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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1937

3,769 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 45 of 189

Licensing Court Booth Licences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1937 · page 2

Alton Thomas Cusick, of the Hotel Gosford, Gosford, was granted booth licences for Newcastle races on April 8…

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MAITLAND - CESSNOCK - KURRI West Maitland Police Court Car Driver Fined (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd, P.m.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1937 · page 9

Arising out of an accident in High-street, West Maitland, on January 10, when a woman was seriously injured, William Selwyn Jenkins, of Barton-street. Kurri…

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Small Debts Court Claim by Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1937 · page 2

A claim for £3/17/ for contributions was made by the Seamen's Union against James Eaton, care of s.s. Echunga. A verdict for the full amount, with 12/6…

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Missing Vacy Farmer Police Search Again in the Bush

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 March 1937 · page 5

Starting at dawn this morning Constable Carroll, of Paterson, with a party of police and civilians, resumed the search for the missing Vacy…

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Masons and Police. References in S. P Inquiry Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 March 1937 · page 6

A denial that he intended to attack a certain organisation in his defence of his clients was made to-day by Mr. W. f. Sheahan before Royal Commission on…

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Hours of Shop Assistants Court to Determine Issue Presently Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 March 1937 · page 5

Until the Industrial Commission has determined the question of hours of employees in confectionery, fruit and vegetable shops, trading hours…

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Decision Reversed Minimum Wage for Women U.S. Supreme Court Washington, March 29

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1937 · page 8

The United States Supreme Court, by a five to four decision, to-day upheld the constitutionality of the law of the State of Washington fixing a minimum…

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Radio News of Races V. P. Club Appeals to High Court Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 March 1937 · page 6

The Victoria Park Racing and Recreation Grounds Co., Ltd. in an endeavor to prevent the broadcasting of race descriptions and other information from…

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Free State Offences Woman Sent to Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 7

Stated to be wanted also for offences committed in the Irish Free State, a widow. Mrs. Florence Gertrude Payne. 57. housekeeper…

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Police Court Wednesday, March 31. (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Indecent Behaviour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 2

For having behaved in an indecent manner in Hunter-street Newecastle, on March 30, Frank Rose 32 a labourer was fined £3, in default six days'…

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Fresh Evidence Titles Office Murder Case MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 7

The Court of Criminal Appeal to-morrow will consider fresh evidence tendered by Rupert Davies and William Cody, who were sentenced to death for the murder…

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Sentenced to 50 Years Since 1912 Record of Man of 42 SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 1

Sentences aggregating more than 50 years had been passed in West Australia, South Australia and New South Wales on John Jones (42). since 1912…

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Industrial Court Three Claims Dismissed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 2

Stating that a full sitting of the Industrial Court had given a ruling in a similar action, the Magistrate , in a reserved decision, dismissed the information…

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Longworth Estate Another Appeal to Court Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 7

Nearly nine years after the testator's death, and following proceedings before the Pricy Council, the £300,000 estate…

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Film Stars Made Protest Police Disperse New "Religious Colony" Los Angeles

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 1

John Hunt, a wealthy white follower of "Father Divine." negro leader of a new sect, is sought by the police on a charge, under the Mann Act, of…

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"Wasted Time" Police Charge Against Two Men Reported Hold-up and Shooting MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 8

Arising out of a report that Lochiel Cameron, 21, of Clifton Hill, had been hald up and shot in the shoulder while welking through Fitzroy Gardens early on the…

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44-Hour Week A.R.U. Application to Federal Court MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 9

"The institution of a 44-hour week for railway employees in Victoria and South Australia was sought by the Australian Railways Union in the Full Arbitration…

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Court Intervenes In Strike at Rylands Works Conference Called for To-morrow Big Meeting To-day at Trades Hall

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 7

Parties in the dispute at Rylands, where 800 men are idle, have been summoned to a compulsory conference in Sydney to-morrow morning. The Secretary of Newcastle Ironworkers' Union (Mr. E…

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Theft of Oysters

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 7

For having stolen two kerosene tins full of oysters, valued at 10s, the property of Thomas A. W. Chapman, William Stanley George Newberry (35)…

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Assault in Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 6

Represented by Mr. N. T. Crag (Messrs. Braye, Cragg and Cohen) who entered pleas of "Guilty," two young men of Wallsend were each fined 10/,…

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