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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1921

1,748 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 41 of 88

Fair Rents Court. (Before Mr. M. Longfield, Deputy S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 June 1921 · page 10

Mrs. Jane King, the tenant of premises known as 35a, off Queen-street, Cook's Hill, applied to the court to have the rent reduced. Mr. M'Carthy appeared for…

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Furniture Deal Grocer Charged with Theft

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 June 1921 · page 6

James F. Jeffries (26), grocer, appeared before Mr. Le Brun Brown, S.M., at the Newcastle Police COurt to-day, charged with having stolen…

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Murder in Munich

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 June 1921 · page 5

A message from Berlin states that Kari Gareis, chairman of the Independent Socialists in the Bavarian Parliament, was killed by a revolver shot at midnight…

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The Leipzig Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 June 1921 · page 5

The Leipzig Court has acquitted Max Randhor, who was charged by the Belgian Government with imprisoning and ill-treating Belgian children at Gramment in…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, June 11. (Before Mr. M. Longfield, Deputy S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 June 1921 · page 3

Three persons, charged with drunkenness for the first time, did not appear, and their ball deposits were forfeited. Another first offender was fined 5s, with…

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Woman in Gaol Habeas Corpus Rule Coroner's Committal SYDNEY, Monday. I

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 June 1921 · page 5

An ex parte application, on behalf of Nina Alice Webb, married woman, of Goulburn-street, Sydney, for a rule [?]st for a writ of habeus corpus was…

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Two-up Players Raided. Police Impersonated. Armed Robbers' Haul

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 June 1921 · page 4

In and around Newcastle are many men who have boon waiting for days, many of them with dread for the coming of the police with a document summoning them…

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Maitland District. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1921 · page 6

Messrs. G. Atkin, P.M., and E. Bowden, J.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Edward Moore was remanded until Monday…

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Fourpence Extra Charged on Council Notices Aggrieved Aldermen

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 June 1921 · page 8

Because the Newcastle Council messenger boy was absent on holidays when this week's notices were due to be sent out to the aldermen, the…

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Was It Murder? Melbourne Mystery MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 June 1921 · page 1

Although the circumstance leave no doubt that a brutal murder was committed at Beaconsfield yesterday, when the bodies of an old man,…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1921 · page 7

Five persons, who had been locked up for drunkenness and admitted to bail, did not appear, and their bonds were forfeited. For a similar offence, William…

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Industrial Matters. the Federal Court. High Court's Decision. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1921 · page 4

The High Court to-day considered the questions submitted by Mr. Justice Higgins, the President of the Federal Arbitration Court, in respect to the…

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Claim Not Worked Warden's Court Complaint

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 June 1921 · page 5

At the Newcastle Warden's Court morning, Mr. Le Bron Brown, S. M., heard a complaint by Ernest Hustwick, miner, residing at…

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Sixty Applications Newcastle's Hotels Publicans and Police Only One Objection

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 June 1921 · page 5

Sixty applications were dealt with by Mr. Le Bron Brown and Dr. W. Nickson, L.M.'s, at the Newcastle Licensing Court this afternoon. The…

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Cessnock Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1921 · page 8

Mr. G. Atkin, P.M., occupied the Bench at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday. Fames Anderson Punton was charged that knowing that on June 4, 1921, at…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, June 14. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1921 · page 5

Two persons charged with drunkenness for the first time did not appear, and their ball deposits were forfeited. Another first offender was fined 5s, with…

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Double Murder Ferocious Methods What Trackers Found MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 June 1921 · page 5

Sensational developments are reported in connection with the Sheard mystery. Black trackers who assisted in the…

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Referred to Sydney Police on the Hunt Victorian Tragedy SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 June 1921 · page 5

In connection with the murder of Frederick and Annie Sheard, at Beaconasheld(Victoria) on Sunday, then is a Sydney side to the affair,…

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Warden's Court. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1921 · page 5

Application was made by Ernest Hustwick, a labourer, living at Trafalgar-street, Annandale, for the cancellation of mineral lease 2501, of 25 acres,…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1921 · page 5

In the matter of Jack Keese Lambert, Judgment creditor, and J. Wallace, judgment debtor, Broken Hill Proprietary Company, Limited, garnishee, an…

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