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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1920

1,382 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 68 of 70

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 December 1920 · page 3

Three persons, charged with drunkenness tor the first time, had their bonds forfeited. Thomas Boyle (56), cook, and Charles Martin (21), fireman, were each…

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Not an Award Coke Tribunal Order Against Chairman High Court Judgment SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 December 1920 · page 5

The full bench of the High Court gave its reserved judgment to-day in the applications of the Broken Hill Proprietary Co., Ltd., for a…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1920 · page 3

Three persons charged with drunkenness for the first time had their bonds forfeited. Martin Hanlon, 59, greaser, was fined 5s, or three hours' detention, for…

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Death of Canon Magner Bishop of Cork's Charge. Sinn Feiners Kill Police. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1920 · page 7

The Inspector-General of the Irish Constabulary sent a message to the Rev. Daniel Colahan, Bishop of Cork, expressing his deepest sympathy in the…

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The Other Cheek Assault and Salvation

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 December 1920 · page 2

"He slightly hit me, said Arthur Frederick Turner, a Salvation Army officer, in the Newcastle Court this morning when giving evidence against…

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Murder of Canon Magner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 December 1920 · page 5

The evidence of the auxiliary police at the military inquiry at Dunmanway into the shooting of Canon Magner, revealed that Cadet Harte was verging on delirium…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, December 18. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 December 1920 · page 7

Bonds were forfeited by two first offenders charged with drunkenness. William James Stronach (47), seaman, and John Quinn (20), fireman, were each fined 10s,…

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Cessnock Billiards License Refused Police Allege Gambling

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 December 1920 · page 5

The renewal of the licence of William Fairieish a billiard-room keeper at Cessnock, was objected to by the Maitland police to-day. The objection…

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Seamen's Executive Motion to Attach Walsh High Court Case Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 December 1920 · page 5

Mr. J. A. Browne, who appeared for the Federated Seamen's Union of Australasia, by its president and officers of the executive council, made…

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Westy Sensation Husband Charged Alleged Attempted Murder

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 December 1920 · page 5

Charged at the West Wallsend Court this afternoon with the attempted murder of his wife. Mary Ann Priscilla Reyncids, and his…

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New Zealand Murder. Auckland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1920 · page 5

Samuel Thorn was executed to-day for the murder of Sidney Eyre on August 24. He declared on the scaffold that he had not committed the crime, and did not know…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1920 · page 6

Messrs. G. Atkin, J. W. Birkenhead, and Elias Bowden, L. Ms., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Licensing Court yesterday…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, December 20. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1920 · page 3

Ten persons charged with drunkenness for the first time had their bonds forfeited. Another first offender was fined 5s, with the alternative of detention…

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Police Rates Leading Sinn Feiners Captured Battle on Aram Isles Another Dramatic Week-End LONDON, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 December 1920 · page 1

An extraordinary co[?] on the [?] of the Crown forces occurred at Galway yesterday morning [?] and military in [?] craft [?]unded…

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Cessnock Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1920 · page 8

Mr. G. Atkin, P.M., occupied the bench at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday. Peter M'Cluskey and Henry Hall were fined 10s, with 8s costs, for being drunk…

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Westy Police Court

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 December 1920 · page 6

At the West Wallsend Police Court yesterday, before Mr. L Brun Brown. S.M., James McWilliams, charged with riotous behavior on December…

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Newcastle Forgery Case. Willey Sentenced. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1920 · page 7

Sydney James Henry Willey, who was committed for trial at Newcastle, pleaded Guilty at the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day to three charges of forging and…

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Police and Soldiers Ambushed

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 December 1920 · page 1

Rebels killed ten soldiers and eight police, but one lorry got through with & message for reinforcements. These were ambushed. They…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, December 21. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1920 · page 5

Two persons, charged with drunkenness for the first time, had their bonds forfeited. Vincento Blacesio (22), seaman, and Alien Cameron (43), carpenter, were…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1920 · page 5

A verdict for £4, representing the balance owing in respect of work and labour done, with costs of 7s, was awarded Thomas Wood, painter and contractor, 42…

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