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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1921

1,748 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 72 of 88

Newcastle Police Court. Monday, October 24. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 October 1921 · page 7

Five first offenders, who had been locked up for drunkenness and were admitted to ball, did not appear, and their bonds were forfeited. For being…

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Murder Charge Rockhampton Tragedy ROCKHAMPTON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 October 1921 · page 5

The case against Edward Archibald Davis, charged with the murder of Frederick Crawford, on about July 7, was continued to-day. Evidence was…

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Bed and Bread Before Six O'clock Problem For Magistrate

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 October 1921 · page 6

Can a baker be fined for making bread before six o'clock in the morning, when he is in bed at the time? That was a question which Mr. Le…

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Jury Locked Up Queensland Murder Trial BRISBANE

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 October 1921 · page 5

The jury was locked up last night in the part-heard criminal case, in which Henry Arthur Dale is charged with the Wilful murder of Fdererick…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 October 1921 · page 8

Archibald Alexander M'Donald (33) was charged at the West Maitland Police Court with having illegally used a horse and sulky at West Maitland on Monday…

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Cessnock Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 October 1921 · page 8

Mr. H. H. Chippindall, P.M., occupied the bench at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday. William M'Laughlan was charged with…

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"Hands Up!" Belmont Assault Five Men in a Car

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 October 1921 · page 5

Following the alleged assault on an elderly man at Belmont shortly before midnight on October 1[?], four young men were charged at the Newcastle…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, October 25. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 October 1921 · page 5

A first offender, who had been locked up for drunkenness, and admitted to bail, did not appear, and forfeited his bond. George Biddley, 42, labourer, was fined…

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Midnight Chase Draper's Shop Robbery Police Use Revolvers Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 October 1921 · page 5

The police used revolvers in Moore Park near Mount Ronnie, about two o'clock this morning, in a chase after two men, one of whom escaped…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 October 1921 · page 5

A claim for £19 was made by D. L Tealberg and Son, jewellers, of Newcastle, against Francis Harold Roach, of Cessnock, secretary to the Cessnock…

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Police Appeal Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 October 1921 · page 4

To continue to deny the members of the police force the right of appeal in regard to promotions and the infliction of punishments would be to keep them…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, October 26. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 October 1921 · page 7

Three persons, charged with drunkenness for the first time, did not appear, and their ball deposits were forfeited. James Reid (14) was fined £1, or live days'…

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Newcastle the Good Help for Law and Order Tribute From Police

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 October 1921 · page 6

Newcastle people are, in the main, law-abiding," says Superintendent Cook, wilting from Grafton to the Newcastle, committee which had in…

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Seized in the Night Ex-Sister Liguori Carried Off Mysterious Men in Motor Car Escaped Nun At Police Headquarters "Not Going Back to Brother" Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 October 1921 · page 5

Miss Bridget Patridge, who was taken away by a number of men at Kogarah last night, was brought to police headquarters at 11 a.m. to-day by two police officers, who met her in the street. She and a gentleman friend went to Macquarie-street shortly…

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Stop-press Islington Burglary

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 1

George Spicer, wheeler, was charged at the Police Court today with having broken and entered Mr. L. Cook's tailor's shop…

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Teralba Police Court. Thursday, October 27. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, forfeited their bonds. James Gullfoyle (49), on two charges of drunkenness, was fined £1 in each case,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, October 27. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 8

Two persons, charged with drunkenness for the first time, did not appear, and their bail deposits were forfeited. Two other first offenders were each fined 5s,…

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Women in Case Big Post Office Robbery Six Persons Sentenced VANCOUVER

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 6

A woman, Wanda Urbayist, w[?] was the brains of a gang which robbed the Toledo post office of a million dollars in February, was to-day…

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Double Murder Death of Two Girls LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 1

It is reliably reported that the youth, Harold Jones, who is awaiting trial on a charge of killing a little girl at Abertillery, has confessed to the…

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"Obey My Ruling" Scene in Court Bottomley Alleges Bias LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 6

There was a spirited scene at Bow-street between Mr. Bottomley and the magistrate, at the adjourned hearing of the Bigland libel case…

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