Road Accidents Claims for Damages District Court Hearing
Three claims for damages arising out of road accidents were heard by Judge Nield in the Newcastle District Court yesterday. Other matters are listed for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1940
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District Court (Before Judge Nield) Greengrocer s Claim
A verdict for £175 as damages arising out or a collision between his cart and a truck, was awarded to Frederick George Mathwin, a greengrocer, of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Could Not Serve Subpoena Solicitor's Complaint in District Court
He could not serve a subpoena on a doctor at Newcastle Hospital because of some apparently new regulations, said Mr. N. Cragg (Messrs. Brave, Cragg and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Oil Companies Cited by Court Victoria (B.c.)
The Supreme Court of British Columbia, has cited nine major oil companies for violation of tho Dominion's Combines Investigation Act…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Get New Clue Lucy Brown Craig s Disappearance SYDNEY
After fruitless inquiry for 19 days, detectives investigating the disappearance of Lucy Brown Craig, 20, were given new hope…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Licensing Court (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.M.) Music Permit
John Fahey, licensee of the Esplanade Hotel, Telford-street. Newcastle, was granted a music permit for to-morrow night. The permit was sought…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Death Sentence Reduced to 10 Years' Gaol Melbourne
The Executive Council today commuted to 10 years' imprisonment the sentence of death imposed upon John Henry Smith, 38, storeman, who had been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To-day in the Courts Newcastle Police Court (Before Me M. E. Soane. S.M.)
Victor Smith (40), motor-driver, pleaded guilt to a charge of having at Newcastle on April P. refused to pay Victor Henry Leslie Pines, licensee…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Serious Offence on Daughter; Man Sent to Gaol Lismore
At the Quarter Sessions to-day, Judge Storkey sentenced John Francis Keith Kenny. 35. of Alstonville to two and a half years' hard labor…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Police Suspect Incendiarist Sydney
The destruction by fire of a cottage at Newport early this morning strengthened the belief of the police that an incendiarist is active. Recently two other…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Thefts Reported to Newcastle Police
The theft of 8s from a purse at his home was reported to Newcastle police yesterday by Harry Lindgren of Mitchell Street. Tighe's Hill…
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John Fahey was granted a music permit for the Esplanade Hotel. Newcastle, for a dinner to be held to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court Wednesday, May 1 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Summons Division Noisy Motor-cycle
Edward Sargent, of Lingard-street, Merewether, was fined 14/6, with 5/6 costs, in default two days' imprisonment, for having permitted a motor-cycle to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Chinese Attack Police Singapore, May 1
During May Day parades a police patrol of 20 men was cornered in a narrow street by 200 Chinese, who attacked with sticks, stones, and bottles…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Only Few Police, Says Mackay SYDNEY
The Commissioner of Police (Mr. Mackay) officially denied to-day report published in a morning paper that police in mufti had been sent to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →District Court Concluded Two Consent Verdicts
The sitting of Newcastle District Court before Judge Nield concluded at Newcastle Courthouse yesterday. One adjourned case was completed and two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Increased Police Strength "Everything Possible is Being Done"
The Police Department, Sydney, informed the Health Committee of Greater Newcastle Council last night that recently the police strength at Newcastle was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Increased Police Supervision, Says Department Assurance to City Council
In a letter which was before the Health Committee of the Newcastle Council last night, the Police Department stated that a recent increase…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Conviction Quashed Advised Brothers Not to Answer Police MELBOURNE
Laymen as well as solicitors had the right to advise others not to answer questions put to them by the police, according to a decision given in the…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Wharf Labourers to Ask Court for Smokos Sydney
The trouble on the waterfront in recent weal caused by wharf labourers knocking off during the morning and afternoon for a smoke is to be dealt with by the…
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