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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1935

4,154 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 63 of 208

Woman to Die Found Guilty of Murder Guernsey Trial Ends Fate Sealed by One Vote (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, April 16

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 9

Gertrude de la Marre, aged 27, a housekeeper, was sentenced to death to-day at the conclusion of the famous Guernsey trial, in which she was…

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Three Stealing Charges

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 8

William Hosking Duncan (23) and Thomas Lachlan Goodwin (24) were sentenced to six months' hard labor at Maitland Quarter Sessions to-day…

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Theft of Jewellery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 2

Alfred Matthews, 32, a labour, was [?]entenced to imprisonment, with hard labour, for six months, when be pleaded "Guilty" to the theft of jewellery, valued…

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Assault Charge Fails

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 7

Three jurors were challenged by Ellis Howard Lomas, relief worker, who pleaded "Not guilty to a charge of having assaulted John Orchard, with intent to…

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Remanded in N.Z. Alleged Theft of Shares Man and Woman Charged Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 10

Charged with stealing, at Sydney, shares of the Australian Glass Co., valued at £375, William Campbell and Madge Munro were again remanded for a week…

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Murder Mystery—Strand

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 3

INTRODUCING Aline MacMahon and Guy Kibbee in entirely different roles from those usually associated with them, the second of the…

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Constable's Pluck Grappled With Armed Man Story in Police Court Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 10

Alleged by the police to have been frequently in company of another man for the purpose of menacing starting-price bookmakers and demanding money from…

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Police Court Wednesday, April 17 (Before Mr. J. B. Scobie, P.m.) Bigamy Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 2

Le[?]ile Ronald Dix, alias Ronald Keith Vaughan, 33. a clerk was committed for trial at Newcastle Quarter Sessions, on Alay 7, on a charge of bigamy…

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Spies Sentenced in Paris Ex-english Woman Released Paris

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 1

Ten of the 21 accused In the International espionage trial have been convicted. The sentences Imposed total 33 yean, and the Ones 18,000 francs…

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Court Without Conviction

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 8

Eight acquillals and one jury its agreement out of nine cases teas the record at Maitland Quarter Sessions this week…

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Police And S.P. Betting SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 7

Police authorities are very pleated with the action taken by hotel licensees following the meeting held last Monday night in connection with S.P. betting…

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Car Driver Charged Verdict of Accidental Death "No Jury Would Convict" Armidale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 10

The District Coroner (Mr. R. L. Blake) returned a verdict of accidental death in an inquiry held to-day into the death, on April 7, of Clyde Hayward Mchrton…

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Radio Set at Races? Seizure Made at Rosehill Five Men Charged Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 7

How at Rosehill Racecourse on April 6, he had watched a "shaky movement" by a man which would synchronise with…

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Long Remand Youth on Murder Charge Coroner Takes Holidays Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 9

Gordon Knights, 18, which has been charged with having murdered Ethel Bel-shaw, 12, at Inverloch , on January 1, appeared before the city Police Court…

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Promotions for Police Newcastle Officers Included Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 6

Some of the best-known men in the police force arc included In the list of promotions issued by the newly-appointed Commissioner (Mr. Mackay),…

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Marine Court Harbour Collision Sequel Kooyong and Corio

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 5

Evidence was given by. the master, officers, and 'several' members of the crew of the Kooyong at the Marine Court of Inquiry, opened yesterday at the…

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Australian Nominee Court of International Justice CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 8

To nominate a candidate for election to the Permanent Court of International Justice, a group of leading Australian jurists has been appointed by the…

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18 Months' Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 April 1935 · page 2

Sentence of 18 months' imprisonment was imposed on Adrian William Jones, 29, a conductor, who pleaded "Guilty" to a charge of the larceny of a car at…

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Sitting Ends Seven Men Sentenced Maitland Sessions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 April 1935 · page 2

After several sentences had been imposed, and a number of appeal cases heard, the sitting of the Maitland Quarter Sessions concluded at East Maitland…

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Wireless Police Patrols

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 April 1935 · page 7

The announcement by the commissioner of Police that it is intended to equip three new police cars with wireless transmitting and receiving apparatus…

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