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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1917

1,227 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 62

West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 6

Mr. W. J. N. Fincham occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Patrick Bourke pleaded guilty to a…

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Confused Court Charges. Alleged Assault and Robbery

Northern Times · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 5

At the Newcastle Police Court, this morning, before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., Patrick Lowrey, 31, clerk, and John William Archer, 29, wharf labourer, on…

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A Magistrate's Duty. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 4

The State Full Court and before it an application to-day on behalf of Knox Edmond William Ellis, supervising inspector of stock in the Lismore district, for a rule…

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Bankruptcy Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 3

At the Wallsend Courthouse on Monday Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M., conducted two public examinations in bankruptcy. The first was in connection with the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, May 14. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 7

For drunkenness, four first offenders had their bonds esticated, and John Simpson (45), labourer, was fined 5s, or three hours' detention. Robert William…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, May 14, 1917. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 3

In the Children's Court, an application for a maintenance order was dealt with, and an order made by consent of defendant for the payment of £1 per week…

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Balkans and Turkey. Serbian Assault. Bulgarians Mystified

Northern Times · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday.—"The Times" correspondent at the Serbian head-Charters reports that the Serbians made an assault which mystified the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, May 15. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 9

For drunkenness, a first offender's bond was estreated. A Clean-up. Alexander Beeson, 40, labourer, pleaded…

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Police Chase on Bicycles. Charge of Stolen Timber

Northern Times · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A cycle patrol, consisting of Constables Smith, Jourdian and Godwin, chased a man at Ashfield last night and…

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Pit Horses With Sores. Court Cases at Cessnock

Northern Times · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 5

III-treatment of horses working in collieries in the Cessnock district was alleged by the inspector of the Animals' Protection Society at the…

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Broken Hill Appeal Case. Dismissed by Full Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 8

The hearing of argument was concluded by the Full Court this afternoon in the appeal by the Barrier branch of the Amalgamated Miners' Association of…

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Lambton Police Court. Water Hate Summonses

Northern Times · Thursday 17 May 1917 · page 5

At the Lambton Police Court to-day, before Mr. C. H. Gale. D.S.M., a number of cases in the Small Debts division were dealt with…

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Died in Gaol

Northern Times · Thursday 17 May 1917 · page 5

Alexander Beeson, 40, labourer, who was on Tuesday last brought up at Newcastle Police Court on a charge of vagrancy, and was sentenced to one…

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Arrested on Suspicion. Racecourse Habitues Charged

Northern Times · Thursday 17 May 1917 · page 5

At Newcastle Police Court this morning, before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., Lawrence. Blaikie, 32, provision merchant, and John Smith, 38,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, May 16. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1917 · page 7

For drunkenness, two first offenders were each fined 2s 6d, or one hour's detention, and Stephen Earl (62), labourer, 20s, or seven days…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, May 16. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1917 · page 7

C. Wilson was charged with riding a bicycle on the footpath of a public street, and was fined 10s with costs 6s, or seven days' imprisonment…

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Police Hoaxed. Child's Gruesome Story

Northern Times · Thursday 17 May 1917 · page 1

SYDNEY. Thursday.—A nine-year-old girl led the police a fine chase yesterday. She related with considerable detail that she had found the bodies of…

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Industrial Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 6

Mr. C. G .Addison, the Chief Industrial Magistrate was occupied in the hearing of cases in the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday morning…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, May 17. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 7

John Canning, of New Lambton, as agent for his wife, Jane Canning, summoned Thomas Price to give up possession of her house in Regent-street, Lambton. The…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, May 17. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.m.) a German Subject

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 7

Anton E. Wagenbauer, 27, cook, was charged that, he being a German subject, had failed to report himself to the police. Inspector Cook was granted a week's…

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