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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1919

1,127 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 55 of 57

Revision Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 December 1919 · page 2

Mr. C. P. Butler, S.M., presided at the court for the revision of the Jury list which was confirmed…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 December 1919 · page 2

There was no appearance of the plaintiff in the case of Hector Rushton, trading as the Cash Saving Book Company, against Henry Peach Cornish, in which…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, December 11. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 December 1919 · page 2

Two first offenders, charged with having been drunk, were each fined 2s 6d. Three others had their bonds forfeited. Louis Algiers (48), labourer, pleaded not…

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Glorified Murder Troublous Ireland LONDON, December 8

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 December 1919 · page 1

Archbishop Walsh, of Dublin, in a letter, declares that the military regime has the inevitable effect of driving disaffection underground, where…

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Meagher Refused "No Spirit of Contrition" Full Court Decision Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 December 1919 · page 1

The Full Court unanimously has dismissed the application of R. D. Meagher for re-instatement on the roll of Attorneys in New South…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., and Mr. Chas, Hibble, J.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 December 1919 · page 2

Renewals of billiard licenses were granted to the following:—Walter James Barrington, Commercial Hotel, Lambton; David Andrew Cooper, Maitland-road,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, December 12. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 December 1919 · page 9

A first offender, charged with having bees drunk, had his bond forfeited. Louis Algiers (48), labourer, was charged with having been drunk in Newcomen-street,…

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South Maitland Railways. Application to Arbitration Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 December 1919 · page 7

An application by the Australian Workers' Union came before Mr. Justice Edmunds in No. 1 Arbitration Court to-day, to vary the award of the Colliery…

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Newcastle Police Court Saturday, December 13. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 December 1919 · page 6

Nine first offenders, charged with drunkenness, either had their bonds forfeited, or were fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of detention to the rising of the court…

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Regan in Court Big Robbery Charges Wholesale Hotel Losses

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 December 1919 · page 5

John Regan, or Campbell, who [?] suspected by the police of having been responsible for a great many hotel and other robberies in this…

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Theft of Red Cross Stores

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 December 1919 · page 5

The trial of Sergeant-major E. W. Bradford, Sergeant Simpcock, Corporal W. R. Grosvenor and Private P. Courtney, all of whom are Australians, on the charge…

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Stop-press Verdict of Murder

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 December 1919 · page 1

Sydney City Coroner this afternoon committed John Meagher for trial on a charge f having wilfully murdered his wife, the victim…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, December 15. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 December 1919 · page 7

Robert Edward Scott, Who was charged with being drunk and disorderly on the 5th inst., was fined 20s, with the alternative of seven days' imprisonment…

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, December 15. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 December 1919 · page 3

One first offender, charged with having been drunk, had his bond forfeited. Remanded. John Regan, or Campbell (32), wool…

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Leeds Murder Scene in Court Redfern a Wreck LONDON, December 15

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 December 1919 · page 4

Alfred Redfern, who had been arrested on a charge of shooting a bank manager at Leeds, was a pitiable spectacle as he faced a charge of…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, December 16. (Before Mr. S. B. Gunn, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 December 1919 · page 3

A first offender, charged with having been drunk, had his bond forfeited. Michael M'Keown (37), labourer, was fined 10s, or in default three days'…

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District Court. Reserved Judgments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 December 1919 · page 2

The reserved Judgments of his Honor Judge Hamilton, who presided at the last Newcastle District Court were announced yesterday…

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Bone Dry America Supreme Court Fiat Whisky to Waste VANCOUVER, December 15

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 December 1919 · page 1

Theo Supreme Court of the United States has decided that the Wartime Prohibition is constitution, and that the act must continue in force until…

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Attempted Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 December 1919 · page 5

A Cairo message states that a student attempted to assassinate the Premier Youssuf. He first throw a bomb, and then fired…

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Jamaica Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 December 1919 · page 5

It is reported from Kingston that the police, not being satisfied with the wage increases granted by the Legislature, left their posts, but returned, following…

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