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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1923

1,722 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 87

Sequel to Murder Police Wounded Disorder in Spain MADRID

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 March 1923 · page 1

Serious disorders followed the murder of the syndicalist, Salvador Seq[?]state messages from Barcelona. The police came into collision with…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, March 13. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1923 · page 9

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were admonished and discharged, and one of them, Frank Agling (35), labourer, was fined £2, in default 21 days'…

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Warden's Court. Coal Applications

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1923 · page 7

Mr. G. James, district warden, was occupied at the Newcastle Court-house yesterday in the hearing of applications for the right to enter certain…

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Communist Pamphlets Police Raid Offices LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 March 1923 · page 1

A Paris message states that, as a result of the appearance of French Communist pamphiets in the Ruhr, including the reprint of an article in…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1923 · page 9

Transfers were granted of the following publicans licenses:—E. R. Bennett to G. Fuller, Commercial Hotel, Lambton (and billiard license); T. C. Knott to D. P…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1923 · page 9

When the case, John Reid, Merchandise Limited, v . A. Miller, a claim of £5 4s, for goods sold, was called on, the magistrate said that plaintiff had filed a…

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Newcastle District Court. Tuesday, February 13. (Before His Honor Judge Hamilton.) Verdict for Defendant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1923 · page 2

Frederick Ernest Cleaves, a store-keeper of Dora Creek, sued John Bray, a night watchman and special constable, living at Surry Hills, Sydney, to recover…

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Theft Charge Remand Till

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 March 1923 · page 5

Three men, Robert [?]enny (49), Patrick Barrett (33), and George Hillier (28), were charged at the Newcastle Police Court to-day with having, at…

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Theft of Coal Two Men Fined

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 March 1923 · page 6

Henry Proud and Eric Henry Proud were charged at the Newcastle Police Court this morning with having at Waratah yesterday stolen a quantity…

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Industrial Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 March 1923 · page 5

Mr. H. G. Shaw, Acting Chief Industrial Magistrate, held a sitting of that Court at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday. The New South Wales Railway and…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, March 14. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw S.M.) Drunkenness Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 March 1923 · page 7

One first offender, who had been locked up for drunkenness, and was admitted to bail, did not appear, and his bond was forfeited. Two others, for a similar…

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Maitland District. Warden's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 March 1923 · page 6

Mr. G. James, Warden, presided at the Waredn's Court, held at the East Maitland Courthouse, yesterday. James M'Keachie, applied for authority…

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Newcastle District Court. Wednesday, March 14. (Before His Honor Judge Hamilton.) Workmen's Compensation Act. Verdicts by Consent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 March 1923 · page 3

In the matter of Thomas Jones against the Stockton Borehole Collieries, Ltd., there was an award by consent for £4 5s 4d in favour of the applicant, with…

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Year's Gaol Instrument Used Aged Woman's "Trade"

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 March 1923 · page 6

Mary Rubina Brownlee. aged 64. a maternity nurse, who had pleaded guilty at Darlinghurst Sessions to a charge of having unlawfully used an…

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German Police Shot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 March 1923 · page 5

The Dusseldorf correspondent of the "Dally Chronicle" states the two German police sergeants who returned to Buer within the permitted time limit to…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, March 15. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 March 1923 · page 8

A first offender, who had been locked up for drunkenness, and admitted to ball, did not appear, and his bond was forfeited. Another first offender was…

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Unclean Premises Traders in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 March 1923 · page 5

For not keeping his premises clean, Peter Zorvos was fined £8 at the Newcastle Police Court this morning, with 8s coats, in default two months' hard labor…

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MAITLAND £400 for Hospital Last Police Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 March 1923 · page 5

Sergeant N. Haddon presided over a large attendance of the committee of the police art union hospital carnival last night…

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Newcastle Land Values Decision of Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 March 1923 · page 5

In the Land Valuation Court to-day Mr. Justice Pike gave his decision on the preliminary objection by the Newcastle City Council against the valuation by the…

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Newcastle District Court. Thursday, March 15. (Before His Honor Judge Hamilton.) Railway Commissioners Sued

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 March 1923 · page 6

Compensation of £500 was claimed from the New South Wales Railway Commissioners by Rose Miriam Thomas, as the result of the death of her…

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