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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

2,043 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 103

"Fun of Court" Seamen's Deregistration Owners' View Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 February 1925 · page 5

The hearing of the application on behalf of the Commonwealth Steamship Owners' Association for the deregistration of the Seamen's union…

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In Fancy Dress Girls in Court Night Club Raid Sunday All-nighters LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 February 1925 · page 1

THE police, last night, carried out one of the biggest night club raids over attempted. They entered the promises in…

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Mean Theft Hospital Hairdresser SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 February 1925 · page 5

Clarence Charies Green, 45, a Hair dresser employed at the Coast Hospital, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment at the Police Court…

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Police Hospital Effort

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1925 · page 3

Further arrangements for the local endeavour in connection with the police hospital art union and carnival were made at a meeting of the committee held…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, February 3. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1925 · page 4

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. Alleged Horse Stealing…

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£45 in Vest Pocket Theft from Hotel Room Loss at Two-up

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 February 1925 · page 3

"A game of two-up was responsible for the loss of £32 of the money molen," said Arthur Victor Jacques to Constable Thomson yesterday,…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1925 · page 4

The applications of J. G. Cameron, licensee of Cameron's Family Hotel, Newcastle, and James Cusick, licensee of Clarendon Hotel, Newcastle, to make…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1925 · page 4

Verdicts were awarded the plaintiffs, with, costs, in the following cases:—Murray and Stevens against Victor Simmons for £5s 9s, balance due on suit of…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 6

Mr. T. W. Cohen, P.M., occupied the Bench at the Kurri Kurri Police Court yesterday. John Rodgers and Robert Hepplewhite…

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Murder of a Constable

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 5

The two lads, Heggarty, 17, and Crossley, 19, charged with the murder last month of Constable Willits, at Wolverhamton, have been committed for trial…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, February 4. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 7

A first, offender, who had been locked up for drunkenness and was admitted to bail did not appear. His bond was forfeited. Harry Harris (36), fireman…

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Damaged Church Small Boys in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 5

Two small boys were charged before Mr. Coben, P.M., in the West Maitland Children's Court this morning with maliculous da[?]age to the…

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Wallsend Police Court Thursday, February 5

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 10

For having been found on the Commercial Hotel, Lambton, at 12.45 p.m. on Sunday, January 11, without lawful reason, the following were each fined £1,…

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Mean Theft Policeman's Trap SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 5

The story of how a policeman set a successful plot for a very mean theif was related at the Newtown Police Court this morning, when Arthur…

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Bankruptcy Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 5

Re William Adolph Bay, vaudeville manager, of 23 Kilgour Avenue, Newcastle. Bankrupt showed his liabilities to be £548, and his assets as nil…

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Warden's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 6

A sitting of the District Warden's Court will be held at Newcastle on February 20. Application has been made by B. Cockbain and others, of Adamstown,…

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Assault Charge Cessnock Council Sequel Cr. Brown's Task

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 5

The news of the appointment of Councillor Brown as administrator of the Cessnock Shire Council, pending an election, is being freely discussed…

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Inciting a Strike Tom Walsh Charged SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 5

At the City Court today Tom Walsh was charged with having between December 10 ana 24, influenced the Waterside workers Federation, and…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, February 5. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 5

One first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, in default, 24 hours' imprisonment, and another, who did not appear, had his bond forfeited…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 10

Wallsend Council, represented by Mr. H. Ryan, the town clerk, obtained a verdict against Mrs. G. M. Perkins for rates £1 19s 1d, and costs 11s 6d. The…

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