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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1939

3,566 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 179

Tom Mooney Pardoned After 22 Years Triumphant March From Gaol Governor Collapses from Emotion (Australian Associated Press.) San Francisco, January 8

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 8

Tom Mooney, the Labour leader, has been released from the San Quentin prison after having served 22 years in connection with the…

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Police Seize Opium Haul Gang Captured After Gun Battle New York, January 7

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 8

Police and Federal authorities seized 100,000 dollars' (£25,000 Australian) worth of opium after a gun battle in which a policeman was wounded. But the gang…

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Industrial News Mr. I. Hoare's Work Federation Officials Differ Appearance Before Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 9

Mr. James Connell, who has been in attendance at the proceedings before Judge Drake-Brockman, in the Arbitration Court in Sydney, will continue to…

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Police Court Monday, January 9 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Magistrate Critical

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 12

The complainant, Robert William Thompson, did not appear in the case in which James Shirreffs, 37, seaman, was charged by warrant that on January…

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Unlawful Assault Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 9

Henry Bell proceeded against William Sexton on a charge of unlawful assault. Sexton pleaded "Guilty" to this charge, and to charges of indecent language and…

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Assaulted Girls Two Men Sent to Gaol Police Car Came on Scene Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 8

At Redfern Court to-day, Frederick James McGrory, 30, labourer, and Mervyn Williams, 33, labourer, were sentenced to six months' imprisonment on a charge of…

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Gaol in Future Second Convictions for Betting S.M. on Police Policy Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 8

An intimation that men arrested and convicted of breaches against the Gaming and Betting Act will be imprisoned in future was given at Newtown Court…

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Police Inquiry Wharfmen's Charges of Assault Dalfram Dispute Two Conferences for Mr. Menzies WOLLONGONG

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 7

The Police Department will hold a full inquiry into charges that wharf labourers at Port Kembla were attacked by police…

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Labourer Sent to Gaol Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 8

Arthur Phillips, or Bernard Gorman, 29, labourer, Was sentenced to three months' gaol, with hard labour, at Central Police Court to-day on a charge of…

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Italian on Murder Charge Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 4

Michele Fresina, 40, an Italian, who has been charged with the wilful murder of Domenico Palmnbo, 38, an Italian, at Mackay, was remanded again for eight…

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18 Months" Gaol Man With Unlicensed Revolver SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 11

A sentence of 12, months' imprisonment was imposed on Keith Woods, or Grey, at the Paddington Court to-day on a charge of having carried an unlicensed re-…

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Cessnock Police Court Fined for Illegal Betting (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd, P.m.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 9

William James Sweeney, 50, was fined £20, in default 40 days' imprisonment, on a charge of illegal betting. Sergeant Lane, of Newcastle, said that…

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More Traffic Police Country Patrols to be Strengthened SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 8

In an effort to reduce the road accident toll, it is understood that more police for traffic duties will be enlisted. In addition to strengthening patrols an…

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Police Station Closure in Shanghai Japanese Seek Measures in Reply LONDON, January 9

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 7

"The Japanese." says the Shanghai correspondent of the "Daily Herald, "are clamouring for stern measures in reply to the action of British troops and…

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Judge on Coal Position "Cannot Go On" Youth Problem Court Brush on Pension Issue SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 7

The present position in the coal industry could not go on indefinitely, said Judge Drake-Brockman in the Federal Arbitration Court…

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Stealing Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 4

Walter Henry Barnes. 24, laborer, was remanded to January 25 on ball of £40 by Mr. M. E. Soane, S.M.. at Newcastle Police Court to-day on a…

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Arabs Sentenced to Death Jerusalem, January 10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 8

The Military Court has sentenced to death six Arabs who were captured in an engagement on December 19. [It will be recalled that Royal Air Force…

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Charged Her Father London, December 23

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 9

"I am satisfied after very full inquiry at the house she described, the furniture in it, and the decorations, that her story is absolutely false."…

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Police Court Tuesday, January 10 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Small Debts Court Non-suit Accepted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 2

The National Electrical Engineering Co. (Newcastle) Pty. Ltd., of Hunter-street, accepted a non-suit when it claimed £58/18/4 for goods sold and delivered…

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Police Court Fined £20 for Betting (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd. P.m.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 9

At the West Maitland police Court yesterday, Arthur Humphrey Lavender, 26, pleaded "Guilty" to a charge of having used a parlour at the Hunter River Hotel…

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