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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1935

4,154 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 62 of 208

Food Poisoning Brisbane Police Recruits BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 8

As a result of eating port brawn, 12 men at the police depot at Petrie-Terrace, became ill with violent stomach pains on Sunday…

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Church Robbed Police Arrest Three Men BRISBANE

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

Thieves robbed St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church at Rockhampton of chruch vessels valued between £60 and £70 on Sunday…

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Damages Claim Police Officers Sued Alleged False Imprisonment Brisbane

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

William James Row, engineer, of Whydham-street, Herston, has issued a writ claiming £2000 damages against Alfred Thygesen Jessen, Sub-Inspector of Police,…

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Prosecutions of Licensees Explanation Offered by Police Officer Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 8

Referring to a statement last night at a meeting of hotelkeepers that prosecutions for betting in hotels would in future be made…

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Insurance Scheme for Employees Municipal Proposal Rejected by Court Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 7

An application by the Federated Municipal and Shire Employees' Union for a variation of its award to incorporate a group insurance scheme was…

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Fixed by Award Salary of Canvasser Important Court Decision Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 8

If a person canvasses business direct from the firm that is employing him, he is entitled to salary under the Shop Assistants' Award, according to a decision…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 11

Mr. N. C. L. Sheridan, P.M., occupied the Bench at the Ceesnock Police Court yesterday, William Thompson, 30, was fined £2…

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Murder in New Guinea Native Policeman Sentenced to Death Rabaul

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 9

Chief Judge Wanliss to-day passed sentence of death upon Sipei, the native policeman who murdered E. McDonald at Ambunti…

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Alleged Indecent Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 2

Cecil Roy Simpkins, 10, placed "Not guilty" to a charge of having assaulted a girl with intent to commit a serious offence, at Kurri Kurri, on December 1…

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Passed Valueless Cheques Clerk Sentenced to Nine Months

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 10

Sentence of nine months' imprisonment on three charges of having obtained money by means of valueless cheques was imposed on Robert…

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Jury Disagrees Man on Assault Charge SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 10

Walter James Porter, 36, appeared at the Quarter Sessions to-day on a charge of having committed a serious assault on a girl aged 15…

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Police Court Tuesday, April 16 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Indecent Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 15

For having used indecent language, at Stockton, on April 15, William Smith, 54, a labourer, was fined £1, in default imprisonment for two days…

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Police Raid Hotel Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 10

Police to-night continued their campaign against after hours trading when Paddington police officers raided a hotel and arrested 14 men, whom they alleged were…

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Licensing Court Hotel Transfers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 15

An application by Sydney Nelson Weynand for the transfer of the licence of the Hotel Newcastle, Newcastle, from Augustus V. Dignan, was granted. Mr…

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Year in Gaol for Molesting Girls Man to Be Kept Under Observation Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 9

Alleged by the police to have attacked girls in Turramurra and St. Ives districts, Robert Hamilton Mackintosh, 24, a painter, was sentenced at…

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Small Debts Court Claim for Money Lent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 15

William Cooksley, senr., of Kurri Kurri claimed £32 from Jack Johnston of Adamstown, in respect of money said to have been lent to defendant…

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Playtru Tennis Court for Hire at Janet-street, Merewether

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 13

Good Friday, Saturday, and Easter Monday, also Good Friday and Monday nights. Ring N. 1031 for particulars. Court not affected by rain…

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Marine Court Inquiry Kooyong-corio Collision Evidence of Signals

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 10

Signals exchanged between the two vessels before the impact occurred, were described by witnesses to-day at the…

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Wages Cut Refund Effect of High Court Finding Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 9

Designed to obviate the necessity for retrospective payment to April, 1934, of that portion of tramway employees wages deducted…

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Low Paid Workers Attendants at Petrol Pumps Award of Court Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 9

"A shocking state of affairs exists in this section of the industry, employees receiving low wages [?] working long hours,"…

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