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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1939

3,566 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 41 of 179

Controllers of Coal Miners' Chart How Companies Interlock Mr. Orr Explains to Court SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1939 · page 17

In the Commonwealth Arbitration Court today, when Judge Drake-Brock-man resumed the hearing of the miners' log of claims. Mr. W. Orr (Miners'…

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Three Men Remanded Assault Alleged

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 March 1939 · page 8

An alleged altercation between three men in Spencer-street, Cessnock, on Saturday, resulted in their appearing before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, PM.. at…

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Second Offence Charge "No Option," Said Magistrate

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 March 1939 · page 1

A man who pleaded guilty to a second offence of street betting, was sent to gaol for two months by Mr. Soane, S.M., at…

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Police Recover Goods From Cave

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 March 1939 · page 3

During the week-end Newcastle detectives recovered a quantity of clothing and cutlery, believed to be the proceeds of recent house robberies, in a…

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Gaol for S.P. Operation Russia Denounces Germany But Action Is Reserved Moscow

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 March 1939 · page 1

Russia has vehemently denounced Germany's actions in Czechoslovakia, but it is semi-officially stated that promises…

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Man and Woman on Trial Murder Charge Death of Farmer Near Taree Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 March 1939 · page 8

A man and a woman, who were alleged to have been carrying on an illicit relationship for a considerable period, appeared before the Central Criminal Court to-day on a charge of having murdered the…

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Police Reserves Called Up Sequel to German Protest JOHANNESBURG, March 19

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 March 1939 · page 7

All South African police reservists have been urgently called up, and leave has been cancelled. It is believed that this action follows…

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Alleged Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1939 · page 9

Henry Hilton Reibel. 33. miner, was charged with having unlawfully assaulted Alexander Davidson Thomson, in Spencer-street, Cessnock, on Saturday,…

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Police Court Monday, March 20 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Butcher's Carter Charged with Embezzlement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1939 · page 9

The hearing was begun of the four cases in which Elvin Rex Scott, 20, butcher's carter, was charged with fraudulent embezzlement. The charges set out that…

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Labourer Sent to Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1939 · page 9

A sentence of a month’s imprisonment was imposed on Leslie Robert Duggan alias Ronald Wallace 48. labourer, on bail, who pleaded “Guilty" to having…

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Sydney Hotel Murder Man Shot in Basement Police Station Opposite Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1939 · page 7

Robert Vincent Anderson, 22, of Balmain, was murdered in the basement of a hotel opposite the Erskine-street police station this…

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Poison in Lemon Drink Allegation at Murder Trial "Sleeping Draught" Man and Woman Are Charged SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1939 · page 8

Allegations that there had been an illicit relationship between the accused was made by the Senior Crown Prosecutor (Mr. McKean, K.C.), at the Central…

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Industrial Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1939 · page 9

Albert Edward Davies, of Ellalong-street, Pelton, was fined £1, with £1/- 18/ costs, on the remission of a stated case concerning a charge of working for…

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Cessnock Police Court Punched His Wife (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd, P.m.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1939 · page 9

Clyde Thomas, 30, a labourer, of Cessnock, was charged at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday with having assaulted his wife. Hannah Thomas, in…

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Maitland and District West Maitland Quarter Sessions Indecent Assault Charges

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1939 · page 9

Clifford Galvin, 43, of Ward's River, pleaded "Not Guilty" at the Maitland Quarter Sessions yesterday to two charges of indecent assault upon a girl aged nine…

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Daughter Sobs in Court Mother and Man on Charge of Murder Poisoning Of Husband Is Alleged By Crown SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 March 1939 · page 7

Between sobs, 12-years-old Edith Matilda Edwards gave-examples to-day in the Central Criminal Court of alleged cruelty by her father towards her mother…

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Wind Up Highgates Application to Court SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1939 · page 4

Application for the compulsory winding up of Highgates Ltd. was made to Mr. Justice Long Innes in the Equity Court to-day by Armstrong Bros. Pty. Ltd. Highgates Ltd. was formed…

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Police Board New Liner Discontent Reported Among Stewards SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 March 1939 · page 7

Police were called aboard the liner Dominion Monarch at Circular Quay to-day to stand by while 15 stewards were…

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For Trial on Charge of Manslaughter Death of Constable Murder Charge Withdrawn SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 March 1939 · page 7

On a charge of having feloniously slain Constable Lionel Guise, 23, in Don-street, Enmore, on February 26, Leslie William Murphy, 24, was committed for…

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New Judge of U.S. Supreme Court Washington

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 March 1939 · page 7

President Roosevelt has appointed Mr. William Douglas, who is known as an advanced Liberal to be a Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court…

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