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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1923

1,722 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 65 of 87

Back Door Smashed West End Burglary Saddler's Lossest

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 September 1923 · page 6

During last night the promises of C. W. Walker's, Ltd., saddler, of Hunter-street West, were forcibly entered. The discovery was made early…

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, September 26. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.) Offensive Behaviour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 September 1923 · page 3

A fine of £2, with the alternative of fourteen days' imprisonment, was imposed on William Simpson (45), carpenter, who pleaded gulley to offensive…

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CAUGHT Scoringe, The Gaol Escaper Loaded Revolvers Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 September 1923 · page 5

After having escaped in February last from gaol warders at Parramatta, and also having got away from the police at…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, September 27. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.) Prohibited Immigrant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 September 1923 · page 2

Sheik Mohammet, 20, a fireman, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, on a charge that being a prohibited immigrant, he was found…

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Marine Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 September 1923 · page 4

In the Marine Court to-day, before Judge, Cohen, with Captains Chudleigh and Lindbergh as assessors, William Thompson, master of the steamer…

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Newcastle District Court. Thursday, September 27. (Before his Honor Judge Hamilton.) in Divorce. Lennard v LENNARD

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 September 1923 · page 7

Desertion was the principal issue for trial in the suit for divorce brought by Reginald Lennard, of Cessnock, against Mildred Mary Ellen Lennard…

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Wanted All Witnesses Alleged Theft At Westy

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 September 1923 · page 8

David Leith A[?] 32. dairyman. was charged before Mr. J. W. Laidlaw. S.M., at the Police court yesterday with stealing on September…

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Assault on Child Remarks By Judge LISMORE

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 September 1923 · page 7

At the Circuit Court before Mr. Acting Justice Campbell. J. J. Heaney, remanded from Grafton on a charge of assaulting a girl seven years and…

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Teralba Police Court. Thursday, October 26. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 September 1923 · page 12

Augas McCrimmon and William Palmer, who had been arrested for drunkenness, did not appear, and their bonds of 10s were forfeited. John Tanner was fined 5s for…

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Newcastle Police Court Friday, September 28. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 September 1923 · page 12

Thomas Sidders, 50 was fined £1, with the alternative of seven days imprisonment, for drunkenness. Bicycle Thief…

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Coalfields Tennis New Court at Weston

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 September 1923 · page 5

In the presence of about 40 members Mr. R. B. Emanuel elergyman's warden, struck the first ball over the net at the opening of the new…

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Death in Hut Committal On Murder Charge Accused Man Violent COOMA

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 September 1923 · page 5

The coroner (Mr. M. H. Clceve) held an inquest into the circumstanced of the death of an old man named John Jarvis who was employed in…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 October 1923 · page 3

At the Newcastle Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. J. W. M. Laid-law, S.M., four persons who had been locked up for drunkenness and were…

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Theft of Blanket

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 October 1923 · page 5

George Summers, a middle-aged man, pleaded guilty at the Police Court this morning to stealing a [?]ket, valued at 10s, the property of…

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Murder Charge Wellington (N.z.)

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 October 1923 · page 4

Thomas Jamison was charged at the Ashburton Magistrate's Court with murdering his sister's four months' old child at Dromore…

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"I Will Get Him" What Parsons Said a Week Before Lambton Tragedy Committal for Trial on Murder Charge Graphic Story of Fatal Row

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 October 1923 · page 6

William Frewer Parsons was committed for trial by the Newcastle coroner (Mr. C. Hibble) this morning, on a charge of murdering William Henderson, at North Lambton on Saturday might, September…

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Theft of Jewellery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 October 1923 · page 5

A sensational theft of jewellery worth £7000 is reported from an American couple in a Berlin hotel. The police arrested Madame Dickmann,…

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, October 1. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 October 1923 · page 3

Three persons, charged with drunkenness for the first time, did not appear, and their ball deposits were forfeited. Another first offender was admonished…

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Cessnock. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 October 1923 · page 8

Mr. A. R. Perry, P.M., presided at the Cessnock Police Court, yesterday. Peter M'Clusky was fined £1, with 8s costs, for being drunk and disorderly…

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Alleged Stealing

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 October 1923 · page 5

Eric Clifton Sanderson (18) was charged before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M. at the Newcastle Police Court this morning, with stealing £50, at…

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