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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
4,218 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 211
Walter Hitchcock, 31, a member of the Police Force, was convicted at the Windsor Police Court to-day on a charge of having stolen some leather, valued at £5…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →While cruising along King-street, Newtown, this afternoon, the police patrol noticed two youths riding a motor-cycle which had been reported as stolen. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Following a series of 10 mysterious bush fires in the Riverton district, police aid has been invoked by farmers and residents, who held a meeting yesterday to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A man, suspected of murder, and his brother shot and killed each other in order to avoid capture in a cottage here, when surrounded by a force of police,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Before Mr. F. D. H. Sutherland, P.M., at the Paterson Police Court yesterday afternoon, Arthur Elpham Coles and Arthur Edward Delaney residents of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Frederick William Manning , a Cessnock salesman, was charged before Mr. K. Anderson. J.P., at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday, with having fraudulently…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A fine of £20 was imposed on Cyril Francis Davis, 24, when he was convicted at the Central Police Court to-day on a charge of stealing a pair of trousers,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The examination of Walter Samuel Williams, labourer, Ruby-street, Bellbird, in the bankruptcy Court, was adjourned to Cessnock on January 19…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →On a charge of having begged alms in Pitt-street last night, Herbert Martin, 47, was sentenced at the Central Police Court to-day to a month's gaol. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Pleading "Guilty'" to a charge of illegal betting on a vacant piece of land at Swansea, on January 6, Francis Coolahan, 25, labourer, was fined £20, costs £1/18/6,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Harold Marks, a Los Angeles highwayman, is spending a year in the St. Quentin prison, perfecting a non-pickable lock. The dial cylinder type of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The police having received an official complaint from Sydney, a detective has been detailed to investigate the sale of forged tickets in the New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Norman Hotton. of Bull-street, Cook's Hill, was fined £1, with 17s costs, by Mr. Prior at the Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The severest punishment for criminals carrying concealable firearms was stressed by Mr. Laidlaw, C.S.M., at the Central…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →One of Australia's most sensational murder stories will possibly be told when the inquest is held into the death of Louis Carron who disappeared after…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Chief Secretary, Mr. Gosling, stated to-night, that his attention had been directed to articles appearing in the metropolitan Press, commenting adversely…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An astonishing public slaying of a man who had incurred disfavor has been carried out by gangland. Gang assassinations in the racketeer…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →An exciting chase through Newtown by an organiser of the Breadcarters 'Union on a motor-cycle on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Elias Brennan, 72, was fined 5/, in default detention for two hours, for drunkenness…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Government frustrated attempts of the Congress organisations to transfer funds in banks to individual accounts yesterday. Detectives seized £3852 in two…
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