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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1920

1,382 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 45 of 70

Law and Odor Fishy Court Case

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 September 1920 · page 3

A pungent oder pervaded every corner of the Newcastle Police Court this morning. Even the hardened drunks and disorderlies looked a bit uneasy as…

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Newcastle District Court. Monday, September 6. (Before his Honor Acting Judge Mocatta.) GARNISHEE

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

In the garnishee matter of Sorby and Company, judgment creditors, Alfred Mills judgment debtor, William Chad ban garnishee, an amount of £60 3s…

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Cessnock Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 September 1920 · page 6

Mr. G. Atkin, P.M., occupied the Bench at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday. John Kenna, William Faulds, George Harris, Hugh O'Neill. Joseph Eade, and…

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Police Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 September 1920 · page 5

At a largely attended meeting of the Newcastle district police held last night at the Newcastle police station a branch was formed of the New South Wales…

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Foreign Money Newcastle Theft Alleged SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 September 1920 · page 1

Leslie Hines(21), a sailor was arrested in pitt-street yesterday on a charge of having at Newcastle on August 31 stolen 160 ten-yen notes…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, September 7. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 September 1920 · page 7

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined. 5s, in default three hours' Imprisonment and the ball of another, who did not appear, was forteiled. John Hill (47)…

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Small Debts Court. a Transaction in Skates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 September 1920 · page 7

William Waiter Slater proceeded against William Adom Bay, to recover £35, alleged to be the balance owing for the sale of a quantity of skates and accessories, a…

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White Slavery Police on the Qui Vive SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 September 1920 · page 1

Speaking on the subject of the white slave traffic to-day, Mr. James Mitchell inspector-general of police said that the police had not been able to…

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Abode of Free Love Murder Sequel Holt's-Place Tragedy Inquest on Mrs. Ligores SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 September 1920 · page 5

To-day the inquest into the death of Mrs. Gertrude Grace Ligores, who died from a number of bullet wounds received in Holt's-place off Elizabeth…

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Newcastle District Court. Tuesday, September 7. (Before His Honor. Acting Judge Mocatts.) Damages Awarded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 September 1920 · page 7

Hearing was resumed in the cases wherein Clifford Hambleton Kitchen was sued by Joseph Henry Johnston and Rita Johnston, husband and wife, for amounts of £50 and…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M., and Dr. W. Nickson. J.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 September 1920 · page 7

T. Dalton, Commonwealth Hotel, Newcastle, was granted booth licenses for the Showground on September 11 and 18. Permission to make alterations was granted to…

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Watchman's Theft Will Make Restitution Cage from Jap. Steamer

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 1

Leslie Hind (20), a watchman, was charged at the Newcastle Police Court this morning, with having stolen foreign money to the value of £133 5s,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, September 8. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 3

Three first offenders were called upon to forfeit their bonds for having been drunk. John French (42), labourer, for having behaved improperly and used improper…

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Surry Hills Murder. Ligores Sent for Trial Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 5

The city coroner, Mr. Jamieson, to-day held an inquiry into the death of Gertrude Grace Ligores, a young married woman, who was shot dead in Holt-place, off…

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Strained Relations Domestic Infelicity Divorce Court Story

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 5

A divorce case, in which each party accused the other of desertion, came before Acting Judge Mocatta in tue Newcastle District Court to-day. The…

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Sinn Fein Court Cowardly Raiders Punished LONDON, September 7

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 5

A Sian Fein court has sentenced to two years' exile the raiders who maltreated an aged woman guilty of supplying the police with milk…

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Newcastle District Court. Wednesday, September 8. (Before his Honor Acting Judge Mocatta.) Claim for Commission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 7

Hearing was resumed in the case wherein Walters, Rose, and Company, auctioneers, Newcastle, sought to recover from Arthur Sutcliffe, New…

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His Mate's Clothes Traveller's Alleged Theft

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 5

John Paul Hannon (36), a ship's cook and an American was changed before the west Maitland police court this morning with stealing a quantity…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, September 9. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Improper Conduct

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 3

Manable Katzuna (29), engineer, for improper behaviour in Keightley-street on the previous day, had his bond estreated. Catherine Hill Bay Case…

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Court Reporter. Tribute from Acting Judge

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 4

Insults and criticism are generally the lot of reporters and short[?]and writers but this morning there was a pleasant exception to the rule when…

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