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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1922

1,794 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 90

Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 5

S. H. K. Crammond, of Stockton, electrical contractor, v. H. J. Rose, licensee of the Criterion Hotel, Newcastle, claim for £8, alleged to be due for work done…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, February 14. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 5

Raymond Graham (23), for drunkenness, was fined 5s or two hours, and Albert Hogan (54), labourer, for a similar offence, was fined 40s, or ten days'…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 5

Application was made by Mr. A .F. Hall, on behalf of J. M. Morris, for authority to enter and search for coal and shale on portion 204, parish of Awaba, county of…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 5

The application or the transfer of the license of the Terminus Hotel, Wallsend, from F. Q. M'Quade to W. Hill; was adjourned at the request of the parties…

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Baby in Gutter Street Sensation Husband versus Wife Sordid Court Story

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 5

The residents of Gulliver-street, Hamilton, were treated, on Friday night, to the strange sight of a man undressing his nine-week-old…

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Murder of Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1922 · page 5

The bomb hurled among Belfast children, of whom two were killed, and fourteen wounded, was a missile of a powerful type. A group of light-hearted girls…

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Murder in Victoria. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1922 · page 5

Mrs. Curley, who lived at Upper Plenty, a few miles from Wallan, was found shot dead in a paddock this morning. Mounted-constable Gilbert Young made…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, February 15. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1922 · page 7

One first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, with the alternative of two hours' detention. Joseph Danks (44) was fined 10s in default two days' imprisonment; and…

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Bathing Shed Theft Another Man's Shirt BRISBANE

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 5

The beaches at Tweed Heads have been pestered by a bathing sheds thief or two this season. The identity of one offender was established…

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Contempt of Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 5

Reuben Bignold and Horatio Bottomley, M.P., have applied against each other for the application of the rules for committal for contempt of court in…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, February 16. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 9

Four persons, charged with drunkenness for the first time, did not appear, and their ball deposits were forfeited. Joseph Booth, 29, cook, was fined £1, or five…

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Arbitration Court. Attacks Refuted. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 4

Mr. Justice Powers, in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court, to-day, vigorously refuted the attacks on the Court. He said so much had lately been said and…

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"Our New Sergeant" Court Congratulations "One Step Higher"

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 5

"Before commencing the business of the court this morning I would like to congratulate our new sergeant. "said Mr. Le Brun Brown, S.M., at the City Police…

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Two Shots Alleged Attempted Murder Cardiff Sensation Sequel to Court Case

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 5

"Yesterday we got an order out against him for £2 a week in the Children's Court, and this is the upshot of [?]"…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, February 17. (Before Mr. W. Le Burn Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 11

Charles Adams (40), labourer, and Peter Russell (47), fireman, were each fined 10s, or two days' imprisonment, for drunkenness. On a similar charge,…

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Maitland Police Court Over Time With Sulky

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 February 1922 · page 5

Before Major F.C.W. Crane, P.M., at West Maitland Police Court this morning, William Hennings and Patrick Barnett were charged with…

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Stop-press Unconscious of Assault

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 February 1922 · page 1

Alan Wi[?]s beak clerk, on trial at the [?]hurst S[?] on a charge of having indecently [?]ed a girl of 10…

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Los Angeles Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 February 1922 · page 5

A message from Los Angeles states that while the Press is full of sensational stories of blackmail, plots, love, jealousies, etc., as the cause of the recent…

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Murder and Fighting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 February 1922 · page 5

Lieutenant Jellico, of the Royal Engineers was shot dead Cork while visiting friends and wearing mufti, Constable M'Edwards was shot dead in…

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Transparent Theft Glass Found in Pocket

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 February 1922 · page 5

"There's a terrible lot of this pilfering of glasses going on throughout the Slate it runs Into thousands of pounds a year."…

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