Police Court
Mr. T. W. Cohen, P.M., presided at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday. Joseph Williams was fined £1, with 8s costs, for being drunk and disorderly…
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Courts & crime, 1926
1,903 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 96
Missing Postal Notes Theft Charge at Cessnock
Alfred Heinrich Nowatna alias Alfred Hepworth, 34, was committed for trial at Maitland Quarter Sessions on March 23, following his appearance at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, February 9. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Drunkenness
One first offender, charged with drunkenness, was dealt with. Remanded. On the application of Sergeant Ward,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The World Court
It is reported from Washington that Mr. Benjamin Catchings, a Washington lawyer, has filed a petition in the United States Supreme Court, requesting it to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, L.M.)
The license of the Terminus Hotel, Wallsend, was transferred front Arthur Rawlings to Richard William George Shields…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.)
Stephen Jacobson was examined as a judgment debtor by Mr. C. K. Cohen, on behalf of the Vacuum Oil Company Witness said he was a motor mechanic,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stewardess's Death Ship's Butcher in Court Manslaughter Charge Sydney
Leonard Edwin Smith, a young ship's butcher, was charged to-day with the manslaughter of Ca[?] Ethel May Alexander…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bag Snatching Early Morning Arrest Corcoran in Court Finger Prints Wanted
The sequel to the bag-snatching incident which occurred in Church-street, Newcastle. early yesterday morning, was heard in the Newcastle…
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"You are sentenced to a month's imprisonment. There is too much of this thing going on," said Mr. Shropshire, S.M. at Newcastle Police…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, February 10. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Improper Language
William John Gamble (31) was fined £5, in default a month's imprisonment for using improper language. Alleged Larceny as Bailee…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Not to Be Moved Newcastle Police Station Office Alterations
Periodical attempts have been made by public bodies to oust the Newcastle police from their quarters in Hunter-street. The latest movement has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →44-Hour Act Appeal to High Court Sydney
"It is the intention of the Employers' Association of New South Wales to appeal to the High Court to give a decision as to whether the 44-hour Week Act is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Charlestown Police Court Thursday, February 11. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.)
Albert Ashman, charged with drunkenness at Belmont, failed to appear, and his bond of £2, was forfeited. William Brown, charged with drunkenness, also…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Police Court Thursday, February 11. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc
Thomas Sinclair (66) was fined £2, in default one month's imprisonment, for having been drunk. May Jarvis (27) was fined s, or 24 hours' detention, for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Deserves the V. C." Police and Hotels
"The Liquor Act is given such an interpretation that any Sergeant who secures a conviction against a publican nowadays is deserving of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Attempted Murder of the Spanish Premier Several Bombs Explode (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
That several attempts on the life of General De Rivera, the Spanish Prime Minister, were made during his visit to Barcelona is confirmed by "Le Journal."…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Barbarous Murder" One-legged Man Sentenced Bit His Finger London, Friday Night
Eugene de Vere, the one-legged man, aged 25, was found guilty of the murder of polly walker, the 17-year-old girl, who was found…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Chinese Pirates Sentenced to Death HONGKONG
Four pirates who were concerned in the piracy of the steamer Tung Chow have been sentenced to death by a mixed court at Shanghai…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle Police Court Friday, February 12. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Drunkenness
Two persons, who did not appear to answer charges of drunkenness, had their bonds forfeited. Bag-snatcher Sentenced…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Police Conference Ends SYDNEY
The conference of heads of the police forces of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and Queensland, was concluded…
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