Assault on Girl Former Inspector Remanded for Sentence
The hearing was concluded of the case in which Arthur Ernest Harrington, 43, formerly an inspector of the R.S.P.C.A., was charged that at Newcastle in October,…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1939
3,566 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 179
Five Years' Gaol for Taxi-bandit Sydney
Angus' Berwick, 25. a former taxi-driver was sentenced at the Quarter Sessions to-day to five years' imprisonment for a series of armed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Court Thursday, February 2 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane. S.m.) Bodily Harm Alleged
A remand to February 10, on £40 bail, was granted in the case in which Ray Cooper Frith, 19, labourer, was charged with having, at Newcastle, on January…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Woman Remanded on Murder Charge Sydney
Monica Mary Swanton, 36. domestic charged with having murdered Berly Ivimy at Kensington, on January 6 was remanded at the Central Police…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fined for Assault on Wife Evidence Of Struggle In City
James Claude Ball, 22, plumber, was fined £1, with £3 3s costs, or nine days' Imprisonment, by Mr. M. E. Soane, S.M., at Newcastle Police Court…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pastor Tied Up and Car Stolen Gaol Sentences for Two Men
Sentence of three years imprisonment was passed by Judge Nield at Newcastle Quarter Session to-day on Allan Reynolds, 19, laborer, who pleaded guilty…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Assault in Lift at City Hall Is Alleged Girl's Charge Against Young Clerk
A 13-year-old girl alleged at the Newcastle Quarter Sessions to-day that she was assaulted in the lift at the City Hall by a clerk when she went…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fresh Lead in Inquiries Murder of Monbulk Butcher MELBOURNE
Two motor-cars and a blue panel van followed close behind Leslie McAllister, butcher, of Monbulk, when he started out on the morning of January 13, on a drive…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Found on Road Man, Nearly Naked, Had Head Injuries Assault and Robbery Charge Melbourne
With most of his clothing stripped off and suffering from severe head injuries, William Hughes, 50, of Werribee South, was found last night lying in the middle…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Commands Sent to Police Dogs by Radio Sydney
Police Alsatian dogs are being trained to obey commands by radio. It is hoped that in future it may be possible to use…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →To Wear Uniforms Police on Highway Patrols SYDNEY
Highway patrol police who, during the holiday week-end, wore plain clothes in efforts to apprehend violators of road regulations, have been ordered to wear…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Three Involved Car Stealing and Assault Charges Detective's Story to Court Sydney
At the Central Police Court to-day, John Charles Kelly, 27, mechanic, was charged with having stolen a car valued at £25 belonging to Leslie Power, and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Gaol Warders' Conference Sydney
Gaol warders In conference to-day protested against the recent secret trial of those implicated in the recent Bathurst Gaol riots, and urged that all…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gaol for Boys' Home Escapees Sydney
Sentence of nine months' imprisonment was imposed on Crofton Edward Barnes, 17, a labourer, at the Quarter Sessions to-day for having escaped from the Farm…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gaoled for Assault on Taxi-driver Sydney
Leslie Moran, 28, labourer, John McGrath, 24, mechanic, and William Foster, 28, labourer, were each sentenced to three months' imprisonment at the Paddington…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Police Court Friday, February 3 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Charge Fails
"You will not shift the Spanish War by writing things on the footpath, but if you continue running in and out of doorways at that hour of the morning…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Woman Remanded on Murder Charge Sydney
At the Central Police Court, to-day Monica Mary Swanton, 36, a domestic, was charged with having murdered Beryl Ivimy at, Kensington on January 6. She…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Compensation Court Sydney
Of the 350 cases listed for hearing when the 1939 sittings of the Workers' Compensation Court begin on Tuesday, about 100 will be heard in the country. Most…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Counsel Clash Evidence on Character Clerk Guilty of Assault Against Girl
When character was made an important issue towards the close of a case before Judge Nield at Newcastle Quarter Sessions yesterday, counsel for the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →24 Years in Gaol Move to Secure Man's Release SYDNEY
Efforts are being made by friends of Samuel Freeman to have him released from gaol, but the opinion, in official quarters is that the move will meet with…
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