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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1921

1,748 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 67 of 88

Newcastle Police Court. Monday, October 3. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 October 1921 · page 7

Six persons, charged with drunkenness for the first time, did not appear, and their bail deposits were forfeited. Three other first offenders were each…

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Licensing Court Applications Granted

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 October 1921 · page 5

At the Newcastle Licensing Court this morning, before Mr. Le Brua Brown and Dr. W. Nickson, L. M.'s the following applications were…

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Industrial Court. Newcastle Shop Assistants

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 October 1921 · page 5

The hearing of the application of the Newcastle Shop Assistants and Warehouse Employees' Federation for a variation of the awards existing in the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, October 4. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 October 1921 · page 9

Three persons, charged with drunkenness for the first time, did not appear, and their ball deposits were forfeited. Charles Laurence M'Cartney, 36, was fined…

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Papers Not Here Yet Legros in Gaol "Another Dreyfus Case" SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 October 1921 · page 6

The case of Sergeant-Major Engen Ernest Legros aged 28, was again mentioned at the Control Police Co[?] yesterday…

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Sugar King's Troubles Revelations in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 October 1921 · page 6

Remarkable statements concerning the past life of the "sugar king." Mr. finest Dunbar Cairns, of Watermouth Castle, near Ilfracombe, were made at…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 October 1921 · page 9

Jack Julius, a steel worker, living in Ida-street. Mayfield, sued Sarah Brown, a bearding-house keeper, of Morgan-street, Newcastle, for the recovery of 9s, which…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 October 1921 · page 9

Permission to effect material alterations and additions to premises was granted to Henry Mahoney, licenses of the Sydney Junction Hotel, Hamilton, and…

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Kurri Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 October 1921 · page 6

Mr. F. F. Potts, P.M., occupied the Bench at the Kurri Kurri Police Court, yesterday. John Sweeney was fined £1 with 8s…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, October 5. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 October 1921 · page 7

Albert Duckham, 50, labourer, for drunkenness, was fined 10s, or five days' imprisonment, and William Henry Kelly, 52, labourer, 20s, or five days,…

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Newcastle Tributes Reference in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 October 1921 · page 5

The Mayor of Newcastle (Ald. Kilgour) forwarded a telegram to-day conveying the sympathy of the City of Newcastle to the family of Mr…

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In Trafalgar Square Police Stand Up to Rioters Unemployed Leaders in Court Organiser Paid £5 a Week London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 October 1921 · page 1

A Communist, William Wheeler, was committed for trial at Sunderland today on a charge of sedition. Documents produced in court…

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Miners' Phthisis and 44-Hour Week Arbitration Court Enquiry MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 October 1921 · page 6

Dr. A. J. Lazna, of the Rockfeller Institute, gave evidence on mining and health before the full Arbitration Court yesterday, when the court…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, October 6. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 October 1921 · page 9

John Daley and Ellis G. Leach pleaded guilty to having behaved in a riotous manner in Kemp-street. A fine of 10s, with 8s costs, or three days'…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, October 6. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 October 1921 · page 9

James Walker summoned Ray Hines, of New Lambton, for the detention of a bicycle valued at £14. The defendant did not apepar, and the case was…

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Wallsend Tennis Court

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 October 1921 · page 6

The Wallsend Presbyterian Church Club is asking the council to allow it to put down a tennis court in a corner of Federal Park, near the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, October 6. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 October 1921 · page 9

Patrick Dolan, 57, was fined 10s, in default two days' imprisonment, for being drunk. John Oliver Donnal, 45, Joseph Woodford, 46, Robert Anderson, 34, and…

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Election Promise Merewether Police Station

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 October 1921 · page 4

Alderman Wells repirteel to Merewether Council last night that when in Sydney he had seen the Minister for Works with regard to the Merewether…

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Baby Tragedy Murder Charge Preferred Inquest To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 October 1921 · page 6

Dorothy May Dunmore (19) was charged, at the Newcastle Police Court this morning, with having maliciously and feloniously murdered a female…

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Newcastle District Court. Workmen's Compensation Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 October 1921 · page 4

Sitting in District Court jurisdiction at the Newcastle Court-house yesterday, his Honor Judge Hamilton had before him two applications for…

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