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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1921

1,748 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 88

Ice-street Murder Shooting of Mrs. Mulcahy Four Bullets in Body SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 5

The police are making determined efforts to locate the man who shot and killed Mrs. Elizabeth Mary Mulcahy, in Ice-strcet. Darlinghurst, last…

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Eighteen Months' Gaol Cattle Stealer Sentenced

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 5

Henry Norman McGlanity, who was convicted at Maitland Sessions yesterday on a chares of stealing three bullocks and three cows, tho property…

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Cattle Stealing Charge Case From Cessnock Grazier Before Court

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 5

Sidney Herbert Cruickshank, a grazier, of Abbottsford, near Cessnock, was on trial at Maitland Sessions to-day, before Judge Hamilton, on a…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 8

Henry Norman M'Ginnity was charged with having on some day between November 1, 1919, and March 1, 1920, near Clarencetown, stolen three bullocks and three…

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Cessnock Robberies Housebreaking Cases Baker Sentenced

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 5

William Baker. 17 years of age, against whom there were three charges of breaking and entering at Cessnock, and stealing clothing, cigars,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, March 1. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 5

Benjamin Clarke (33), labourer, did not appear to answer a charge of drunkenness, and his ball deposit of £2 was forfeited. A fine of 10s, or two…

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Industrial Court. Sitting in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 5

His Honor Judge Curlewis sat at the Newcastle Courthouse, yesterday, and was occupied in hearing applications for variation of a number of existing awards…

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Fair Rents Court First Newcastle Case

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 2

The working of the Fair Rents Act was mentioned in the Newcastle Court this morning before. Mr. Le Brun Brown, S.M., when the case came on…

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Two Diggers Man Who Would Not Tell Preferred to Go to Gaol SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 5

"I am not going to give evidence against a Digger," said Charles Mansell at Darlinghurst Sessions to-day. Mansell was called to give evidence…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 5

A verdict for £10 10s stated to represent board and lodging, with costs of 8s 6d, was awarded Mrs. M'Pherson, Bull-Street, Cook's Hill, against James…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, chairman, and Dr. W. Nickson, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 5

Booth licenses for the forthcoming Newcastle race meeting were granted Thomas Dalton (grandstand), licensee of the Commonwealth Hotel, Cook's Hill; and George…

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Motor Theft Alleged Hamilton Man Charged

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 1

Samuel Watkins, of Sydney, proceeded against A. R. Hawkins, of Hamilton, in the Newcastle Court this morning, charging him with having stolen a…

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Cattle Stealing Nine Months' Gaol Case from Gloucester

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 5

Victor Leonard Cook, and Donald Peter Cameron said they were not guilty, when charged with cattle stealing, before Judge Hamilton and a jury…

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Suburban Burglary

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 5

The shop of Edward Bell, Elizabeth-street. Tighe's Hill, was broken into by burglars last night, and tobacco worth £9 stolen…

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Prisoners Sentenced Cases at Maitland Boys Sent to Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 5

Sentence was passed on the following at Maitland Sessions to-day by Judge Hamilton:— Oliver Edward Hindes and Alfred…

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Murder in Cork

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 5

Three armed and masked men entered the railway parcels office in Cork at midnight, forcibly removed a clerk, and shot him dead in a tunnel near the station…

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Hotel Robberies Gaol For Suspect

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 6

Inspector Ramsay stated in the Newcastle Court to-day that there had been a number of robberies at the Grand Hotel during the last few days. A…

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Guilty of Larceny Six Months' Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 5

James Germyn was charged before Judge Hamilton, at the Maitland Sessions to-day, with assaulting and robbing Mary Margaret Jane Somers, of…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, March 2. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 3

The bond was estreated of one first offender charged with drunkenness. Benjamin Clark, 38, labourer, pleaded guilty to having been drunk and disorderly, and…

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Irish Troubles. the Trim Looting. Court-martial to Be Held. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 5

In the House of Commons, Mr. Redmond moved the adjournment to draw attention to the resignation of General Crozier, the head of the auxiliaries. He assorted that…

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