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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1923

1,722 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 87

Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlay, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1923 · page 10

Elizabeth Rosena Hughes, of Stockton, sued Ivy Rose Hughes of Stocton, claiming £13 15s 6d, alleged to be balance due for board, lodging, and…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1923 · page 6

Mr. F. W. C. Crane, P.M., president at the Kurri Kurri Police Court yesterday. James McGauley was fined £5, with…

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Abermain Assault Cases. Heavy Fines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1923 · page 6

Cases arising out of trouble in a billiard room at Abermain on February 10 were dealt with by Mr. F. W. C. Crane, P.M., at the Kurri Police Court…

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Pleaded Guilty to Stealing Bank Money

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 February 1923 · page 1

George Kenneth Kitching, who pleaded guilty in Sydney this morning to the theft of £5400 from the Government Savings Bank at Hornsby, where he succeeded the late Mr. F. C. Kemmes, as manager. He is seen in charge of two detectives…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, February 21. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.m.) Summons Division. No Head Light

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1923 · page 2

For having driven a motor omnibus in Hunter-street on the night of February 7 without displaying a head light, Harry Harper, living at Georgetown-road,…

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Three Years' Gaol Kitching Sentenced SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 5

George Kenneth Kitching, Hornsby bank manager, who had pleaded guilty to a charge of having stolen £5400, was sentenced at Darlinghurst…

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"You Are a Scaler" Trip to Toronto Magistrate Unconvinced

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 5

William McNeil was charged at Newcastle Police Court to-day with having travelled on tho railway between Blackalls and Toronto without having previously…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, February 22. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 3

Seven persons, charged with drunkenness for the first time, were admonished and discharged. Joseph Woodford, 45, and John Walker, 45, were each fined £1,…

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Economic Justice Wage Reductions at Steel Works Decision Against B.H.P. Why the Full Industrial Court Refused Company's Claim SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 5

The Full Industrial Court Judges to-day announced the reasons that actuated them in their decision against the B.H.P. Company in the Steel Works award case, early in December. Judge Edwards said: —…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, February 23. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.) Drunkeness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 10

Upon a charge of drunkenness Walter James Collins (80) was fined 10s, in default three days' imprisonment…

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The Steel Works. Industrial Court Judgment Why Appeal Was Dismissed Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 7

The Full Industrial Court, consisting of Mr. Justice Edmunds, Judges Curlewis and Beeby, in December last dismissed the appeal of the Broken Hill Proprietary…

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Could Not Stand Strain Life at £40,000 a Year Ends in Divorce Court LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 4

Drinking, drug-taking, assaults with a toilet the and a safety razor, giving him a black eye, and scratching him, were among the allegations…

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Murder and Conspiracy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 5

It is reported from Wolsburg, West Virginia, that although the Herrin culprits are apparently to go unpunished, this community has enforced justice…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, February 24. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 7

Upon charges of drunkenness, Archibald Curry (36), James Smith (40), and Frederick M'Cullum (50) were each fined 10s, in default three days' imprisonment, and…

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William Is Willing Biffs His Better Half Magistrate Makes Peace

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 7

Lena Caroline Saxton proceeded against William Edwin Saxton, her husband, at the Newcastle Police Court this morning, alleging assault…

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Accommodation Change Hotel Room to Gaol Cell Wanted Free Board

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 4

John Seymour, a laborer, was proceeded against at the Newcastle Police Court to-day for having refused to pay £6 15s to Frank Burden, licensee…

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The Hague Court. America to Join. Message to Congress. (Australian Cable Association.) New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 5

President Harding has sent a message to the Senate advising the United States to become an official member of the Permanent Court of…

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Maitland District. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1923 · page 6

Mr. F. W. C. Crane, P.M., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Francis Gregory O'Brien was fined. £2…

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Clue to Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1923 · page 5

It is reported from Paris that a twenty frane note, with a corner torn off, was responsible for the arrest of Louis Bourgide on the charge of…

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In Lion's Mouth Charge of Theft Defendant's Mistake

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 February 1923 · page 8

Raymond John Pickering, a laborer aged 28, made a serious error of judgment when he walked into the police station at Newcastle to make a complaint…

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