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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1918

1,094 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 55

Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, March 9. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 March 1918 · page 3

Richard Bryant, 52, miner, for drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, or one hour's detention; May M'Williams, 33, no occupation, for being drunk in Scott-street, was fined…

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Sentenced to Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 5

Zurich reports that wireless advices from Kleff State that Lenin's Government has sentenced to death a well-known Russian Socialist, Madame…

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Burglar in House Randwick Resident's Experience Intruder Charged in Court SYDNEY

Northern Times · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 5

Being awakened by hearing a man moving about in his house at 1.30 o'clock this morning. Mr. Erte M'Keown, of Randwick, jumped out…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, March 11. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 7

Robert Walker, George Davis, James Gibson, and Leslie Rixon were charged with having been found on the licensed premises of the Great Northern Hotel,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, March 11. (Before Mr. A. Gates, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 7

Annie Carter (50), cook was fined £1, in defeult seven days' imprisonment, for drunkenness. Redcemed Himself…

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Children's Court Question of Removal

Northern Times · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 3

At the meeting last night or Newcastle Council a further letter was received on the question of the removal of the local Children's Court to…

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Baby From the Sea Possible Case of Murder Sydney

Northern Times · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 5

The two-months old baby, who [?]as rescued from the sea at Maro[?]bra [?] night died [?]arly this morning [?] hovering for several hours between…

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Carlton Station Bobbery Man Before the Court Charged with Stealing £126 SYDNEY

Northern Times · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 5

The case against William Ferguson, who was charged with having stolen £126 from the Carlton railway station, was proceeded with at the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, March 12. (Before Mr. A. Gates, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 3

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment until the rising of the court. David Phillips (37), labourer,…

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Concealed in Coffin Theft of £12,000 Soldier's Strange Story

Northern Times · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 5

Pierre Giraud, a hero of the battle of Charleroi, escaped from Germany after being concealed for some time in a coffin. He appeared before the…

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Benefit of the Doubt Islington Publican Summoned Police Witnesses Contradicted

Northern Times · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 5

A case under the Liquor Act which possessed come extraordinary features occupied the attention of Mr. A. Gates, D.S.M., to-day, in the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, March 13. (Before Mr. A. Gates, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 2

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, did not appear, and his bail was forfeited. John Stanton (63), labourer, was fined 5s, in default 24 hours' impri[?]onment, for…

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Bankruptcy Court Jarpenter in Difficulties

Northern Times · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 5

At the Bankruptcy Court, Newcastle, this morning, a public examination was conducted by Mr. A. Gates, D.S.M., regarding the insolvency of…

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Licensing Court Sitting at Maitland

Northern Times · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 5

At the West Maitland Licensing Court, to-day, before Messrs C. H. Gale, L.M., E. Bowden and J. W. Birkenhead, J's P., renewals of…

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Bolo's Appeal Rejected by Court LONDON

Northern Times · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 1

Reuter's Paris correspondent states that the appeals against their sentences by Bolo Pasha and Porchere have been rejected…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, March 14. (Before Mr. A. Gates, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 3

No cases were set down for hearing in either the charge or summons division…

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Opium Not Recovered Two Men Charged Remanded Without Bail SYDNEY

Northern Times · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 5

James Law and Robert Powell who were arrested late yesterday evening, were charged at the Police Court to-day with having at Mort's Dork…

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Charge of Murder Maroubra Baby Mystery Woman Remanded Without Bail Sydney

Northern Times · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 5

May Muller, alias Moore, was charged at the Police Court to-day with having, at Maroubra, murdered Rita May Roberts, a…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. A. Gates, District Registrar.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 3

In re George Richard Rigby, of Hamilton, contractor and builder. In his examination bankrupt stated that his insolvency had been brought about by…

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Merewether Appeals Friendly Court Dispute More Argument in Council

Northern Times · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 5

At Merewether Council meeting last night Alderman Barlow asked the Mayor. In view of the faced that the Council had decided in have a…

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