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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1917

1,227 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 45 of 62

Police Protection

Northern Times · Monday 17 September 1917 · page 5

A number of policemen were despatched by train from Newcastle to Maitland this morning. It is understood that they are to protect the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, September 15. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 September 1917 · page 7

For drunkenness, two first offenders were fined 2s 6d, in default five minutes; and George Hile, 43, builder, 5s, or 24 hours…

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Insulting Words. A Picket Fined. A Court Breeze

Northern Times · Monday 17 September 1917 · page 5

In the sammons Division, at Newcastle Police Court to-day, before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., Daniel M'Colgan, a bricklayer, was charged with having…

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More Strikers Sentenced. Preventing Manufacture of Munitions

Northern Times · Tuesday 18 September 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY. Tuesday.—J. S. Flynn, a member of the Broken Hill Strike Committee, and one of the delegates from Port Pirie, has been sentenced…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, September 17. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1917 · page 7

To a charge of allowing persons to stand in the passageway of his public hall, John Garaty pleaded guilty, and was fined 20s, with costs 6s or seven days'…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, September 17. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Remanded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1917 · page 7

Harry Roy Almond (25), rigger was remanded on ball until Wednesday, on a charge of wife desertion. Insulting Words…

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Wearing Military Uniform. Young Kan Charged. "Most Extraordinary Thing."

Northern Times · Tuesday 18 September 1917 · page 1

Charles Summers (20). motor driver, on ball, was charged. at Newcastle Police Court this morning, before Mr. C. F. Butter. S.M., with having…

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Women in Police Force. Two Melbourne Workers

Northern Times · Tuesday 18 September 1917 · page 3

Since Mr. D. M'Lend has hold the position of Chief Secretary of Vic-toria, he has been forced to consider some weighty problems (says the…

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Wharf Labourers. Application to the Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1917 · page 5

In the Industrial Arbitration Court this afternoon before Mr. Justice Heydon an application was made on behalf of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company for a…

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Buried Money. A Wickham "Bank." Police Court Charge

Northern Times · Wednesday 19 September 1917 · page 5

At Newcastle PolicE Court todays before Mr. C. F. [?], S.M., Alfred Joseph North[?], on remand from Newtown Police Court, was charged with…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, September 18. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 September 1917 · page 3

For drunkenness a first offender forfeited his bond. A Nominal Fine. Marius G. L. Duus (28), labourer, on…

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Arbitration Court. Newcastle Wharf Labourers. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 September 1917 · page 4

The hearing was concluded to-day before Mr. Justice Heydon in the Industrial Arbitration Court of the application by the Broken Hill Proprietary Company,…

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Police Movements

Northern Times · Thursday 20 September 1917 · page 5

About half a dozen mounted troopers with their horses, have returned from Sydney to Maitland. About 30 police left Maitland this…

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Theft of Money, Sequel to Card Game

Northern Times · Thursday 20 September 1917 · page 1

This morning at Newcastle Police Court, before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., Henry John Muller (38), labourer, was charged with having stolen, at…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, September 19. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Two Charges

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 September 1917 · page 7

Leslie Elliott (28) miner, pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness and of having called Nellie Saunders "a dirty scab" and "a dirty mongrel—." The evidence…

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Italian Court-martial. Rome

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 September 1917 · page 5

A sensational court-martial has opened in connection with the blowing up of a dynamite, factory at Cengio in February, 1916 (when there was a terrible…

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Randwick Training. Court Jester in Form

Northern Times · Thursday 20 September 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY. Thursday:—On account of the grass tracks being closed at Randwick this morning some well engaged horses were galloped at Victoria…

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West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 6

Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Alfred Ernest Dunshea, on remand…

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West Maitland Police Court (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)

Northern Times · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 3

Alfred Ernest Dunshea, a married man, on remand, was charged that, on or about August 30, 1917, being the balleo of a sulky, harness and bay…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 6

Mr. C. Gale, P.M., and Messrs. J. W. Birkenhead and Ellas Bowden, L. Ms., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Quarterly Licensing Court yesterday…

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