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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1926

1,903 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 96

Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 8

Mr. T. W. Cohen, P.M., presided at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday. A fine of £3 was imposed against Jock Fullock for having used improper language…

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A French Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 7

The Paris correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" states that an astonishing Story of Elicit love is being investigated at Melun, where…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, February 23. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 4

One person, charged with drunkenness, did not appear, and his bond was forfeited. Patrick Turner, 39, was fined £1 in default, seven days'…

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Woman's Throat Cut Attempted Murder Charge SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 7

Elizabeth Cole, aged 40, of Victoria-street, Alexandria, was taken to South Sydney Hospital, about 1 a.m. to-day, with her throat cut. Eight stitches…

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Small Debts Court. Verdict for Defendants

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 4

George King proceeded against the Great Northern Wool Dumping and Stevedoring Company, Limited, claiming Is 6d as wages, alleged to be owing,…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 4

The license of the Lass o' Gowrie Hotel, Wickham, was transferred from Philip William Claude Willis, as executor late E. H. Gray, to George James Embleton…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 9

Two first offenders for drunkenness were each fined 5s, or 24 hours' imprisonment. James Munro, 61, and Isaac Weir, 56, were each fined £2, in default, one…

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Abused Mussolini Englishman Sent to Gaol "Serious Offence" Milan

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 1

William Ellison, aged 25, the Englishman who was arrested for drunkenness and using offensive language against Mussolini, was sentenced to…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 10

At the Newcastle Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M., Alexander Kelly (39) was fined £1, in default 14 days, and David Grace, or…

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Two Men Charged Alleged Liquor Act Breach

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 6

Archibald Page, of 92 Tyrrell-street, Newcastle, and william Henry Englert, licensee of the Hotel Rawson, appeared at Newcastle Police Court…

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Heavy Sentences Melbourne Murder Cases MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 7

Henry Tacke, 65, who had been found guilty of manslaughter of MRs. Currell at St. Kilda, was today sentenced to seven years' imprisonment…

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Mystery Solved Macfie Murder Indian's "Confession Blood Stained Knife

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 1

The mystery surrounding the murder of Mrs. Macfle, the wife of a Sydney accountant, at Weltevreden (Java), has been solved…

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Profit in Drugs Criminals Prefer It Police Alarm Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 6

Alarmed at the large increase in the sales of cocaine and other drugs, the Commissioner of Police has asked for on amendment of the Police Offences…

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Mrs. Macfie's Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 5

A telegram from Weltevreden, states that Entjin, one of the three hotel boys included in the recent confession of the boy Wangsa, at Garoet, has been arrested…

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Theft on Steamer Clerk Pleads Guilty

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 2

Warren John Patrick. 30, clerk, pleaded, guilty at the Newcastle court to-day to a charge, of having stolen 13s, the property of G. C. Sallaway,…

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Warden's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 5

Three applications for authority to enter and search for coal in the parish of Kahibah have been lodged with the Warden's clerk at Newcastle, the aggregate…

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Newcastle Police Court Friday, February 26. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire. S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 3

One person, who did not appear to answer a charge of drunkenness, had his bond, forfeited. William Henry Hamlin, 45, was fined £5, in default two…

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Nine Firemen Dispute on Willaston Court Remand

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 3

On charges of having wilfully disobeyed a lawful command by the captain "to turn to," 11 firemen of the steamer Willaston appeared at…

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Claim for £20,000 Settled Out of Court LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 1

The case in which Lady Thomas is suing Lloyd's for £20,000 on an Insurance premium taken out for a picture, said to be an old master, which was…

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Assault Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 March 1926 · page 8

Albert Hogan, 57, laborer, appeared at Newcastle Police Court to-day on a charge of having, on February 27. at Newcastle assaulted. Ray…

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