Royal Court Dates London
It is announced from Buckingham Palace that the first three of five Courts will be held on March 9, 15 and 16, replacing the Courts normally…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1939
3,566 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 179
Jay Walking Doesn't Happen Here, Say Police
While having authority to take action against pedestrians who disobey traffic constables' signals. Newcastle traffic police stated to-day that only on rare…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murder and Suicide; Coroner's Finding Carrington Tragedies Mother And Two Children
Murder and suicide was the finding returned by the District Coroner (Mr. A. G. Chiplin) at the Newcastle Coroner's…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Nine Shoplifting Charges Two Women Before Court Hearing Continued
Further evidence was given before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.M., at the Newcastle Police Court yesterday in the cases in which nine charges of shoplifting,…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Arms for Police in Ulster Seouel to Bomb Outrages London
Arming them with rifles, the Ulster Government has placed on duty 6000 out of 12,000 special constables, says "The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Extradition Application Woolcott Forbes Evidence in Sydney Court Sydney
Application for the extradition from Bombay to Sydney of John Woolcott Forbes, company director, was made by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →On Separate Charges Mechanic and Parents in Court SYDNEY
At the Central Police Court to-day, John Charles Kelly, 27, mechanic, was charged with having stolen a car valued at £25, and with having assaulted Detective…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Road Safety Regulations N.R.M.A. Commendation More Police Patrols Needed
The new motoring regulations announced by the Minister for Transport (Mr. M. F. Bruxner) were commended by the Newcastle District Representative of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Shot Twice Cyclist Tells Court Woodworker for Trial Night Incident on Victorian Road MELBOURNE
Speaking with great difficulty, Arthur Critchley Edwards, 15, of Balwyn, who had his head swathed in bandages, related in the Bacchus Marsh Police Court how…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Court Friday, January 20 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Labourer Convicted
John ("Splinter") Williams, 22, labourer, was charged with having stolen 6/3 from the person of Victor Long at Newcastle on January 19, and with having stolen…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Saw Murder Children Tell Coroner FORBES
Two boys, one aged 14, and the other 13, and a girl of 13, related to the Coroner (Mr. A. Sam) to-day how Robert Haneby had shot Mrs. Louisa Morris at South…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Share in Invention Sold Engineer on Theft Charge SYDNEY
Described as a mechanical engineer, William Charles Bryham, 36, was committed for trial from Central Police Court on a charge of theft…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Broker's Death in Gaol Due to Heart Disease MELBOURNE
The finding that C. Curwen, 52, stockbroker, died in the Metropolitan Gaol on January 3, from natural causes, was recorded by the Coroner at the inquest…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Bomb Thrown Into Premier's Car Buddhist Monks Charged RANGOON, January 20
Three Buddhist monks ware charged with attempted murder after a hand grenade had been thrown into the motor-car of the Burmese Premier, in which his…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Court House Returns at Muswellbrook Muswellbrook
Muswellbrook Court House returns for 1938 showed that there was an increase in business of the preceding year. The revenue was £9041…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Finding of Murder and Suicide Carrington Triple Tragedy "Motive Difficult to Find"
This is a tragic and dreadful occurrence. I cannot understand why the mother should murder her two children and then commit suicide when they were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rebuke by Coroner "I Will Run This Court"
"I will run this Court as I think fit and will not take directions from you," said Mr. A. W. Johns (Kurri District…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Learn to Drink in Navy" Steward Who Insulted Police Tells SYDNEY
Men learn to drink in the Navy, Samuel Solomons, 36, a leading steward, told the Parramatta Court to-day, when he was charged with having used insulting words…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Cause Unknown Loss of Admiral Karpfanger Marine Court's Finding Hamburg, January 20
At a Marine Court inquiry yesterday into the loss of the four-masted barque Admiral Karpfanger while taking a cargo of 3300 tons of Australian wheat to the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Did Not Pay Rates Wife of Hitler's Half-brother in Court LONDON, January 20
Mrs. Bridget Hitler, wife of the Fuehrer's half-brother, Alois, appeared in Highgate Court to-day on summons for £9 arrears of rates…
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