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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1921

1,748 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 43 of 88

West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1921 · page 6

Mr. G. Atkin, P.M., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. William Hodgins, Ernest Charlton, Percival…

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Maitland Theft Allegation Racecourse Row

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 June 1921 · page 6

At West Maitland Police Court yesterday afternoon Thomas F[?]id, alias Edward moore, was charged with having attempted to steal £36 from…

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To Be Doctored Wayfarer Goes To Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 June 1921 · page 6

"He says he is a traveller, and he [?]eeps anywhere," remarked inspector Hamsay, when Hugh McCarry (66) appeared before Mr. Le Brun Brown,…

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East Maitland Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1921 · page 6

At the East Maitland Police Court, yesterday, before Mr. G. Atkin, P.M., Gerard Leslie Feneley was charged with having ridden a motor cycle negligently at the intersection…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1921 · page 7

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

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Irish Outrages. Cold Blooded Murder. Fighting in Dublin. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1921 · page 5

An officer of the Worcesters was motoring last night with three ladies at Carrickmines, when armed civilians took out the officer from the car and…

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Cessnock Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 June 1921 · page 8

Mr. G. Atkin, P.M., occupied the bench at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday. Patrick O'Keefe, who did not appear, was fined £1, with 8s costs, for allowing stock…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 June 1921 · page 10

Bertha Bally[?]tyne (10) was fined £1, with the alternative of seven days' imprisonment, for drunkenness. Arthur Patrick M'Cullum (43) watchman, was…

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Police Raid Concealed in Casks "Go for Your Lives" MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 June 1921 · page 1

Thirty-nine men were arrested at Rachmond last night as the result of a raid carried out by plain-clothes police Two of them. Thomas Stanhope and…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 June 1921 · page 10

In the matter of C. Roberts and Co., judgment creditor, and W. J. Jefferson, judgment debtor, the Newcastle-Wallsend Coal Company, Ltd., garnishee, an amount…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun, Brown and Dr. W. Nickson.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 June 1921 · page 10

Susan L. Hyde, license of the Tarminus Hotel, Newcastle, was granted booth licenses for the Newcastle showground on June 25 and 27. The colonial wine licenses…

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Industrial Magistrate's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 June 1921 · page 5

The following cases are set down for hearing before the Chief Industrial Magistrate, commencing at the Newcastle Court-house at 9 a.m. to-day:—…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, June 22. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 June 1921 · page 7

Jean Gillespie (42), cook, was fined £2, or ten days’ imprisonment, for drunkenness. Sarah Bird (40) was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment on a charge of vagrancy…

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Industrial Matters. the Arbitration Court. Need for Judges. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 June 1921 · page 5

A deputation representing the Graziers and the Australian Workers’ Unions, introduced by Mr. Blakeley, M.H.R., and accompanied by Messrs…

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"For Weak Hearts" Dentist's Anaesthetic Moses in Court Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 June 1921 · page 7

Bertha Redfern, married woman, sought to recover £2000 damages in the Banco Court to-day, before the Chief Justice and a jury, from Philip…

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Not a Theatre the Supreme Court Interest in Liguori Case SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 June 1921 · page 1

The Supremo Court attendants were further worried to-day with applicants for tickets for the Lingonri-Dwyer case…

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Morpeth Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 June 1921 · page 6

Mr. G. Atkin, P.M., occupied the bench at the Morpeth Police Court yesterday. Martin O'Keefe was fined 10s for being drunk in Swan-street, and £2 for having used…

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Industrial Magistrate's Court. Thursday, June 23. (Before Mr. G. C. Addison, Chief Industrial Magistrate.) Butchers' Award Broken

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 June 1921 · page 2

The Minister for Labour and Industry, by inspector Clark, proceeded against Francis Patrick Wilkinson, of Devon-street, Wallsend, for two breaches of the Retail Butchers'…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, June 28. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 June 1921 · page 2

Emily King (38) was fined 5s, or three hours' detention, for drunkenness. On a similar charge Bertha Valentine (40) was fined £2, or fourteen days' imprisonment. Robert…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 June 1921 · page 6

Mr. G. Atkin, P.M., occupied the bench at the Kurri Kurri Police Court on Wednesday. Carson M'Brien was fined 10s, with 8s…

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