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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

2,043 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 59 of 103

In Unpaid Role Fairbanks in Court Flappers in Forge Los Angeles

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 July 1925 · page 1

Hundreds of flappers and old women engaged in a duel of [?] they gazed long and fixedly at Douglas Fairbanks playing a leading part…

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Solicitor Charged Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1925 · page 6

Charged with having fraudulently omitted to pay to Harold Ringstead, £193, in violation of the terms upon which he received the money, Bertrand…

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A Brutal Assault Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1925 · page 6

A brutal attack was made on Mrs. J. Foley, aged 40, of Newtown, when she was walking through Erskineville Park about 8.30 to-night by a gang of…

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Murder at Amoy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1925 · page 5

It is reported from Amoy, in China, that a Chinese merchant named Lim Tion Khock, who was regarded as pro-British, was shot and killed by Chinese,…

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Cool Theft Sneak's Quick Work Wembley Opals London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 August 1925 · page 1

Purchasing three opals, valued at £350, at the Australian Pavilion at Wembley, Edward Cornish, a director of the Anglo-South…

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High Court Cases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1925 · page 5

A sitting of the Full Court of the High Court of Australia will commence in Sydney on Monday. The list of appeals includes South Greta…

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Suicide in Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1925 · page 5

A sensation was caused in the law courts in the Strand when Henri Dupain, a Belgian soldier, shot himself in the head and fell on the seat in the corridor, crying,…

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Newcastle Police Court Friday, July 31. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Charge Withdrawn

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1925 · page 7

In the case of John William M'Lauchlan, 37 foreman, charged with manslaughter, Sergeant H. J. Roberts, the police prosecutor, said the police would…

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Log Completed Rylands' New Award Application To Court

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 August 1925 · page 2

The log of claims for a new award for Rylands' employees, including a minimum of £5 5s for a 44-hour week, has been finalised and sent to…

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Up Against Board Unions Help Steelworkers Court Award

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 August 1925 · page 2

The efforts of the Combined Awards Committee, including representatives of the A.W.U. and Ironworkers, to have the Steel Works Conciliation…

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Theft of Opals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 August 1925 · page 5

Black opals, valued at £350, were stolen from the Australian Pavilion at Wembley. They were taken from the bag of Mrs. E. J. Cornish, whose husband had just…

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Newcastle Police Court Saturday, August 1. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 August 1925 · page 8

Two first offenders, who had been locked up for being drunk, and admitted to ball, did not appear. Their bonds were forfeited. Joseph Francis Martin…

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Murder in Melbourne Suspect Arrested Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 August 1925 · page 5

William Southwick, 69, estate agent, of Toorak-road, South Yarra, was found dead in a small room at the back of the garage attached to his business promises…

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Head Battered in Melbourne Landlord Killed Laborer Charged. Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 August 1925 · page 5

The young laborer, charged with the murder of william southwick aged 69 a wealthy resident of south yarra is a returned soldier said to…

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Charge of Assault Cessnock Vigneron Fined

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 August 1925 · page 5

Thomas Smith proceeded against Marcello Prince, at Cessnock police court to-day, on a charge of assault. Prince is a vigneron at Keinbah,…

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Diving for Money Stockton Assault Sequel

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 August 1925 · page 5

An attempt was made to-day by Diver Soa[?]ield to recover the £10 alleged to have been thrown into the harbor by the boy detained in…

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, August 3. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1925 · page 7

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, or 24 hours' detention, and seven other persons, who did not appear, had their…

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Missing From Kurri Police Searching for Man

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 August 1925 · page 5

The police are anxious to know the whereabouts of a young man, Edward or Edgar Thomas, a barber's assistant, who took a fit in…

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Triple Murder Colorado Bandit's Senseless Massacre Walked Away Cursing Author of Wholesale Bloodshed Obtains No Loot

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 August 1925 · page 1

America continues to have its almost dally shooting affray. Lately the states of Illinois and California have had more than their share of the activities of bandits, but Colorado has now been the scene of a brutal and senseless triple murder…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 August 1925 · page 8

Mr. H. M. Cleave, P.M., presided at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday. Peter Harrower was fined £1, with 8s costs, for having used indecent language…

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