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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

2,785 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 140

Night Club Queen Mrs. Meyrick on Trial Alleged Bribery of Police London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 7

Mr. Justice Avory to-day refused the application of Mrs. Kate Meyrick, the "Night Club Queen," to be tried separately. Mrs. Meyrick was charged with…

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Kurri Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 6

Mr. D. W. Reid. P.M., presided at the Kurri Kurri Police Court yesterday. William Kaiser was fined £2, with 8/ costs for having used improper language…

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Warden's Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 7

Permission to enter 1898 acres of land in the parish of Mundorah, in the county of Northumberland, and to search for coal and shale, was…

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Bankruptcy Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 7

Loss of business was the cause of his inability to meet his creditors, according to John Reece Harris, of Elizabeth-street, Abermain, who was…

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Police Court Wednesday, January 23. (Before Mr. T. W. Cohen, R.s.m.) Improper Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 2

Hamilton Wallace (60), against whom a charge of using improper language in Watt-street, Newcastle, on January 22, had been preferred, did not appear, and…

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TENNIS Wight Championships Hill Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 4

Draw for next Monday in Newcastle district night championships, at Hill courts, is:—Women's Singles: 7.15, Mrs. Lusk v…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. T. W. Cohen, R.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 2

A transfer was granted of the license of the Channing Station Hotel, Islington from Ellen Gar[?]ham to John Richard Healy. Mr. C. A. K. Cohen appeared in…

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Barrowmen Charged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 6

The Central Summons Court in Sydney was crowded yesterday, when charges totalling 126 were to have been proceeded against 40 fruit barrowmen. Owing to…

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Teachers' Official Charged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 6

Charged with having forged a cheque for £200 Trevor Mervyn Doyle aged 46, an official of the Teachers' Federation appeared before the Central Police Court…

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Teamster for Trial Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 6

After evidence had been taken at Wollombi Court yesterday, Richard Benjamin Harris, described as a teamster, was committed for trial at…

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Vicious Assault Arrest Made Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 7

A vicious attack was made on Rupert Collins a taxi-driver, at Surry Hills to-night, by a man who was arrested after a violent struggle…

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Maitland District Alleged Cattle Stealing at Wattigan Creek

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 8

Before Mr. D. W. Reid, P.M., at the Wollumbi Police Court, yesterday. Richard Benjamin Harris was charged with having at Wattigan Creek between…

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Attempted Murder Followed by Suicide Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 6

The City Coroner to-day investigated the death of Thomas Arblaster, 57, of Moonee Ponds. The chief witness was Margaret Smith,…

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Police Court Thursday, January 24. (Before Mr. T. W. Cohen, R.s.m.) No Bicycle Light

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 2

Leonard Tabney 2 Edmund-street Mayfield was proceeded against on a charge of riding a bicycle without a [?]ght in Maitland-road. Mayfield, at 8.45 p.m., on…

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Boonjie Murder Case Accused Not Wanted Man Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 6

The Boopjie murder case provided another sensation this morning. Although no official statement has been made, it is stated that a man convicted at Thursday…

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Warden's Court Boring for Oil

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 8

Mr. G. James, Mining Warden, presided at the Warden's Court, East Maitland yesterday, when a number of applications to enter private lands received…

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Warden's Court Coal at Wyong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 8

Mr. Warden James sat at Newcastle Courthouse yesterday. SEARCH FOR COAT. Application was made by Albert…

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Fight with Police Bandit Fatally Shot Brussels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 7

Two armed men, who were concerned in a hold-up, were being pursued last Wednesday week, when they turned and fired, mortally wounding a policeman…

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Court Presentations Regulation for Limitation London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 7

The following new regulation has been issued for this year's Court presentations "No lady, who has been presented within the last three years, can have her…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. T. W. Cohen, District Registrar.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 2

Re John Reece Harris, storekeeper, Elizabeth-street, Abermain. Bankrupt who attributed his insolvency to loss of business, said he commenced business…

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