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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1922

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, January 23. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 7

Five persons charged with drunkenness for the first time, did not appear, and their ball deposits were forfeited. Florence Totman (35), domestic duties, was…

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Baby Killed Murder Charge Young Mother Committed SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 6

At the close of an inquiry into the death of a newly-born baby, Harry Thompson, the coroner committed a young mother, Winifred Blanche…

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Maitland Allegedly Riotous Young Men in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 5

As a result of seeing the old year out "down the Bend" several young men named William D'Arey Tripp. Austin Edwards. Herbert Greedy. Richard Rampling…

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Cessnock Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 6

Mr. F. W. C. Crane, P.M., occupied the bench at the Cessnocw Police Court yesterday. George Gill and Alexander Murdoch was each fined 5s, with 8s costs, for…

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Jealousy and Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 5

A message from Philadelphia that Oscar Rosier, a native of Sydney, where he founded the Victoria Advertising Association, and his stenographer.,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, January 24. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Improper Behaviour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 3

James M'Guinness, 44, dealer, was fined 10s, or two days' imprisonment, for improper behaviour. Remanded Until To-day…

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Alma Tirtschke Melbourne Murder Today's Inquest Huge Crowds Disappointed MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 4

Although it had been freely stated that only officials and those intimately connected with the inquiry into the death of Alma Tu[?] would be [?] to the…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 3

Susan L. Hyde, licensee of the Terminus Hotel, and George Galperin, license of the Great Britain Hotel, were granted booth licenses for the Newcastle races…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 3

Payment out to the judgment creditors was ordered in the following garnishee matters: Aberdeen Council, judgement creditor, Mac Ludington, judgment debtor,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, January 25. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Two Convictions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1922 · page 7

Alexander Rosenberg (50), boilermaker, was fined £5, or one month's imprisonment, for having made use of improper language in Scott-street on January 18…

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The Tirtschke Murder. the Inquest. Sensational Evidence. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1922 · page 4

There was a large crowd outside the morgue when Colin Ross was brought there to appear at the corner's inquiry regarding the death of Alma Tirtschke…

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In a Wine Saloon Melbourne Murder Awful Drama of Death Ross Committed for Trial

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 January 1922 · page 5

Colin Ross was to-day committed for trial on a charge of having murdered Alma Tirtschke. Evidence given alleged that Ross enticed the girl into his wine saloon from the street, pressed her to take wine, and later seduced her. When she began to call out,…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 7

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

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Midnight Elopement 16-Year-old Girl Bridegroom's Theft

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 6

A romantic story of a boy and girl elopement over two years ago was related at Pontypridd in a case in which a collier named Bert Lucas, 23, who…

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Will Say Nothing Award Before Court

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 9

When the general manager of John Lysaght's Ltd., was asked to express an opinion on the coming conference, he replied that the firm was now…

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The Melbourne Murder. a Prisoner's Evidence. Ross's Alleged Confession Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 6

The inquest into the death of the little girl Alma Tirtschke was continued to-day. Colin Cam[?]bell Ross, who is accused of murdering her, was present…

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Etiquette How to Court Age of Youth

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 6

"Toujours la politesse," is a very scellent motto. We may be sorely [?]ied, badly aggravated, but let us always be polite…

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High Life London Gaming Lively Police Story Viscount's Mansion Raided LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 1

A lively story of a police raid on viscount Galway's town mansion in Portland-place, which was used, according to the prosecution, as high…

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Motor Bandits [?] Irish Burglary LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 1

Armed burglars entered the branch of the Ulster bunk at Delven, Westmeath, early yesterday morning and compelled the manager at the point…

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Mistreating Girls Tex Rickard Charged Frame-up Alleged Sports in Court VANCOUVER

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 1

The New York police court was crowded with leading sportsmen to hour the charges against Tex Rickard of mistreating three girls. One of…

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