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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1920

1,382 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 34 of 70

Sinn Fein Violence Campaign of Boycott Attacks on Police LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 July 1920 · page 1

The correspondent of the "Westminster Gazette," in a message from Cork, states that despite constant efforts for peace, by the clergy und other…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 July 1920 · page 7

E. T. and J. Williams Kenrick-street, Junction, v. Albert Thomas Thirkell, Stockton, claim for £5 7s, alleged to have been due for bread sold and delivered…

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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 · Wednesday 14 July 1920 · page 7

Renewals of hotel licenses were granted to Priscilla Bloom licenses were granted to Priscilla Bloom, Pacific Hotel, Newcastle; and to Patrick Hillier, Swansea…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1920 · page 7

The bail deposits of three first offenders, who had been locked up for drunkenness, and who did not appear, were forfeited. Another offender, on a like charge, was…

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Serious Charge Morley, Before the Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 July 1920 · page 5

Frederick Edward Morley (27), laborer, was brought before Mr. Brown, S.M, in the Newcastle Court this morning, and charged with having…

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Rule Discharged High Court Appeal MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 July 1920 · page 5

In the High Court this morning, Mr. Justice Starke discharged a rule nisi in the application for a writ of habeas corpus in respect to Father Jerger…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 6

Mr. W. S. Bromhead, J.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Alfred Whitehouse (60) was charged…

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Digger Defends Digger Scene in Court Police Press Assault Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 1

An interesting verbal duel occurred in the Newcastle Court this morning between Inspector Hood and Mr. O'Sullivan, when the solicitor…

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Conscience Stricken Confession of Theft Servant Girl's Loss

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 5

A man with a conscience was discovered in Newcastle last night. Sydney Herbert Taylor (24), waiter, who had found a steady job as a "useful"…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 7

Walter Hickey, 47, a labourer, was fined 10s for drunkenness. The ball deposit of a first offender, who was locked up on a similar charge, was forfeited…

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Two-up School Carrington Five Wives Complain to Police

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 1

When five men came before Mr. Brown S.M., in the Newcastle Court this morning, charged with playing and abetting in a game of two-up at…

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Case for Prisoners Dr. Brissenden's Speech What the Goldsteins Knew Police and Scully SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 5

Dr. Brissenden, K.C., counsel for the prisoners, resumed his address at the sitting of the I.W.W. Commission this morning. He said that Louis…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 July 1920 · page 5

For drunkenness in Scott-street on the preceding day, John Sweeney, 40, a labourer, was fined 1s, or detention until the rising of the Court. In the case of…

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Jeweller Losses Maitland Theft Gases

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 July 1920 · page 5

Two young men, each aged 19 years, Edwin Percy Frost, and Edwin Wall, both of Newcastle, on remand from Singleton, were charged before Mr…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 July 1920 · page 7

Three persons who had been locked up for drunkenness, and admitted to ball, did not appear, and their bonds were forfeited. John O'Brien (39), labourer, for…

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West Maitland Police Court

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

Mr. G. Atkin, P.M., occupied the bench at West Maitland Police Court yesterday. John Hannan was fined 5s, for…

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"Intent to Murder" Horse Trainer Charged Under Observation Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 July 1920 · page 4

Maxmillan John Foy, 36, horse trainer, who was charged with having shot at John Moore and Vera Moore, with intent to murder, was remanded…

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

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

The bail deposits of Henry Cox, 28, moulder, Frederick Miller, 35 moulder, Robert Bruce Haddock, 23, tinsmith, and James Mars, 20, labourer, who ware…

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Murder Charge Woman Killed by Motor SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 July 1920 · page 5

Joseph Gerald Bellotti, a motor driver, was remande at the Central Police Court on a charge of having murdered Ann Caroline Nowitzki. Sergeant Spyer said the Bellotti,…

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Alleged Welsher Police Too Quick Glen Innes

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 July 1920 · page 3

A young man name Charles Fuller, of Armidale, appeared at the Glen Innes police court yesterday morning on a charge of stealing the…

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