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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

2,043 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 103

FINED £5 Steelworks Assault

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 6

At the Newcastle Police Court today, before Mr. Shrophire, S.M., Sydney Gunning was fined £5, in default one month's imprisonment, for…

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Police Hospital Continental

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 8

Newcastle City Council Concert Band, Merewether Band, and School Boys' Band, and Miss Linda Bell, Mrs. B. Bagnall, Messrs. Bert Woodcock, H. Mills, J…

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Newcastle Land Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 2

The Newcastle Land Board, Messrs. J. E. Fry (chairman), W. R. Alexander, and W. M. Shedden sat yesterday at the Newcastle Council Chambers…

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Syrian Bandits Cowardly Murder Punitive Measures London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 1

The "Daily Mail's" Baghdad correspondent states that bandits fired a fusillade at a convoy of two motor cars proceeding to Beyrout, across the…

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Heading for Hills Painter Wanted Lilydale Murder Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 5

Although no arrest has been made yet in connection with the mysterious murder of the Lilydale railway clerk, Wallace Charles Bent, who was found…

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Police Promotions Northern Men Included SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 5

Police promotions just notified include the following:— Constables to be first-class constables: G A. Smallwood (Tamworth),…

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Small Debts Court. Verdict by Consent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 2

In the claim of M. Quiggan (female), of Mayfield, against Sid Brown, of Newtown, Hamilton, for the sum of £5 2s for goods sold and delivered, a verdict…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 2

Applications for billiard licenses were granted to Thomas H. O'Toole for premises in Darby-street, Newcastle, and to Walter C. Baker for premises at Dora…

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Guilty of Receiving Carpenter Sentenced

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 1

George Carpenter was again before Judge Beeby at the Newcastle Quarter Sessions this morning, when he was charged with having, on…

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Murder by Robbers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 5

A message from Bagdad states that while a motor company's convoy was crossing the Syrian desert from Bagdad to Beyrout, it was attacked on March 5…

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Court Proceedings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 5

The proceedings at the Central Police Court occupied but a few minutes Captain Thomas was charged, by warrent, "That at Fremantle on February 19,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, March 11. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 8

One first offender for drunkenness was fined 5s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, and another person, who did not appear, had her bond forfeited. For…

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Police Hospital Effort King Edward Park Continental

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 6

Favoured by fine and genial weather, the continental held last night in King Edward Park, in connection with the effort of the Newcastle police on behalf…

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Heads Battered One Woman Killed, Another injured Murder at Redfern Mysterious Assailants Make Good Their Escape SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 5

Mystery surrounds the brutal murder of Mrs. Mary Smith, at her home, 39 Douglass-street, Redfern, and the serious wounding of her daughter, Miss Alice Quirk. At first it was thought that they were shot, but investigation, this…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, March 12

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 3

Two first offenders for drunkenness were each fined 5s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. Theft of a Bicycle…

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Crowborough Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 5

The Court at the Sussex Assizes was crowded yesterday at the opening of the trial of Norman Thorne, the young poultry farmer, charged with the murder of…

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Costly Coal Fine For Stealing

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 6

"Stealing coal is rife at Carrington, and the Railway Commissioners lose large sums of money each year through this," remarked Sergeant…

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"Wanted to Scare Him" Lilydale Murder Charge Police Allegations Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 5

Charged with the murder of William Wallace Bent, aged 17 a railway clerk, Howard Vernon, aged 40, a painter, appeared at the City Court…

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Alleged Murder Ingham (Queensland)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 5

David Ballinghall, alias Scotty Dick, an charged today with the murder of J. Lawson. Dr. Leckie gave evidence that deceased…

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"Hit Her with Bottle" Seaman Fined for Assault Hotel Affray

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 5

"I hit her with a beer bottle. It's a pity I did not kill her." According to Constable Crothers, this statement was mads by Geo…

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