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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1937

3,769 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 48 of 189

Cessnock Police Court Municipal Prosecution (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd, P.m.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 9

Cessnock Municipal Council proceeded against Campbell W. Perry, of Sydney, yesterday, on a charge of having interfered with a treeguard in Main-street,…

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Police Court Monday, April 5 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Offensive Behaviour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 9

Patrick Kellagher, 33, a labourer, was fined £3, in default six days' imprisonment, for having behaved in an offensive manner in King-street, Newcastle, on…

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Police Borrow Army Horses

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

Many London policemen are to ride on Army horses during the Coronation festivities. There are insufficient horses in the police stables, it has been…

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Police and Car Registration

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

A protest against the suggested removal of motor-car registration duties from the police force is entered in the April number of the Victorian "Law…

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Melbourne Police and Football. Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 8

Rumors that the new Chief Commissioner of Police (Mr. Duncan of Scotland Yard) is opposed to policemen playing…

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Met the Mayor Man Tells False Story Sentenced to Six Months Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 8

Bruce Nicoll, 58, was sentenced to six months imprisonment at Burwood Police Court to-day, on a charge of false representation…

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Fight for Bilbao Rebel Assault Halted Unknown Ship Shells Ceuta London, April 5

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 8

The elaborate defence system of the Basques halted the assault on Bilbao of General Mola's 6th Army after three days of violent fighting over mountainous…

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Police Difficulties in Border Town Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 5

The Chief Commissioner of Police (Mr. Duncan) left Melbourne by car to-day to attend the opening of a new border police station at Mildura…

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Dismissed Police Officers "Honest, Truthful and Reliable" Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 5

Evidence that ex-Sergeant Gallivan and ex-Constables Nelson and Perrett were honest, truthful and reliable men was given before the S.P…

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Wrecked Sloop Police Rescue Survivors Marooned Since Friday Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 8

The surrivors of the sloop Pelican, who have been marooned on a desolate section of the ocean beach at Stradbroke Island since Friday, were rescued to-day by the…

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Cruelty to Rabbit Pastures Board Declines to Prosecute Police Recommendation

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

The Maitland Pastures Protection Board declined yesterday to adopt a recommendution of Superintendent J. W. White, of Newcastle, and prosecute two men for…

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Shooting by Police Strong Criticism by Irish Judge Dublin

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 1

The actions of the Free State special police were criticised by a judge in the High Court to-day…

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Two Acquitted Court Sequel to Fatal Collision SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 7

Maud Avis Craft, 20, and Thomas Goorge Marshall, 23, a machinist, were acquitted of a charge of manslaughter by a fury at the Quarter Sessions to-day…

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Police Patrol Two New Cars Bought Reorganisation in Victoria Melbourne

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

As another step in the policy of the new Police Commissioner (Mr. Duncan) to reorganise the motor patrol service, the Police Department has purchased two…

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MR. C. L. A. ABBOTT Sworn in by High Court SYDNEY

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

In the High Court of Australia to-day, Mr. C. L. A. Abbott was sworn-in as administrator of the Northern Territory. The Chief Justice (Sir John Latham)…

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Road Freedom Victorian Interference Injunction Sought Approach to High Court SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 8

An application for an injunction to restrain the Transport Regulation Board of Victoria from interfering with the free transport of goods interstate by…

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Yagoda's Arrest Former Secret Police Chief Soviet Sensation Most Hated Man in Russia (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, April 4

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 7

"The arrest of Genrikh Grigorevich Yagoda, the Soviet Commissar of Communications, has created a greater sensation in Russia than…

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Police Court Hearing

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 5

Curran was formally charged in the Police Court with manslaughter and discharged by Mr. Soane, S.M. On a second charge of having…

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Police Court Unregistered Car

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 9

Pleas of "Guilty" were entered by Mr. N. C. L. Nelson for Frederick Trevor Newburn, of Government-road, Telarah, to charges that he drove an unregistered…

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Alleged Theft of £1500 Traveller Charged in Sydney Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 April 1937 · page 1

Leonard Francis Hunt (31), traveller, was remanded by Mr. Scoble, S.M.. at the Central Court to-day to April 21 on a charge of having on March 24…

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