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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1936

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Police Crew Olympic Games Chance Cost About £2000 SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1936 · page 7

The police crew, which on Saturday won the championship eights on the Nepean River, may represent Australia at the Olympic Games in Berlin this…

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District Court Collision Between Tram and Lorry Slander Action Settled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1936 · page 2

Five matters were determined by Judge Nield at the Newcastle District Court yesterday. There was only one defended action; other actions were disposed of…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 9

At the Cessnock Police Court yesterday, before Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., Alfred Edward Langford charged Edward Walters and Matthew Walters with…

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Darlinghurst Murder Little Progress in Police Search Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 7

While there is nothing to suggest definitely a motive for the crime, the detectives Investigating the murder of Norman Stead (26) at. his father's…

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Victim in Hospital Man Charged with Assault Remand at Glen Innes Glen Innes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 5

In the Glen Innes Police Court to-day, Royston Thomas Madden, 46, labourer, was charged with having assaulted Frederick Sku[?]ran, and robbed him of £1/10/…

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Vicarage Murder Man's Arrest in Melbourne Police Raid on House Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 7

Detectives this afternoon arrested Edward Cornelius, 29, mechanic, and charged him with the murder of the Rev…

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Water on Milk Vehicles Magistrate's Warning

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 9

"I should like to impress on milk v[?] that they must not carry wazer in their carts said Mr. M. e. Soane S.M. at Newcastle Summons…

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Scene Of Darlinghurst Murder

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 7

The garage in Darlinghurst-road. Darling hunt, where Robert Stead was shat dead. The cross indicates where he fell after the shot has been fired. This photograph was taken looking towards Oxofrd-street…

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Licensing Court

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 9

At Newcastle Licensing Court to-day David Amos, Junr., of the Hotel Amos. Mayfield, was granted permission to carry out minor alterations at a cost…

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Wallsend Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 3

Before Mr. A. Wilden, J.P., in a special sitting of the Wallsend Police Court yesterday. George Campbell Phillips Brown, 24, a labourer, was charged with having,…

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Life Imprisonment Farm Labourer Sentenced Manslaughter of Girl Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 7

Arthur Nelson Durrant, farm labourer, who pleaded "Guilty" last week to the manslaughter of Joyce Forbes, the daughter of his employer, to-day was sentenced…

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Desperate Gangsters New Units Day Of Horror Gaol Escapes

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 9

Details of the disintegration of desperate gangs and the joining of the units in new criminal organisations, such…

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Peace Appeal Darlinghurst Murder Information Sought Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 7

Little progress was made by a large force of detectives assigned to-day to investigate the murder of Norman Stead, 26, at Darlinghurst last night. An…

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Razor Slash on the Face Perpetrator Sent to Gaol Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 7

A razor wound from the side of the mouth to the ear was displayed at the Quarter Sessions to-day by James O'Grady. clerk, of…

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Hold-up Murder New Development in Investigations MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 8

As a result of investigations, detectives are now almost certain of the identity of one of the men concerned in the murder of James Edward Scriven,…

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Release From Gaol Woman to File Accounts Arrested in December Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 8

Mr. Justice Long Innes, in the Equity Court to-day, told Mrs. Florence Mabel Gill, of Waverley, who had been arrested under an attachment order, that he…

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Small Debts Court Verdict by Consent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 3

By consent, a verdict for £15/12/ was returned in favour of the plaintiff in the case in which S. J. Rolph, of Platt-street, Waratah, sued Pauline Hynes, of…

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Charge of Murder Woman's Death at Gunnedah Man Remanded Gunnedah

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 7

Thomas Hankinson was charged before Mr. P. E. Addison, J.P.. at Gunnedah to-day with having murdered…

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Farmers' Claim Grass Damaged by Fire District Court Action

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 2

Before Judge Nield, in the Newcastle District Court, yesterday. Henry William Searles and Herbert Frank Searles, of Roworth, farmers and graziers, claimed…

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Settlement Reached Hawkins v. "Newcastle Herald" Supreme Court Appeal Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 6

The appeal by F. H. Hawkins, M.L.A. for Newcastle, against the verdict entered for the Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate Ltd., and William…

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