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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1920

1,382 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 70

Industrial Matters. State Industrial Court. Supreme Court's Powers. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 5

In the Industrial Court to-day. His Honor Judge Rolin made a statement upon the cases brought by the Minister for Labour and Industry against the…

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No Saturday Work Bricklayers in Court SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 1

Another stage of the Saturday morning strike was reached to-day, when the Bricklayers' Union was called before Judge Rolin in the industrial…

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R. D. Meagher's Case. Application to High Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 4

Special leaves to appeal against the recent decision of the Full Court, refusing to reinstate him as a solicitor of New South Wales, was applied for this…

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Assault on Publican Iron Bar Used Trimmer in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 1

A sensational Incident at Carrington last night was described in the Newcastle Court this morning. John Joseph Johnston, licensee, of the…

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50 Years' Gaol Broken Hill

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 6

George Anderson was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for breaking, entering and stealing. Anderson's records showed that had he…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, April 16. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 3

Three first offenders who had been locked up for drunkenness, and admitted to bail, did not appear, and their bonds were forfeited. Joseph Fisher, 40,…

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Smart Capture Police Haul in the Bush Hawkesbury Sensation Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 5

After waiting for sonic hours in the bush near Brooklyn post office, on the Hawkesbury River, yesterday, two detectives and two constables arrested…

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MacCURTAIN MURDER Jury Accusses Police Popular Verdict London, Sunday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 April 1920 · page 1

The Dublin correspondent of "The Times" states that the MacCurtain verdict wan widely approved. "Like others." he says, "it is an…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, April 17. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown.) A Carrington Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 April 1920 · page 3

John Henry Durrant (33), fireman, was charged with attempting to unlawfully assault John Joseph Johnson, at Carrington, on the previous night. Mr. H. M…

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Murder of Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 5

Murderers concealed behind walls near a church at Kilmihill, West Claro, fired on a party of police as the latter were leaving mass. Sergeant Carroll was killed,…

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Maitland District. West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 6

Mr. G. Atkin, P.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. James Minslow was charged that, at…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, April 19. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 7

Three persons, who haul been looked up for drunkenness and admitted to bail, did not appear, and their bonds were forfeited. Two first offenders, for…

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Cheated the Gallows Traitor Dies in Court. LONDON, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 1

A French woman who was sentenced to death at Marseilles for betraying solders to the Germans, expired in court…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. W. Le Brun Brown and C. Hibble and Dr. W. Nickson, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 7

Renewals of hotel licenses were granted to Catherine M. Carroll, Burwood Inn Hotel, Merewether, and to John J. Johnson, Cosmopolitan Hotel, Carrington…

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Cessnock. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 6

Mr. G. Atking, P.M., occupied the Bench at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday. Wallace King and Thomas Evans were fined £1, with 6s costs, on charges of…

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Assault Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 1

Robert George Llewellyn (37), wheelwright was charged at the Newcastle Court to-day with having at Newcastle on April 20 assaulted John…

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Magistrate's Warning Child Nearly Killed

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 1

"In future I will inflict a very heavy penalty in these cases," warned Mr. Brown, S.M., in the Newcastle Court to-day, as he fined George Portsmouth…

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Suburban Burglaries Young Man Charged

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 5

Three charges of burglaries at Merewether and Hamilton were preferred against Allan Campoell, alias Allan Brooks (23), laborer in the Newcastle…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, April 20. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 7

Two persons, who had been locked up for drunkenness and admitted to ball, did not appear, and their bonds were forfeited. Mary M'Intyre (49), widow, was remanded…

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Council and I.W.W. Newcastle Court Case Propagandist Prosecuted

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 1

If a handbill is taken from a distributor and then dropped in the street he person taking the bill can be prosecuted for littering the street and…

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