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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1922

1,794 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 90

After an Operation Charge Turns to Murder SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 5

Mary Ann Davenport (36) appeared again at the Central Polley Court to-day but on a new charge, that of feloniously and maliclously murdering Philomena…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 2

Booth licenses for the Newcastle races were granted to G. Galperin, of the Great Britain Hotel, and to S. L. Hyde, of the Terminus Hotel, Newcastle…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 2

J.Goldring and Sons v. G. Powell, claim for £8 14s 6d, alleged to be due for goods sold and delivered. Adjourned to March 7…

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Russian's Day Out Lost £23 in Park Woman Charged with Theft

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 March 1922 · page 4

Nicholas Rodionoff is a Russian coal-miner, of Kurri Kurri. On February 10 he brought about £27 to Newcastle to send the day…

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Wife Assault Aboriginal Gaoled 18 Months' Imprisonment

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 March 1922 · page 6

Frederick Wells, the aboriginal who was found guilty at the Newcastle Quarter Sessions on Tuesday of assaulting his wife, occasioning her…

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Fair Rents Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1922 · page 5

In a matter for rent adjustment, which came before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M., yesterday, the applicant was Ernest Buttram and the respondent…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, March 1. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1922 · page 3

Fines of 5s, with the alternative of two hours' detention, were imposed on two first offenders for drunkenness. Thomas Keating, also for drunkenness, was fined…

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Embezzler Goes to Gaol Grey-haired Man Fine War Record

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 March 1922 · page 4

Of fine appearance, with an excellent war record of 43 years, and over 14 decorations. Including the King's Sergeant's stripes, conferred upon…

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Movie Murder Six Arrests Made Woman's" Accusation, "My God! Keep Quiet!" VANCOUVER

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 March 1922 · page 1

A message from Los Angeles stales that a real development in the Taylor murder took place to-day when six people were arrested following an…

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Rand's Red Flag Sticks and Stones Showers for the Police JOHANNESBURG

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 March 1922 · page 1

Captain Pulford, District Commandant of Police at East Rand, says officially that a Boksburg commando 250 strong, headed by the red flag, was…

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Sentenced for Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 3

Nothing was known against James Sullivan, who was found guilty on the previous day of an assault upon a girl under the age of consent. In passing a…

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Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 3

John Mitchell was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment on a charge of breaking, entering, and stealing, to which he had pleaded guilty. The records…

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Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 3

Constable Brown, of the Lake-road Police Station, gave evidence of good character in the case of Thomas Perkins, who had pleaded guilty to assault. The…

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Aborigine Sentenced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 3

Addressing Frederick Wells, an aborigine, who had been found guilty of assault on his wife, occasioning actual bodily harm, his Honor said: "Your case…

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Alleged Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 5

John Stephens, aged 42 years, a fire man on the steamer Goulburn, lying i[?] the Basin, Carrington, was treated at the Newcastle Hospital last night for an…

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Theft From Partner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 3

A sentence of fifteen months' imprisonment was passed on Thomas Tomlinson, who was found guilty on the previous day of having stolen £750 4s 8d, the property…

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Police Conference

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 4

Mr. Henry Chinner, of the Newcastle police, was unanimously elected vice-president of the N.S.W. Police Association at the annual conference…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, March 2. (Before Mr. Le Brun Brown, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 7

Edward M. Shelley was summoned for a breach of the Motor Traffic Act, in not delivering up his number plate on the expiration of his license. The defendant…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, March 2. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, L.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 8

Bonds were forfeited or fines of 5s imposed in the case of five first offenders for drunkenness, and Laurence Mathe[?]son (39), and John Ernest Poulton (45)…

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Wallsend Euchre Police and Firemen

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 8

As a meas of assisting the Wallsend Hospital, through the Police and Firemen's annual charities' appeal now being conducted throughout the State,…

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