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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1938

3,665 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 40 of 184

Court Won't Hear Secrets of the Jury Room Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 March 1938 · page 8

On the ground that what happened in the jury room could not be made public, the Full Court to-day refused to admit parts of an affidavit made by…

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Compensation Court Widow Claims Compensation Death Of Miner In Richmond Main

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 March 1938 · page 8

Before the Workers' Compensation Commission at the Newcastle Courthouse to-day. Margaret Mary Dempsey, of Kurri Kurri, claimed…

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German Count Gives Evidence of Burglary Charge SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 11

Giving evidence to-day at the Central Police Court, Karl Wilhelm Evard Brown said that he was a German count, but refused to any if he had won the Iron…

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Immorality in Books Magistrate Attacks Censor Perth

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 12

The Special Magistrate of the Perth Children's Court (Mr. Alwyn Schroeder) yesterday condemned in strong terms certain types of cheap literature…

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Re-trial for Murder Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 10

Harold Thomas Mullen, 36, who on appeal was granted a new trial on the ground of misdirection of the jury, will be re-tried at Goondiwindi on Tuesday…

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Police Court Wednesday, March 23 (BEFORE Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Had No Ticket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 10

Stanley Murphy, 40, labourer, pleaded "Guilty" to a charge of having travelled in a railway carriage between Dungog and Newcastle, on March 23, without…

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Kurri Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd, P.m.) Car Driver Convicted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 9

Robert Denis Brown, 25, of Aberdare-road, Aberdare, was convicted at the Kurri Kurri Police Court yesterday on a charge of having, on March 5, driven it…

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Industrial Court Started Before Time

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 10

For having started work before time on November 12, William Bell, of Dickson-street, Merewether, and Daniel Baldwin, of William-street, Adamstown, were both…

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Banks Criticised Intimidation Charged by Counsel Judge Has Other Views Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 8

Allegations that banks which are respondents to the bank officials' log now before the Court had been guilty of "rank intimidation and terrorism," and that they…

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Speared Leper Two Natives on Murder Charge Committal at Darwin Darwin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 8

Alec and Nipper, aborigines, of the Mainoru tribe, were charged to-day with the murder of an escaped aboriginal leper on the Maranboy-Mataranki road recently…

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Poison in Container Police Inquiries About Man's Illness SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 5

Detective Arnold left for Lockhart to-night to inquire into the illness of Charles Dyson, of Drummoyne. Dyson collapsed on Sunday after…

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Appeal Succeeds Court Quashes Conviction Former Cessnock Solicitor Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 9

In a reserved judgment to-day the Court of Criminal Appeals quashed a conviction recorded against George Abel Ward, a solicitor, for larceny…

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Deals in Shares Armidale Prosecution Convicted Man's Full Court Application Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 8

Arnold Lovell, manager, applied to the Full Court to-day for a writ of prohibition restraining Leslie Edward Buckley, police constable and George James Johnstone,…

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Death Sentence for Slayer of Child Tragedy at Windsor Body Found by Police Dog Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 10

The death sentence was passed by Mr. Justice Maxwell to-day in the Central Criminal Court on Alfred Spicer. 65, gardener,…

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Paterson Police Court Liquor Prosecutions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 15

Henry George Jones, Bernard Nugent, and Norman Quinco, who were residing temporarily at Paterson, appeared before Mr. R. Solling, P.M., at the Paterson…

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Collapse in Court Conviction for Poultry Stealing SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 8

George Lutwiche, 45, a hod carrier, who pleaded "Guilty" at the Manly Court to three charges of having stolen fowls, was sentenced to imprisonment for six months…

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In the Courts Convicted Of Stealing

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 8

Pleading guilty at the Newcastle Police court to-day to having stolen £1 18s, the property of Reice Palmer, at Mayfield, on March 23, Harold Leslie…

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Award Breaches Alleged Bootmaker Charged

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 7

Five, charges, alleging breaches ox an award, were brought against F. P. Cavanagh, bootmaker, of Beaumont-street, Hamilton, by the Australian…

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Tribal Feud Murder Charge Sequel DARWIN

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 24

Tommy, charged with the murder of Jimmy in the Daly River tribal feud, will arrive on the motor-vessel Maroubra in a few days…

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Pagewood Crime Young Man on Murder Charge SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 19

Eric Gregory Chatfield, 20, was remanded to April 1 at the Central Court to-day on a charge of having murdered Jules Armour Maltby, at Pagewood, on…

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