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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1922

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, March 7. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Prohibited Immigrant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1922 · page 10

Jingo Yoshimatsu (25), ship's fireman, was brought up after two remands upon a charge of being a prohibited immigrant. Sergeant Ward stated that the…

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Greenwood's Effigy Waxworks Libel Sequel to a Murder Trial LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 March 1922 · page 5

There was a remarkable sequel to a Kidwelly trial, when Sir Hamor Greenwood obtained £150 for libel against Deare, a proprietor of…

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Street Fighting African Labor Riots Police Fire on Crowd JOHANNESBURG

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 March 1922 · page 5

Vast disturbances occurred in the telephone exchange and outside the fire station, through the commandoes trying to pull out the employees. The…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1922 · page 10

A verdict was awarded H. G. Whittle against F. Pleash, in a claim for £3 1s, for goods sold and delivered, with 4s costs…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. W. Le Brun Brown and W. Nickson, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1922 · page 10

Renewals of publicans' licenses were granted to Patrick Hillier, of the Premier Hotel, Broadmeadow; and Mary Edith Kerr, of the Speers' Point Hotel, Speers'…

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Newcastle District Court. Tuesday, March 7. (Before His Honor Judge Hamilton.) Verdict for Plaintiffs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1922 · page 10

Hearing was resumed of the action in which Job Butler Hudson and others sued Tooth and Company, Ltd., in connection with a lease of premises known as the…

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Stealing Charges Mayfield Carpenters' Tools

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 March 1922 · page 4

Five charges of stealing carpenters' tools from various people at Mayfield were preferred against Walter Neill, 46, at the Newcastle Police Court…

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Stockton Burglary Front Door Broken Young Man Committed

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 March 1922 · page 4

An echo of the reports of burglaries in Newcastle was heard in the police court this morning, when a young man was committed for trial for…

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Irish National Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1922 · page 5

A now Irish National Police is being formed. They are training on the Royal Dublin Society's Showgrounds, and form the nucleus of a force numbering several…

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Industrial Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1922 · page 6

Mr. G. C. Addison, Chief industrial Magistrate, presided at the Industrial Court, at the West Maitland Courthouse, yesterday…

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English Murders Aviator Charged Hampshire Victim Identified LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 March 1922 · page 1

Ronald True, the aviator arrested at the theatre on Monday night, was charged and remanded for the murder of Miss Gertrude Yates and stealing…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1922 · page 3

John Joseph Bottle (33), fireman, and Harry Loslie Do Bedat (30), seaman, were each fined 5s, or detention for two hours, for drunkenness. William James Hart…

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Native's Abduction Trader Takes Girl Six Months' Gaol Port Moresby, January 28

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 March 1922 · page 5

At the Central Criminal Court at Port Moresby, Papua, before Judge Herbert, Reginald Ellis Chancellor, planter and trader, of Alaruva…

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Police Called in Candidate, Assailed Wickham Politics

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 March 1922 · page 5

Proceedings became so lively at Wickham last night, following an address by the Protestant Labor Candidate (Mr. Skelton), that the…

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Hostel for Girls Winn Court Bought Mayfield Property

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 March 1922 · page 6

A palatial residence for girls has been secured by the purchase, just closed, of "Winncourt," at Mayfield. The house…

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Bottomley in Court Conversion Charge Money for Victory Club LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 March 1922 · page 1

Horatio Bottomley was charted at Bow-street Police Court with the conversion of £5000 of the Victory Bonds funds to his own use. He personally…

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The Rand Strike. Acts of Intimidation. Conflicts with Police. (Australian Cable Association.) CAPETOWN

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1922 · page 5

Johannesburg is in a state of excitement, owning to the strike. The strikers commanders and the police are parading the streets. Several acts of intimidation…

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Newcastle District Court. Wednesday, March 8. (Before His Honor, Judge Hamilton.) in Divorce. Garritty v. GARRITTY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1922 · page 3

Misconduct was the principal issue for trial in the suit for divorce brought by John Garrity, a sanitary foreman, living at Maitland, against his wife, Ida…

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Industrial Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 March 1922 · page 5

A sitting of the Chief Industrial Magistrate's country was held at Newcastle Court-house yesterday, before Mr. G. C. Addison, Inspector W. D. Clark,…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, March 9. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 March 1922 · page 3

James Hill was fined 5s; with 8s costs, or three days' imprisonment, for having failed to return a motor license within three days of its expiration…

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