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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1918

1,094 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 36 of 55

Newcastle Police Court. Friday, August 16. (Before Mr. S. B. Gunn, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1918 · page 3

Arthur Rundle (45), charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. Mary M'Intyre (40) pleaded not guilty to a charge of offensive…

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Melbourne Gossip. Melbourne, August 14. Publican and Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1918 · page 9

The introduction of the name of a member of Parliament into a discussion which took place in the Legislative Assembly about the dismissal of a constable, accentuated the…

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Here and There Assault Alleged

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 August 1918 · page 5

A report from the engineer was read at the Water and Sewerage Board meeting to-day, alleging that two casual employees of the board had assaulted the storeman at…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, August 17. (Before Mr. A. G. Chiplin, J.P.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 August 1918 · page 3

Isaac Weir (48), cook, a coloured man, pleaded guilty to being drunk in Market-street, and was fined 2s 6d, or the rising. Alleged Attempted Suicide…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 August 1918 · page 6

At the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., James Garraty was fined 10s, with 6s costs., for having been found on the licensed…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, August 19. (Before Mr. S. B. Gunn, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 August 1918 · page 3

William Charles Mackie, charged with shooting for pleasure on Sunday, pleaded guilty, and was fined 20s, with costs 6s, or seven days…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, August 19. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 August 1918 · page 7

Thomas Cullen, 44, horsedealer, William Mahony, 41, labourer, James Fogarty, 56, labourer, Thomas Smith, 60, labourer, who had been locked up and admitted to ball…

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Mr. Brookfield, M.P. Alleged Contempt of Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 August 1918 · page 4

In the Banco Court to-day, before Sir William Cullen, the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Pring, and Mr. Justice Sly, an application was made by Mr. Bathgate…

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Scully in the Box People Rush to See Him Story of His Return Dealings with the Police Scully's Statement to Judd Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 August 1918 · page 5

There was a rush of the public to the No. 3 Jury Court today to hear the evidence of Scully, who has returned from America to give evidence at tho Inquiry Into the…

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Attempted Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 August 1918 · page 5

A Zurich message states that an attempt to assassinate the chief of the German secret service in Warsaw has failed…

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Glasheen's Sentence 18 Months in Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 August 1918 · page 5

At Maitland Quarter Sessions this morning, Judge Fitzhardingo imposed a sentence of 18 months' hard labour in Goulburn Gaol on Denis Leo Benedict Glasheon, solicitor,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, August 20. (Before Mr. S. B. Gunn, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 August 1918 · page 7

The bail of a first offender, charged with drunkenness, who did not appear, was forfeited. William Howie, 59, miner, was fined 5s, in default, 24 hours'…

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Scully Leaving the Court Yesterday

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 August 1918 · page 3

Scully (the central figure) is accompanied, on the left, by an officer of the Crown Law Department, whose duty it is to see that nobody attempts to communicate with Scully, and, on the right, by "the gentleman from America."…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1918 · page 6

Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., occupied the Bench at the Cessnock Police Court on Tuesday. James Lonergan was fined £10, with £1…

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Murder in Melbourne. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1918 · page 5

The discovery of a murder in a small tenement at Carlton was made this afternoon. The deceased was a young woman, named Roma Smith, aged 28…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, August 21. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1918 · page 7

Isaac Weir (45), cook, was fined 2s 6d, or imprisonment until the rising of the court, for being drunk…

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Paris to Newcastle Police Medallion Story

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 August 1918 · page 5

The silver medallion presented to the Newcastle police by the Paris police has been handsomely set up in a glass case. It is to be hung under the police roll of honor…

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The Melbourne Murder. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 August 1918 · page 5

A post mortem examination by Dr. Mollison of the body of the murdered woman, Roma Smith, indicates that the woman was stunned by a blow on the head with…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, August 22. (Before Mr. G. B. Gunn, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 August 1918 · page 7

Edward Cox, licensee of Lambton Arms Hotel, Lambton, was summoned for keeping his hotel open for the sale of liquor on Sunday, the 4th instant, and Dennis…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, August 22. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 August 1918 · page 3

One first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of one hour's detention. Daniel Winston, 55, wharf labourer, and John…

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