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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1922

1,794 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 68 of 90

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 September 1922 · page 2

A verdict for £5 19s 8d for goods sold and delivered, with costs of 11s, was awarded Charles Williams, grocer, of Maitland-road, Islington, against N. Pike…

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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 27 September 1922 · page 2

Booth licenses for the Wallsend Races on October 14 were granted to Samuel Miller, licensee of the Great Northern Hotel, and to George Galperin, licensee…

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Craftsmen and Basic Wage Steel Works Application Should Award be Retrospective Industrial Court Argument Closed Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 September 1922 · page 6

Continuing the argument in the industrial Court to-day in the Br[?]den Hill Proprietary Company's application for a new award. Mr…

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Deserted Bride Husband Sent To Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 September 1922 · page 6

Desertion of a Belgian wife and subsequent neglect to maintain her and her child resulted in the appearance at South Shields of John Thomas Rowe…

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Waratah Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 September 1922 · page 4

In regard to the representations of the Waratah Municipal Council, and Messrs. J. M. Baddeley and W. Skelton, Ms.L.A., regarding the closing of…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, September 27. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 September 1922 · page 3

John Ernest O'Connor, 38, leather-dresser, for drunkenness, was fined 5s, or detention for two hours. Discharged…

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Strike in Cork Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 September 1922 · page 5

Rebel prisoners in Cork Gaol went on a hunger strike, and then refused to return to their cells after parade. When force Was used the prisoners wrecked…

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Persistent Criminal Three Years Gaol Imposed on Women

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 September 1922 · page 6

"The public must be protected from men like you," declared the chairman at Preston Sessions to Joseph Coskery, 26, described on the calendar as…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, September 28. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 September 1922 · page 6

Angus M'Crimmon, 75, labourer, was fined £1 10s, or ten days' imprisonment, for drunkenness. For offensive behaviour in Church-street on the previous night,…

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Collision at Sea. Newcastle and Kinchela Finding of the Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 September 1922 · page 5

In the Marine Court to-day, before Judge Cohen, and Captain C. V. Wood and H. Chudleigh as assessors, and inquiry was held into the…

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Paste Diamonds Musician Goes to Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 September 1922 · page 6

How a merchant was induced to purchase two rings for £90, only to discover that they were paste Imitations of the originals, was described…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, September 29. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.m.) Summons Division. Ex Parte Hearing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 September 1922 · page 2

There was no appearance of Reginald Lennard to answer a charge of having driven a motor car past a stationary tram, and the case was proceeded with…

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In Trouble Again Ketch Ruby Police to the Rescue SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 September 1922 · page 3

The ketch Ruby, which was responsible for distress signals off Sydney Heads about five weeks ago, and which was [?] towed into…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 October 1922 · page 6

At the Newcastle Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M., two persons, charged with drunkenness for the first time, were each fined 5s, or two…

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A Murder Gang

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 October 1922 · page 5

A message from Berlin states that a father and two sons named Jankowski have been condemned to death at Graundenz for a series of murders of…

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Carrington Police Transfer

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 October 1922 · page 7

Constable J. Mitchie, of Carrington, has received notification of his transfer to Taree. He has been in Carrington district for several years. The…

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Trainees in Trouble Dodging Drill Court Cases

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 October 1922 · page 6

The Newcastle Police Court this morning bore a quasi-military appearance. At the table usually used by the legal profession three figures clad…

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West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1922 · page 6

Mr. M. Longfield, P.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court, yesterday. Les. E. Moroney, Ashley Barwick,…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1922 · page 6

The bench at the Licensing Court, held at the West Maitland Courthouse yesterday, was ocupied by Messrs. M. Longfield and Elias Bowden L.Ms…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, October 2. (Before Mr. W Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1922 · page 7

Seven persons, charged with drunkenness for the first time, did not appear, and their bail deposits were forfeited. On a charge of riotous behaviour, Thomas…

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