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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1926

1,903 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 59 of 96

£53 DEFICIENCY Postmaster Charged Money Made Up

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 August 1926 · page 5

Charged with having disposed of £53 19s 6d against the audit regulations, as postmaster at Catherine Hill Bay, Clifford Edward Leeds was…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, August 10. (Before Mr. T. W. Cohen, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1926 · page 4

Two persons, who did not appear to answer charges of drunkenness, had their bonds forfeited. Hamilton Bank Case…

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"Keep It Till Monday" S.P. Betting Receipts Theft Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 August 1926 · page 5

Details of S.P. betting transactions figured largely in a case at Newcastle Quarter Sessions to-day, when Alfred Prentice was charged with the theft…

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Canada's Status Former Premier Charged Leaning to U.S.A. VANCOUVER

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 August 1926 · page 1

Mr. H. H. Stevens, Minister for Customs in the Meighen Government, has created a sensation by a declaration that the former Premier. Mr…

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Bribery Charges Adelaide Police Inquiry ADELAIDE

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 August 1926 · page 7

Judge Mitchell, sitting as a Royal Commission, heard further evidence in regard to charges of receiving bribes made against detectives and…

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Police on Wing Mounted Troopers of Future SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 August 1926 · page 3

Mr. James Mitchell, Commissioner of Police, spoke enthusiastically yesterday of the possibilities of aviation in the western area of New South Wales,…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1926 · page 4

The license of the Centennial Hotel, Newcastle, was transferred from Irwin John Thomas to Joseph Cyril de Lisle Mr. C. A. K. Cohen appeared in support of the…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. T. W. Cohen, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1926 · page 4

There was no appearance of the plaintiffs in the case of Steggles, Limited, v. Harry Ellicott, of Stockton, in which an amount of £20 10s 10d was claimed for…

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Back to Prison Solicitor's Contempt of Court Would Not Answer Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 August 1926 · page 6

Oscar Frederick Alexander, solicitor, who was last Friday committed by the Chief Justice for contempt of court, in refusing to answer certain…

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Police Telephone

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 6

A letter was received by Belmont Progress Association last night from the police department, stating that it has been decided to connect the…

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Priceless Coins Alleged Museum Theft LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 1

Frederick Jones has been committed for trial on a charge of stealing the valuable coins of the Salting bequest from the Victoria and Albert…

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"Women Should Leave" Assault Charge at Sessions

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 5

Arthur Ronald Nowland, taxi-driver, of Westcott-street, Cessnock, a young man, was charged at the Newcastle Sessions to-day with having at…

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Gaol for Abigial Sentence of 12 Months

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 5

Arthur Charles Abigail, a solicitor's clerk, convicted in Sydney of having obtained £50 from a woman by pretending that he could buy the records…

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Mrs. Macfie's Murder Weltevreden

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 5

The inquiry into the murder of Mrs. Macfie is still proceeding. The native boy Entgrin denies that he made a confession to the police on May 4…

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Merewether Tennis Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 3

Sir,—I also agree with "Ex-scholar" in regard to Merewether tennis court. Not only have the children spent hours hard work during school hours, but have been…

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, August 11. (Before Mr. T. W. Cohen, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 2

A first offender, who did not appear to answer a charge of drunkenness, had his bond forfeited. Remanded to Sydney…

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Bankrupt Court For Examination

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 7

Four public examinations in bank-ruptey were heard at Newcastle Bank-ruptey Court to-day. Mr. F. Street appeared for J. Frost…

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Shot in the Back Three Boys Wounded at Hillcrest Gardener Charged Accused Man Denies All Knowledge of the Firing

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 August 1926 · page 5

Albert Edward Steere told a graphic story of how he and his companions had been shot at Hillcrest on June 27, when the hearing of the charge against William Knipe, of Hillcrest, of having maliciously shot at three boys, was resumed at the…

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Youth Charged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 11

Arthur Ronald Newland, 17, was charged with an assault on a girl under the age of consent, with intent to commit a serious offence, at Abermain, on…

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Stealing From Person

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 7

John Matchett, found guilty of stealing from the person, was, at the Newcastle Quarter Sessions to-day, sentenced to twelve months' hard…

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