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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

2,043 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 103

Paper "Black" Police Guard Door "Labor Daily" Labor Council Action SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 5

After declaring the "Labor Daily," the official organ of the A.L.P., black, the Trades and Labor Council, meeting last night broke up, and…

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Newcastle Bankruptcy Court Thursday, January 8. (Before Mr. W. A. Flynn, Deputy District Registrar.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 3

Vivian Arnold Simpson, a carpenter, of Cardiff who had petitioned for bankruptcy was publicly examined. There were no creditors present. Bankrupt's…

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Picking Up Places Parties Fail to Agree in Conference Court Proceedings Seamen and Owners Before Mr. Justice Powers MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 5

Having summoned both parties in the shipping dispute to the Court, the President of the Arbitration Court (Mr. Justice Powers) to-day dealt with an application of the employers to have the "picking-up" places fixed at the various main ports…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, January 9. (Before Mr. W. A. Flynn, Deputy S.M.) Abused the Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 10

John Johnson (54), labourer, was fined £1, with the alternative of seven days' imprisonment, for having made use of insulting words to Plainclothes…

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Police Union Grievance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 13

That row between the Police Union and the Home Secretary is causing considerable amusement. The Home Secretary ordered the removal of a police…

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Charlestown Police Court Thursday, January 8. (Before Mr. W. A. Flynn, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 10

William T. Mason applied for an order for ejectment under the Landlord and Tenants Act against Henry Haydon. Order granted…

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Shipping Dispute. Picking Up Question Matter Before the Court Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 5

In the Federal Arbitration Court to-day the application of the shipowners regarding picking-up places was heard before Mr. Justice Powers, the…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 3

At Newcastle Police Court, on Saturday, before Mr. A. G. Chiplin, J.P., Edwin Davidson (31) and John Norton (67) were each fined 10s, in default, three…

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Christmas Drink Visitors to Hotel Publican Charged

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 6

Before Mr. Flynn, S.M., at the Newcastle Police Court this morning. Arthur F. Sturgess, the licenses of the Terminus Hotel, was charged with…

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Six Months Gaol Not Kennedy's Son False Pretences

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 5

Edmund Melntosh was charged at West Maitland Police ourt this mornig with having obtained £2 from William Griffiths by false pretences…

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Attempted Murder Zinovieff in Danger LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 6

It is reported from Moscow that an attempt was made to assassinate M. Zinovieff, whose action in writing a communist letter caused the…

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Unaccounted Money Defalcation Charge Carter in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 5

Charles Caldwell. a young man who had been employed as a bread carter by Edward Thomas Williams, was brought before Mr. Flynn, at the…

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Stolen Fowls Poultry Farmer in Court Heads Cut Off

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 7

At Kurri police court to-day, before Messrs. J. T. Richards and J. B. Din, J's[?] Andrew Victor Whitehurst, Harold Mitchison, and Ralph…

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De Garis Mystery Did He Use Plane ?Police Search Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 5

Detective-Sergeant Kennedy and Detective Watkins set out this morning to follow up information they have obtained to the effect that do…

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West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 6

Mr. H. F. W. Fletcher, P.M., presided at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. George Alfred Balcombe was charged…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, January 12. (Before Mr. W. A. Flynn, Deputy S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 7

Two first offenders charged with drunkenness were fined 10s, or detention until the rising of the court, and another person who did not appear had his bond…

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Bad Language Conduct on Beach Police Inquires

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 6

Charges of immoral language on the Newcastle Beach were made some time ago. and the question been engaging the attention of the…

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Picking-up Places Proceedings in Court Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 5

The hearing of the application by the steamship owners to vary the seamen's award by fixing the central picking up places at all main ports at mercantile…

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Shipping Dispute Federal Action Application to Court Deregistration of Seamen's Union. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 5

Mr. Bruce, the Prime Minister, states to-night that the paralysis of the shipping trade had reached a crisis which necessitated definite action by the…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 8

Mr. H. F. W. Fletcher. P.M., presided at the Cessnock Police Court, yesterday. James M'Neil was fined £2, with 8s…

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