Junk and Jewellery Bargain Hunters Busy Police Auction
There were disappointments for the lesion of bargain hunters—their ranks were far from being confined to women—who jostled and pushed through…
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Courts & crime, 1926
1,903 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 29 of 96
Woman's Death Three Persons Charged SYDNEY
Louisa Helen Tickner (or Porteous), aged 33, Ruby Standen, aged 30, married woman, and Henry Frederick Duproy, aged 18. laborer, appeared on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court Thursday, April 22. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Drunkenness
One first offender was dealt with for drunkenness. Bound Over. James M'Neill, 31, was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nobody's Pay Hoax for Police
Calling at the police station this afternoon, a man gave the sergeant a bulky-looking pay envelope, on which was written a name and "£2 10s."…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Before the Court Sentence of Four Months
"I realise I have made a mistake, and if I am treated [?]enlently. I promise your Worship that I shall get a job, and pay off the people I…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Have No Rights" Husbands in Police Courts LONDON
"Husbands have practically no rights in a police court," said the Marylebone magistrate, when a young man sought the custody of his child because his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wreck of the Dorrigo Marine Court Inquiry Brisbane
At the resumed inquiry into the foundering of the steamer Dorriga, with the loss of 23 lives, Captain Gray, in reply to questions, said he believed the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Court Packed Oakleigh Tragedy Inquest Opens Doctor and Nurse MELBOURNE
Keyed up with the expectation of hearing sensational evidence, the public crowded the dingy morgue court-room this morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Action for Damages Film Star in Court 'Stranded in Berlin' London
Alleging that G. B. Samuelson, a London film producer, had repudiated a contract, engaging her to star in a film version of the late Sir Rider…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Can't Remember" Assault on a Policeman
"I must be guilty; I can't remember," said Joseph Arthur Johnston, 37, a colored fireman, when asked how he pleaded at the Newcastle Police Court…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court Friday, April 23. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Remanded
Charles Michael Lilley, 37, a labourer, was charged that at Newcastle, on April 21, he stole a case of eggs, valued at £3 10s, the property of the Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tuckshop Burglary Laborer Goes to School SYDNEY
Forth boxes of chocoaltes, worth £10, are missing from the tuckshop of St. Thomas's Roman Catholic boys' primary school at Lewisham. They…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court Saturday, April 24. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc
One first offender was dealt with for drunkenness, and five other persons, who did not appear, had their bonds forfeited. Henry Spriggs, 43, was fined £5,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Industrial Matters Hours of Work Unions Defy Court Sydney
Members of unions governed by Federal awards are determined not to work 48 hours a week, although it will involve a loss of pay. Since the High Court…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aboriginal Relics Port Stephens Discovery Century Old Murder Specimens for Sydney
Driven by hunger, the result of a prolonged drought in the interior, a small party of aborigines, over a century ago, sought the shores of Port…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Charge Fails Lorry Driver in Court Echo of Collision
Clyde Archibald Thompson, lorrydriver, was acquitted at Cessnock police court to-day on a charge of having driven a motor lorry in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Divorce on Quiet Actress's Scheme Fails Court Disclosures London
"A plan to circumvent the law," resulted in Justice Lord Merrivale rescinding the divorce decree which he had granted to Mrs. Elsie Swindley,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cessnock. Police Court
Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.M., presided at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday. A fine of 30s with 8s costs, was imposed against George Parkinson, who…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Attempted Murder
An assassin entered the house of M. Aubert, the well-known lawyer, and head of the International Entente, which was The intruder fired a revolver shot, but…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, April 27. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Drunkenness
Six first offenders were dealt with for drunkenness. On similar charges May Jarvis, 29, was fined 10s, or three days' imprisonment; John Bradley, 54, was filled…
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