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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
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John Greer, 39, a labourer, was fined £20, costs 10/, in default imprisonment for 41 days, for having made a bet at Tighe's Hill, on December 30, in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ONE of the most baffling of the Erie Stanley Gardner murder mysteries is "The Case of the Black Cat." which will be the main attraction…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The story of a fight he had in a motorcar with two men was described at the Central Court to-day by Detective Jack. Neville Douglas, 21, and James…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Harold Edgar Conlin, 32, pleaded "Guilty" before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday to a charge of having, on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"The Case of the Black Cat" is another thrilling murder mystery drama, by Erle Stanley Gardner. June Travis plays the role of Della Street, the worldly-wise…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alfred Horner, of Cahill-street, Dumbleton, figured in a sensational chase last night. When returning home from an outing with his wife saw a man dash into…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police have found tracks of the Mt Mitchell Prison Farm escapee, who disappeared on Tuesday. They led toward Glen Innes, then doubled back…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The police have taken out a warrant for the arrest of Antonio Barbara, the Italian whom they desire to interview in connection with the murder of Edith…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Australia had scored 181 runs for the loss of six wickets when stumps were drawn at the end of the day's play in the vital third Test match,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A suggestion that Antonio Barbara, 35, laborer, had intended to give himself up to the police to-day was made…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police investigating the report of an alleged theft of £80 from a resident of Reuss Street. Glebe, have charged a man, who will appear before a Court…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lorry driving and drink do not mix, according to Mr. Soane. S.M. At Newcastle Police Court to-day Mr. Soane told a man, who had…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An English cable message announced recently that Wallace's mighty sword, which is so heavy that it takes three men of ordinary strength to wield, had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late last night a squad of detectives arrested an Italian labourer, in a house frequented by foreigners at Oakleigh. Subsequently they charged him with the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"The Case of the Black Cat," another of the Perry Mason series of mystery thrillers, is being screened at this…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Two good detective stories, dealt with in entirely different manner, provide the entertainment this week at the Theatre Royal. The part of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police to-day arrested the escapee from the Mt. Mitchell prison farm in a hollow log at Ben Lomond, about 25 miles from the farm. The man, who is 36, offered no…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Within a few minutes at Newcastle Police Court to-day. Mr. Soane, S.M., imposed fines totalling £80 on six S.P. bettors…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The quietness of the New Year period was reflected in the light list of charge cases before the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, there being only three…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. Soane, S.M., commented at Newcastle Small Debts Court to-day on the taking out of a garnishee order against a married man with wife and seven…
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