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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1921

1,748 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 88

Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 6

Messrs. T. 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, January 10. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 7

Four persons, charged with drunkenness for the first time had their bail deposits forfeited. Joseph Casey, 35, machinist, was fined 5s, or detention until…

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The Man Hunt Letters to Police "Seen in Barber's Shop" SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 5

Shoals of letters are being received daily by the Detective Officer Concerning the man who wanted in connection with the murder of Gertrude…

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Cessnock Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 8

Mr. G. Atkin, P.M., occupied the Bench at the Cessnock Police court yesterday. William Coehrane was charged with having falsely represented himself as a…

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Darlinghurst Gaol. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 6

The State Cabinet had under consideration to-day a report by Mr. Mutch, the Minister for Education and Mr. M'Kell, the Minister for Justice, as to the future…

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Waratah Police Court Tuesday, January 11. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 2

Percy Crebert and William Harner were each fined 5s, and Peter Norgard, David Allan, and Robert Pascoe were each fined 10s, for drunkenness. Francis Norman…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, January 11. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 2

Stephen Earl (60), labourer, for being drunk, was fined 5s, or three hours' detention. Louis Algiers (50), labourer, was charged with being drunk and disorderly…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 2

The application for the transfer of the license of the Newcastle Rifles Hotel, Junction, from Edward W. P. Wamsley to William Henry Campbell was adjourned…

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£10,000 More in Fines Newcastle Court Twice As Many, Drunks

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 3

Newcastle has had a bumper year so far as crime is concerned. The number of drunks and other minor offenders for the 12 months ended…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 2

William Garth, of Hamilton, v. William Wills, of Waratah claim of £4, due on storage of chaff between August 13 and December 4, 1920. Mr. Nelson appeared…

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Summons Division. Assault Charge Fails

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 3

Douglas Finnigan proceeded against Augustus James Larkin, whom he charged with assault on December 30, and also complained that he…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, January 12. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 3

Francis O'Halloran, 24, seaman, pleaded guilty to having used improper language in a tram car, and was fined £2 10s, in default, 14 days imprisonment…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, District (Registrar.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 3

In re William Harrison, of Fleming-street, Islington. Bankrupt attributed his insolvency to insufficient earnings to keep his home going. He was now working as…

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Sinn Fein M.p. Sentenced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 5

Mr. J. Walsh, a Sinn Fein M.P., who escaped from Mountjoy prison about 18 months ago, and was recently arrested in Dublin, has been sentenced to five years'…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, January 13. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 3

Seven first offenders, charged with drunkenness, either forfeited their bonds or were fined 5s, in default 3 hours' detention. Stephen Earl (60), miner, was…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 8

Evelyn Gregory, 29, a barmaid, was charged before. Mr. W. S. Bromhead, J.P., at the West Maitland Police Court, yesterday, with having stolen a quantity…

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Irish Troubles. Murder of Police. Military Clerk Shot. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 7

A patrol at Blarney (Cork), noticing a woman running across a field drop an object, investigated, and found that it was a Lewis gun. Further investigations…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, January 14, 1921. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 9

Two first offenders charged with drunkenness were each fined 5s, with the alternative of three hours' detention. Thomas Edward Murphy (38) donkeyman,…

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Chasing U-boats Thrills of the Great War Adventures of the Navy Prize Court Awards LONDON, Friday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 1

There were schoes of the war at the Prize Court on Thursday, when three of His Majesty's ships were awarded [?] for sinking German submarines…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 3

At the Newcastle Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M., two persons, charged with drunkenness for the first time, had their bonds forfeited…

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