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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1923

1,722 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 67 of 87

Warden's Court Coal-bearing Lands

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 October 1923 · page 3

A sitting of the Warden's Court was held at the Newcastle Court-house yesterday, before Mr. G. James, the District Warden…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 October 1923 · page 2

A first offender, who has been locked up for drunkenness and admitted to ball, did not appear, and his bond was for forfeited. For similar offences, John Mills…

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Fights with Smugglers Two Tragedies Police On The Warpath VANCOUVER

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 October 1923 · page 1

Fatalities marked battles between the police and liquor smugglers in two widely-separated cities yesterday. Five hundred Los Angeles police…

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City Edition After the Ball Court Sequel Alleged Grog-selling SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 October 1923 · page 5

"I should say there were about 2000 people in the basement of the Town Hall. The room was like a bar. The place…

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Expulsion of Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 October 1923 · page 5

The occupation authorities have expelled 280 Green police, who were indirectly concerned in the Dusseldorf disturbance on October 1, and another 120…

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, October 8. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 October 1923 · page 3

The bail of a first offender charged with drunkenness who did not appear was forfeited. Alfred James Whitton (40), fireman, was fined £1, in default…

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Youthful Thieves Raid On Tennis Court

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 October 1923 · page 8

Some time between midnight on Saturday and yesterday morning, thieves broke into the Castle tennis courts building in Union-street, and…

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Disliked Her Mother Preferred Granny Pathetic Court Scene

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 October 1923 · page 5

Despite repeated appeals by her mother, a nine-year-old girl resolutely refused to leave her grandmother with whom she had been living for some years…

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"I'm Dying!" Murder Of a Priest Crowded Church Woman In Confessional VANCOUVER

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 October 1923 · page 1

Father Basil Stetsuk, pastor of the Great St. Nicholas' Greek Catholic Church, one of the show edifices of Chicago, was murdered yesterday in…

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Cessnock Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 October 1923 · page 8

Mr. A. R. Perry, P.M., occupied the Bench at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday. Edwin Apthorpe and John Marks were…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, October 9. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 October 1923 · page 3

Three persons, who had been locked up for drunkenness, and were admitted to bail, did not appear, and their bond was forfeited Four others, for similar…

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Was It an Accident ? Death of Henderson Parsons in the Dock North Lambton Murder Trial

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 October 1923 · page 5

William Frewer Parsons faced Sir. Acting-Justice Ralston at the Newcastle Clrouit Court this morning, charged with the murder of William Honderson, at Summer, Hill near Waratah on September 23…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 October 1923 · page 3

The license of the Travellers' Rest Hotel, Young Wallsend, wad transferred from S. A. Nelson to M. M. Smith. Two booth licenses were granted to…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 October 1923 · page 3

Fredc, Ash, Limited, of Newcastle v. R. Mortimer, of Merewether, claim of £16 5s 11d for goods sold and delivered. Mr. O'Sullivan appeared for plaintiff, and…

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B.H.P. Appeal Upheld Coke Workers' Wages Higher Rate Cut Out Industrial Court Judgment

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 October 1923 · page 6

The appeal by tho B.H. Proprietary Co., Ltd., against the existing award for steel workers, was uphold by the Full Industrial Court to-day, and that of the A.W.U., which sought higher rates, was dismissed. The higher Titles for coke workers…

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Newcastle Circuit Court. Tuesday, October 9. (Before his Honor Acting Justice Ralston.) Mr. N. de H. Rowland, Crown Prosecutor. Malicious Damage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 October 1923 · page 4

Mr. N. de H. Rowland, Crown Prosecutor. MALICIOUS DAMAGE. George Larkin and Thomas Larkin,…

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Magistrate's Leniency Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 October 1923 · page 5

A plea for leniency was accepted by Mr. Archdale, police magistrate, in a case to-day, in which Donald M'Kenzie and Alfred Hyde were charged with…

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"Giving It a Go!" Cohen's Factory Case Burglary Charges Three Men before the Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 October 1923 · page 6

Three men. John Small (33), a fireman; Francis Thomas Thompson (36), a laborer, and John James Evans, appeared before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M., at the Newcastle Police Court this morning, charged with breaking and catering, and stealing…

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Escapees Sentenced Strong Remarks By Judge Raymond Terrace Case

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 October 1923 · page 6

At the Criminal Court this morning, Robert Walter Dawson Johnson and James Burton, who bad pleaded guilty to escaping from the Raymond Terrace,…

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, October 10. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 October 1923 · page 7

One first offender, for drunkenness, was admonished and discharged. Arthur Chater (35), labourer, was fined 10s, or three days' imprisonment, and Thomas…

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