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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1926

1,903 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 96

Serious Assault an Arrest Made Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 5

The police have arrested Harry, Grave, 27, a resident, of Auburn, and charged him with assaulting George Harford, 60, also a resident of Auburn, and…

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Newcastle Police Court Saturday, January 9. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 2

Three first offenders, who had been locked up for being drunk, and were released on bail, did not appear. Their bonds were forfeited. For a similar…

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"I Want Your Money" Cowardly Assault on Man MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 5

The police have failed to trace the two men who are stated to have bailed up two women and a man in Redan-street, St, Kilda, on saturday…

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Missing Witness Ex-Police Chief's Appeal LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 1

The solicitors for Sir Basil Thomson, formerly Assistant-Commissioner of Police, who was fined £5 for offensive behavior in Hyde Park, are…

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"Larrikins Hit Me" Doings in Steel-street Court Sequel

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 5

"While the police were at the Stadium on Saturday night, the Chinese quarters were stoned for two hours," said Sergeant Borthwick, at the…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 5

Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.M., presided at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. William Kenning was fined 30s, with 8s costs, for having behaved in an improper…

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Brutal Assault Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 4

A brutal and unprovoked assault was made to-day on James Smith, aged 71, a resident of Kurri Kurri, who is at present staying with his daughter at Rose…

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Alleged Murder Ring

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 5

A telegram from Guthrie, Oklahoma, stated that the mysterious deaths of nine wealthy Osage Indians have prompted Federal inquiry, to which 160…

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Remanded Again Coogee Assault Case SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 5

William Henry Curtis, a musician, was remanded at the Central Police Court to-day an a charge of having maliciously wounded Mrs. Annie…

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Starr-bowkett Funds Secretary Charged Committed for Trial

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 5

Ernest Henry Nathanial Valsey was charged at Cessnock Police Court today with having, at Cessnock, on February 6, 1923, while a clerk to the…

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, January 11. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 7

Five first offenders were dealt with for drunkenness. Richard Bond, 49, was fined £2 or 14 days' imprisonment, for drunkenness. Thomas Harper, 50,…

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Tiny's Court Gallops Well SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 5

The Newcastle mare. Tiny's Court, defeated Air Force by three lengths over six furlongs in 1.15 at Randwick to-day…

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Cessnock. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 8

Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.M., presided at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday. John Dyer was fined £1, or 3 days, for being drunk and disorderly…

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Camden Town Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 7

Eugene de Vere, alias John Stichell, a cripple, has been committed for trial by the St. Pancras Coroner on a charge of murder, the jury having returned a…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, January 12. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 10

John Davis, 55, was fined £1, or seven days' imprisonment. Remanded. William J. Hailstone, 19, labourer,…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. (Before Mr. W. Le B[?]un Brown, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 10

A Wine license for the Cross Roads, Cardiff, was granted to Victor Edwin Brown. Mr. H. L. O'Neill acting for Mr. A. H. James, appeared for the applicant…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) To Pay by Instalments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 10

In the following cases the defendants agreed to pay the amounts by instalments:—Pryor and Colley (Mr. H. L. O'Neill) v. W. H. Orr, £7 19s 6d,…

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Children's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 2

A youth 16 years of age, was brought before the Children's Court upon a charge of illegally using a Chevrolet motor car on December 25. The car…

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Police Promotion SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 5

Detective Keeble, of headquarters, has been promoted to the rank of sergeant. He was formerly a plainclothes constable, stationed at…

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, January 13, 1926. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 2

Upon charges of drunkenness two first offenders forfeited their bonds, and another one was fined 5s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, and Hugh…

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