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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1936

3,714 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 55 of 186

Police Raid at Swansea Tobacconist Denies Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 April 1936 · page 10

Evidence of raids carried out at Dora Creek, Morisset and Swansea by the Newcastle S.P. squad was given at Newcastle Police Court to-day by Sergeant…

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Many Robberies Protests at Hamilton More Police Sought

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1936 · page 6

"When you find that a policeman's motor-car is stolen while they are telling us that we don't need more police protection. I think we have justification for…

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Would Not Tell Police Question Wounded Man SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1936 · page 9

Detectives met with a wall of silence this evening when they interview at the Sydney Hospital a man who was suffering from a knife wound in the chest…

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Maitland News West Maitland Circuit Court 160 Jurors Summoned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1936 · page 9

The sittings of the Maitland Circuit Court will begin at the, East Maitland Courthouse next Tuesday. Mr. Justice Street will preside. In one case listed…

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Landlord Annoys the Bench Fined and Sent Off with Police Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 April 1936 · page 9

Following an incident between Mr. Sheridan, S.M., and William Rupert Snow, a landlord, of Johnstone-street, East Balmain, to-day at…

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Tribal Combat Story in Darwin Court Aboriginal Charges Found Guilty of Manslaughter DARWIN

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1936 · page 7

Bullfrog Jack, an aboriginal, charged with the murder of another aboriginal named Barber, was found guilty of manslaughter…

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Native Sentenced Guilty of Manslaughter Tribal Custom Described Darwin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 11

A sentence of three years' imprisonment was imposed on a native called Bullfrog in the Supreme Court to-day, by Judge Wells, Bullfrog had previously been found…

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Police Court Thursday, April 16 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Defended Betting Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 9

Cecil Holl, 40, labourer, pleaded "Not guilty" to a charge of having made a bet on a horse, Cherry Bar, in the first division of the Park Stakes, run at…

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Police Find Escapee Gosford

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 12

Smart work was performed by Sergeant Blakeley and Constable Stromberg, of the Gosford police, late to-day, when they brought to the police station the patient…

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Hustled to Cells Man Fined for Contempt Landlord and Magistrate Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 11

Words were exchanged between William Rupert Snow, of East Balmain, and Mr. Sheridan, S.M., at the Balmain Police Court to-day, and Snow was fined £2 for…

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Police Chief for England Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 10

The New South Wales Police Commissioner (Mr. W. J. Mackay) left for England in the Orsova to-day. Before he sailed, he called on the Premier (Mr. R…

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Lottery Win Paid Court Fine Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 7

Fined 30s with 8s cost, at Redfern Court to-day, on a charge of having on unlicensed wireless set, a Redfern resident had only 2s 6d and a lottery ticket…

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Fraud Alleged Labour Plebiscite Eight Brisbane Men in Court Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 11

An echo of the, Labour plebiscite on March 14, to select a Labour candidate for the Brisbane by-election, was heard at the Police Court, today; when eight…

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200 Killed and Wounded In Riots Polish Police Fire on Funeral Crowd Woman Victim Borne Shoulder High Shops Wrecked by Rioters Warsaw

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 1

At least 20 persons were killed and more than 200 were wounded to-day in the city of Liwow during rioting which lasted all day. Police fired many volleys…

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Police Court Friday, April 17 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Case Adjourned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1936 · page 15

The case in which, James Preston Longworth, 29, labourer, Albert Collins, 19, labourer, and George Ernest Murray, 18, labourer, were each charged, with having…

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Manslaughter Is Charged Street Fatality in Randwick Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 April 1936 · page 3

[?] appeared before Mr. Sheridan, S.M., at the Central Court to-day on a charge of feloniously slaying, was…

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Returning to Gaol Asked to Be Deported From U.S.A. "I Have Quit Crime" Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1936 · page 11

On board the Mariposa bound for Sydney is a man travelling as W. G. Henry, who is being deported from America at his own request, knowing he has a term…

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Girl's Body in Lake Death Was Due to Police Inquiries Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 April 1936 · page 3

Facts gleaned by the detectives to-day when inquiring into the finding of the almost nude body of Jean Hall, 18, of…

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Boomerang for Mussolini Presents From N.S.W. Police Athletes Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 April 1936 · page 3

Herr Hitler and Signor Mussolini are to be initiated in the art of throwing Australian boomerangs Their instructor will be Inspector G…

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Air Control Commonwealth's Rights Test Case Before High Court Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1936 · page 12

A now development in the high Court case in which Goya Henry is testing the right of the Commonwealth to control intra-state flying under the Air…

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