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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1921

1,748 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 88

Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 3

At the Newcastle Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M., two persons, charged with drunkenness for the first time, had their bail…

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Alleged Theft

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 5

Robert [?] sarrows (41), laborer, was charged in the Newcastle Court to-day, before Mr. Lc Bren Brown, S.M., with the theft of [?]…

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Mo Lun Murder Inquest on Monday Poole Further Remanded

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 5

Charles poole (18), painter, was before the Newcastle Court this morning on remand from last week, charged with the murder of Mo Lun. On…

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Hit Under the Chin Sydney Man's Death. Man and Woman Charged SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 5

The death of Acre H[?]rdy was the subject of [?] of Newtown Police Court to-day [?] Clyde Harold Christian, 12, was [?] with having…

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Infected Dairy Case of Typhoid Police Not Notified

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 5

For failure to notify a case of infectious disease, typhoid fever. Joseph Enright, a dairyman, of Lambs Creek, near Branxton, was fined £3, with is…

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Irish Troubles. Murder and Reprisals. Ulster Parliament. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 5

A military policeman named Ryan was shot dead in a Dublin hotel while drinking with his mother-in-law. Three men entered and fired on Ryan, who…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 6

Messrs. G. Atkin, P.M., and E. Bowden, J.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Samuel March was fined 5s, with 8s…

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Theft From a Billiard-room

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 5

Athol David Derral Preston was charged with the theft of a set of pool marbles, the property of John Thomas Kay, at Islington, during the month of November…

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Music by Post Higher Rates Charged

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 6

A complaint that Australian music would not be accepted by the postal authorities at the same rate as Australian books—did not seem to be…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, February 7. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 7

Three persons, who had been locked up for drunkenness, and admitted to bail, did not appear, and their bonds were forfeited. Two first offenders, for a similar…

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New South Wales Police. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 5

Mr. Dooley, the Acting State Premier and Chief Secretary, made reference to-day to recent statements that the police is undermanned…

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Irish Troubles. Sinn Fein Assassins. Murder of a Child. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 5

The military have systematically searched Queenstown. Practically every house was entered, and all persons under forty years were detained and escorted…

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Boy Murderer Money for the Zoo Confession to the Police LONDON, February 5

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 1

A remarkable written confession by a 16-year-old boy named Donald Luton, who was charged with the murder of a septuagenarian widow, Mrs…

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Lambton Theft Money From Purse

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 3

Robert Gilbert Burrows (27) pleaded guilty at the Newcastle Court to-day to the theft of two five-pound notes and £1 15s in silver and copper money…

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Hamilton Burglary Two Men on Trial Merry-go-round as Alibi

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 5

Herbert John Franklin and John Rupert Trott, two young men, pleaded not guilty at the Newcastle Quarter Sessions to-day to a charge of having…

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

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

Two persons, who had been locked up for drunkenness and admitted to bail, did not appear, and their bonds were forfeited. John O'Neill, 28, fireman, for a…

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Pilfering Sentences Wharfies in Gaol Will They be Released? SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 5

When questioned to-day concerning the rumored action in regard to the release of certain wharf laborers who were sentenced to terms of…

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Frivolous Appeals Wasting Time of Court LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 1

Condemning frivolous appeals against convictions us a wasting of time Mr. Justice Avery exercised the right of the court to increase the…

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Warden's Court. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, Warden.)

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

Application was made by James Edwards, Ernest J. Card, and Edward Kelly, for suspension of labour conditions for a period of three months on coal-mining leases…

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

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

Verdicts for plaintiffs were given in the following cases:— Hunt and Woolston, storekeepers, of Hamilton, v. Mrs. K. Davies, of the Junction, for £3 14s 2d,…

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