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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1936

3,714 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 63 of 186

Sydney Water Board to Apply Variations May Approach Court SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 7

On the casting vote of the Chairman, the Water Board to-day decided to apply the basic wage variations to its employees for the next 60 days. In the…

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MAITLAND—CESSNOCK—KURRI West Maitland Licensing Court Spirit Merchant's Licence for Cessnock Wine Licence Removed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1936 · page 9

An application by William Victor Albert Allen for the removal of his Australian wine licence from Ellalong to Millfield was granted by the Chairman…

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Maitland News West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 11

Edward Vincent McCarney, 22, a labourer, was charged before Mr. M. J. D. Austin, J.P., at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday with having used…

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Hit-run Drivers Sentenced for Manslaughter PERTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 9

James Dobson, 23, bricklayer, was to-day found guilty of the manslaughter of Jack Richard Pascoe a motor-cyclist. Dobson drove on without stopping to see if…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 6

A. McGuiness, of the Hotel Orient, was granted a music permit for May 5…

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Struck Man in the Street Offends Constable Says Magistrate

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 10

The point as to whether it would be offensive to a police constable for a man to knock down another man in the street. within view, was…

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Police Court Wednesday, April 29 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Summons Division Entered Enclosed Land

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 6

The Secretary of the Newcastle Agricultural Horticultural and Industrial Association, Percival Glen Legoe, proceeded against Hesley Healey Gilpin, of…

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Fisherman Free Murder Charge Fails Insufficient Evidence Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 10

"I am not satisfied there is sufficient evidence to support the charge and I feel it my duty to discharge the accused," said the Magistrate in the Port Lincoln Police…

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Mail Train Case Police Evidence Continues Alleged Conversation Brisbane

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 9

The hearing in the City Court of charges against Herbert Kopit, otherwise Colbert, 23, a laborer, of Pialba, that…

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Woman Seeks Divorce Islington Parties in Court Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 10

How she had discovered another woman in bed with her husband, and why, at a later stage, she was compelled to leave…

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Kidnapped Actress Students' Lunacy in Edinburgh Police Get Busy London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 1

Renee Houston's husband states that 15 students have confessed to kidnapping the actress from her dressing room…

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West Wallsend Court (Before Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.m.) Illegal Bettors Fined

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 6

Alexander Cowie, 45, a relief worker, was fined £5, with 10/ costs, in default 11 days' imprisonment, on a charge of having, contrary to the Totalisator Act,…

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18 Months' Gaol Three Sentenced for Conspiracy Bogus Company Case Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 7

At the Quarter Sessions to-day Judge Thomson passed sentence of 18 months imprisonment each on John Ellis…

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Police Court Thursday, April 30 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Discharged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 6

Cecil David Holms, 31, a labourer, who was charged with having, on April 12, broken and entered the shop of T. C. Frith Ltd., Main-road, Boolaroo, with…

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Appeals in Murder Cases Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 7

Of 21 appeals listed for hearing before the Full Court or Criminal Appeals in the term commencing next Monday, eight concern cases in which…

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TOOK 15,000 CIGARETTES Man Gaoled for Stealing SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 12

Leslie Charles Andrews, 38, a labourer was to-day sentenced at the Central Court to imprisonment for nine months, with hard labour for stealing, on April 21,…

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Stolen Motor-car Terrific Speed Claimed Two Men Sentenced Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 13

Jack Behrens and Bernard O'Mara were sentenced to six months' imprisonment at Manly Police Court to-day on charges of having stolen a motor-car…

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Small Debts Court Matter Part-heard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 6

Mary Glennie and Mona Glennie, Main-road, Charlestown, claimed £35 from William H. Rodgers, 7 King's-road, Tighe's Hill, for damage to their car, following…

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Traffic Police 'Inadequate in Newcastle' Complaint in Assembly Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 10

Speaking on the adjournment of the Legislative Assembly late this afternoon, Mr. J. G. Arthur (Lab., Hamilton) referred to the Inadequate police traffic…

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Not Murder Man's Death in Scrub Body Mutilated by Foxes and Crows Orange

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 11

When the mutilated body of Robert John Johnstone, of Coolah, was found yesterday in the scrub on a reserve about four miles from his home, it was thought…

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