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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1921

1,748 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 76 of 88

Murderous Assault Man's Head Smashed Surveyor's Peg Used WELLINGTON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 November 1921 · page 5

This morning Wellington police were notified that a murderous assault had taken place at Yeoval, about 26 miles from Wellington. Sergeant…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, November 11. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Trouble With Landlady

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 November 1921 · page 11

A plea of guilty was entered by Alfred John Hyde, 30, labourer, to a charge of having threatened Phoebe M'Naught at Adamstown on November 4, and the…

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Arbitration Court. Coal Crane Employees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 November 1921 · page 3

In the Arbitration Court at Newcastle, yesterday, Judge Beeby entered upon consideration of the claim made by the Carrington Coal and Coke Shipping Union…

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Land Valuation Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 November 1921 · page 11

The suggestion that an ulterior motive lay behind the constitution of the new Land and Valuation Court was commented upon by Mr. Loughlin, Minister for Lands,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, November 12. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 November 1921 · page 3

One first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, in default two hours' Detention. Remanded…

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Display at Police Headquarters in Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 November 1921 · page 6

Plate and other stolen articles wor[?] to [?] Headquarters from the city and suburbs [?]…

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Police Attacked Truce in Belfast LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 November 1921 · page 1

A hundred and fifty armed men, supposed to be Sinn Feiners, attacked two police officers motoring in Belfast. They riddled the car with…

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Pensioner in Court Alleged Theft

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 November 1921 · page 5

At the Newcastle Police Court this morning, George Palmer (27), pensioner, was charged with having had in his custody one piece of cream…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 November 1921 · page 7

At the Newcastle Police Court yesterday, before Mr. H. L. Hungerford, J.P., May M'Williams (35), domestic duties, was fined £2, with the alternative of fourteen…

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Opium Worth £375 Theft Alleged Policeman Charged SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 November 1921 · page 6

George Nahos, tobacconist, and Martin Hennessey, a police constable, appeared in the dock at Darlinghurst Sessions yesterday on a charge of…

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Bribery Charge Sydney Council R. D. Bramston in Court SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 November 1921 · page 5

R. D. Bramston was before the summons division of the Central Police court to-day, on an information laid by Allen Taylor. The…

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Two-up at Midnight School at Stockton Steel Workers in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 November 1921 · page 6

About three o'clock this morning a number of shift workers were playing two-up in Mitchell-street, Stockton, and Sergeant Borthwick put in…

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Driven From Home Magistrate's Sympathy

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 November 1921 · page 6

Kindly encouragement was given to a lad charged at Woolwich with wandering without visible moans of subsistence…

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A French Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 November 1921 · page 7

A Paris message states that a decently dressed man accosted M. Romeo, a well-known commission agent, who, with a lady acquaintance was about to enter a motor…

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Calcutta Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 November 1921 · page 7

A serious police strike is threatening Calcutta. At a meeting of 300 native police, ex-head constables addressed the gathering, exhorting them to favour…

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Murder of a Chinese. Mackay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 November 1921 · page 7

Samuel Templeton, George Sinclair, Harry Perry and George Waters appeared on remand at the Mackay Court to-day, charged with the wilful murder…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, November 15. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 November 1921 · page 10

Bonds were forfeited in the cases of seven first offenders, charged with drunkenness. John Hill (63) was fined 10s, in default three days' imprisonment, and…

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The Federal Court. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 November 1921 · page 4

In the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to-day Mr. J. Allen, who appeared for the Pastoralists' Federation of Australia, asked that the pastoralists' case…

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New Tennis Court Opening Postponed

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 November 1921 · page 8

Owing to the unfavorable weather on Friday, the official opening tennis court in Gregson Park, Hamilton, for the use of the teachers…

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Small Debts Court. Husband's Claim Against Wife

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 November 1921 · page 10

George M'Cabbine sought to recover from Margaret M'Cabbine his wife, the sum of £28, which he claimed was the amount of money received by her on his…

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