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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1922

1,794 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 50 of 90

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1922 · page 2

Elizabeth M'Rae, a married woman, living at 95 Wolfe-street, proceeded against David Glover, living in Brien-street, Junction, to recover £4 17s 6d; which was said…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1922 · page 2

The following hotel licenses were transferred: Terminus Hotel, Wallsend, from Nellie Racbel M'Carthy to Walter Edwin Kohne; Merewether Hotel, Glebe, from…

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Manager Charged Alleged Embezzlement SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 July 1922 · page 6

Wilfred Hutchinson, aged 32, appeared to answer several charges of alleged empbezzlement and theft at the Central Police Court to-day. At the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, July 13. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1922 · page 7

Isaac Weir (52) and William Keane (33) were each fined 10 s, or two days' imprisonment, for drunkenness, On a similar Charge, James Eaton (40), seaman, was…

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The Hornsby Murder. Two Men Detained. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1922 · page 5

A strong force of detective at daylight this morning detained two men in the Hornsby district, and are holding them in connection with the murder of Mr. F…

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Gaol for Manslaughter Foundry Explosion Death of 18 Girls LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 July 1922 · page 1

Five years' penal servitude was imposed on John Knowles, 65, husband of the owner of the foundry of Messrs. Knowles, Ltd., at Topton, England,…

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Murder Theories Spiritualists Help Hornsby Mystery Something Definite SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 July 1922 · page 5

There were practically no new developments in the Hornsby murder case this morning. The two youths who were before the police court…

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Dodging the Reefs In Stolen Yacht Theft Admitted 38 Hours Without Sleep ROCKHAMPTON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 July 1922 · page 6

Westlake, Mills and Smith, who have been in custody at Rockhampton in connection with the theft of the yacht Raata,…

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Two Men in Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1922 · page 5

Frederick Erie Spencley Powell, aged 17, and Stanley Spencer Spithill, aged 18, were charged before Mr. F. L. Foster, J. P., at the, Hornsby Police Court this…

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Central Greta Men Before Court Secretary's Case to Go On

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 July 1922 · page 6

The cases of the Central Greta miners were set down for hearing today at Greta Court, but were postponed to a later hour with a view to…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1922 · page 2

At the Newcastle Police Court yesterday before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M., two persons, charged with drunkenness for the first time, did not appear, and…

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Assault Charges Greta Cases

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 July 1922 · page 8

At Greta Court yesterday there were two charges against one person for indecent assault. Mr. A. Braye appeared for the prosecution and Mr. E…

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Remanded on Charge of Assault

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 July 1922 · page 1

FREDERICK POWELL Who appeared at the Hornsby Court and were remanded till July 20. The police stated their belief that these men were in some way connected with the Hornsby train tragedy…

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Escape From Gaol, Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1922 · page 6

Three prisoners, Ernest Alexander Ryan, aged 36, Edward Watts, 30, and William Shaw, 33, escaped from the yatala Labour Prison on Wednesday night…

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Dear Cauliflower "Only a Joke" Theft from Chinaman

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 July 1922 · page 6

A common or garden variety of cauliflower realised £5 19s this morning. It was not at the markets, however, but at the Newcastle Police…

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Three Days' Gaol Bevan in Austria LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 July 1922 · page 1

"The Daily Mail's" correspondent at Vienna states that Gerard Bevan has been sentenced to three days' imprisonment for false registration in…

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The Hornsby Murder. Search for the Criminal Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1922 · page 4

The search for the murderer of Mr. F. C. Kemmis, manager of the Hornsby branch of the Government Savings Bank, is proceeding vigorously. The…

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Greta Court Rush of Business

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 July 1922 · page 5

The space in Greta courthouse was taxed to its extreme capacity on Thursday, and hundreds were unable to gain admittance. Major F. W…

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Germany To-day. Militarist Plots. a Murder Society. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1922 · page 5

The Berlin correspondent of the "Manchester Guallan" states that at least 300 men and women, including Herr Liebkncchi Herr Erzberger, and Dr. Rathenau…

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Greta. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1922 · page 7

The space in Greta Police Court was severely taxed on Thursday, and there were hundreds outside unable to gain admission Many of them were colliery…

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