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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1880

490 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 25

Contempt of Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1880 · page 2

LONDON, October 30.—Rev. Mr. Dale, the well-known Ritualistic Clergyman, has been sentenced to imprisonment for contempt of court…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, Nov. 1, 1880. (Before Mr. Buchanan. P.M., and Mr. G. Tully, J.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1880 · page 3

DRUNKENNESS.—Five offenders under this heading were dealt with. One defendant, Daniel Burke, a labourer, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1880. (Before Mr. Buchanan, P.M., and Mr. G. Tully, J.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 November 1880 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—Several inebriates were fined in the customary sums,. William Chapman, charged with a similar offence, failed to appear, and his bail of £2 was…

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Lambton. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1880 · page 3

At the Police Court, on Tuesday, before Mr. Perrott, P.M.,—Thomas Bunn, for using obscene language in a public place, was find 40s or, in default, 14 days in…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, Nov. 3, 1880. (Before Mr. Buchanan, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1880 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—William Chapman, for being drunk in the Courthouse, was fined 20s, in default forty-eight hours. Catherine Walsh was also dealt with for being…

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District Court Judge Meymott

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1880 · page 2

WE (S. M. Herald,) understand that Mr. District Court Judge Maymott appeared before the Executive Council yesterday (Tuesday) and made his defence…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 November 1880 · page 3

MR. BUCHANAN, P.M., and Mr. G. Tully, J.P., disposed of the charge sheet at the Police Court yesterday. Three offenders were dealt with for drunkenness. Five…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 November 1880 · page 5

AT the Police Court, yesterday, before Mr. Buchanan, P.M., Daniel Gilfoyle, using indecent language in Darby-street, was fined 20s, with costs 4s 4d, in default…

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Waratah Court-house

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 November 1880 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—A deputation, consisting of the Mayor of Waratah and Alderman Watson, introduced by Mr. N. Melville, M.T.A., waited on the Minister for Justice,…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1880 · page 3

THE only business on the charge sheet on Saturday was the case of "Nancy," a black gin, who was dealt with for being drunk…

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Mr. District Court Judge Meymott

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1880 · page 3

AT a meeting of the Executive Council on Friday (says the Echo), it was decided to remove Mr. District Court Judge Meymott from his office. It will be…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1880 · page 3

AT the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Buchanan, P.M., three inebriates, having been looked up since the previous Saturday, were discharged with a caution…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 November 1880 · page 3

THE cases set down for hearing on Monday's sittings of the Small Debts Court, contained none of public interest. In a majority of instances, verdicts were given…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1880 · page 3

AT the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Buchanan, P.M., Sarah Brown for being drunk and disorderly was fined 20s, in default forty-eight hours; a further charge…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 November 1880 · page 3

MR. BUCHANAN, P.M., and Mr. G. Tully, J.P., occupied the Bench yesterday morning. John Dixon, described as a seaman, having been drunk and…

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Contral Criminal Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 November 1880 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—At the Criminal Court, to-day, before the Chief Justice' Josiah Bragg and Mary Moore were sentenced—the former to five years, hard…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1880 · page 4

THE last day for issuing plaints for the District Court, to be held on 29th November, will be Tuesday, the 16th instant…

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Nihilists Sentenced to Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 November 1880 · page 2

LONDON, November 12.—Five Nihilists have been sentenced to death in Russia for having been concerned in plots against the Emperor's life…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 November 1880 · page 2

AT the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Buchanan P. M., and Mr. G. Tully J. P., Mary Quigan, a decropid old vagrant with numerous convictions, was sentenced to…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1880 · page 4

AT the Police Court, on Tuesday, William Walker, lately a prisoner in Maitland gaol, for attempted burglary on the promises of the Bank of New South Wales, Newcastle,…

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