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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1920

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, September 27. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1920 · page 7

The bonds of eleven persons charged with drunkenness for the first time were forfeited. John M'Nally (45), boilermaker, Peter Carter (50), fireman, and Henry…

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Funeral Stopped Four Corpses From Sea Murder Ok Suicide? London, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 September 1920 · page 5

The Paris correspondent of "The Times" states that a mysterious tragedy was reported from Cherbourg on Friday…

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Irish Lawlessness. Murders of Police. Faction Fights in Belfast. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1920 · page 5

The Sinn Feiners are persisting in provoking trouble in Ulster by murdering police in Protestant towns, hoping to discredit Ulster by arousing reprisals…

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Theft Alleged

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 September 1920 · page 6

John Gardner (53), fireman, was charged before the Newcastle Court this morning with the theft of three shirts, nine flannels and three pairs of…

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Boy Thieves Magistrate Alarmed Drastic Measures Wanted

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 September 1920 · page 2

"I don't know what is coming over the country. Four lads under 20 years of age are before me for stealing this morning," said Mr. Le Brun Brown,…

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Murder or Suicide? Newtown Tragedy Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 September 1920 · page 5

At the inquest to-day on Adelaine Maude Potter, who was found in her bed in Newtown on September 15, it was stated that in the sitting room…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, September 28. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 September 1920 · page 2

The bonds of three persons charged with drunkenness for the first time were forfeited. Anddi Helppi (33), seaman, William Dryden (31), engineer, and…

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Domain Incident Brookfield in Court SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 September 1920 · page 5

This afternoon a case is being heard at the Central Summons Court against Percy J. Brookfield, M.L.A. The information alleged that Brookfield had…

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Macready Recalled Demands Cabinet Reconsideration Sinn Fein Black List Policy of Murder and Boycott

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 September 1920 · page 1

Sinn Fein papers which have been seized leave no doubt that the murders and boycott of the Royal Irish Constabulary are not the work of…

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Irish Outrages. Attack on Police. Severe Reprisals. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 September 1920 · page 5

The Government is earnestly considering the whole situation arising out of the systematic policy of reprisals and counter reprisals which are now in full swing…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 September 1920 · page 2

Robert John Munro blacksmith, Dudley, claimed from Herbert Macpherson, blacksmith, Bull-street, Cook's Hill, an amount of £30 19s 8d, which was alleged to be…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, September 29. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 September 1920 · page 2

William Kelly (38), labourer, Donald, Adlam (60), labourer, and William Salen (33), labourer, were each fined 5s, or three hours' detention, for…

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Mrs. Georgeson Manager for Husband Lunacy Court Order SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 September 1920 · page 5

Mr. Justice Harvey, in lunacy jurisdiction to-day, on the application of the Crows, made a declaration that George Georgeson, whose name figured…

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Corespondent Suicides Soldier's Wife in Court Wickham Divorce Suit SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 September 1920 · page 5

William Edward Kermond petitioned Mr. Justice Gordon in the Divorce Court to-day to dissolve his marriage with Myrtle Elizabeth Kermond,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, September 30. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Alleged Bigamy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 6

Edward Gray (35), was charged with bigamy, on a warrant issued at Singleton. Evidence of arrest, which was effected at Catherine Hill Bay on the…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 October 1920 · page 5

The bauds of three persons charged with drunkenness for the first Lime were forfeited. Remanded…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, October 2, 1920. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 October 1920 · page 3

A defendant charged with drunkenness, for the first time, had his bond forfeited. Thomas Sinclair, 40, labourer, for drunkenness, was fined £1, or seven days'…

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[?] ASSAULT Young Mother Attacked Morley on Trial Sensational Evidence

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 5

The first case taken before Mr. Justice Pring in the Newcastle Circuit Court this morning was that in which Frederick Edward Morley (33)…

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Newcastle Circuit Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 4

Mr. Justice Pring will preside over the Circuit Court opening at Newcastle this morning. Following are the cases listed: Frederick Edward Morley, alleged…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, October 4, 1920. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 7

Eight persons, charged with drunkenness for the first time, had their bonds forfeited. Henry Wallace Sutherland (23), seaman, Lawrence Mathieson (38), tailor,…

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