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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1918

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Alleged Burglary. Mr. Rankin's Home Entered

Northern Times · Wednesday 2 January 1918 · page 3

William Byrne Campbell (38), lab outer, was presented at Newcastle Police Court this morning on a charge of having broken and entered…

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Police Women

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1918 · page 6

The employment of many thousands of women by the British Munitions Department was followed by the appointment of a number of police women…

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West Wallsend Police Court. Wednesday, January 2. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 6

D. Skillins was fined 5s, with 6s costs, for drunkenness. A. W. Burk was charged with disobeying an order for maintenance. At the request of the police, the case was…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, January 2. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 7

Five first offenders for drunkenness were dealt with William Hornby, 33, fireman, was ordered to pay 20s, or seven days, for drunkenness…

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Action Against Mr. Hughes. Queensland Premier's Suit. To G3 to High Court

Northern Times · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. Justice Barton, in the High Court this morning, continued the haring of the notice of motion against Mr. W. M…

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Man's Disappearance. Police Mystified

Northern Times · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday. — Clothing anil other property belonging to a a man was found In the surf sheds at Manly yesterday afternoon, but whether or not…

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Russo-german Rift Bolsheviks Threaten Fight Ex-hun Colones Protests Against Return Hun Fears of United States Russia. Murder and Theft Race Malefactors Confess Truth

Northern Times · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday— "The Times" states that Germany lias announced her intention to annex Poland,…

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Action Against Mr. Hughes. Case Referred to High Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 4

The hearing of a notice of motion that William Morris Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia and Attorney-General, should be committed to prison for contempt of…

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Action Against Mr. Hughes. Queensland Premier's Suit. To Go to High Court

Northern Times · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 5

SYDNEY. Thursday.—Mr. Justice Barton. in the [?] Court this morning coniued the hearring of the notice of motion against Mr. W. M…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, January 3. (Before Messrs F. G. Adrian and C. Hibble, L.M.'S.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 3

Renewals of licenses were granted Robert Sharp, Royal Hotel, West Wallsend; George Yates, Royal Hotel, Wallsend; and George Edward Hardy, Carrington Hotel,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, January 4. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 4

Andrew Johnson (40), machine man, was fined 2s 6d, for drunkenness, at High-street, Swansea, and 40s, with 8s costs, or two weeks, for using improper language…

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Case From Swansea. No Police Protection

Northern Times · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 4

Andrew Johnson (10), machine man, pleaded guilty at Newcastle Police Court this morning 10 charges of drunkenness and indecent language at…

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Burglary at Glebe. Produce Store Entered

Northern Times · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Thieves entered Osborne's produce store at the Glebe, Sydney, last night, and remov ed the safe into the yard, where they…

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Murder of Belgians

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 5

Amsterdam reports that twenty-two Belgian civilians were executed in Ghent on the 20th December for alleged espionage…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, January 5. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 6

A first offender was dealt with for drunkenness. Russians Fined. For falling to notify their changes of…

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Manly Hold-Up. Man Before the Court

Northern Times · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The sequel to the recent sensational hold at Manly was commenced at the Police Court to-day, when William Coagrove…

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Six Months' Gaol. Assault on a Girl

Northern Times · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 5

James Ryan (36), artist, appeared at the Children's Court, Newcastle, this morning, to answer a charge of having indecently assaulted a girl, aged…

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Murder of Belgians

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 5

The Germans have shot thirty-six Belgian civilians at Mons, including two priests, for alleged espionage…

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Alleged Money Theft. Oil Company's Deficiency

Northern Times · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Cedric Dorrian (33), whose recognisances were ordered to be forfeited yesterday, when he failed to appear, was arrested last…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, January 7. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 3

Alexander Goodwin was charged with using insulting language to Francis Ballard at Heaton Defendant, for whom Mr. T. Torpey appeared, pleaded not…

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