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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1914

988 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 30 of 50

Broadmeadow Murder Police Investigation. Possibilities Suggested Arrested Man Before the Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 July 1914 · page 5

A large force of police, headed and directed by Sub-inspector M'Hardy, and led by Senior Detective Gallagher, who was specially sent from Sydney, and Senior…

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Accused Before the Police Court. Remanded for a Week

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 July 1914 · page 5

Curiosity attracted a large gathering around the watehhouse early yesterday morning, in order to get a glimpse of the man who had been placed under arrest the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, July 28. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.) Offences of Disorder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 July 1914 · page 7

Thomas Maithews, 54, labourer, was fined 20s, with the alternative of seven days' gaol with the charge of drunkenness, in Glebe road, Adamstown, William May,…

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Broadmeadow Murder. Investigations Continued. Funeral To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1914 · page 5

The murder of Ethel May Haughton continued a general topic yesterday. The police, under the direction of Sub-inspector M'Hardy are still [?]vely engaged…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, July 29. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1914 · page 7

Four first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each lined 5s, with the alternative of five minutes' detention, and W. H. Sutton, 52, carter, was fined…

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The Paris Trial. Mme. Caillaux Acquitted. the Court Sympathetic. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1914 · page 5

The trial of Madame Caillaux, on the charge of murdering M. Calmette, the editor of "Le Figaro," whom she shot in his office, has concluded…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1914 · page 6

Mr. C. T. Gale, P.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday morning. Henry Edward Cox and Norman…

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Broadmeadow Murder. No Developments. Strenuous Police Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1914 · page 5

Every means of elucidating the toystery surrounding the murder of Ethel May Haughton at Broadmeadow is being persevered in by the detectives and…

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State Police Force

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1914 · page 4

The debate in the Legislative Assembly on the motion for the, appointment of a Royal Commission to inquire into the working of the police…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, July 30. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1914 · page 3

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each lined 5s, with the alternative of five minutes' detention. Disoceyed Commands…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1914 · page 3

A. Allison was summoned by Harry Taylor who alleged that the defendant was indebted to him for the sum or 14s, for balance due upon goods sold and…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. T. C. K. M'Kell, Chairman: and H. M. Shedden, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1914 · page 3

A transfer of the license of the Speers' Point Hotel was granted from C. Cyrus Griffiths to C. Edward Griffith. A renewal of the license of the Pacific Hotel…

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A Brutal Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1914 · page 2

One of those shocking tragedies that sometimes occur in families was enacted in the provincial town of Whangarel, in the Auckland district, three…

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Broadmeadow Murder. Following Up Clues

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1914 · page 5

Although nothing further of a definite nature has come to light with regard to the murder of Ethel May Haughton, at Broadmeadow, the police are unrelaxing…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, July 31. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1914 · page 2

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, with the alternative of five minutes' detention. Daniel Morgan Jones (52), salesman,…

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Robbery Under Arms. Two Ladies Held Up. on the Road to Stockton Prompt Arrests by Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1914 · page 5

In broad daylight yesterday, two men held up two ladies who were driving from Williamstown to Stockton, and robbed them of their money at the point of a…

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Murder in France. a Socialist Deputy. a Fanatic's Act. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 August 1914 · page 5

M. Jaures, the leader of the Socialist party, has been murdered in a cafe. He was dining at a small restaurant, near the offices of "L'Humanite." the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, August 3. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1914 · page 7

Eight first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of five minutes' detention. Daniel Morgan Jones, 52, salesman, was…

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The Eveleigh Robbery. Falkiner Before the Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1914 · page 4

Samuel Ormond Falkiner, 54 years of age who had been arrested in Tasmania to connection with the Eveleigh robbery, was brought before the Central Police…

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At the Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 August 1914 · page 2

During the day Ashman was brought up at the Newcastle Police Court, before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S. M., and on the application of the police, was again…

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