Ambulance Tragedy at Heddon Greta Case Against the Driver Charged with Manslaughter He Gives Evidence
Arising out of the ambulance motor smash at Heddon Greta on February 17 in which Sister McCarthy was killed,…
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Courts & crime, 1936
3,714 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 66 of 186
Murder Charge Sequel to Man's Death Found Injured in Cell Brisbane
Following the discovery in a cell at the City watchhouse on Saturday night of an injured man who died in hospital next day, Kenneth Williamson, 29, labourer,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Body Found in Well Lake Illawarra Tragedy Reported As Murder Albion Park
A radio firm's representative calling to recover a wireless set in a home at Lake Illawarra to-day, discovered the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Razor Slashings Two Wounded in Sydney Police Make Arrest Sydney
After a lull of some months, there was a recurrence of razor slashing to-night. A man and a youth were badly out about the face…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Leakage of Secrets Tribunal to Be Appointed May Summon Police London
In the House of Commons to-day the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Chamberlain) moved for the appointment of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Played in the Bush Fifteen Men Go to Court Illegal Game
About 30 men playing in the bush on the western side of Cardiff on Sunday morning, April 12, were surprised at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Kurri Police Court
Mr. E. A. Mahony, PM., occupied the bench at the Kurri Kurri Police Court yesterday. TRAFFIC OFFENCES…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"Cowardly Assault."
"Yours was a most cowardly assault on an old age pensioner. The community, and especially old people, must be protected against callous cowards such as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Office-breakers Sentenced
Charles Arthur Hansen, 22, a labourer, was sentenced to imprisonment for nine months, and George, Michael McMahon, 18, a labourer, to imprisonment for six…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three Men Sentenced
Sentences of imprisonment with hard labour for three months, were imposed on James Preston Longworth, 29, a labourer; Albert Collins, 19, a labourer,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Magistrate's View of Fingerprints Taken
A man who was dismissed at Newcastle Police Court to-day when the police withdrew the charge against him, asked the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Nazi Sentenced on Kidnapping Charge Basle
A German journalist, Hans Wesemann, reputed to be a Nazi agent, has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment on a charge of kidnapping…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Quarter Sessions Two Years' Imprisonment Assault and Robbery
Convicted of having assaulted and robbed an old man at Cessnock, William Roy Barry, 37, a labourer, was sentenced to imprisonment for two years by Judges…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court Wednesday, May 6 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Indecent Language
For having used indecent language to Sergeant W. Booth, at Young-street, Carrington, on Tuesday night, Edward Plant, 26, a fireman, was fined £2, in default…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Remanded to Next Court
Arthur Fraser Mickelburgh, 20, a bootmaker, who pleaded "Not guilty to having indecently assaulted a male person, at Wickham, on April 23, was remanded to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Five Men Charged Alleged Attack on Constable Affray in Glebe Sydney
Thirty-nine jurors were challenged by the defence, and one was stood aside by the Crown before a jury was empanelled…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Council News Police Box System Completion in Few Weeks
Installation of police call-boxes in the Newcastle district will be completed within a few weeks, the Deputy…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Stamp Duty Property Thrice Sold High Court Appeal Sydney
Stamp duty which had been assessed upon property sold three times in a few years in New Guinea formed the basis of an appeal before the High Court of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Dead Man's Handle" Equipment on Trams Full Court Rejects Appeal Sydney
The liability of the Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways to quip trams with the device known as "dead man's handle." was decided by a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Hindered Suppression of Betting Ex-chief at Inquiry Critic of Postal Department SYDNEY
The former Commissioner of Police, Mr. William Henry Childs, giving evidence before the Royal Commission into police methods in starting-price betting eases,…
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