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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1921

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Arbitration Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 November 1921 · page 7

Judge Beeby will sit in Arbitration Court in Newcastle this week. The following matters will come before him:— To-day, at 10 a.m.: Re Shop Assistants,…

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Waratah Police Court. Tuesday, November 8. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 November 1921 · page 8

William West and John Murdock pleaded guilty to being drunk at Mayfield, and were each fined 5s, or two hours' imprisonment…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, November 8. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 November 1921 · page 10

Frederick Jones (33), canvasser, was fined 10s, or two days' imprisonment, for drunkenness, and on a similar charge David Prisk (58), miner, was fined £1,…

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Lived Like a Lord "Millionaire" Hoax Police Search

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 November 1921 · page 6

Throughout England the police are keeping an eye open for a young man who for nearly a fortnight stayed as a "titled millionaire" at one of the best…

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Society in Court Landru Trial "Wife" For Australia LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 November 1921 · page 1

Reports from Paris show that during the Landru trial the court was abiuze with sparkling jewels worn by society women and stage beauties…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 November 1921 · page 10

Payment out was directed in the following garnishee matters:— Letitia Maud Plain, judgment creditor; Stanley Watson, judgment debtor;…

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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 9 November 1921 · page 10

Licenses to conduct booths at the Newcastle races on November 19 and 23, and at the Newcastle Showground on November 14, were granted to Susan…

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Kurri Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 November 1921 · page 6

Mr. F. W. C. Crane, P.M., occupied the bench at the Kurri Kurri Police Court, yesterday. Frederick Ernest Jarvis, pleaded guilty…

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Bottomley Disbelieved Magistrate's Strictures.. LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 November 1921 · page 1

Strong comments by the magistrate, Sir Charles Biron, on certain of Horatio Bottomley's evidence marked the conclusion of the Bow-street Police…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, November 9. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 November 1921 · page 7

Ada Wilson (39), married, was fined 10s, with the alternative of two days' imprisonment, for drunkenness. Remanded…

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Maitland District. Maitland District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 November 1921 · page 6

The Maitland District Court was resumed, before his Honor Judge Hamilton, at the East Maitland Courthouse yesterday…

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Arbitration Court. Sittings at Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 November 1921 · page 3

A sitting of the Arbitration Court was held at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, before Judge Beeby, when matters arising out of claims by the northern…

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At Wrong Entrance Hotel Tragedy Charge of Murder SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 November 1921 · page 5

Darcy Edgar Jackson, aged 23, was charged at the Central Police Court today with having feloniously and maliciously murdered maliciously Alphonis James…

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"Fooling Around" Islington Fight Two Men in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 November 1921 · page 5

A fight which took place at the corner of Beaumont-street and Maitland-road, Islington, last night, resulted in the appearance at the…

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Drama in Court Landru Trial Disdainful Counsel LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 November 1921 · page 1

The hearing of the Lundru case in Paris concluded to-day in din and confusion, caused by the invective and bunging of books between counsel,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, November 10. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 7

Albert Frederick Pascoe, 19, labourer, pleaded not guilty to a charge of rioto[?] behaviour. Constable J. F. Pollard gave evidence that on the previous evening…

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Newcastle Arbitration Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 5

Judge Beeby will preside in the Arbitration Court at Newcastle to-day. The following matters are sat down for hearing:—…

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At the Court House

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 5

For two minutes, commencing at 1l o'clock, the business of tho Newcastle Police Court was suspended this morning, at the request of Mr. Lc…

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Industrial Matters. the Federal Court. Effect of Premiers' Decision Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 5

In the Commonwealth Arbitration Court Mr. Justice Powers questioned the parties in the following cases as to how long their proceedings before the court would…

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Alleged Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 November 1921 · page 6

Charles Martin was charged at the Paterson Police Court, before Mr. F. W. C. Crane, P.M., on Thursday, with having unlawfully assaulted Burnel Mark…

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