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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

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

British Police Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1925 · page 7

The committee appointed by the Labour Ministry to inquire into and report on the police strike dismissals in 1919 has not agreed on the question of the…

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Police Art Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1925 · page 8

Sergeant J. T. Moylan, of the North Sydney Police Station, is on a visit to the Maitland district for the purpose of organising in connection with the Police…

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Bankruptcy Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1925 · page 3

Thomas William Sidebottem, a labourer, of Speers' Point, was examined relative to his insolvency. He attributed his position to unemployment, and the loss…

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Wallsend Police Court Tuesday, January 6. (Before Mr. W. A. Flynn, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1925 · page 3

George Christie was fined 20s, or seven days, for having behaved in a riotous manner in Lambton Park. Sergeant Harrison said that defendant, who pleaded…

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Lloyd George's Attack Arson and Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1925 · page 7

Mr. Lloyd George speaking at the National Liberal Club, said that in Italy the people had accepted Fascism as the counsel of despair, but freedom had been…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1925 · page 3

Wallsend Municipal Council, represented by Mr. H. Ryan, the town clerk, obtained verdicts, with costs of court, against the following persons, for the recovery…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, January 6. (Before Mr. W. A. Flynn, Deputy S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1925 · page 5

One first offender charged with drunkenness did not appear, and his bond was forfeited. Thomas Finnigan (40) was fined 10s or 24 hours, and Willoughby…

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Christmas Spree Sequel in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 January 1925 · page 5

Charges of being drunk and disorderly and using indecent language on Christmas Eve led to John Perry appearing at the Kurri police court…

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Small Debts Court. Struck Out

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1925 · page 5

There were no appearances of the parties in the cases of Arthur Corrigan, of Parry and Denison streets, Hamilton, versus J. Carey, care of Young and Green,…

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After Hours Lambton Police Raid Licensees Pined

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 January 1925 · page 3

Two Lambton hotel-keepers—John Thomas Kayo. of the Marquis of Lorno Hotel, and Bernard Grimes, licensee of the Exchange Hotel. were…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 6

Mr. Fletcher, P.M., occupied the bench at the Kurri Kurri Police Court yesterday. Owen Jones was lined 10s, or three…

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Summons Division. Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 7

Mr. J. D. Reid appeared for Jacob Goldring, who charged G. Lewis, care of Walker's restaurant. Hunter-street West with an assault. The magistrate…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, January 7. (Before Mr. W. A. Flynn, Deputy S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 7

Two first offenders were dealt with for drunkenness. George M'Kay. 34, cook, was fined £1, or seven days' imprisonment, for improper behaviour in…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 6

For the first time for twelve years there was a clean sheet at Newcastle Police Court yesterday. Mr. W. A. Flynn, deputy S.M., was however,…

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Mate's Money Theft Charge Fails

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 6

"Come on, what about that money of mine you sot last night?" said John Franklin, a young dairy farmer, to his room mate, James Fitzgerald…

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Fined for Theft Show Case Broken

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 5

A charge of having broken a show case and stolen two paris of pyjamas and 17 ties, the property of Robert Ingall, resulted in Leslie Boyle, aged…

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1924 CRIME Two Cases of Murder

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 8

The crime report issued by the Polices Department in Newcastle for 1924 shows that 8,743 cases were heard in the courts of the…

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Police Wireless London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 1

Scotland Yard has now seven motor tenders equipped with receiving and transmitting wireless sets, which are being used daily by C.I.D…

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Insulted Police Foolish Old Man

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 7

John Johnston, aged 54, evidently does not like the police. Last night he told Constables McCarthy and Munday that they were "lubras."…

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Is It De Garis? Passenger for N.Z. Police Inquiring Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 5

A man who, it is thought by the Sydney police, may be C. J. do Garis, is on board the Maheno, which sailed for New Zealand at noon to-day…

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