£6 FOR 6d. Better Than Tote Theft at Hotel
while the inmates of the Carrington Club Hotel wore at tea last night the bar was entered and the cash resistor robbed of 16…
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Courts & crime, 1923
1,722 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 32 of 87
Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, May 9. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.) Drunkenness, etc
Two persons, charged with drunkenness for the first time, were admonished and discharged. Hugh M'Donald, 31, was fined £1, or seven days'…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Prisoners Strike for More Money Revolution, and Siege At German Gaol LONDON
Demanding Increased wages and better food, and permission to read and smoke, the convicts at Brandenburg prison went on strike, and revolted, according to a message from Berlin. They barrleaded themselves in the prison, where they are now…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wreck of the Iron Prince. Marine Court Inquiry Sydney
The Marine Court, consisting of Judge White, with Captains C. V. Wood and C. D. Davidson, as assessors, held an inquiry into the stranding of the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Second Officer Blamed Wreck of the Iron Prince Marine Court Finding Ships Too Close to Shore SYDNEY
To-day the Marine Court found that the stranding of the steamer Iron Prince, ne[?] Howe, was due to the negligence of the second officer, Tom Darl[?]y. He was called upon to show cause why his certificate should not be cancelled, suspended, or…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Gaol No Good" Boys Sentenced Theft Of Bicycles
"It seems that gaol does not do them any good. It is a pity that there are no institutions here as in Groat Britain, for teaching…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, May 10. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc
One person, charged with drunkenness for the first time, did not appear, and his bail deposit was forfeited. May M'Intyre (54) was fined £1, or seven…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cancelled Privileges Why Prisoners Revolted Crowded Gaol 700 Men in 60 Cells LONDON
"The Times" Berlin correspondent states that, though the Brandonberg prison revolt has been quelled, strike resistance continues. Citizens have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Murder at Lausanne Russian Missioner Shot Hotel Outrage Swiss Fascisti Agent LONDON
Reuter's correspondent at Lausanne reports that Voroinsky, the Soviet missioner to the Lausanne conference, was assassiuated, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Street Betting Bookmakers in Hotels Police Problems English Taxation Scheme LONDON
The select committee appointed to inquire into the proposed taxation on betting held its first sitting to-day. The detective superintendent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland District. Circuit Court. Hunter v West Maitland Council. Verdict for Council
The case in which Robert Hunter claimed £3500 from the West Maitland Municipal Council for alleged breach of the sanitary contract, held by him,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →H. G. Wells Famous Outline of History The Romance of Mother Earth To-day's Instalment.—no. 107. Rome's Rise to Power. When Murder Was a Sport
The history of the Roman republic thus for is in many respects much more modern in flavour to the present day reader than anything that has preceded it. For…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Assault on Police
The accused, it was deposed, resisted arrest and assaulted Constable Alfred Dawes when he was executing his duties. He also made use of indecent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder in London
Scotland Yard is engaged at present in unravelling the mystery of the murder or a taxi cab driver, Jacob Dickie, in which the circumstances are remarkable. Dickie…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boxer Fined Assault on Referee ROCKHAMPTON
At the police court, Frank Locke was charged with assaulting Referee Wagstaffe after a boxing contest on Friday night, by striking him in the face,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, May 11. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc
Two persons, charged with drunkenness for the first time, did not appear, and their bail deposits were forfeited. For having made use of improper language…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sick Civil Servants Hospital Treatment Not To Be Charged TAREE
One of a number of patients treated in the District Hospital who received a demand for payment of fees alter being discharged as cured was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In World Court American Commerce Views VANCOUVER
A Washington message states that a convention of the United States Chamber of Commerce endorsed the entry of the United States into the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The King in Rome. a Quiet Day. Italian Police Watchful. (Australian Cable Association.) ROME
The King had an hour's conference with King Victor Emanuel in the morning yesterday, and spent the remainder of the day with Queen Mary visiting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Lausanne Murder
The police at Lausanne have issued a communique stating that the Chief of Police a few days ago asked M. Vorowsky if he desired them to take special…
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