the seat from a bicycle and made off with it…

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