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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1923

1,722 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 39 of 87

Lady Detective Not a Park Tout Divorce Court Evidence SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 June 1923 · page 5

The lady detective has arrived. She appeared in the divorce court to-day in a case in which Howland, a motor garage proprietor, is seeking a…

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Cessnock. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 June 1923 · page 8

The Bench at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday was occupied by Mr. F. W. C. Crane, P.M. Leslie Wilson pleaded guilty to a…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, June 5. Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 June 1923 · page 10

Five first offenders charged with drunkenness were admonished and discharged, and the bail of twelve other offenders who did not appear was forfeited. Neils…

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Warden's Court. Coal Mining Applications

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 June 1923 · page 9

A sittings of the Warden's Court was held at Newcastle yesterday, before Mr. G. James, district warden, at which a number of coal-prospecting applications…

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Traffic Regulation Parking Cars Council And Police

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 June 1923 · page 7

A letter from the Inspector-General of Police regarding traffic regulation was received at a meeting of the Newcastle Council last night. It stated that the…

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Newcastle Shop Assistants Industrial Court Appeal. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 June 1923 · page 7

The Full Industrial Court, consisting of Mr. Justice Edmunds, Judges Rolls, Curlewis, and Beeby, had again before it to-day the appeal of the Master…

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Commonwealth and States High Court Judgment. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 June 1923 · page 7

The High Court decided an important point regarding actions brought by the Commonwealth against the States. The Commonwealth recently brought an…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 June 1923 · page 10

Verdicts for the amounts claimed were given with costs in the following cases: —Dave Duffield v. Robert Watt, of Islington, £28 5s 7d, for goods sold: same…

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Amy Turner Wreck Details Of Court's Finding Captain Not to Blame SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 June 1923 · page 8

Details of the finding of tho Naval Court convened in Manila by the British Consul-General to inquire into the loss of the barquentine Amy…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M., and Dr. W. Nickson, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 June 1923 · page 10

Transfers were granted of the following publicans' licenses:—Rawson Hotel, Newcastle, from T. Fenwick to Florence Mary Gerathy; Belmont Hotel, Belmont,…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 June 1923 · page 6

Mr. F. W. C. Crane, P.M., presided at the Kurri Kurri Police Court yesterday. Roy Davies was fined £2, with 8s costs, for having used indecent language…

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Warden's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 June 1923 · page 6

Mr. G. James, warden, presided in the "Warden's Court, yesterday, when Hebburn, Ltd., applied for authority to enter portions 31 and 32, parish of…

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, June 6. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 June 1923 · page 3

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, did not appear, and their ball bonds were forfeited. Patrick Barrett, 33, labourer, was fined 30s, in default,…

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Mr Bruxner Talks Revolt Ready to Go to Gaol. Armidale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 June 1923 · page 5

A statement which Mr. Bruxner, the leader of the Progressive Party, made at the conclusion of last night's session of the New State Conference, caused…

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"Nothing But a Scab" Angry Words Court Conciliation

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 June 1923 · page 4

"A scab, nothing but a scab!" were the words alleged to have been said by W. J. Hicks to Harold Hinde, who was tho plaintiff in the ease which…

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Missing Car Youth Charged with Theft

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 June 1923 · page 5

At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M., Reubens Reunalf, 19, motor driver, was remanded till Wednesday next on a charge of…

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Forger Sentenced Culprit Bound Over

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 June 1923 · page 3

At the Quarter Sessions yesterday, Cecil Charles Vincent was sentenced by Mr. Justice Hamilton to 12 months' imprisonment, on a charge of forgery…

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Guilty of Theft Gosford Farm Boys

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 June 1923 · page 8

Two youths, Thomas Emmott Regan and Joseph Marcus Reid. who it was stated, were previously convicted, were sentenced by Mr. Justice Hamilton at the…

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Chronic Criminal Sixteen Previous Convictions Broughton Sentenced

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 June 1923 · page 5

When a man has bean convicted on 16 charges of breaking and entering he has clearly indicated the course of life he intends to pursue…

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Paris Police Fail

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 June 1923 · page 5

The "Daily Chronicle's" correspondent at Paris states that Warren, the Australian, who was arrested on suspicion of being the leader of a band of…

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