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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1922

1,794 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 90

Murder in Glasgow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 5

A young married couple, named Harness, have been sentenced to death in Glasgow for murdering a Jewish shopgirl, aged 14, for a pound and a few…

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Boots and Pyjamas Stolen From Store Kurri Kurri Burglary

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 5

When the staff of the Kurri Kurri Co-operative Store arrived this morning to start work, they found the front door open. The police were…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, February 1. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 7

Three persons, charged with drunkenness for the first time, did not appear, and their bail deposits were forfeited. Two others who were similarly charged…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, February 2. (Before Mr. Le Brun Brown, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 9

James Mitchell pleaded guilty to being drunk in Morehead-street, and was fined 10s. Stanley Fitzpatrick, for a similar offence, was fined10s, or two days'…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, February 2. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, L.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 9

Three persons, charged with drunkenness for the first time, did not appear, and their bonds were forfeited. Two other first offenders appeared in…

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Murder in Los Angeles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 5

The city of Los Angeles has been stirred by a strange murder in the moving picture world. William Desmond Taylor, the director…

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Theft of Cars Over 3000 Cars Stolen

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 6

Last year 30,000 cars were stolen in the States says the Motor World and 21,276 of them were [?] The number stolen was 3012 [?]…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, February 3. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 11

Two persons, charged with drunkenness for the first, time, did not appear, and their had deposits were forfeited. Two other persons, who had offended…

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Irish Police Possible Immigrants LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 5

The "Standard" states that Dublin Castle has circularised county inspectors inquiring the number of members of the Royal Irish Constabulary who…

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Eyes of Madman Impression of Terror Portrait in Murder Charge LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 5

In the Armstrong murder case the court granted a rule nist aganist the "Daily Express on a contempt application in regart to the published…

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Strike in Germany Railway Men Oat Trains at Standstill Police Seize Union Funds LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 1

Reuter's correspondent at Brelin reports that the Government Manifesto prohibiting the railway strike has apparently greatly aggravated…

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Jewellery Theft Out of Captains Cabin Steward Sentenced

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 5

Juan Maduro, aged 19. ship's steward was charged at the Newcastle Police Court this morning with having on February 2, stolen jewellery…

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Maitland Police Court Left With a Horse

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 4

At West Maltland Police Court this morning Harold George Byrne was charged with while [?] of a horse bridle and a[?]ddle having fra[?]dulently…

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Attempted Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 5

Dr. Lewis Farnell, the vice-chancellor of Oxford University, who recently sent down two undergraduates for editing it Communist newspaper, and also…

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Russia's Murder Commission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 5

The Moscow correspondent of the "Observer" states on the highest authority that a degree will shortly be issued abolishing the extraordinary…

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Los Angeles Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 5

It is reported from New York that the murder in Los Angeles of Mr. William Taylor, a director of the Lasky Players Company, bids fair to reveal…

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International Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 5

A message from Amsterdam reports that the International Court of Justice constituted under the League of Nations' Convention, has assembled at The Hague,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, February 4. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness

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

Three first offenders, who had been looked up for drunkenness, and admitted to bail, did not appear, and their bonds were forfeited. Walter Hickey,…

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'Bus Accident Alleged Dangerous Driving Driver in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 4

As the result of a motor 'bus accident In Selwyn-street, Mayfield. on December 14, Charles Balley Jackson was prosecuted at the Newcastle…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 6

Mr. F. W. C. Crane, P.M., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. George Lestle Muldraney(21) was fined…

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