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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1924

1,881 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 48 of 95

Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. A. R. Perry, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 July 1924 · page 10

Foley Bros., Limited, sued—Purcell, (a male), of Macquarie-street, Junction, to recover £6 18s 1d, being the value of goods sold and delivered. Mr. B…

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Title Wanted Colonel's Contribution to College "Gift" to Ambulance Unusual Claim Heard In London Court LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 July 1924 · page 1

Considerable interest is being aroused by the rase in which Co[?]t George. p[?]son is suing for the return of £2000 given by him to the London College of Ambulance. College of Ambulance. Colonel Parkinson alleged that it was arranged that he should…

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Jury Disagrees Maitland Assault Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 July 1924 · page 5

After being locked up for the night, the jury on the case in which Patrick O'Rourke was charged at Maitland Quarter Sessions with an assault on…

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Summons Division. Charge of Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1924 · page 9

Doris Maud McCullum proceeded against Bertha May Burns, of William-street, Smedmore, on a charge of assault. Mr. F. A. O'Donnell…

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Warden's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1924 · page 5

The superintendent of the Caledonian Collieries, Limited, has lodged with the Warden's Clerk at Newcastle an application for a lease of 12 acres of land in…

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Life Sentence Attempted Murder TOOWOOMBA

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 July 1924 · page 5

At the circuit court at Roma on Wednesday Samuel Hannah was found guilty of attempted murder. He fired at, and severely wounded, a…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, July 2. (Before Mr. A. R. Perry, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1924 · page 9

The bail was forfeited of three first offenders charged with drunkenness, who did not appear. Andrew Deuchar, 42, James Christie, 38, and Peter Keogh, 57,…

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Double Murder Another American Tragedy Sequel to Loan Hollywood

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 July 1924 · page 1

Holywood has witnessed a "particularly complete and successful" murder of highly-placed people. Henry Meyer, the owner of a great…

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Byfleet Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 July 1924 · page 5

The trial commenced at Guildford yesterday of J. P. Vaquier, the Frenchman, charged with having poisoned Alfred Jones, a Byfleet hotelkeeper. There…

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Alleged Robbery Room-mate Charged [?]15 MISSING

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 July 1924 · page 5

Francis Bernard D[?]yle, was ch[?]ed at the Newcastle Police Court this morning, before Mr. Perry. S.M., with stealing £10, the property of Per[?]y…

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Revision Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 July 1924 · page 9

Mr. R. L. C. Hill gave formal evidence regarding his having revised the electoral lists for the polling place areas of Boolaroo, Lambton, Miami, Teralba…

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Warden's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 July 1924 · page 3

Mr. G. James, the metropolitan warden, held a sitting at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday morning. AUTHORITIES TO ENTER…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, July 3. (Before Mr. A. R. Perry, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 July 1924 · page 9

There was no appearance of a person who had been charged with drunkenness for the first time, and the forfeiture of his ball deposit of 10s was ordered…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, July 3. (Before Mr. A. R. Perry, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 July 1924 · page 3

A number of first offenders were dealt with for drunkenness. Alleged Theft. John Whalan, 40 wharf labourer, was…

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New South Wales Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 July 1924 · page 4

The annual report of Mr. J. Mitchell, the Inspector-General of the New South Wales Police Force, is a record of good work done under…

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The Byfleet Murder

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

A feature at the second day's hearing of the Byfleet murder case at Guildford, in which J. P. Vaquier, a Frenchman, is charged with having…

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Industrial Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 July 1924 · page 2

A sittings of the Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court Will be held in Newcastle on Thursday…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, July 4. (Before Mr. A. R. Perry, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 July 1924 · page 3

Timothy Healey, 48, was fined £1, or fourteen days' imprisonment, for drunkenness. A fine of £2, or twenty-one days' imprisonment, was imposed…

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Mr. Merewether's Estate Court Asked for Directions Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 July 1924 · page 6

Before Mr. Justice Street, in the Equity Court to-day, the executors of the late Mr. E. C. Merewether asked the Court for directions. This was an…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. A. R. Perry, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 July 1924 · page 3

In the adjourned interpleader matter of Hulls and Lumboard, Ltd., plaintiff; Amy Bowdler, defendant; and the New South Wales Mont De Piete, claimant;…

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