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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1935

4,154 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 61 of 208

Youth on Trial for Theft

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 April 1935 · page 9

Albert Edgar Crossley (20), at the Maitland Quarter Sessions to-day, pleaded not guilty to having broken and entered the dwelling…

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Alleged Theft of Explosives Miner Denies Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 April 1935 · page 7

How the door of a powder magazine at Millfield colliery had been burst open and a large quantity of explosives had been secreted in the bush…

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Out of Gaol on License Remanded for Sentence

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 April 1935 · page 8

Before Judge Nield at the Maitland Quarter Sessions to-day, Adrian William Jones (29), conductor, offered a plea of guilty when charged to-day…

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Remanded for Sentence Six Men Charged at Maitland Breaking and Entering

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 April 1935 · page 8

After taking their pleas of guilty on various charges. Judge Nield. at the Maitland Quarter Sessions to-day, remanded six…

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Baby's Body in Train Finding of Murder Returned Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 April 1935 · page 9

A verdict of murder against some person or persona unknown was recorded by the City Coroner (Mr Oram) to-day at an inquest on an unknown…

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Court of Marine Inquiry Kooyong-corio Crash

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 April 1935 · page 8

Mr. Soane. SM, will preside over a Court of Marine Inquiry at the Newcastle Court House on Wednesday, to investigate the Kooyong-Corio collision…

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Murder of Caretaker Mystery of Caris Bros. Robbery Inquest Is Opened Perth

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 April 1935 · page 7

The inquest on Edgar Whitfield, caretaker, who was found murdered at the premises of Carls Brothers, jewellers, in Hay-street,…

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Quarrel About a Girl Foster-parent in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 April 1935 · page 8

A remark made about a man walking down the street with his arm around a girl fed to the appearance at the Maitland Quarter…

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Found Shot in Police Station Death of Constable Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 April 1935 · page 8

Shot in the head, Constable Leslie Andrew Nash, 38, was to-day found dead at the Hurstville Police Station, where he had performed duty as station…

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Caught by Police Dived Through Window Man's Effort to Escape Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 April 1935 · page 7

Receiving information that a gang of men were demanding money from starting price bookmakers by intimidatory methods two policemen set out to…

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One-hour Strike American Schools and Colleges Anti-war Move Two Girls Hurt in Police Rush (Australian Press Association.) New York, April 12

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 April 1935 · page 7

A one-hour nation-wide scholastic strike against war was called by scores of preparatory schools and colleges at 11 o'clock this morning, sponsored by the National…

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Youth Charged with Assault Case From Kurri

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 7

An allegation that she had been assaulted by Cecil Roy Simpkins, 19, laborer, after a dance at Kurri on December 1,1934, was made by a young…

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Fatal Quarrel Man Charged With Murder Shot Fired From House Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 7

Thomas Huggarty, 21, who recently arrived in Australia, was charged at Daylesford this afternoon with the murder of Fit[?]arding Murton, 45, of Wombat Flat…

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Woman Sent to Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 5

Charged with the theft of 2/, the property of Edward Ireland, at Newcastle, on April 13, Bridget Ellen Gibson, 37, was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment…

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Police Court Monday, April 15 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Committed for Trial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 5

Frank Henry Heins, 20, a motor mechanic, was committed for trial at Newcastle Quarter Sessions on May 7, on a charge of having received a motor-car, the…

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Perth Murder Big Diamond Robbery Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 7

The unsolved murder of Edgar Whitfied was the subject of an inquiry by the Coroner to-day. Whitlfied was murdered of February 5 in the shop of Carls…

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Licensing Court Licence Transferred

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 9

At the West Maitland Licensing Court yesterday, before Mr. N. C. L. Sheridan, P.M., the licence of the Windsor Castle Hotel, East Maitland, was transferred…

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Fire Reported to Police at Kearsley

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 8

Complaint was made to the Kearsley police to-day by Peter Le Fevre that when he arrived home yesterday after, noon he found a fire on the premises…

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White Australia Police Team Wins Debate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 6

The Newcastle Police Debating Club had its first success last night, when it defeated the Catholice Young Men's Society team by 220 points to 207. The subject…

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Alleged Assault Woman Struck With Axe Man Committed for Trial Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 9

Alleged to have used an axe inn an attack on a woman, John Bard, 36, French polisher, was charged at Newtown Police Court to-day with having…

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