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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1923

1,722 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 61 of 87

Alleged Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 September 1923 · page 12

James Bradley was charged with an improper assault at Wickham on July 2. The accused, who pleaded not guilty, was unrepresented. Sergeant Borthwick, of…

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Summons Division. Unlawful Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 September 1923 · page 11

Horace Helmuth Eastlake proceeded against John D. Aarson for unlawful assault at Newcastle on August 27, Mr. W. B. Reid appeared for complainant, and…

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Newcastle Police Court Friday, September 7. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 September 1923 · page 11

Courtney George Morris, 68, labourer, who was charged with drunkenness, was fined 20s, or seven days' imprisonment…

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Sentenced to Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 September 1923 · page 5

A court-marital at Dusseldorf, has sentenced to death a German student, for throwing a grenade at French troops…

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Police Congress

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 September 1923 · page 5

At the closing session of the Police Congress in Vienna it was decided to make that city a permanent scat for the establishment of an international…

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Hungry Burglars Entry Through Door Raymond Terrace Theft

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 September 1923 · page 4

Messrs. Ingham Bros.' store at Raymond Terrace, was broken into during the week-end, and clothing, watches, tobacco and other goods valued at…

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Newcastle Police Court Saturday, September 8. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 September 1923 · page 7

Two first offenders, who had been looked up for drunkenness, and admitted to bail, did not appear, and their bonds were forfeited, Frank M'Donald, 50, Herman, was…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1923 · page 6

Mr. A. R. Perry, P.M., president at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Michael Joseph Cavanagh, was charged with having travelled in a railway…

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Defence Not Believed Theft Charges Leather and a Blower

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 September 1923 · page 5

Oswald Forshaw, an employee of the Steel Works, appeared before Mr J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M., at Newcastle Police Court this morning, on several charges of theft…

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, September 10. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1923 · page 7

One first offender, for drunkenness, was admonished and discharged, and In the cases of night others, who had been locked up for being drank, and were all…

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Police Sergeant Shot a Constable Arrested. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1923 · page 4

The Inspector-General of Police received a telegram from Bathurst to-day stating that Constable Shannon had fired three shots at Sergeant Clark. Two of…

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Arncliffe Murder Boy Found in the Scrub Lovett on Trial Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 September 1923 · page 5

On a charge of having murdered Percival Fred Carratt five years old, whose body was found in a reserves near the railway line at…

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Newcastle District Court. Monday, September 10. (Before His Honor Judge Hamilton.) Hamilton Subdivision Roads

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1923 · page 3

HAMILTON SUBDIVISION ROADS, A pronouncement was made to the court by Mr. D. S. Edwards, in the appeal of the Australian Agricultural…

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Cessnock Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 September 1923 · page 8

Mr. A. R. Perry, P.M., presided at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday. Inspector E. K. Lambert, impounding officer the Cessnock Shire Council,…

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Three Years' Gaol Arncliffe Crime Puddifoot Sentenced SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 September 1923 · page 5

Convicted tit the Central Criminal Court of manslaughter, in connection with the death of Percival Fred Carratt, aged five, who…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, September 11. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 September 1923 · page 10

Two first offenders charged with drunkenness, did not appear, and their bail bonds were for felted A Series of Charges…

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"Present for Speaker" Alleged Attempt to Bribe Proving Appointment Police Court Hearing Held Up SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 September 1923 · page 5

A charge of having attempted to bride Mr. Daniel Levy, Speawer of the Legislative Assembly, was proferred against Alen Henry Glbson, 19, at the…

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Savoy Murder Princess's Defence Evidence Of Ill-usage LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 September 1923 · page 5

Dramatic revelation at the Fahmy trial were promised by Sir Edward Marshall Hall [?] outlining the defence…

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Murder of Fahmy Bey Trial of His Wife at the Old Bailey. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 September 1923 · page 7

There was a, long queue outside the Old Bailey from daybreak yesterday morning, and a large crowd besieged the doors, in the hope of obtaining a glimpse…

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Newcastle District Court. Tuesday, September 11. (Before his Honor Judge Hamilton.) Claim for Commission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 September 1923 · page 5

Hearing was resumed of the action In which T. J. Ryan and Company, auctioneers and estate agents, sued Robert Lionel Robinson, to recover£85…

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