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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1936

3,714 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 56 of 186

Plea to Court Override Government Decision Victorian Railway Officers Melbourne

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

In the Arbitration Court to-day, Judge Drake-Brockman was naked by three organisations of railway salaried officers to override a decision by the Victorian…

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Polish Riots Crowds Infuriated When Police Shoot Heavy Casualties Shops Set on Fire: Trams Overturned (Australian Associated Press.) WARSAW, April 16

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

Serious rioting followed the funeral at Lwow (Lemberg) to-day of two unemployed persons who were killed during the rioting on…

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Bellevue Hill Burglary Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 April 1936 · page 6

Property valued c at £305 was at stolen from the home of Mr. S. Hordern, of Bellevue Hill, at the week-end. Mr. Hordern's loss is estimated at £300, and that…

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Woman's Death Car Driver Charged SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 April 1936 · page 7

Frederick-Norton, 32, packer, was remanded till April 23, at the Central Police Court yesterday, on a charge of felonious slaving…

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New Facts: Victorian Lake Mystery Murder Is Theory Police "Continue Investigations Mooring Rope Clue Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 April 1936 · page 7

Although deep mystery still surrounds the death of Jean Hall, 18, whose almost nude body was found in the Albert…

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Second Charge of Murder Queensland Mail Train Case Brisbane

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 April 1936 · page 7

Two new charges were preferred against Herbert Kopit, 23, laborer, of Pialba, when he appeared in the Police Court to-day. He was charged…

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Farm Tragedy Murder and Suicide Dismissed Man's Crime Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 April 1936 · page 7

On a farm at Pinkijinnie, 17 miles from Roma, a dismissed labourer murdered his former employer's daughter, and dangerously wounded his successor…

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Murder of Woman Charge Against Aviator Alleged Confession London, April 18

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 April 1936 · page 8

Frederick Herbert Charles Field, 32, an aircraftsman in the Royal Air Force, was to-day charged with the murder of Mrs. Beatrice Sutton, who was found suffocated…

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Girl Left Note Lake Drowning Victim Murder Theory Discarded Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 April 1936 · page 7

The 18-year-old girl, Jean Hall, of South Melbourne, whose body was recovered from Albert Park lake, left a note in which she indicated that she intended to…

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Secure Services of Doctor Instructions Received by Police

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 April 1936 · page 7

Newcastle police have received instructions to secure the services of a doctor to carry out post-mortem examination work until the announcement of…

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Coal Mine Dispute Intervention by Court Parties Summoned Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 April 1936 · page 7

Acting upon its own initiative, the State Industrial Commission this afternoon intervened in the Hclenburgh…

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Arrested on Ship Man Deported From America New Zealand Police Action Wellington (N.z)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 April 1936 · page 9

Claiming the protection of the American flag, the master of the Mariposa, in Auckland, yesterday, refused to hand over to the police the man known as W. G…

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East Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 9

Only two cases were listed for hearing before Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., at the East Maitland Police Court yesterday afternoon…

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Three Months' Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 5

Sentence of three month's imprisonment was imposed on Jack Penman, 22, a labourer, who pleaded "Guilty" to three charges of theft. At Lexham, on March…

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Maitland News West Maitland Police Court Accepted Totalisator Bet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 9

Before Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday morning, John Duncan Campbell, 22, a salesman, pleaded "Guilty" to a charge…

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Licensing Court

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 9

At Newcastle Licensing Court to-day transfers of hotel licences were approved in the case of the Criterion Hotel, Islington, from Robert Roulan…

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Police Court Monday, April 20 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Offensive Behaviour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 5

Martin Stanton, 36, a labourer, was fined £1, in default two days' imprisonment, for having behaved in an offensive manner, in Market-street, on April 17. It…

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Opening Of Police Conference

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 9

At the Police Conference in Sydney, From left: The Chief Secretary (Mr. Chaffey), the treasurer (Mr. C. L. Gavin). the Acting-Commissioner (Mr. T. Lynch), the Metropolitan Superintendent (Mr. J. Pattinson)…

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Newcastle Police Call Boxes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 6

Messrs. Pickles and Mellroy, of 31 Harriett-street, Waratah, submitted the lowest tender, £490, for the erection of police call boxes in the Newcastle district. The…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 9

Claims for damages amounting to £110, arising out of a motor accident at Rutherford on November 2, 1935, were made against W. D. Jeater, of Newcastle. The…

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