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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1917

1,227 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 62

Lambton Police Court. Wednesday, 'January 24. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 7

Arthur Lidney Payne, of Lambton, butcher, who has also a branch shop in Regent-street, New Lambton, was again charged by the Board of Health…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, January 24. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Fighting Sailors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 7

Mr. T. A. Braye (Messrs. Braye and Colten) pleaded guilty on behalf of Gustav Meirim (29), James Graham (32), and John Rosa (29), seamen, who were charged…

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Alleged Desertion. Seaman Before the Court

Northern Times · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 3

Constantino Diay, 31, a dark-skinned, foreign-locking seaman. was before the Newcastle Police Court to-day to answer a charge that on or…

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Household Goods Missing. Housekeeper Charged with Stealing

Northern Times · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 5

On remand from Sydney, Annie Anderson was charged yesterday, at the Cessnock police Court, before Mr. Southwell, J.[?]., with having stolen a…

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Children's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 6

At the West Maitland Children's Court yesterday, before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., four boys pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing melons on a farm near the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, January 25. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) An American Fined

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

Leon Hutchins (45), labourer, an American, was charged, on remand, with having failed to register, as an alien, under the War Precautions Act. Hutchins…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, January 26. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Idle and Disorderly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 7

Dorothy Williams (21) and Kate Elliott (55), charged with being idle and disorderly persons, were each sentenced to a month's imprisonment…

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Stealing Discharge Papers. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 5

Cecil Cheeseman, employed at the Australian headquarters at Horse Ferry-road, has been sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment, and Sergeant James Ahearn, an…

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Police Officer Transferred

Northern Times · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 3

Constable William Hussey, of the Maitland district police force, has been transferred from Raymond Terrace to Sydney. He recently returned…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, January 27. (Before Mr. F. C. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 7

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, did not appear, and in accordance with the new system of dealing with such offenders had their deposits of…

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Alleged Conspiracy. Court Proceedings in Sydney

Northern Times · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Three persons, May Hocks, Frank Williamson and his wife, Gladys Williamson, who were arrested in Melbourne on a charge of…

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New Court Procedure. First Offenders for Drunkenness

Northern Times · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 4

A new method of dealing with cases or persons charged for the first time with drunkenness has been in operation in the metropolitan police…

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Police and Robbers. Chase Through Redhead Bush. a Smart Capture

Northern Times · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 3

A smart piece of police work was accomplished by Detective H. G. Surridge, Plain-Clothes Constables Ryan and Burgess on Saturday…

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A.M.A. Speaker Arrested. Public Meeting Interrupted. Police Action at Cessnock

Northern Times · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 3

Mr. G. Kerr, of the Broken Hill A.M.A., was arrested in Cessnock on Saturday night, whilst addressing an open-air meeting…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 6

Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. A prohibition order for twelve months…

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Maitland District Alleged Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 6

Samuel Stephenson Road was charged at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., with having assaulted Goolan Mahommed at…

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Alleged Theft. Woy Woy Conspiracy Defendants

Northern Times · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The three persona, Jane Goodson or Mary Davis or May Hooks or May Patrick, with Frank Williamson and Gladys…

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German Committed for Theft. Concentration Camp Trouble

Northern Times · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday William Schmidt, and internee at the German conceneration camp. was committed for trial at Liverpool Court, on a…

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Stealing As a Servant. Woman Convicted at Cessnock

Northern Times · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 3

Aunie Anderson, alias May Wa[?]ams, appeared at the Cesnock Court yesterday, on remand,for the attendance of a witness. The charge was…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, January 29. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. William M'Lean (45), baker, for whom Mr. T. A…

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