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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

2,114 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 106

Hamilton Burglary Boot Shop Entered

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 5

A boot shop, occupied by Mr. F. Hopwood, in Lawson-street, Hamilton South, was entered yearly yesterday morning, and 43 pairs of botts, valued at about £110,…

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Jury Challenged Three Young Men Charged Warehouse Robbery

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 7

Thirteen jurors were challenged by the accused before the Jury was completed, in a case at Newcastle Quarter Sessions to-day, in…

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Driver's Lumbago Court Awards Compensation

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 March 1927 · page 7

Before the Workers' Compensation Commission this afternoon, Thomas Smith, a lorry driver, claimed £10 from W. E. Bramble and Sons, as…

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Stolen Hats Two Men Sent to Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 March 1927 · page 5

Alfred Ernest Brown and Robert Sinclair Casey, convicted at Newcastle Quarter Sessions, of having broken and entered the promises of P. B…

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12 Months' Gaol Girl Assaulted at Mayfield

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 March 1927 · page 5

Albert Henry Smith appeared at the Newcastle Quarter Session to-day, charged with having at Mayfield West on January 3,182[?], assaulted a girl…

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"Gone a Bit Wild" Assault and Robbery Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 March 1927 · page 5

Frank Kennedy, 22. and Arthur Lewis, 20, pleaded not guilty at the Newcastle Quarter Sessions to-day, before Judge Edwards, to a charge of…

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Newcastle Police Court Thursday, March 17. (Before Mr. W. I. Perry, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 March 1927 · page 10

Two persons, who did not appear to answer charges of drunkenness, had their bonds forfeited, Rebecca Jones (60), was fined 10s, in default seven days'…

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Out of Gaol Dr. Cook, "Explorer" New Orleans

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 March 1927 · page 1

Doctor Cook, the man who claimed to have visited the North Pole and who later was imprisoned for fraud, has been released on probation after…

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Sent to Gaol Jervis Bay Greasers Walked on Deck London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 March 1927 · page 1

Eight greasers, members of the crew of the Commonwealth liner Jervis Bay, were sentenced to imprisonment for a month at the West Ham…

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Court of Mines. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 March 1927 · page 6

Mr. G. Booth. M.P., to-day interviewed Mr. Lazzarini, Acting Minister for Mine, relative to the establishment of a Court of Mines, under the Coal Mines…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. W. I. Perry, District Registrar.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 March 1927 · page 10

In re Thomas Daly, labourer, of 9 Everton-street, Hamilton. Liabilities, £78 11s 4d; assets, nil. Mr. H. L. O'Neill appeared for F. Viggers, Ltd., a creditor…

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Stealing From the Person

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 10

Frank Kennedy (22) and Arthur Lewis (20) were each charged that, at Newcastle, on January 3, they did assault George Edward Miles, and rob him of…

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Naval Officer Charged London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 5

Lieutenant-Commander C. Mayers, who, until recently, held an important post in the submarine service at Portsmouth, where he was commander of the M2, was…

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Newcastle Police Court Friday, March 18. (Before Mr. W.I. Perry, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 11

John Murphy, or John O'Neill (31), labourer, was fined £1, in default seven days' imprisonment, for drunkenness, and £5, in default two months' imprisonment,…

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Official Secrets Ex-Naval Man Charged Submarine Plans London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 1

Serious allegations were made when Commander Colen Mayer, an exnaval officer, was charged at the police court with having official…

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Big Claim Millionaires in Court Ford's Defence Rival's Methods Attacked DETROIT

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 1

The case in which Aaron Sapiro, the Jewish head of a number of co-operative concerns, is suing Henry Ford for 1,000,000 dollars,…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 March 1927 · page 7

At Newcastle Police Court, on Saturday, before Mr. W. I. Perry, S.M., five first offenders were dealt with for drunkenness, Thomas M'Carvan, 28, labourer,…

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Kicked to Death Man Charged With Murder Brothers' Quarrel Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 March 1927 · page 5

A quarrel between two brothers, in which the Crown alleged that one of them was kicked to death, was responsible for the…

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Improperly Dressed Magistrate Rebukes Trainee

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 March 1927 · page 5

West Maitland police court might have been a military parade ground this morning, with Mr. Cleeve, P.M., as the drill sergent. When trainees…

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Six Months' Gaol Indecency in Maitland Park

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 March 1927 · page 5

"Young children are sent to the park by their parents for recreation purposes, and if such proceedings take place, the public park is unsafe…

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