Police Overtime
If the Government decides to pay overtime to the police force for all time in excess of 44 hours a week the extra cost. it is estimated, would be in…
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Courts & crime, 1926
1,903 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 96
Children's Court
An accused in the Children's Court was remanded until January 18 on two charges of alleged serious offences at Catherine Hill Bay. Mr. Braye appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murder of Mrs. Macfie Weltevreden
It is reported that two of the arrested natives have completely confessed to the murder of Mrs. Macfie, purely for plunder motives…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, January 5. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc
A first offender, who had been locked up for being drunk and admitted to bail, did not appear. His bond was forfeited. David Rodd (40) and Sydney Fear (26),…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Licensing Court. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, L.M.)
The renewal of a billiard license was granted to A. H. Lewis, of Mitchell-street, Stockton. The application for the transfer of a billiard license from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.)
H. Payne, of Georgetown, v. N. D. Collins, of Botany, claim for £9 7s 3d, for goods sold and delivered. An order was made for the payment of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In New Role Ex-Police Chief as the Defendant Park Offence Titled Man Convicted in Overflowing Courthouse
A crowd which packed a London police court to its fullest capacity heard an ex-assistant commissioner of police convicted and fined £5 for an offence in Hydo Park. The defendant had for some time past been writing to the press,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, January 6. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Drunkenness
Three first offenders for drunkenness were each fined 5s, or 24 hours' imprisonment, and two others who did not appear had their bonds forfeited. For…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Police LONDON
Scotland Yard is reorganising and a augmenting its flying squad for the purpose of grappling with motor bandits and the growing army of West…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brewarrina Murder Wanted Aborigine Arrested SYDNEY
A message to police headquarters to-day states that the aborigine, for whom parties have been searching the Browarrina district since…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Magistrate Puzzled Offensive Behavior Charged
Mr. Shropshire, in the Wallsend Police Court yesterday afternoon, was puzzled over a charge of offensive behavior, which, after evidence, he…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court
At Newcastle Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M., the bail bound of two first offenders charged with drunkenness, who did not appear,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alleged Theft Remand to Sydney
Patrick Joseph Clemenger, 20, seaman, was remanded to Sydney at Newcastle Police Court to-day on a charge of having, on January 3, stolen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wallsend Police Court Thursday, January 7. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.)
A person who had been charged with drunkenness for the first time was fined 5s, with 8s costs, in default three days' imprisonment. A fine of £2, or 14 days'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Small Debts Court
Mr. O'Neill appeared in the interests of the trustees in the assigned estate of W. Davies and Son (who were storekeepers at Lambton), in connection with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →De Camera Charged Newcastle Robberies Sydney Remand Sydney
When Henry De Camera, 48, tailor, was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having, on December 13, 1924, received a suit-case and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court Friday, January 8. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Drunkenness
Three first offenders were dealt with for drunkenness. Remanded. Patrick Joseph Clemenger (26),…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →St. Kilda Murder Tacke Committed for Trial Melbourne
The Melbourne City Coroner to-day committed Henry Tacke for trial on a charge of murdering Rachael Currell at St. Kilda on December 15…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshrie L.M.)
The license of the Royal Exchange Hotel, Newcastle, was transferred from Edward M'Ginty to Frank Cossey…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Camden Town Murder
The St. Pancras Coroner's investigation into the strange death of the pretty 17-year-old girl, Polly Walker, who was found in her bedroom at Camden Town, strangled…
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