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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

2,114 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 106

Newcastle Police Court Monday, January 31. (Before Mr. W. I. Perry, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 2

Six first offenders were dealt with for drunkenness…

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New Valuations "Hundreds of Objectors" Appeal Court

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 6

There are said to be hundreds of objectors, in the city of Newcastle, to the recently announced land valuations. Serious objection is being…

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Hotel for Cardiff Court to Decide Costly Litigation

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 7

Applications for conditional license for hotel premises at Cardiff, made on behalf of Leonard Morris, and Alfred John Enright, were heard in the…

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The Earl Was Drunk And So Were His Friends Nobility in Court London

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 1

THE EARL OF NORTHESK, the Hon. Gerald Chester Kearley, and a companion, James Rutland, were each fined £2, and 10s 6d…

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"I'll Riddle You" Man Fires Point Blank at Police Used Pea Rifle Patrolmen Overpower Their Assailant MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 7

"I'll riddle, you." Raising a pea-rifle to his shoulder, a man hurled this threat at several policemen as they endeavored to enter his home in Rathmines-street, Fairfield, last night…

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Mother Shot Son Charged With Murder Short of Money London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 1

JOHN MERRETT was charged to-day at Edinburgh with having murdered his mother on December 3. He appeared in the dock…

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American Police Methods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 7

"Their ways are not our ways," sums up the conclusion of Detective Piggott, on American police methods. Detective Piggott, who, on behalf of the…

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"Wholesale Murder" Motor Fatalities. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 6

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Dr. Arthur asked Mr. Lang, the Premier, if he was aware that wholesale murder took place in the streets of Sydney every…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, February 1. (Before Mr. W. I. Perry, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 2

John Grady, 45, was fined £1, or seven days' imprisonment, for having been drunk, and for having used improper language in Hunter-street, Newcastle, he…

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Knew Them All. Man Who Begged Sixpences Sent to Gaol

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 5

That people from whom he attempted to beg sixpences in Hunter-street, between 2 and 8.30 p.m. yesterday were all seamen, whom he had met…

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State Licensing Court Sitting in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 10

The State Licensing Court (Messrs. F. G. Adrian, chairman. W. Le Brun Brown, and W. S. Arnott)) sat in the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday…

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Hours Dispute Steelworks Engineers Idle Nine Months Court Decision Soon

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 5

The fight between Steel Works engineers and blacksmiths and the B.H.P. Company is expected to be decided next Monday week…

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History Dug Up Letters of Mrs. O'Shea Read in Court Gladstone Case Author Galls Secretary of Club a Scoundrel

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 1

Faded, letters, written by Mrs. Kitty O'Shea and her husband to Mr. W. E. Gladstone, were produced in court during the hearing of the case in which Viscount Gladstone is defending an allegation of libel…

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Bank Theft Ex-Manager for Trial SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 7

Leyburn Ernest Tafe, 35, formerly a manager of a branch of the Government Savings Bank of New South Wales, was committed for trial to-day…

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, February 2. (Before Mr. W. I. Perry, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 3

One first offender, charged with drunkenness, forfeited the amount of her bond. Begging in Street. John Brown (42), fireman, pleaded not…

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Singleton Police SINGLETON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 2

First-class Sergeant W. Doran has been appointed to take charge of Singleton police district. He will, therefore, fill the vacancy created by…

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Licensing Court Adjourned

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 7

After three days' hearing, the applications of Leonard Morris and Alfred John Enright, who are contesting a conditional hotel license for…

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Street Vandalism Action by Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 5

Steps are now being taken by the authorities to put down the constant breakage of electric light globes and other outdoor electrical gear…

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State Licensing Court Cardiff Licenses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 8

The State Licensing Court (Messrs. F. G. Adrian, chairman, W. Le Brun Brown, and W. S. Arnott) sat at Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, and continued the…

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Go to Sunday School Erring Boys in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 7

To attend Sunday School regularly and to keep away from picture shows Cor 13 months were the conditions on which two boys were released at the…

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