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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1924

1,881 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 34 of 95

TENNIS Wallsend Club's Court

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 2

The secretary of the Wallsend Tennis club, in a letter received by Wallsend Council last night. stated that the club had decided to accept…

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Long Bay Murder No Arrest Yet Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 5

Detectives are still endeavouring to unravel the tangle surrounding the murder of the woman Rebecca May Anderson at Long Bay on Saturday night,…

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Alleged Conspiracy Officials in Court Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 6

At the Central Court to-day, before Mr. Jennings, Robert James Heffron (33), secretary of the Sydney Branch of the Marine Stewards and Pantrymen's…

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Was It Jealousy? Long Bay Murder "Poor Little Cow" Woman's Nocturnal Habits SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 5

An interview to- day with a girl who was a close friend of May Anderson, the woman who was murdered at Long Bay on Saturday…

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Wreck of the Astral Marine Court Inquiry Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 6

An inquiry was held to-day by the Marine Court, Judge Scholes presiding, and Captains Vine Hall and Wood being the assessors, into the foundering…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 2

Re Joseph Flanagan, master mariner, of Newcastle. Mr. T. D. O'Sullivan appeared for bankrupt. In his evidence, bankrupt stated that the cause of his…

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Long Bay Murder Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1924 · page 5

No further important developments have occurred in the police investigations into the murder of Mrs. Rebecca Anderson, whose nude body was found…

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The Rents Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1924 · page 5

Of course, it might have been written the "Fair Rents," but that is only the title. Seeing that it is asserted that it is choked with business—is it?—the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, May 16. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1924 · page 10

John M'Lay (64) wan fined £1, with the alternative of seven days' imprisonment, for drunkenness. On a charge of improper behaviour, James Munro (39),…

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Tragedy in Court Wellington (N. Z.)

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 May 1924 · page 7

Patrick Cavanagh, an old identity of Wellington, and a small dairy farmer, who had been many times before the magistrate in connection with…

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Search for Murderer Long Bay Tragedy Police Busy Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 May 1924 · page 7

A reword of £200 has been offered for the arrest and conviction of the murderer of May Anderson at Long Bay. "Inquiries are being energetically…

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Sulky Collision Police Court Sequel

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 5

William Hicks and Haviland, both driving sulkies up High-Street, west Maitland, on [?]ristmas Eve, came into collision, with the result that it cost…

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Attempted Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 5

Reuter's correspondent at Pekin reports that a dastardly attempt has been made to assassinate Dr. Wellington Koo, the Foreign Minister…

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Murder by Mahsuds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 5

It is reported from Peshawar that a small force of frontier constabulary has been ambushed by Mahsuds, and practically wiped out…

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Resisting the Police

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 6

William Jones, alias William Kaiser, was fined [?], 14 days' hard labor, for resisting Constable Bleechm[?]re in the execution of his duty…

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Missing Money Theft Charges Remanded Five Men Concerned

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 5

James Lee, 27, trainer, and Herbert Egan, 29, described as a landowner, resident of Sydney, were charged at the Newcastle police court, before…

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Bathurst Gaol Riot Prisoners Make Demands Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 4

The prisoners in Bathurst Gaol revolted yesterday, and, before the trouble was overcome, a special detachment of warders and police had to employ batons…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, May 17. (Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 3

Three first offenders charged with being drunk, were admonished and discharged. Timothy Healey, for being drunk in Newcomen-street, was fined 19s…

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Margin of Inches Taxi-Driver Sentenced AUCKLAND, N.Z.

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 8

John Andrew Fox. taxi-driver was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for manslaughter in connection with the death of Constable [?]dd…

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No Fresh Clue Long Bay Murder SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 5

There were no fresh developments during the week-end in regard to the Long Bay murder. "Detectives are still making…

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