School Teachers Charged
Sir,—A pernicious practice is growing up in the schools. Parents send their children to school to be educated, but they find that the child is being ordered…
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Courts & crime, 1940
2,515 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 39 of 126
Police Court (Before Mr. R. Soiling, EM.) Stole A Cheque
Pleading guilty to having stolen a cheque value at £3, the property of the N.S.W. Government, at Swansea on January 10, Arthur David Halcom[?]e…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Police Launch Sunk Sydney
The 14ft. police patrol launch Cub was holed and sunk following a collision with a 24ft. speed-boat in the harbour off Point Piper to-night. No one was injured…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Police Boys' Club Fund Mounts
A donation of £5 5s has been received by Newcastle police from Mr and Mrs. Sprott, of Tudor-street. Hamilton[?] toward the Newcastle Police…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shooting Charge Reduced Man Bound Over For Assault Soldier's Point Neighbours Quarrel
A quarrel between neighbours at Soldier's Point on March 12 had its sequel at the Raymond Terrace Police Court, before Mr. R. Solling, S.M., yesterday,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Traffic Control Adequate Police Doing Best, Says Inspector
The control of traffic in Newcastle and district is considered adequate. Inspector E. V. Marden said yesterday that traffic police were doing all that…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Court Commends Master Of Foundered Ship MELBOURNE
No blame can be attached to the master and crew of the motor-ship Kahlka which foundered off the west coast of Tasmania on the night of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bankruptcy Court (Before Mr. So[?]ling. S.M.)
James Gilbert Porker, a builder, of Cleary Street, Hamilton, examined in bankruptcy, said the cause was insufficient experience in building and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Did Not Have Permit Finnish Conductor Taken to Police Station MELBOURNE
When Professor George Schneevoigt, famous Finnish conductor, arrived from Sydney by air to-day, he was asked by Commonwealth officials to produce the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →For First Time in Ten Years Police Use Guns to Subdue Indian Riot LONDON, March 28
For the first time in Calcutta for 10 years police had to use firearms to suppress a riot. This occurred when a mob of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →District Police Courts Newcastle Thursday, March 28 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Shoplifters Fined
Fines of £2, in default four days' imprisonment, each were imposed on William Graham Candish, 44, a labourer, and Walter Edward Rice, 48, a labourer, who…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Men Sentenced for Railway Burglary Dungog
The railway refreshment rooms at Dungog, conducted by Barbouttis Bros., were entered recently. When Mr. A. Barbouttis arrived to open up for the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →United States Police Hunt "Triggermen" of Murder Incorporated New York
Warned to be ready to draw on sight, the police of eight counties have been ordered to search for two of "Murder Incorporated's" triggermen—Vito Gurino and "Duke" Maione, who are believed to be implicated in a plot to shut the mouth…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wanted Military Exemption Jehovah's Witness Applies to Court "Not Minister," Says Magistrate Sydney
Charles Barron Ennor, who described himself as a minister of the Church of Jehovah's Witness, to-day applied to Mr. Sheridan, S.M., in the Burwood…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Britain Is Stealing Some Thunder From Hollywood
Several Hollywood studios have played with the idea of making a film on the life story of pastor Niemoller for the past year. A British picture, which is now in production, has stolen a good deal of Hollywood's thunder…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland Police Auction Sale
Goods were cheap at the police auction sale at the West Maitland Court House to-day. Bicycles in good condition sold as…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police Court Friday, March 29 (Before Mr. R. Solling, S.m.) Stole Cheque at Swansea
On a charge of having, at Swansea on January 10, stolen a cheque for £3, the property of the New South Wales Government, Arthur David Halcombe, 18,…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Police Auction Sale In Newcastle
There was a brisk demand for bicycles when the annual police auction sale was held in Newcastle to-day. The picture shows a section of the crowd of bidders…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bankruptcy Court Examination Concluded
The public examination of John Thomas Ross, of Gipp-street, Carrington, was concluded in the Newcastle Bankruptcy Court by the Deputy Registrar in…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Industrial Court Case Dismissed
When no parties appeared, the case was dismissed in which Cecil James Cook, of the Centennial Hotel, Newcastle, proceeded against John Swan, of…
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