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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1920

1,382 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 32 of 70

Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, June 29. Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 June 1920 · page 7

Four first offenders, charged with drunkenness, had their bonds forfeited, or were fined 5s, with the alternative of three hours' detention. For being drunk,…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. Le Brun Brown, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 June 1920 · page 7

Verdicts, with costs, were awarded the Hunter District Water and Sewerage, Peard against the following defendants upon claims for rates:—Frederick Pyke £1,…

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The Third Day L.W.W. INQUIRY Court Again Crowded Warning to Prisoners SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 June 1920 · page 5

When the 12 I.W.W. prisoners filed into the High Court to-day to itsen to the third day's evidence of Mr. Justice Ewing's inquiry. dozons of…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 June 1920 · page 7

A renewal of a colonial wine license was granted to John E. Poyner, of Cockle Creek. A transfer of the license of the Ocean View Hotel, Dudley, was granted to…

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Wallsend Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 4

Att Wallsend Police Court this morning James Richardson was fined 40s, with 15s costs, for having used indecent language in a tram running…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, June 30. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 7

Five first offenders, charged. with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default three hours' imprisonment, and the bail of another who did not appear was…

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No Police Union "Not Even Thinking of it" SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 5

When questioned about a statement that the police were forming a union, Mr. James Mitchell, Inspector- General of Police, said he had heard nothing of…

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Cotton Waste I.W.W. RAID Besant and the Police SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 5

When the I.W.W. inquiry was resumed to-day Mr. Justice Ewing announced that Mr. R. W. Weaver, M.L.A., with whom Scully said he had…

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Essad Pasha's Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 5

It is reported from Vienna, that Essad Pasha, who was recently murdered in Paris, was the victim of an Albanian vendetta…

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Bankruptcy Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 3

Arthur William Locking was examined with regard to the sequestration of his estate in bankruptcy. Bankrupt, who followed the occupation of a miner,…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, July 1. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 3

James Richardson was proceeded against by Inspector J. H. Pickin, of the Tramway Department, for having made use of improper language whilst travelling…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, July 1. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 3

Harold Wallace (29), bootmaker, for having been drunk at Merewether, was fined 5s, in default three hours' imprisonment, Paul Furruee[?]e (23), seaman,…

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Industrial Matters. Industrial Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 5

Mr. G. C. Addison, Civil Industrial Magistrate, presided at a sitting of the court at Newcastle yesterday. Emmanuel Millerd, master farrier, of…

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Prussia's "Police" Unwilling to Disband Entente May Supervise LONDON, Thursday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 1

Reuter's Berlin correspondent states that Herr Severing, the prussian Minister for the Interior, has informed the Foreign Office that he will…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, July 2. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

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

One first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, or detention for three hours. William Coates Clark was fined 5s, or three hours, for being…

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Police Court Drama Tears and Trouble Mate Takes the Blame

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 July 1920 · page 4

A human interest drama, in which a thief with a bad record shouldered all the blame and pleaded with the magistrate to give his mate a chance,…

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Newcastle Police Court Saturday, July 3. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 July 1920 · page 2

Six persons who had been locked up for drunkenness, and admitted to bail, did not appear, and their bonds were forfeited. Thomas Scanlon (31),…

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Police Court

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

Mr. G. Atkin, P.M., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Patrick Dowling was fined 2s 6d for…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, July 5. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 7

Ten first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were ordered to forfeit their bonds, or fined 5s, with the alternative of three hours' detention. Walter lardy…

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The Police Union. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 5

Questioned to-day regarding the proposed Police Union, Mr. Mitchell, Inspector-General of Police, said that the police were perfectly competent to look…

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