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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1938

3,665 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 43 of 184

Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 11

An application by Mrs. Josephine Winifred Irwin to act as agent to conduct the Grand Junction Hotel, West Maitland, was granted…

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Police Sale on

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 2

Unclaimed property will be sold by auction at the rear of the Newcastle Police Station at 10 o'clook on Saturday morning…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 3

On the morning of August 9 of last year, a car driven by Sanderson Brown, a retired ambulance officer, of Fleming-street, Wickham, collided with one of…

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Licensing Court Licence Transferred

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 3

The licence of the Hamilton Station Hotel, Hamilton, was transferred from Frederick John Vaughan to Alfred Henry Lewis…

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Coolest Theft in Australia Sent Loot Back for Attention Brisbane

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 7

The title of Australia's coolest thief must go to a man who is now being sought by the Brisbane police. Without arousing suspicion he…

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Former Police Officers Appeal to High Court S.P. Inquiry Echo Mode of Dismissal Is Challenged. Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 7

The appeal opened to-day in the High Court of the case concerning 13 former members of the New South Wales Police, who were dismissed following their being named in the report of Judge Markell,…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 11

Bert Welchert, 44, pleaded "Guilty" at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday on a charge of having driven a motorcar on the Great Northern-road at…

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Salary of Police Commissioner Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 1

The question of increasing the salary of the Police Commissioner (Mr. Mackay) may be considered by Cabinet next week…

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Prosecutions by R.s.p.c.a. Twelve Cases in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 7

Not necessarily associated with the "Be Kind to Animals" week, but in pursuance of its general activities, the R.S.P.C.A…

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Theft From Shop Owner's Report to Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 8

Detectives C. Evans and A. T. Williams are looking for a man who is alleged to have robbed a shop near the Town Hall on Tuesday…

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Drinking After Hours Warning Given By Magistrate

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 1

"I am seriously considering refusing time to pay to persons found on licensed premises during prohibited hours. If they have money to buy beer after…

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Police Team Wins

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 15

The Newcastle police cricket team defeated Newcastle Mental Hospital by 45 runs of the first innings yesterday. Batting first, the police made 110, including…

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Police Court Wednesday, March 30 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Indecent Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 4

For having used indecent language in Grey-street, Wickham, on March 29, Hazel Bramble, 39, home duties, was fined £4, in default eight days'…

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Police Sale of Property

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 8

A sale of unclaimed property will be held at the rear of the Newcastle police station it 10 o'clock on Saturday morning. A remarkable assortment of nearly…

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Industrial Court Further Adjournment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 4

A further adjournment to April 13 was granted in the case in which Alma Lillian Scully claimed £115/5/10 as wages due from James Stanley Scully, of…

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St. George Murder Re-trial of Mullens GOONDIWINDI

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 9

The second day of the re-trial of Harold Thomas Mullens, charged with the murder of Henry Brown, near St. George, produced no sensational evidence…

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Woman on Charge of Murder Committed by Coroner Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 13

At the inquest to-day regarding the death of Henry Richard King, 34. clerk, of Carrum East, Isabella Johanson, married, of Carrum, was…

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Small Debts Court Verdict for Plaintiff

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 4

A claim for £8/2/7, alleged due for petrol and tyre and tube supplied was made by Thomas C. Hampson, taxi proprietor, Toronto, against Mrs. Watkins,…

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Swansea Bridge Collision Damages Claim in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 6

Further evidence was taken to-day in the Newcastle Small Debts Court in the case in which Frederick Ronald Turnbull, of Morgan-street…

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High Court Appeal Dismissed Constable Claim Against Crown Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 8

The High Court, which sat in Sydney to-day, began the hearing of an appeal on behalf of Ernest Harold Fletcher against a decision of the State Full Court…

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