Police Court Figures. Appreciable Falling Off
According to a return furnished by the police, dealing with police court prosecutions for the year just concluded, there was an appreciable decrease in almost…
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Courts & crime, 1923
1,722 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 87
Departing Magistrate Police Tribute Gift to Mr. Le Brun Brown
Prior to his departure to take his place on the metropolitan bench. Mr. Le Brun Brown, S..M., Mas farewelled by the Newcastle and district police,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bank Mystery Theft from Strongroom
City of London and Scotland Yar letectives were called on recently [?] investigate an extraordinary theft of a number of bank-notes…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stolen Motor Tank Two Months' Gaol Sentence Suspended
Charged with having stolen a prestolite gas tank, valued at £7 10s, the property of Percy Sliver, a young clerk, William John Harris, appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, January 4. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.)
Cases against Edith Mary Kerr, licensee of the Speers' Point Hotel, and Edwin Ball, for alleged breaches of the Liquor Act, were adjourned to April 5, with the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Restored Relics Hotel Theft Found in Lumber Boom ALBURY
Workmen who were clearing up a lumber-room at the Market Hotel yesterday found among the debris three watches, a gold albert and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, January 4. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Improper Language
For having made use of improper language in Hunter-street on the previous day Matthew Heffney (54), fireman, was fined £2, with the alternative of ten days'…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dead Man Called Court Formality "No Evidence to Offer" SYDNEY
To comply with formalities of the law, a constable in the vestibule of the Central Police Court to-day had to call three times for a man who…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Magistrate Farewelled
Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M. on the eve of proceeding to Sydney to take up duties as a member of the Metropolitan Stipendiary Bench, was farewelled at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, January 5. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.), Stealing
William John Harris (19), clerk, was charged with the theft of a Prestoitte gas tank, valued at £7 10s, the property of Porcy Silver, at Adamstown, on January…
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It has been definitely decided that police constables doing duty in parts of Melbourne shall have the assistance of trained dogs…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Another Motor Smash Cyclist Killed Car Driver Charged SYDNEY
A collision resulting in the death of Cecil Hamilton Fawcott, 24 years of age, of Holdon-street, Ashfield, occurred between a motor cycle which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£5000 Reward Cairo Murder Who Shot Robson? LONDON
"The Daily Mail's" Cairo correspondent says that £5000 reward is being offered for information leading to the conviction of the murderers of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Reprieve Refused Thompson Murder Home Secretary's Decision LONDON
The Home Secretary has refused to reprieve Mrs. Thompson and Bywaters for the murder of Mrs. Thompson's husband at Ilford…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Five Years' Gaol Glasgow Boy's Crime Revolver at Jazz Doors LONDON
Five years' penal servitude has been imposed on William Arnott (17), of Glasgow, who embezzled £450, and spent the money in London…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ku Klux Murder Cases
The courthouse at Bastrop, Louisiana, was surrounded with machine guns and soldiers when the hearing began of the Ku Klux Klan murder cases…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, January 6. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness
One first offender, who had been locked up for drunkenness, and was admitted to ball, did not appear, and his bond was forfeited. For a similar offence, Michael…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Farewell Nip Confiscated Wine Magistrate Looks Away Maryborough (Q.)
"Aren't ye going to shout?" mild Alfred Dong, an Australian-born Chinaman to Senior-Sergeant just the Police Court, Just after ho had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle's New Magistrate. Welcome to Mr. Laidlaw
Members of the legal profession, head of the police administration, and the staff, of the Newcastle Courthouse, occupied the long table at the courthouse…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DESERVED V.C. Gaol Instead Great Record Spoilt
After wiping out a life sentence by a deed of extraordinary gallantry in the field, a young clerk spoiled his record by acts of dishonesty…
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