Must Face Court Breaking Traffic Rules
Alderman Wiggins moved, at Adamstown Council meeting last night, that all persons aged 12 years and over reported for breaches of…
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Courts & crime, 1926
1,903 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 96
Mysterious Burglary
A mysterious burglary has taken place in the town house of Sir Gerald Talbot. The thieves ransacked the rooms and cupboards for papers and finally forced…
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A surprise letter was read at the trial of Bombardier John Lincoln, one of two men accused of the murder at Trowbridge of Charles Richards, a…
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A telegram from Capetown states that the first of a series of the most amazing trials of modern times in Africa began yesterday at Broken Hill. Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ignorant of Bible Catherine Hill Boys Magistrate's Regret
"My boy was fighting young Connah, and I came out of the house and told him to give it to him. Fred Connah then turned to me and told me to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court Thursday, January 21. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Drunkenness Etc
Two first offenders were dealt with for drunkenness. Remt Sismsen (32), Hans Meinemear ([?]6), and Arnold Scholz (26) seamen, were fined £2,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Having Chilly Time "Explorer" Dr. Cook in Gaol LEAVENWORTH (Kansas)
Captain Ronald Amundsen paid a friendly call on Dr. F. A. Cook, of North Pole fame, who was physician In Amundsen's first attempt to reach…
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Bombardier John Lincoln, who was sentenced to death for the murder at Trowbridge of Edward Charles Richards, said he fired the fatal shots…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court Friday, January 22. (Before Mr. J.L. Shropshire, S.m.) Summons Division. Struck Out
There was no appearance of the parties in the case of Frederick James Clarence (Waterside Workers' Federation of Australia, Newcastle branch) v…
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A civil court at Antwerp accepted an expert's estimate, in hit report of a motor accident in which a girls neck, chest and arms were…
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After lingering for fifty-one days with bullet wounds in her head, inflicted by her father, a Chinese dealer, Doris Locktam, aged 20, died at Birkenhead…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court Saturday, January 23. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Drunkenness
David Reece, 40, was fined £1, or seven days' imprisonment, for having been drunk. Vagrancy Charges…
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Mr. M. H. Cleve, P.M., presided at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Edward Church (18) was charged with travelling in a railway carriage from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court Monday, January 25. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc
A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, or 24 hours' imprisonment, and two other persons, who did not appear, had their bonds…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Search for Mr Percival Why Police Acted Mr. Lazzarini Explains Sydney
Mr. Lazzarini, the Chief Secretary, this afternoon explained why the police were called in to assist in the search for Mr. Percival, M.L.C., who left Parliament…
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Robert Clark, miner, and David Clarke, jockey, appeared before Mr. W. Wheeler, J.P., at the Cessnock Police Court to-day, charged with…
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For having used indecent language while under the influences of drink, Henry Hunter was fined £2 10s, in default 15 days' imprisonment, by Mr…
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Cyril Bromley, allas Browley, 28, laborer, was charged before Mr. Shropshire, S.M., at the Newcastle Police Court to-day, with having…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sentenced to Death African Chiefs Kill Fifteen Natives Strange Defence "They Were Drowned Because They Were Witches"
A native chief and his headman were sentenced to death by Sir Phillip McDonald, at Broken Hill (Transvaal), after having been found guilty of drowning 15 natives. The headman said that he drowned the people by order of the chief,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, January 27. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc
Three first offenders were dealt with or drunkenness. Dents Gleeson (26) was fined £2, in default 14 days' Imprisonment, for drunkenness. Arthur…
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