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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1924

1,881 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 56 of 95

Who'll Pay ? Prohibited Drink Woman in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 5

Peter Wyper, [?]. a laborer, was fined [?] default, seven days' imprisonment. by Mr. Perry, S.M., at the Newcastle police court this morning,…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before A. R. Perry, District Registrar.) A Clarencetown Failure

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 5

In re Roy Alfred Lloyd, furrier, of Charencetown. Bankrupt stated that his insolvency was due to being pressed by John Wilson. He had been in…

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Murder in Suva Suva

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 August 1924 · page 6

Christopher Byers Sealy, the Public Works Surveyor, in charge of the main trunk road, 8 miles from Suva, was found shot dead…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, August 1. (Before Mr. A. R. Perry, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 August 1924 · page 10

Four persons, charged with drunkenness for the first time, were dealt with in the usual way. Henry Russell, 38, carter, was fined 10s, or twenty-four…

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The Moving Picture Show Police Brutality

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 August 1924 · page 4

Mr McTieman declared that the police by exercising bluff. took the finger-prints of [?] to custody on charge punishable under summary…

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The Byfleet Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 August 1924 · page 5

One of the grounds on which Vaquier, the accused in the Byfleet murder case, appealed, was that there was a secret store of strychnine at the Byfleet Hotel…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 August 1924 · page 8

Three persons who had been locked up for drunkenness, and were admitted to ball, did not appear. Their bonds were forfeited. Nominal penalties were…

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Campsie Assault Girl's Brother Detained Seen in the Scrub Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 August 1924 · page 6

A man who is a brother of a girl al[?]ged to have been assaulted at [?]le on Saturday afternoon was interviewed at Merrylands at 5…

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A Melbourne Murder Eleven-year-old Victim Melbourne

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

Evidently the victim of a shocking outrage, the body of Irene Tuckerman, 11 years old, was found in a sack in Khartoum-street, Caulfield, this…

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Worse Than Colin Ross Murder of Twelve-Year-Old Girl Melbourne Horror Police Expect To Make An Early Arrest Of Ghoul MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 August 1924 · page 5

The early arrest of the ghoul who preptrated the outrage at co[?]ieht yesterday is expected. The [?] has few parallels in the history of Victoria and the whole community has been stirred into action. Every assistance is…

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Is It Murder ? Old Man's Body Found at Cessnock Two Months in Water Probable Identification As Man From Gosford

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 August 1924 · page 5

The quietness that usually pervades a country town on Sunday morning was rudely broken yesterday morning in Cessnock by the rumors of a murder having been committed. Mr. John Nelson, who lives in Carroll's Estate Cessnock, was…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1924 · page 7

Before Mr. A. R. Perry, S.M., at the Newcastle Police Court, yesterday, four first offenders were dealt with for drunkenness. John Callaghan, 39, was fined…

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Murder in Mexico

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1924 · page 5

It is reported from Mexico City that Mrs. Rosalie Evans, the widow of a former president of the Bank of London in Mexico, an Englishman, was shot dead…

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Arrest Soon Police Drag-Net Closing On Wanted Man Melbourne Murder How Did Irene Tuckerman Spend Saturday Afternoon? MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 August 1924 · page 5

It has been definitely established that somewhere in the locality in which the body of the 12-year-old girl, Irene Tuckerman, was found, the murder was committed, and the dectectives are satisfied that at 3 a.m. on Sunday the body was not in the place…

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Woman Remanded Toowoomba Murder Sydney Arrest Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 August 1924 · page 5

Charged by provisional warrant with having murdered [?]dith peters at Toowoomba. Queensland, during July, Mary Rarferty, a[?] May Cock…

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The Caulfield Murder an Arrest Hoped for Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1924 · page 5

Mr. Tunnecliffe, the State Chief Secretary, said this afternoon that the Cabinet was greatly horrified at the murder of Irene Tuckerman at Caulfield…

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Serious Charge Singer In Court AUCKLAND

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 August 1924 · page 5

Angelo Constantini, an Italian singer, was charged with indecently assaulting a girl aged eight. The offence is alleged to have been…

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Police at the Pool Cessnock Tragedy Search for Clue

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 August 1924 · page 5

An interview with a resident near the scene or the tragedy disclosed the fact that her children noticed the body of the…

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Sydney Police Busy Searching for Thieves Men From Train Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 August 1924 · page 5

Every effort is being made to capture the gangs of thieves who are opcrating in Sydney, and special batches of men have been detailed for the…

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Bandits' Outrage America Wants Explanation of Murder Cummins Case Again Great Britain Severs Relations With Mexico VANCOUVER

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 August 1924 · page 1

The American Government, on behalf of the British Government has demanded an explanation from Mexico of the assassination on Saturday of Mrs. Evans, an English woman, whose case caused the expulsion of the British Consular Agent, Mr. Cummins…

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