"Wicked Perjuries" Charge Against Police Strange Stories Bathurst
During the hearing of the case in which John Coleman was charged with stealing three saddles at Lithgow,…
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Courts & crime, 1924
1,881 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 95
Newcastle Police Court
At Newcastle Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M., three first offenders were dealt with for drunkenness. James Martin, 45, labourer, was…
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After leaving her music teacher's house, at Chichester, early on Monday evening. Vera Hood, aged 12, mysteriously disappeared…
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The murder of the little girl. Vera Hogue at Chichester, has provided the detective force with a most difficult problem. Scores of residents are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, March 1. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.) Drunkenness
A first offender, for drunkenness was admonished and discharged. Two [?]ers similarly charged, who had been locked up and admitted to bail, had their bonds…
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The Birmingham police are using a specially manufactured giant magnet weighing 60lb to explore the bed on a canal hoping to obtain the wea-…
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Mr. A. R. Perry, P.M., presided at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Stephen Mitchell and William By-water were charged with having, on…
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William Cornish, 19, appeared before Mr. Laidlaw, S.M., at Newcastle Police Court this morning charged with breaking and entering the shop of Hodgson's,…
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James Alexander Beecroft, of Merewether, was charged with stealing coal to the value of 1s, the property of Thomas Howley and Son, at Merewether, on…
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In the early hours of last night Henry Fahl, a stranger to Maryborough, who arrived in town on the previous day, is alleged to have made an attack upon…
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James Dawson was charged at the Newcastle Quarter Sessions this morning with breaking and entering the dwelling house of Ernest Arthur…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, March 3. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc
Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were admonished and discharged, and the bail of three others, who did not appear, was forfeited. Harry…
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Mr. W. Curtis instructed by Mr. J. D. Reid, appeared for Choy Bing, a Chinese, who was charged through an interpreter with, an improper assault on a…
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Lambton tennis club wrote to the Lambton Council asking for old aplings to fenco the tennis court At the meeting of the Council last night it…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, March 4. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.) Drunkenness
Four first offenders, who had been locked up for drunkenness, and admitted to ball, did not appear. Their bonds were forfeited…
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A sittings of the Warden's Court was held at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, before Mr. G. James, District Warden…
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Harald Newton, auctioneer, of Newcastle, claimed £11 5s from James Archer, as commission on sale or a cottage in Lingard-street, Merewether…
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Considerable interest was centred on the trial of William Pierce Moss, a tramway employee, before Judge Scholcs, at the Newcastle Quarter Sessions this morning…
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A motion of protest against the indiscriminate issue of licenses under the Bookmakers Taxation Act was carried out by the Police Association…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Licensing Court. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw and Dr. W. Nickson, L.Ms.)
The license of the Toronto Hotel. Toronto, was transferred from G. F. Lindeman to V. R. Delaney; and that of the Rawson Hotel, Newcastle, from F…
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