Chinese Bandits Shot by Police Hongkong, January 9
The correspondent of the American Associated Press states that British police shot three dead after an hour's battle with bandits who were raiding British…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1940
2,515 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 126
Work Doubled Wallsend Court Figures for 1939
Returns of work for 1939 of the Wallsend Courts of Petty Sessions and the office of Clerk of Petty Sessions (Mr. N. Thomson), made available yesterday,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Chinese Bandits Shot Dead by British Police Hongkong
British police to-day shot dead three Chinese bandits who were raiding British leased territory vacated by the Japanese on December 31…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SECOND A.I.F. Parade in City To-day Police Prepare To Handle Big Crowds Traffic Will Be Stopped in Hunter-street
A thousand men from the Second A.I.F. camps at Greta, Rutherford and Raymond Terrace will march through Newcastle this afternoon. The parade will leave Civic station at 3.35 p.m., and is expected to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fined For Assault
For having assaulted Mrs. Isabella Miles at Wallsend on December 30, William Gibbons, 39. laborer, was sentenced to imprisonment for 14 days,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Says Distinctions Are Made Solicitor on Traffic Prosecutions Magistrate Defends Police
Distinction was made in police prosecutions of speeding motorists, said Mr. P. Roach, a Sydney solicitor, in the Belmont Police Court yesterday. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Cross-action for Assault
An adjournment to January 10 was granted in the case in which Patrick Henderson, of Perkin-street. Newcastle, proceeded against William Scrogings, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WALLSEND (Before Mr. Carr-Boyd, P.M.) Stealing Charge
Pleading guilty to having had a quantity of oats in his possession reasonably suspected of haying been stolen, John Mason, of Birmingham…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Belmont (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd, P.m.) Stealing Charges
One man was sentenced to prison, and two others released on bonds, when they answered stealing charges. William White, 23, Colin Edward…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Masqueraded, Say Police Melbourne
A man who claimed that there was no need for him to work because his mother, who had assets worth £10,000 to £12,000, would keep him, was…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Thefts Reported to Newcastle Police
The theft of a watch and chain from the pocket of his vest which he placed on a chair on the rear verandah at his home was reported to Newcastle police…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Solved Bath Murder Mystery Cases London, December 20
Ex-Supt, Arthur Neil, one of Scotland Yard's original "Big Four" detectives, has died in London. He retired in 1928 after 40 years in the Metropolitan Police, and with 250…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Industrial Court Breaches of Award
The Secretary of the Breadcarters' Union of New South Wales (Mr. A. Tinning), of Liverpool-road, Ashfield, proceeded against Guv Cowley, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Chase in Carrington: Story to Court
Charged at the Newcastle Police Court to-day with having taken and used a car at Carrington without the consent of the owner, Walter Scott…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Police Federal Awards More Inspectors to Be Appointed Sweating Alleged Canberra
The staff of Commonwealth industrial inspectors will shortly be built up to a strength sufficient to police closely al Federal awards…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →District Police Courts at Newcastle Wednesday, January 10 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Embezzlement Alleged
William Henry Weeks, 39, a bank officer, was charged by warrant that, between February 17 and December 1, at Newcastle, being a clerk of the Bank of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Court
Reginald Johns (50), dealer was charged with having assaulted Marjorie Johns on January 11, 1940. He was bound over on his recognisance of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Youth for Murder Trial Police Allege Confession MELBOURNE
Morris Ansell, 10, whom the police alleged had confessed to shooting Alfred Thomas Atherton, 35, was committed for trial by the Coroner, to-day on a charge…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Summons Division Assault Alleged
There was no appearance of the parties in the case in which Patrick Henderson, of Perkin-street. Newcastle, proceeded against William Scrogings, of Bar…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →TARZAN Murder Plans
With his escort of half a dozer Waziri warriors, Stanley Worn took up the search for Gonfala at the point where Tarzan had left…
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