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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1921

1,748 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 88

Fair Rents Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 6

Sir,—The question of fixing fair rentals is a very important one, and vitally concerns large numbers in our district. I am writing to ask that you will publish the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, February 12. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 2

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, forfeited the amounts of their bonds. Richard Nordstrom (33), seaman, and Victor Andrew Donnelly (28),…

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Irish Troubles. Attack on Soldiers. a Midnight Assault. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 5

A hundred armed men fired on a military train between Mallow and Tralee. One soldier was killed and several wounded. A party of Sinn Feiners, estimated at…

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Fight with Police Street Excitement Barracker Fined

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 4

Constables Morgan and Palmer had a fierce fight on Saturday night with John George Burns (21), laborer. During the fight Burns's head went…

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Irish Outrages Murder and Incendiarism Appalling List Mysterious Rebel Army London, Sunday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 1

Police and military forces without result scoured a wide area at Skibber[?]n in search of the mysterious rebel army. The outrages in Ireland from January 19 to February 5 include 70 court houses and 533 police barracks destroyed, 224 policemen…

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West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 6

Messrs. G. Atkin, P.M., and E. Bowden, J.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. James Edward Horder and James…

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Theft Charges Adjourned

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 6

At the Newcastle Police Court to-day Arthur Beale was charged with the theft of articles valued at £16 15s 9d the property of Ruby Day. Mr…

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Hotel Burgled Two Men Charged

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 4

In the small hours of this morning a window of Brockwell's Commercial Hotel, Newcastle, was broken, and a quantity of bottled whisky and wine…

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Licensing Court

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 5

At the Newcastle Licensing Court to-day the transfer was granted of the Rhondda Hotel from George Hopkinson to Emily Mary Roberts. Three…

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Fair Rents Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 6

Sir,—I have read Mr. Connell's letter on this subject. The Act has its advantages and disadvantages. According to Mr. Connell's exposition, "the…

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Japanese Court Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 5

A message from Tokio states that rumours that the Crown Prince's trip was due to Court intrigue, to cancel his betrothal to the Princess Namako,…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 7

Three persons, who had been locked up for drunkenness, and did not appear, had their bonds forfeited, and two first offenders were each fined 5s, or detention…

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Police Threaten Arrests SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 5

Parades of the unemployed in the city are attracting the attention of the police, and the Inspector-General stated this morning that if some of the…

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Murder of Mo Lun. Poole Committed for Trial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 5

The inquest into the death of Jung Mo Lun, whose body was found by the New Lambton-Cardiff roadside on January 20, with gunshot wounds in the head, neck…

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Newcastle District Court. Monday, February 14. (Before His Honor Judge Hamilton.) Verdict Against Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 3

Stephen Joseph Coleman, colliery, shipping and insurance agent, of Newcastle, sued the Council of the Municipality of Newcastle for the recovery of £400, which…

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Arsonists Sentenced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 7

In Liverpool Kerr and M'Caughay, labourers, were found guilty of conspiracy to murder police and of setting fire to warehouses and timber yards in Liverpool and…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, February 15. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 5

One first offender, who had been locked up for drunkenness, and admitted to bail, did not appear, and his bond was forfeited. Another first offender was fined…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 5

The licensee of the Rhondda Hotel, Rhondda, was transferred from George Hopkinson to Emily May Roberts. George Hyde, licensee of the…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 5

William Higham, of Brown-street, Newcastle, v. William Wheatley, trading as Wheatley and Company, of Newcastle, claim of £20, for wages. Verdict…

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Newcastle District Court. Tuesday, February 15. (Before His Honor Judge Hamilton.) a Barber Sued

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 2

The sum of £200 was claimed by Harry Jansen from Ted Lee Milford, as damages in respect of a rash which was alleged to have been contracted by him in…

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