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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1923

1,722 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 44 of 87

The World Court. American Criticism Failure Predicted (Australian Cable Association.) New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 June 1923 · page 5

President Harding's new stand regarding the world court has been greeted by the press, according to political leanings, the Republican papers praising it, while…

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Clancy of the Mounted Police. (Published by arrangement with Ward, Lock and Co., Limited, London and Melbourne.) CHAPTER VII.—(Continued.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 June 1923 · page 2

"You heard?" he asked "Every word!" "Then there's no need for me to explain that we're in a tight place, Mollie. Bur…

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A Police Congress

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1923 · page 5

An International Police Congress has been arranged to be held in Vienna in the autumn, to which all countries are invited, to consider steps to safeguard the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, June 25. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1923 · page 2

Upon charges of drunkenness, James Sutton, 49, and Richard M'Donald, 40, were each fined 10s, in default, three days' imprisonment, and Richard…

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Licensing Court Extra Bars

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 June 1923 · page 1

The Licensing court, consisting of Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M., and Dr. Nickson, L.M., to-day granted two booth licences to Patrick Hillier, of the…

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Clancy of the Mounted Police. (Published by arrangement with Ward, Lock and Co., Limited, London and Melbourne.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1923 · page 2

But for the moment he could do nothing. Whilst the storm held he was tied to the cabin. To attempt to travel in such weather would be mere madness;…

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Kurri Police Court Falling-off in Cases

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 June 1923 · page 6

For at least seven months of last year and thr[?] of this year, the number of cases listed at the Kurri Kurri fortnightly police court was…

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EMBEZZLEMENT Youth Pleads Guilty Denies Theft Apprentice With Cash

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 June 1923 · page 5

A 17-year-old boy was proceeded against before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M., at the Newcastle Police Court to-day, on two charged of embezzling…

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The Hague Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1923 · page 5

Four United States representatives of the Hague Permanent Court of Arbitration, have received a request from the Council of the League of Nations, for a…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, June 26. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1923 · page 2

A first offender charged with drunkenness was admonished and discharged, and the bail bonds of ten others who did not appear were forfeited. Ernest Lahiff…

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America and the World Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1923 · page 4

President Harding continues his efforts to bring the United States into the World Court from which, although it owes its existence more to the American, Elihu…

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Maitland District. Land Valuation Court. Colliery Rates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1923 · page 6

The Land Valuation Court was opened at the East Maitland Courthouse yesterday, before this Honor Mr. Justice Pike. Fifteen appeals were lodged by colliery…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1923 · page 2

Verdicts were given for the amounts stated, with costs of court, in the following cases, in which the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board…

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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 27 June 1923 · page 2

Booth licenses for the Newcastle Showground on June 30 were granted to P. Hillier, Premier Hotel, Broadmeadow, Renewals of additional bar permits were…

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Clancy of the Mounted Police. (Published by arrangement with Ward, Lock and Co., Limited, London and Melbourne.) Chapter Ix. Attempted Flight

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1923 · page 9

In the sheltered place to which they had been driven by the storm, Elkington, his daughter, and the treacherous guides abode two whole days without any…

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Burglary in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1923 · page 5

Some time between Tuesday evening and yesterday morning the promises of Messrs. Honeyman and Company, engineers, 300 Hunter-street West,…

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Charge of Theft

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 June 1923 · page 4

Clement Press, a laborer, was charged at the Newcastle Police Court to-day with having at Waratah on June 26 stolen two watches and other…

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Political Murder Society

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1923 · page 5

A telegram from Berlin states that the police have succeeded in unearthing a secret society of reactionary terrorists for the perpetration of political murders,…

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, June 27. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1923 · page 3

Three persons, charged with drunkenness for the first time, did not appear, and their ball deposits were forfeited. Percy Edward Collier, 41, was fined £1,…

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Maitland District. Land Valuation Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1923 · page 6

The Land Valuation Court was resumed at the East Maitland Courthouse, yesterday, before his Hon[?] Justice Pi[?]…

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