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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1923

1,722 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 60 of 87

Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, September 4. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 September 1923 · page 4

Three first offenders charged with drunkenness were admonished and discharged. Patrick Milligan (47) was fined 10s. in default three days…

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Dose of Strychnine Little Girl's Tragic Death Murder Charge Pills Through The Post SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 September 1923 · page 5

The story of how death struck down a little girl of 9 years, after she had swallowed a pill, which the Crown alleged was dosed…

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Murder Motive Greece Hopes to Explain Mussolini's Arrogance May Withdraw from the League LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 September 1923 · page 1

The Greek Government has promised a good reward for the discovery of Tellini's assassins or their hiding place. London discredits the rumored Italian occupation of Santi Quaranta…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 September 1923 · page 4

Verdicts for the plaintiffs, with costs of court, were awarded in the following cases:—Hamilton Council V. David E. Hunter, £s 15s 10d, for rates and interest…

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Newcastle Licensing Court (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw and Dr. W. Nickson, Licensing Magistrates.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 September 1923 · page 4

Permission was granted to George James Smith, licensee of the Westminister Hotel, Newcastle, to make material alterations and additions to the…

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City Edition Last Minute News Within a Week Police On The Trail Coogee Mystery Inquest On Bones Continues SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 September 1923 · page 5

The police evidence at to-day's hearing of the inquest on the bones found in a Glebe garage, and alleged to be those of Mrs…

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Get a Job Magistrate's Advice

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 September 1923 · page 5

"I do not like sending a boy of your ago to gaol," said Mr. Laidlaw, S.M., to Earl Jones, 18, who was at Newcastle court this morning, charged…

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Murder of a Fascist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 September 1923 · page 5

The murder of a third member of the Italian Fascist group in Paris has roused the Italian colony there to a state of fury…

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The Police Congress

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 September 1923 · page 5

It is reported from Vienna that crossing frontiers will not offer criminals the old-time sanctuary if the nations ratify the resolution passed at the International…

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Warden's Court

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

The following applications were dealt with at the Mining Warden's Court:—Alfred J. Burch, mining tenement, village of Pelaw-main previously in the name…

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, September 5. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 September 1923 · page 8

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was admonished and discharged, and the ball of four others who did not appear was forfeited. John Grady, 39, seaman,…

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Newcastle Quarter Sessions. Wednesday, September 5. (Before His Honor Judge Hamilton.) Mr. A. F. Dawson, Crown Prosecutor. Alleged Burglary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 September 1923 · page 3

Claude Crouch and Jack Lapin, two youths, were charged with breaking, entering, and stealing from the home of Frank Nesbit at Hamilton, on July 10…

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Five Years in Gaol Was Harriet Mills Sane? to Be Observed Unmoved by Sentence SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 September 1923 · page 5

Convicted of manslaughter with regard to the death of Rita Veronica Jamieson, nine years of age, who died within two hours after she swallowed…

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A Wyong Burglary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 7

Gordon Joseph Foley, who pleaded not guilty and conducted his own ease, was charged with breaking, entering end stealing from the dwelling of George W…

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Burglary at Stockton Chemist's Shop Entered Cameras Stolen

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 5

Articles to the value of £30 were stolen from May's chemist shop, Mitchell-street, Stockton, between 7.30 on Wednesday night and 6.30 the next morning…

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Wallsend Police Court Thursday, September 6. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 7

For having been drunk in Morehead-street, Lambton, on August 25, John Sample was fined 10s, in default three days' imprisonment. Vincent Buxton pleaded…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 7

In the garnishee matter, City of Newcastle Gas Company v. James Lamb, New Lambton Council garnishee, the magistrate ordered the payment out to…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 3

The bond of one first offender charged with drunkenness was forfeited. Henry Shoesmith. (48) was fined £1, in default seven days' imprisonment, for being…

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His First Case Solicitor's Court Debut

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 6

Mr. W. B. Reid made his debut at the Newcastle Police Court this morning in the case of John D. Aarson, who pleaded guilty, under provocation, to a charge…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, District Registrar.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 3

In re Alfred Patrick Ryan, of Hamilton steel worker. Mr. O'Neill represented Mrs. Ivy Irene Harvey, a judgment creditor. Bankrupt…

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