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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1917

1,227 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 62

The Wrong Clothes. a Sailor's Home Incident. Charge of Theft

Northern Times · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 1

At the Newcastle Police Court this morning, before Mr. C. V. Butler. S.M., John Fanning, 40 years of age, fireman, was charged with…

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Maitland District. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 8

Beflore Mlessrs. W. B. Geddos, and J. W. Blrkqnhead, Js.P., at the West Maitland Police Court, yesterday morning, Annie May Lawler, 25, appeared on a charge of…

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Assault Charge Withdrawn

Northern Times · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 1

The name of George Edgar Maxfield, 40 years of age, machinist, appeared on the charge sheet at Newcastle Police Court this morning,…

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A Railway Chain. Worshop Employees' Theft

Northern Times · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 3

Joseph Sneddon, 32 years of age. and Edward Sneddon, 28 years, blacksmiths, on remand on ball, were before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., at Newcastle…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, January 9. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 2

William Hornby, 33, fireman, was fined 2s 6d, in default, one hour's detention, for drunkenness. A Sailor Fined…

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Northern Collieries Disputes. the Court to Sit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 7

A telegram was received by the executive of the Colliery Employees' Federation yesterday afternoon from Mr. A. C. Willis, secretary to the Australasian Coal…

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Military Equipment. Officer Charged with Theft. Police Find at Linwood

Northern Times · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 3

George Andrew Pearce, 37 years of age, on remand, on ball from the previous day, was before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., at Newcastle Police Court…

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Lambton Police Court

Northern Times · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 3

At the Lambton Police Court this morning, before Mr. Adrian, S.M., william Hinch was fined 2s 6d and 6s costs for being drunk at Lambton on…

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Alleged Railway Thefts. a Fitter Charged

Northern Times · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 1

Henry George Taylor. 40 years of ago, fitter, was charged at Newcastle Police Court this morning, before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., with having had in…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, January 10. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 7

Jessie Broadbent was charged that she, at Mayfleld, on December 8th, 1916, did, by means of a false pretence, to wit that her husband was the owner of a certain…

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Better to go to Gaol. a Woman's Language

Northern Times · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 3

Lilian Atkinson, married woman, 29 years of age, was again before the Newcastle Police Court this morning, charged with baring been drunk in…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, January 10. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 7

A first offender was fined 2s 6d, in default one hour's detention, for drunkenness. An Apology…

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Charge Against Police Chief. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 5

Charles Healey, the Chief of Police in Chicago, has been arrested and charged with graft, involving 20,000 dollars a year, for protecting the underworld…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 6

John Baptists Beisler, licensee of the Sportsman's Arms Hotel, pleaded guilty to a charge of not keeping the sanitary conveniences of the hotel in a sanitary…

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Police Promotion

Northern Times · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 5

Constable Fennedy, of West Maitland, who has been doing a great amount of plain-clothes work during the past 12 months has been promoted…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, January 11. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 7

Four first offenders were each fined 2s 6d, with 6s costs, or 24 hours, for being drunk. George Baker and William John Wells were each charged with…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, January 11. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 2

A first offender was fined 2s 6d, in default, an hour's detention, for drunkenness. Lily Atkinson, 29, married, was fined 10s, in the alternative 48 hours, for…

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Soap Coupons. Stolen From Waratah Works. Mother and Son Charged

Northern Times · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 1

In the summons division of Newcastle Court this morning, before Mr. C. P. Butler, S.M., charges were heard concerning the theft of 800 soap…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. F. G. Adrian and C. F. Butler, L.Ms.) Licenses Granted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 2

Alfred Thompson, Wolfe-street, New- castle, and Clarissa Teece, Grand Hotel Newcastle, were granted billiard licenses. Patrick T. Lenaghan, of Minmi, and…

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Police Court. Deserting Seaman

Northern Times · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 1

A short sitting of the Police Court was hold in Newcastle this morning, when Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., was on the beach…

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