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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

2,043 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 32 of 103

Union Leader Charged Seamen's Acting-Secretary in Court Levuka Trouble Allegations of Counselling and Inciting to Strike SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 5

[?] Johnson, better known as Johannsen, acting-secretary of the Seaman's Union, appeared before the Central Summons Court to-day. He was charged by information under the Commonwealth Industrial Arbitration act with counselling certain people to strike, and…

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TENNIS District Court Opening

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 6

Arrangements are well in hand for the official opening of the Tennis Association's courts at District Park. Broadmeadow, on Monday, May 4…

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Egyptian Murder Accused Ready for Trial LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 1

The Cairo correspondent of "The Times" states that the Prosecutor-General has completed the drafting of the charges in connection with the…

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Booze Bribes Police Caught CINCINATTI

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 1

Fifty-nine policemen, who admitted accepting boot-leggers' bribes, together with two leading officials, were sentenced to two years' imprisonment,…

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Traffic Cases Raymond Terrace Court

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 5

Several cases of breach of traffic laws were heard before Mr. Fletcher, P.M., at Raymond Terrace Police Court to-day…

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Arbitration Court Colliery Staffs' Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 7

The hearing of evidence on the application of the Collieries' Staff Association for an award was concluded, before his Honor Judge Beeby, in the…

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Big Help Police and Hospital SINGLETON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the committee of Danger Cottage Hospital it was stated that the gross receipts in connection with tho police hospital…

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Newcastle Brickmakers Appeal to High Court Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 7

The attention of the High Court was occupied to-day in hearing an appeal by Charles, John and Henry Dean, trading as Henry Dean and Son, brickmakers, of…

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Summons Division. Theft of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 10

George Cousins, of 57 Little Young-street, Carrington, pleaded guilty to having stolen a quantity of coal, valued at 6d, the property of the Railway…

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The Levuka Trouble Seamen's Official Charged Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 5

In the Central Summons Court to-day, Jacob Johnson, assistant secretary of the Seamen's Union was charged, under the Commonwealth Industrial and Arbitration…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, April 24. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 10

One first offenders for drunkenness, was fined 5s, or 24 hours. Norman Phillips (43) was fined £2, or 14 days, for drunkenness…

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Wickham. Police Hospitals Effort

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 7

An effort, which took the form of a streets fair in the business centre of Tighe's Hill, was made yesterday afternoon and last night by the Wickham…

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Whose Opium? Ownership Denied Three Men Charged Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 7

The capture by the police of three men, a Chinese and two white men, and £300 worth of opium. in Belmore Park, was followed by the appearance…

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Well Concealed Opium on Steamer Chinese Charged Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 5

"About two tons of anchor chain had to be shifted before the police secured the opium," said the Police Prosecutor at the Central Police…

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Police Art Union £550 From Mid-Coalfields

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 3

It is expected that about £550 will be received as the result of the efforts at Kurri, Weston, and Abermain from sales of police hospital art…

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Boarding House Theft

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 April 1925 · page 5

A charge of the theft of a watch and chain and a sovereign case at Cessnock on April 4 was preferred against Sydney Clarke. before Mr…

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Alleged Stealing. Attributed to Drink

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 April 1925 · page 6

A plea of guilty was entered by Manuel Summerville who was charged before Mr. Justice Forguson, at the Maitland Circuit Court to-day…

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Murder of a Girl

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 April 1925 · page 5

Crowborough, the scene of the Thorne murder, has again been shocked by the discovery of a body of a little girl. Joan Ammetts, aged 10, lying dead, with her…

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Five Fences Public or Private Land? Assault Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 April 1925 · page 5

There was much producing of maps and charts at the West Maitland court this morning when George Plicher McKimm (telagraphist) tried to…

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Circuit Court Maitland Cases

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 April 1925 · page 5

Following is the list of charges set down for hearing at the Maitland Circuit Court, which opened to-day:— Emily Gertrude Homsworth,…

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