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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1920

1,382 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 29 of 70

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 7

Renewals of hotel licenses were granted as follows:—Henry Joseph Rose, Shortland Hotel, Newcastle, Fredrick G. Givney, Royal Exchange Hotel,…

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, June 9. (Before Mr. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 June 1920 · page 3

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, forfeited the amounts of their bonds. Ernest Joseph smith (32), wharf labourer, was fined 5s, with the…

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To Beat Criminals International Police

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 June 1920 · page 5

An international police fore, both political and criminal, for tracking offenders of both classes who may seek shelter outside their own…

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"I'm Dr. Beeston" Impudent Imposition Man Goes Back to, Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 June 1920 · page 4

A young man who told the manager of the Co-operative Stores that he was Dr. Beeston, of Hamliton, sait that he was going to have a birthday party at…

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Domestic Infelicity Husband Bound Over Assault on Wife

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 5

In a case in the Newcastle Court this morning where a woman proceeded against her husband for assault she said that he held her hands,…

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Newcastle Police Court Thursday, June 10. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 3

One first offender, who had been locked up for drunkenness and admitted to ball, did not appear. His bond was forfeited. Michael Hougley (38), fireman, for a…

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Police Rehearsal for

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 5

A dress reb[?] of police a [?] Cove in connection with the landing of the Prince of Wales in Sydney next Wednesday. The picture shows the mounted men drawn up under the [?]ves to received instructions from Mr. Mitchell, the inspector-General, who appears in plain clothes on the right the who [?]…

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Newcastle Police Court Friday, June 11. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 9

Two first offenders, who had been locked up for drunkenness and admitted to ball, did not appear, and their bonds were forfeited…

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Warden's Court. Friday, June 11. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, Warden.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 9

The application of Thomas Pearce, of Swansea, for authority to enter portions [?]0 and 11, in the parish of Wallarah, county of Northumberland, to prospect for…

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Vanished Glories the Court of Tino Agitation for Monarchy LONDON, Friday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 1

"The Times" correspondent at Athens states that the agitation in favor of King Constantine continues, but it might easily be exaggerated…

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Beer Jug Theft

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 3

Constable Jago saw James Wilson (25). bricklayer, in the street on Saturday holding something under his coat. The constable saw the glint of…

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Newcastle Police Court Saturday, June 12. (Before Mr. A. G. Chiplin, J.P.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 3

Three persons who had been locked up for drunkenness and admitted to ball did not appear, and their bonds were forfeited. Frank Warren (32) and John…

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'Trumped Up Charge' Protest From Police

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 4

"This is a trumped up charge." declared Mr. James in the Newcastle Court to-day, when defending Richard Jordan (21), who was charged…

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Youth in Court Two Serious Charges

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 4

Two serious charges were preferred against Arthur William Aggett (17), in the Newcastle Court to-day. They were that he stole a quantity of…

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Fires That Failed Warehouse Losses Man Charged With Theft SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 5

On a charge of having stolen 21 cases of quinine, valued at £2115, the property of Clements Tonic Company, Limited. John Purcell, 36, was…

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Murder of Essad Pasha

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 5

An Albanian student named Rustem, assassinated Essad Pasha, President of Albania, in the Rue de Castiglione, in Paris…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 7

The bonds were forfeited in the cases of five first offenders, charged with drunkenness, and who did not appear. James Prichard (53), rigger, for having…

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Maitland District. Maitland Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 6

Messrs. G. Atkin and E. Bowden, L.Ms. occupied the bench at the Maitland Licensing Court yesterday, when the following hotel licenses were granted renewals:…

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Murder and Pillage Irish Terrorism Sinn Fein Claims LONDON, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 1

The Sinn Fein claims to have secured 525 County Council seats as a distinct party, with Republican Labor 566, and Labor and Nationalists 590,…

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Essad Pasha's Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 June 1920 · page 5

A Paris message states that it transpires that Essad Pasha, former President of Albania, who was assassinated on Sunday, received a warning weeks ago, but…

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