20 Years' Gaol Spied Near Maginot Line PARIS, March 28
Victor Steinmetz, 26, of Luxemberg, and Gustav Graf, of Switzerland, have been sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment for spying in the vicinity of the Maginst…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1939
3,566 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 47 of 179
Licensing Court Licences Transferred
The licence of the Commonwealth Hotel, Cook's Hill, was transferred from Andrew Clyde Delaney to James Patrick Piggott, formerly of the Duke of Kent Hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Dam Murder Victim Identity Not Established MELBOURNE
Photographs of the young man whose body was found in a dam at Dumosa have been sent to all police stations in Victoria and in other States, in an effort to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Brief Liberty Prisoner's Dash Outside Maitland Gaol Dislocated Elbow on Fence
An attempt was made by a prisoner to escape from custody while being brought from Maitland Gaol to appear before the East Maitland Police Court…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Small Debts Court Decision Reserved
A claim for £30 damages, alleged due regarding the death of a horse, was made by Roy Norris, newsagent, Merewether, against J. R. Coxon, Hexham…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Nazi Secret Police Raid Monastery London
Further State action against Roman Catholics is believed to be heralded by a Nazi news service report of Gestapo (secret police) raids on a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Imposed Upon a Young Woman Sent To Gaol For Six Months SYDNEY
On three charges of imposition against a young Swiss woman, whom he had met as the result of a matrimonial advertisement. Alfred James…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Say That Newcastle's Road Manners Are Better
Newcastle police officials believe that the activities of the Northern Highway Patrol are effecting an improvement in road courtesy and in the closer attention of drivers to the regulations governing motor equipment and conduct on the highways. UP to date the patrol has taken the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →I.R.A. Bomb Plotters Go to Gaol Heavy Sentences At Old Bailey LONDON
Heavy sentences were imposed to-day at the Old Bailey on members of the I.R.A., charged in London with bomb…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Police to Seek Remand in Bones Case Auckland
Gordon Robert McKay, 43, and James Arthur Talbot, 38, will appear on remand in the Auckland Police Court tomorrow and will be again remanded…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Salesman Guilty of Manslaughter Murder Charge Fails Jury Out Four Hours Melbourne
After nearly four hours' retirement, the jury in the Criminal Court to-day found Desmond Toole, 27, a salesman, guilty of the manslaughter of John…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →James Mollison Fined in French Court Paris
The escapade or James Mollison, at Montreuil-sur-Mer last June came before the Court there to-day. Mollison pleaded not guilty to charges…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Goya Henry Airman's Application Court Reserves Judgment Sydney
Judgment was reserved by the Full Bench of the High Court today in an application made on behalf of the airman, Goya Henry, to make absolute a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →More Clothing in Lagoon "Pyjama Girl" Theory Again Police Mount Guard Albury
More women's clothing has been recovered by police from the lagoon on the Howlong-road. It is considered possible that the clothing found to-day may have…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Two Collapsed in Court Witness and Accused Case Was Adjourned Sydney
One of the accused and a witness collapsed in the Quarter Sessions to-day during the hearing of a charge against Aubery Sara, 52. a masseur. Charlotte…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Burglar Club" Discovery in Cave at Merewether Boys and Youths Arrested Police Activity Clears Up Much Crime
The discovery and breaking up by Newcastle detectives of a boys' "Burglar Club," with headquarters in a cave beyond Merewether, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police Court at Newcastle Wednesday, March 29 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Theft of Lamp
A fine of £2, in default four days' imprisonment, was imposed on Harry Mears, 29, a [?]itter, who pleaded "Guilty" to a charge of having stolen a hoarding…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Theft From Car Reported
Newcastle police are investigating a report made last night to Belmont police by Frederick Arditto of The Avenue, Rose Bay, that three suit-cases…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Police Will Seek Remand McKay in Court To-day Wellington (N.z.)
Gordon Robert. McKay, 43, and James Arthur Talbot, 38, who have been charged with having unlawfully interfered, with the body of Patrick Henry Shine, will…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Industrial Court Further Adjournment
By consent, the matter was further adjourned to April 26 in which the Department of Labour and Industry proceeded against Frederick Brokman, of…
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