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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1917

1,227 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 30 of 62

West Wallsend Court

Northern Times · Thursday 21 June 1917 · page 5

Mr. C. F. Butler. S.M., presided on the bench at the West Wallsend Police Court yesterday. On charges of drunkenness Richard Mortieek and…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, June 20. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1917 · page 7

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, did not appear, and his ball was forfeited and another was fined 2s 6d, in default five minutes imprisonment…

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Tino's Duplicity. Revelations Follow Arrest of Police Commissioner

Northern Times · Thursday 21 June 1917 · page 5

At the village of Kipourge (Greece) the French military authorlties early in April arrested the Assistan[?] Commissioner of King Constantine's police…

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A Country Girl Falls a Victim to the Night Court of New York. Strand Mae Murray in "On Record" To-day Pro-german Greeks British Re-capture Positions I.W.W. Plotters in America British Gains. Positions Recaptured. Sir Douglas Haig's Reports

Northern Times · Thursday 21 June 1917 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday.—Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:— "We have recaptured the advanced posts eastward of Monchy-le-Preux,…

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Maitland District. West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 June 1917 · page 6

Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Ernest Maunder was charged with…

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Returned Soldier Sentenced. Comments by Judge

Northern Times · Friday 22 June 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY. Friday.—At the Quarter Sessions to-day, Judge Docker sentenced Arnold Gordon Maddox to three years' hard labour in Goulburn…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, June 21. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.m.) Summons Division. Delayed Admittance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 June 1917 · page 3

John Peter Christensen, licensee of the All Nations' Hotel, Newcastle, was proceeded against on a charge of wilfully delaying admittance to Sergeant M'Gill on…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 June 1917 · page 3

Hall and Son, Limited, v. R. P. King, of New Lambton; claim of £28 4s 2d, goods sold. Verdict for plaintiff, with court costs 6s 9d. Richard Finlayson v…

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Industrial Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1917 · page 7

Mr. G. C. Addison, Chief Industrial Magistrate, held a sitting at the Newcastle castle Courthouse yesterday. Adjourned…

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Warden's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1917 · page 6

At the Warden's Court, held at East Maitland on Thursday the warden. Mr. C. H. Gale, occupied the bench. John Brown, William Brown and Stephen Brown made…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, June 22. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Desertion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1917 · page 2

James Sparling (30), seaman pleaded guilty to deserting from a vessel in port, and was fined 40s or seven days…

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Our Supreme Court Judges

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1917 · page 13

Fortunately or unfortunately the condition of business in the Supreme Court is not such as to make the illness of even two judges the cause or serious…

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Police Court Charges

Northern Times · Monday 25 June 1917 · page 1

At Newcastle police Court this morning. before Mr. C. P. Butler. S.M., Esther Doreen Doyle, 32. married woman, pleaded guilty to a charge of having behaved…

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Harry Thaw. Assault and Attempt at Suicide

Northern Times · Monday 25 June 1917 · page 5

Governor Brumbaugh, of Philadelphia, at Harrisburg, refused to order the extradition of Harry K. Thaw to New York city, where he is wanted…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, June 23. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Bond Estreated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 June 1917 · page 6

Stanley Hugill, 29, on bail, failedto, appear to answer a charge of being drunk in Market-street, and his bond was estreated…

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Fatal Collision. Taxi-driver Charged

Northern Times · Tuesday 26 June 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—At the Central Police Court today Bertram Love-grove was charged with liming caused the death of Kathleen Whiteley, who…

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Theft from a Tram. Another Lady's Parcel

Northern Times · Tuesday 26 June 1917 · page 5

This morning at Newcastle Police Court, before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., Louisa Gullfoyle, 24, married woman, was charged with having stolen on…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, June 25. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1917 · page 3

Jesse Sperbert (32), cab-driver, for drunkenness, did not appear, and his ball bond was forfeited. Robert Adams (59), engineer, for having been drunk and…

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Court Martial War Profiteers!

Northern Times · Tuesday 26 June 1917 · page 1

LONDON, Monday. — The conferment of a peerage upon Colonel Chaloner, M.P., to the Peerage has left a vacancy in the House of Commons…

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Industrial Court. Judge Curlewis Sworn In

Northern Times · Tuesday 26 June 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Industrial Court was crowded this morning, when Judge Curlewis, who succeeds the late Judge Pickburn, was sworn…

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