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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1922

1,794 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 42 of 90

Miners in Court Central Greta Troubles Cases Adjourned

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 June 1922 · page 6

Twenty-seven cases against miners under the Masters' Servants' Act were before Major Crane, P.M., at Greta police court to-day. They were…

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Social Circle Ascot Gathering Australians at Court LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 June 1922 · page 1

The Royal enclosure at Ascot, which is the most exclusive feature of London social life, included Sir Joseph Cook and his daughter,…

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Court As Fruit Mart Dealers Charged Perishable Products

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 June 1922 · page 6

Newcastle Police Court this morning bore the appearance of a fruit and produce market. Near the witness stand was piled a number of boxes of…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 June 1922 · page 7

Two persons, charged with drunkenness for the first time, did not appear, end their ball deposits wore forfeited. Alleged Misappropriation…

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Coal Worth 6d Unemployed Man's Theft Railway Case Stress of Unemployment

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 June 1922 · page 5

The petty larceny case, about the procedure in which Mr. Le Brun Brown, S.M., commented strongly on Wednesday, was heard at the…

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Industrial Court. Sitting in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 June 1922 · page 5

A sitting of the Deputy Industrial Court was hold at the Newcastle Court-house yesterday, Judge Curlewis presiding. WATER BOARD EMPLOYEES…

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International Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1922 · page 5

The International Court of Justice opened at The Hague yesterday for its first business session without ceremony, the judges wearing black robes with…

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Seamen in Trouble One Sent to Gaol SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 June 1922 · page 7

Described by the chief officer as "an agitator," James Wilkinson, a seaman on the steamer Norfolk, was sent to gaol for seven days by the magistrate…

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Rembrandt Theft "Paul in Prison" Stuttgart Museum Loss LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 June 1922 · page 5

Scotland Yard requests information as to the theft of the Rembrandt picture of "Paul in Prison," of the value of 5,000,000 marks, from…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1922 · page 3

Three persons, charged with drunkenness for the first time, did not appear, and their bail deposits were forfeited. Richard Pearce (45), labourer, was fined…

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£3000 Missing Bank Clerk Charged "Money Paid Into Bank" SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 June 1922 · page 4

Alleged defalcations amounting to £3000 formed the basis of a charge of stealing, on which Detley Roy Noel Teege, a bank teller, stood his trial at…

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Tired of Lover Woman Hires Murder Gang Political Intrigue

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 June 1922 · page 5

An attempt by a woman to murder her Importunate lover by means of hired assassins has been brought to light in Florence as the result of the…

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Federal Arbitration Court Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1922 · page 6

It is stated that invitations have been issued to various industrial bodies not affiliated with the Trades Hall to participate in a movement to oppose the…

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44 Hours for Bakers Evidence in Court Newcastle Application

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 June 1922 · page 5

The special 44-hour Week Court, presided over by Judge Beeby, sat at Newcastle this morning, to hear an application by the Newcastle…

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Maitland Police Court Unauthorised Collector

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 June 1922 · page 5

At West Maitland Police Court this morning Ernest Richard Renshaw was charged with having on November 15 obtained the sum of 10s by…

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Rumoured Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 June 1922 · page 5

There Is a widespread but unconfirmed rumeur circulating In Paris and Brussels that the Bolsheviks have assassinated M. Vandervelde, a loading Belgian…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, June 17. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 June 1922 · page 7

John Pryor (31), labourer, was fined £1, or five days' imprisonment, for drunkenness and £2, or fourteen days' imprisonment for having made use of improper…

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The Inns of Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 June 1922 · page 5

Everyone has heard of the famous English Inns of Court. On account of a recent attempt to dispose of "Old Cllffords," a legal correspondent furnishes some…

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Murder Mystery Railway Porter's Death Found in Cart Dock Saturday Night Discovery SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 June 1922 · page 5

There is no doubt in the minds of the police that Francis Charles Kennedy, a railway porter, of Orphingtonstreet, Ashfield who was found dead…

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Maitland District. West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1922 · page 6

Mr. F. W. C. Crane, P.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Inspector Cecil Hughes proceeded…

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