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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1920

1,382 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 70

Industrial Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 4

Mr. G. C. Addison, Chief Industrial Magistrate, was occupied at the Newcastle court-house yesterday. George Lott, master baker, of…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, February 26. (Before Mr. A. G. Chiplin, J.P.) Remanded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 3

William Henry Sauley, 38, seaman, was remanded until Friday on a charge of maliciously damaging lamps, the property of the Railway Commissioners…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, February 27. (Before Mr. A. O. Butler, D.S.M.) Damaging Property

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1920 · page 4

William Henry Pauley (38), seaman, on remand, was charged with damaging 25 lamps, the property of the railway and tramway authorities. Inspector Hood…

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Brisbane Burglary BRISBANE

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 March 1920 · page 3

During Friday night about £700 worth of suitings was stolen from the premises of W. P. Potts, tailor, in Adelaide-street…

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Murder Confessed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 5

A man named John Lacoy has confessed that he shot Mrs. Morris, the wife of a farmer, at Ballagh, in County Wexford, in the course of a raid…

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District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 6

His Honor Judge White presided in the District Court. William Murphy, a contractor, of Morpeth, sued Charles Callen for the hire of…

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Attack on Irish Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 5

An armed attack was made on the Tunoleaque constabulary barracks, in county Cork, which lasted for three hours. The attackers left three dead and one…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, March 1. (Before Mr. A. O. Butler, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 7

Seven first offenders, charged with having been drunk, had their bonds forfelted, while another was fined 2s 6d. Thomas Kavanagh (36), labourer, was fined £2, or…

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The Death Sentence Holt Must Hang The Blackpool Murder LONDON, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 1

Frederick Rothwell Holl, a young ex-army officer, has been sentenced to death at the Manchester Assizes for the murder of Kathleen Breaks…

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Facing the Music Huns in Discord Want Trial by Own Court LONDON, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 1

Reuter's Berlin correspondent says that Ludendorlf, Tirpitz, Falkenhayn, von Kluck, Manteuhel, and others have issued a declaration refusing to…

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Murder of Armenians

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 5

The Washington State Department learns that the Turks have cut the Cllicia railway beyond Adana, and massacred 5000 Armenians…

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Alleged Poisoning Servant Girl Charged

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 3

Mary Smith (17), a domestic servant, was arrested to-day and charged at the Newcastle Court with having, on November 30, mallciously…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 2

In the case, of Joseph Broughton v. W. J. Raiston, in which there was a claim for £33 6s 8d, alleged to have been paid by plaintiff at the request of W. Raiston…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, March 2. (Before Mr. A. O. Butler, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 2

A first offender, charged with having been drunk, was fined 2s 6d. Ball Granted. William O'Rourke (36): labourer, who was…

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Maitland District. Maitland District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1920 · page 6

The sitting of the District Court was resumed at the East Maitland Courthouse yesterday before His Honor Judge White. CASE ADJOURNED…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 7

There were no parties in the case of A. M'Gregor v. J. Francis, claim for £1 7s 6d for goods sold and delivered, and it was struck out…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, March 3. (Before Mr. A. O. Butler, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with having been drunk, had their bonds forfeited. Alexander Reid, 58, seaman, was fined 40s, for having behaved in an…

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Arbitration Court Power. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 4

The Full Bench of the High Court, with the exception of Mr. Justice Starke, has commenced the hearing of argument as to whether the Arbitration Court can…

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Maitland District. Maitland District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 6

The sitting of the District Court was resumed at the East Maitland Courthouse yesterday before His Honor Judge White. VERDICT FOR COSTS…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, March 4. (Before Mr. A. O. Butler, A.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 7

Hugh Buchanan was charged, on the information of Inspector W. Cunningham With having emptied a sanitary pan in an unauthorised place. He pleaded guilty,…

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