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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1935

4,154 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 57 of 208

Editor Sent to Gaol in India Calcutta

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 April 1935 · page 1

Tushar Kanti Ghost, editor of "Amrita Bazar Patrika," the leading Congress-newspaper, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for…

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Two Men Acquitted Accused of Stealing 130 Fowls SYDNEY

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

By direction of Judge Barton, at the Parramatta Quarter Sessions, to-day, John Harold Thurling and John James were acquitted of a charge of having stolen…

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Police Court Monday, April 8 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Fight at Hospital

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

A fight in the casualty room of Newcastle Hospital on Saturday night had its sequel when John Joseph Fitzpatrick, 34, labourer, and Michael Phayer, 56, saddler,…

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Police Visit House in Suburbs

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 April 1935 · page 7

Following a visit to a house in the suburbs this afternoon, Detectives Munday and Emmerson. of Hamilton, and Railway Detective Grey took…

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Twice Divorced Man Sent to Gaol False Pretences Charge Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1935 · page 13

Found guilty at the Quarter Sessions to-day of having obtained money by false representation, Walter Townsend Hunt, 48, described as a teacher of elocution and…

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Big Police Changes the Conference Concludes

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 April 1935 · page 9

Material changes in methods of police administration are likely following the conference between the Commissioner (Mr. Mackay) and superintendents from…

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References in Court Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1935 · page 6

Feeling references to the memory of the late Sir William Portus Cullen, former Chief Justice and Lieutenant-Governor, were made in the Banco Court…

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Redfern Chase Alleged Escapee Before Court SYDNEY

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

As a sequel to a chase at Redfern early this morning, and a struggle between a night watchman and another man in a butcher's shop, George Smith, alias…

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Darwin Court Jurymen Without Coats Cold or Hot Beer Darwin

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

Hot weather and hot beer received adequate attention at the Criminal Sittings of the Northern Territory Supreme Court this morning…

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Ulm's Navigator Leave to Swear Death Court Application Granted Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1935 · page 6

Mr. Justice Nichlolas, in the Probate Court to-day granted Ellen Andree Skilling of Auckland (New Zealand), leave to swear to the death of her husband,…

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Public Service Salary Cuts Effect of High Court Judgment Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 April 1935 · page 7

The A.R.U. and other organised bodies with members employed in the Railways Department, have decided to ask the Railways Commissioners and…

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Little Girl Who was Strangled In Scrub Sensational Sequel to with Murder Sensational Sequel to Long Inquiries Inverloch Holiday Mystery Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 April 1935 · page 7

A sensation was created in the City Court, Melbourne, to-day, when Gordon Herbert Knights, 18, builder's laborer of Glenhuntley, was charged with the murder of Ethel Belshaw, 12, at a picnic at Inverloch on…

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INVALID Tramway Award Clause Important High Court Judgement Union May Claim for Year's Deductions SYDNEY

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

The High Court to-day unanimously ruled out as invalid a clause in the tramway award, which had purported to delegate…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1935 · page 11

Mr. N. C. L. Sheridan, P.M., occupied the Bench at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday. Iwo charges of stealing were preferred…

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10 Years' Gaol Pine Creek Tragedy Sullivan Sentenced Darwin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1935 · page 9

Thomas Richard Sallivan, a miner, who was charged with having murdered Jack Dixon at the Enterprise miner, Pine Creck, on December 5, was this morning found…

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Fined for Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1935 · page 5

Pleading "Guilty" to a charge of having stolen a bicycle sent, valued at 14/6, the property of Robert Henry Peterson, at Newcastle, on or about March 25, Ross…

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New Kind of Gaol Bird

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 April 1935 · page 6

Courthouse officials mere concerned just before the Police Court opened today to find a willy wagtail flying light heartedly around the room and…

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In Open Court Jury Debates Verdict Strange Murder Trial London, April 9

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1935 · page 9

One of the strangest murder trials in British history is being held at Guernsey, where a local law enforce a purplerobed jury to debate the verdict in…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1935 · page 5

The licence of the Sportsman's Arms Hotel, New Lambton, was transferred from Ellen Chappell to William Dominic Ruggeri. Mr. K. W. Barnett (Messrs…

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Three Men Charged with Fraud Almanac Scheme Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 April 1935 · page 7

Motor tyres, motor accessories, jewellery, wireless sets, crockery, groceries, clothing and liquor were mentioned as being involved in a case which came…

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