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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1920

1,382 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 70

Here and There Alleged Assault

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 May 1920 · page 5

At the Newcastle Court this morning, Frederick John Elliott (62), was charged with laving assaulted John Watts, occasioning him grievous…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1920 · page 7

Verdicts were awarded the plaintiffs in the following cases:—J. Goldring and Sons V. A Collinge, goods sold, £2 3s, with 3s cost; and W. Cuffe against Robert…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, May 12. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1920 · page 7

One first offender charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, in default six hours detention. James Devine (64), seaman, was fined £1, in default 7 days'…

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Arbitration Court. Steel Works Employees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1920 · page 4

The hearing of the application of the Australian Steel Industry Union for a variation of the award governing the employees of the Broken H. Proprietary…

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Newcastle Warden's Court. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, Warden.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1920 · page 7

An application was made by Coal, Limited, for the suspension of labour conditions upon amalgamated leases in the darishes of Corranbong, Dora and…

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Newcastle Police Court Thursday, May 13. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 7

Frank Doyle (32), seaman, was fined £1, in default seven days imprisonment, for drunkenness. Alleged Assault…

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Theft Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 May 1920 · page 4

At Newcastle Court today William Wallace (54). miner, was charged with having stolen an overcoat, valued at £4 10s, the property or Jane Penny…

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A Shocking Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1920 · page 7

A touching story was told at a Belfast inquest into the death of a boy who was shot in a field. The father stated that he found his son…

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Broadmeadow Hold-up. George Wallace Charged

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 May 1920 · page 1

George Wallace, who was charged yesterday with Hamilton burglaries, and was shot in the arm by Mr. Pickles in Blackall-street, was charged…

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Newcastle's Magistrate Mr. Le B. Brown's Career

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 May 1920 · page 6

Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, who recently look over the duties of stipendiary magistrate in Newcastle, has already made himself most popular in the…

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Protecting Irish Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1920 · page 7

Lord Birkenhead, speaking at the Newspaper Press Fund dinner, said that the Government had just taken special and wholly exceptional steps to reinforce the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, May 14. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1920 · page 3

One first offender, charged with drunkenness, had his bond forfeited, and George Scudder, 54, boilermaker, was fined £1, in default, seven days' imprisonment, for…

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Arbitration Court. Steel Works Employees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1920 · page 5

The hearing of the applications of the Australian Steel Industry Union and other unions for variations of the award governing the employees of the Broken Hill…

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Another Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1920 · page 5

Nine men fatally shot James Dalton, a clerk, on leaving a hotel in Clare-street, Limerick, in daylight. Dalton was formerly a prominent Sinn…

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Turkish Court-martial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1920 · page 5

An extraordinary court-martial in Constantinople has condemned Mustafa and Kemel Pashas to death by default. A policeman attempted to shoot the…

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Newcastle Police Court Saturday, May 15. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1920 · page 7

John Briggs, 50, labourer, for drunkenness, was fined 5s, or six hours' imprisonment. Remanded…

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Menace to Community Noted Woman Sentenced "Unclean and Reckless" Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 May 1920 · page 5

Belinda Turnbull (56), who has been found guilty of manslaughter in connection with the death of Alica Berry, a widow, of Queanbeyan, was to-day…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 6

Mr. G. Atkin, P.M., and Mr. E. Bowden, J.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. George Medlam, junior, was fined 20s,…

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Hamilton Burglaries Wallace Again Charged

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 3

A further charge was preferred at the Newcastle Court to-day against George Wallace. It was, that he broke and entered the shop of George Hiles,…

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, May 17. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 7

Two first offenders charged with drunkenness forfeited their bonds, and another was fined 5s, with the alternative of detention to the rising of the court. Thomas…

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