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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1926

1,903 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 56 of 96

"I'll Say Nothing" Seamen in Court Theft Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 3

Patrick Grant Meaney 37), seaman, charged before Mr. Cohen, D.S.M., at Newcastle Police Court to-day with having stolen a suit case…

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Industrial Court Thursday, July 29. (Before Mr. G. C. Addison, Chief Industrial Magistrate.) Decision Reserved

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 10

Hamilton Municipal Council trading with other councils as the Newcastle District Municipal Quarry, was proceeded against on a charge, that, being a joint…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, July 29. (Before Mr. T. W. Cohen, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 5

One first offender was dealt with for drunkenness. Ellen McNee, 36, was fined 10s, in default, three days' imprisonment, for drunkenness…

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Bush Mystery Rabbit Trapper's Death Police Inquiries Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 5

Gippsland was stirred by suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of a rabbit trapper, who disappeared from…

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Charges Fail Woman Motorist in Court Collision at Meadow

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 5

"Not Guilty was the plea entered by Annie Robertson, when charged at Newcastle Police Court this afternoon, before Mr. Cohen, S.M., with having…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. T. W. Cohen, D.L.M.) Quarterly Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 5

Inspector Ramsay presented his quarterly licensing report for the quarter ended June 30. The magistrate said that according to the report the licensees of…

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Murder in Bayswater

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 5

Scotland Yard is investigating a murder requiring the skill of a Sherlock Holmes. Edward Creed, the manager of Bayswater provision shop, was found dead…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, July 30. (Before Mr. T. W. Cohen, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 3

Five first offenders were dealt with for drunkenness. Unlicensed Revolver. Welter Sydney Ford (21), labourer, was…

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Singed Her Ear Complaint of Shooting Man Charged Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 6

Rushing into the North Sydney police station shortly utter nine o'clock last night. Edward Pitt, aged six, told Sergeant Brodie that a man had tried…

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The Police Force Statement by Chief Secretary Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 7

Mr. C. C. Lazzarini, Chief Secretary, to-day characterised as absurd the statement in a Sydney newspaper that there was a difficulty in securing recruits for the police…

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Industrial Matters Unions and 44 Hours Application to Federal Court Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1926 · page 7

The unions whose members are working for Messrs. Dorman, Long and Company in the construction of the Sydney Harbour bridge, and who are governed by…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 August 1926 · page 3

At the Newcastle Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. T. W. Cohen, D.S.M., two offenders, charged for the first time with drunkenness, were fined 5s, or the rising…

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Alleged Assault Remand Until To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 August 1926 · page 8

Jordan Martin Erikson (21), seaman, charged in Newcastle Police Court to-day, before Mr. I. Beavers, J.P., with having unlawfully assaulted…

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Killed His Master Indian Servant Sentenced CALCUTTA

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 August 1926 · page 5

Colonel Bransbury's servant was found guilty at the Lucknow sessions of the murder of his master, and wad sentenced to death…

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Exciting Chase Theft of Motor Cycle Young Man Gaoled

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 August 1926 · page 5

George Burns, alias Frank Burns, was sentenced to six months hard la[?] by Mr. Cleeve, P.M., at West Maitland police court this morning, for…

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Tragedy in Melbourne Triple Murder and Suicide Two Others Wounded Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 August 1926 · page 5

A terrible tragedy was enacted at East Prahran yesterday, when Sydney Oakley, 34, gardener, murdered three of his children, wounded two others, and then took…

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"Boring Their Way" Attempt to Rob Bank Six Men Charged Remanded on Heavy Bail SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 August 1926 · page 5

When six foreigners, who were arrested yesterday in an alleged attempt to rob the Castiercagh-street branch of the Union Bank…

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, August 2. (Before Mr. I. Beavers, J.P.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1926 · page 7

One first offender was dealt with for drunkenness, and five other persons, who did not appear, had their bonds forfeited. For having been drunk and disorderly in…

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Mother Dead Daughter in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 August 1926 · page 5

There was a pathetic ending to a case heard in the Children's Court in Newcastle to-day, when a girl of 18 years was charged with being an…

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Police Watchful Pan-Asian Conference NAGASAKI

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 August 1926 · page 4

With the police watching every entrance and others within the hall, the Pan-Asian Congress opened to-day. It is the first international…

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