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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1917

1,227 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 62

Newcastle Police Court. Friday, January 12. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Absent Without Leave

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 9

Cornelius Polm (22), cook, admitted that he was absent from the vessel Kirkcudbrightshire without leave, and without sufficient reason. Mr. J. D. Reid (Messrs…

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Stealing on the Beach

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 6

Sir,—Is it not time that something was done by the authorities to put a stop to the thieving of clothes, etc., that takes place in the ladies' dressing boxes on the…

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Shop Employee's Theft. Six Months' Imprisonment

Northern Times · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Charles Stewart Young was sentenced to six months' imprisonment at tho Central Police Court on a charge of having…

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In a Railway Carriage. "Language" and Assault

Northern Times · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 1

Thomas Cook, labourer, left employment at Wyong on Saturday and proceeded to Newcastle by train. Three soldiers, a plainclothes policeman,…

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Newcastle Police Court Saturday, January 13. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 7

For drunkenness, two first offenders were fined 2s 6d, in default one hour's detention; and Patrick Murphy (43), labourer, 20s, or seven days…

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Cessnock Police Force. Additional Constable

Northern Times · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 1

Augmentation of the Cessnock police force has followed on the representations recently made to the department by the Cessnock Chamber of…

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Liebknecht Sentenced

Northern Times · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 1

ZURICH, Monday.—Herr Liebknecht, the Socialist, has now been sentenced to four and a half years' hard labour, and also to expulsion…

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Unlawful Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 6

David S. Tickle proceeded against Percy Hildebrandt at the West Maitland Police Court, yesterday, for unlawfully assaulting him. Mr. Carlton appeared for the…

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Stealing on the Beaches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 3

Sir,—I, being one of the victims of the thieving wave going on at Merewether and the Bar Beach at the present time, can substantiate this grievance, for my…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, January 15. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M. Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 2

A first offender was fined 2s 6d. in default five minutes' detention, for drunkenness. For having behaved riotously in Hunter-street, Stockton, Thomas Lygoe,…

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Cessnock. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 6

Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., occupied the Bench at the Cessnock Police Court on Tuesday. Arthur H. Lindeman and George F…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, January 17. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 7

Alfred L. L. Klose, 24, seaman, was charged that, although a naturalised British subject of enemy origin, he left the Commonwealth on or about July 27th, 1916,…

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Small Debts Court

Northern Times · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 1

Verdicts for the plaintiff were entered by Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M., in three cases before the Newcastle Small Debts Court this morning. F…

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Licensing Court. Renewals and Transfer

Northern Times · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 4

The Quarterly Licensing Court was held at the Newcastle Courthouse this morning, when Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M., and Mr. C. Hibble. J.P., were…

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Police Court

Northern Times · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 1
Also in Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate

At the Newcastle Police Court this morning, before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M., a first offender for drunkenness was fined 2s 6d, in default live minutes'…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, January 18. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 2

For drunkenness Owen Sharkey (58), miner, was fined 5s, in default 24 hours' detention ; and for having used profane language, 20s, or seven days…

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Maitland District. Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 6

Messrs. C. H. Gale, J. W. Birkenhead, and E. Bowdon, Ls.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Licensing Court yesterday…

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Registration of Aliens. Is If Persecution? Police Reassurance

Northern Times · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 1

During the past three months a considerable number of cases have come before the Newcastle Police Court where persons have been charged…

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Germans at Bay. Peace Discussions Must Cease Submarine Murder to Increase. Huns Realise Failure. Submarine Vengeance

Northern Times · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 1

PARIS, Thursday.—The Zurich correspondent of "Le Petit Parislen" states that at a meeting at Dresden a resolution was adopted that peace…

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