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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

2,043 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 55 of 103

Liquor After Hours Hotels May Serve Diners Magistrate's Decision Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 July 1925 · page 5

The effect of a decision to-day at the Central Summons Court by Mr. Giles Shaw. C.S.M., in dismissing informations against Randolph…

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Girls Meet with Trouble Advertising for Positions Complaint to Police

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 July 1925 · page 5

Newcastle police were busy to-day inquiring into complaints made by two girls who came to Newcastle last night with a man, who, it was…

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Cessnock Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 8

Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.M., presided at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday. Peter McClusky was fined 30s for being drunk and disorderly. On similar…

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Detective Sentenced MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 5

[?] O'Suillvan a detecive was to-day sentenced to three wa[?] imprisomment for having con[?]red with ather defectives in an…

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Cessnock Shooting Victim in Hospital Stepson Charged

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 5

Constable Toohey and Reen arrested Leslie, William Linnertson, aged 17, at his mother's residence, Hickey-street, Cessnock, at [?] last night on…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, July 14. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 2

One first offender was dealt with for drunkenness. Remanded. Frederick Hugh Davis, 36, billiard-room…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, member of the Licensing Court.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 2

An application by Leonard Gabriel to change the name of licensed premises from the Belmont Hotel to the Hotel Gunyah, at Belmont, was approved, as was an…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 2

Seymour Bathurst, a commercial traveller, for whom Mr. F. O'Donnell appeared was examined as a judgment debtor by Mr. H. L. O'Neill, on behalf…

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Would Not Pay Lady Beecham Sued in London Court Story of Valuable Carpets Merchant Ejected When Payment Was Demanded

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 1

London It at present being entertained by the domestic affairs of sir Thomas and Lady Beecham. Sir Thomas some weeks age advertised In the press that he would not be responsible for his wife's debts. His wife promptly went to court and asked for an Injunction to…

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, July 15. (Before Mr. J. S. Shropshire, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default, 24 hours' imprisonment. George Edward Duckworth, 21, labourer, who pleaded…

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Church Court Immunity from Rating

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 8

"You are not Shylocks looking for your pound of flesh," said the rector of St. James's Church, Wickham (Rev. T. Ayscough), in making a novel…

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Cold Blooded Murder Youth's Frightful Crime Attempted Lynching Garden City (Dakota)

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 1

A MOB of two hundred stormed the gaol, but failed to lynch William Meek, 20, after he had confessed to killing a pretty flapper, Byrle…

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"Charged with Dynamite" Chinese Trouble Likely to Become Worse Professor's Warning Effort May Be Made to Oust All Foreigners

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 1

Declaring that the atmosphere was charged with dynamite, Dr. L. T. Chen, Professor of Sociology at the Tsinghu College, Pekin, at the Pacific Relations Conference, predicted that a big upheaval, with the object of completely eradicating the foreigners from the treaty ports,…

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The Coal Crisis Court of Inquiry May Not Be Accepted (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 5

The miners' executive in Searborough, late at night, after many hours' consideration, drew up a resolution, the terms whereof will not be disclosed…

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Steelworkers' Award Joint Claims to Arbitration Court Iron-men and A.W.U. 5000 Employees of All Sections Will Be Affected

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 5

"You will each meet Mr. Conington, industrial advocate, without delay, as it is the unanimous wish of the steel workers upon whom the impression is deep, that conjoint action is the sole means by which beneficial results will accrues to the steel workers. Chaos will reign supreme…

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Embezzlement Charge Piano Tuner Sentenced Six Months' Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 5

Pleading guilty to a charge of having embezzled £26 14s 5d from his employer, William Henry Benfield, 28, piano tuner, was sentenced to six…

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Murder of a Woman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 7

Edwin Manns, aged 40, a gardener, will be charged to-day with murdering Mrs. Ryan, whose body was found covered by bracken at Christchurch…

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Newcastle Police Court Thursday, July 16. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Alleged Vagrancy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 5

John O'Brien, 46, tinsmith, was charged with, at Newcastle, on July 15, being an idle and disorderly person, having insufficient lawful visible means of support…

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Boy Murderer Sentenced to Death "I Hit Him Twice" London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 1

Arthur Bishop, 17, a pantry-boy, was sentenced to death to-day after having been found guilty of murdering Frank Rix, butler to Sir George Lloyd…

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"Facing the Music" Railway Clerk Charged

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 July 1925 · page 10

To face the music, as his counsel termed it, Leslie Owen, 28, an Adamstown railway clerk, appeared before Mr. Shropshire, S.M., at…

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