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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
1,582 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 64 of 80
"The distribution of three-place horse cards has reached terrific proportions in Newcastle," the Police Prosecutor (Sergeant W. G. Wallace) said at Newcastle Police Court today. Two men. Frank Brock, 58, sales…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SYDNEY: The award of the Archibald prize to William Dobell for his much-discussed Joshua Smith portrait, was challenged in the Equity Court today, the Attorney General for N.S.W. acting on the information of two Sydney artists…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Robert Edward Melmeth 17, labourer Richard Johnson Mears, 34, labourer, and Terence Victor Rose, 17, soldier, were charged before Judge…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LITHGOW, Monday.—William John Hugh Foye, 19, was charged in the Police Court to-day with having murdered Doris Winifred Shorney,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY.—Prisoners in N.S.W. gaols in future will not be allowed parcels on Christmas Day, Easter Sunday and King's Birthday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OFFENSIVE BEHAVIOUR.—Louis Meoni, 31, and Daniel David Daly, 22, soldiers, were each fined £1 for offensive behaviour in Hunter-street on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle's new Courthouse is as far away as ever, but a much-needed addition is being made to the present building—a handrail up the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PROMINENT FIGURES in the Dobell Prize picture case, unique in the history of Australian art.—Left to right: Objector, Joseph Wolinski; objector, Mary Edwards; winner, William Dobell. A court attendant watching…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Monday.—Police are searching for a man who savagely attacked Mrs. Esther Barrip at her home in Bellevue Hill this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LISMORE, Monday.—Two men had bought 300 bottles of liquor for £600 with the intention of reselling it on the black market for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OFFENCE ON PLATFORM.âWhen Norman O'Brien, 56, boilermaker, was charged with having used indecent language at Newcastle railway platform…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →NEW YORK. Tuesday.—Three Chicago manufacturers are taking turns serving 30 days in the county gaol so as not to hinder war…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →TOWNSVILLE, Tuesday.—Detective Sergeant J. J. Browne said at the inquest to-day on Warwick Sidney Meal, A.M.F., of Sydney, that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A solicitor, on behalf of his client at the Newcastle Police Court yesterday, objected to an adjournment to subpoena further witnesses…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A statement by a witness in the Central Police Court that liquor had been served at the Royal Automobile Club…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BOUND OVER.—"Since the previous hearing he has been working regularly and there have been no complaints," said Constable E. G. King, when Ivan…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Robin Adair, 19, R.A.A.F., charged with the murder of an Air Force guard, appeared at the Parramatta Coroner's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Statements that the police force was seething with discontent were unjustified, said the Commissioner (Mr. A. M…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →RAIL FARE UNPAID.—Pleading "Guilty," Noel Short, of Port Stephens-street, Raymond Terrace, was fined £1. with 8/ costs and 10/ witness's expenses,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ALLEGED ATTEMPTED FRAUD.—John Alfred Catterall, 33, seaman, was remanded to Wednesday on charges of having falsely pretended to Florence…
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