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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1879

497 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 25

Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 July 1879 · page 2

AT the police court on Saturday, before Mr. W. K. Lochhead, J.P., three persons were fined for drunkenness, one person for protection was discharged. Louis de Creix was…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday July, 7. (Before Lient. Col. Maunsell, P.M., and Mr. George Tully, J.P.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 July 1879 · page 2

VAGRANCY.—Kate Walters was brought up charged with having no lawful visible means of support, and no fixed place of abode. This woman was very respectfully dressed, and…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, July, 7. (Before Lieut. Col. Maunsell, P.M., and George Tully, J.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 July 1879 · page 2

VAGRANCY.—Kate Waters, who was remanded from Monday for the production of witnesses to character, was again brought up. She certainly did call two witnesses,…

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Local and General. Insolvency Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 July 1879 · page 2

MEETINGS in the following estates will be held at the District Commissioners Court, Newcastle, as under:—July 10—John Gibson, second; John Freer, second. July 17—…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, 9Th July. (Refore Lient. Col. Maunsell, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 July 1879 · page 2

One drunkard was fined 5s or 24 hours imprisonment. SUNDAY TRADING.—Elizabeth Neild, landlady of the Crystal Palace Hotel, was fined…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, July 11Th, 1879. (Before Lieut, Col. Maunsell P.M., and Mr. J. Lochhead J.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1879 · page 5

LARCENY.—Sarah Tuck, charged with stealing two aprons and a dessert spoon, of the value of 1s 6d; the property of Mrs. Ann Singleton, her employer, was sent to Maitland…

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An Awkward Predicament Through Police Neglect. (S. A. Advertiser, 20th June.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1879 · page 2

A CIRCUMSTANCE was brought under the notice of his Honor Mr. Justice Boucaut during the sitting of the Criminal Court yesterday that…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, 14Th July, 1879. (Before Lieut. Col. Maunsell, P. M., and G. Tully, J. P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1879 · page 2

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—A round dozen of drunkards were fined in sums varying from 5s to 20s. In the latter eases, the offence was aggravated by the use of obscene language…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, 15Th July. (Before Lieut Colonel Maunsell, P.M., and Messrs. G. Tully, Robson, and O'Sullivan, J.P.'s.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 July 1879 · page 2

Two drunkards were fined 5s. each, or 24 hours' imprisonment. STEALING A WATCH.—Thomas Stewart, who was remanded from Monday, on the…

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Local and General. Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 July 1879 · page 2

YESTERDAY three inebriates, a drunken rioter, and an utterer of obscene language, were convicted and dealt with according to law…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 July 1879 · page 2

YESTERDAY morning one inebriate and a profane speaker were each fined five sbillings, and a case against-William Power, for the alleged theft of a flutina from John Young,…

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Police Court. Thursday, 17Th July, 1879. (Before the Police Magistrate, and Mr. Neilson, J.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 July 1879 · page 3

The license of the Metropolitan Hotel, Wallsend, was transferred from George Shoesmith to George Robertson. Homesv. Mitchell.—Detention of property,…

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Local and General. Police at Raymond Terrace

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 July 1879 · page 2

SIR HENRY PARKES, in answer to Mr. Jacob, said that the papers asked for relative to the police at Raymond Terrace would be laid on the table of the House in a day or two…

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Robert Macaire's Murder!

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1879 · page 4

WE notice that the management of the Victoria Theatre have announced a most attractive bill of fare for this evening. The members of Mr. Dampier's dramatic company…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, 18Th July. (Before Lieutenant-Colonel Maunsell, P.M. and W. K. Lochhead, Esq., J.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1879 · page 4

One drunkard was fined 5s. REFUSING TO PAY FARE.—John Ryan was charged with refusing to pay his fare from Sydney to Newcastle, and was fined 20s, or…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, 21St July, 1879. (Before Lieutenant-Colonel Maunsell, P.M., and Messrs. Tully and Robson, J.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1879 · page 2

Four drunkards were fined 5s each. STEALING A COAT.—Samuel Francis who pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing an overcoat of the value of 30s, the property of…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, 22Nd July, 1879. (Before Lieutenant Colonel Maunsell P.M, and W. K. Lochhead, Esq., J.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 July 1879 · page 2

Three drunkards were fined 5s each. PROFANE LANGUAGE.—William Robinson for making use of profane language in Newcomen street, was fined 10s or 48 hours…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, July 23, 1879. (Before Lieutenant-Colonel Maunsell, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1879 · page 2

Two drunkards were fined 5s each. SUNDAY TRADING.—Police v. Lindsay. George Lindsay, landlord of the Commercial Hotel, Newcomen-street, was fined £1 5s 6d…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 July 1879 · page 2

AT the Police Court yesterday, the only business before the Police Magistrate were two charges made by the Inspector of Nuisances against two 'bus drivers, Zactariah…

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Police Court. Thursday, July 24Th, 1879. (Before Mr. Smith, P.M., and Messrs. Neilson and Birrel J.P.'s.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 July 1879 · page 2

John Grills and Charles Creighton were found guilty of riotous behaviour on June 20th, near the English Church, and fined 5s each and costs, or 24 hours. The P.M…

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