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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1887

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, Oct. 26. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Breaches of By-laws

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 October 1887 · page 3

JAMES DOOLEY, an omnibus driver, was summoned for leaving the vehicle stand in Scott-street, on the 8th inst., before his appointed time. Defendant…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, Oct. 27. (Before the Police Magistrate.) DRUNKENNESS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 October 1887 · page 7

ONE inebriate was fined 5s, or 24 hours' imprisonment. ALLEGED BREACH Of THE FISHERIES' ACT. William Johnson, Alfred Boughton,…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, October 27. (Before Mr. J. Mair, P.M., and Dr. C. W. Morgan, J.p.) Transfer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 October 1887 · page 7

THE license of the New Market Hotel, Hunter-street, was transferred from Mr. Robert Gibb to Mr. Edward Smith, there being no police…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, October 28Th. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., and J. Thorn, J.p.) Drunk and Disorderly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 October 1887 · page 5

PAUL JOHN ROBERTs, a labourer, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Bolton-street the previous evening. Constable Clarke proved the offence, and…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, October 29. (Before the Police Magistrate.) DRUNKENNESS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 October 1887 · page 3

ONE inebriate was fined ALLEGED INDECENT ASSAULE. John Marshall was charged, on remand, with indecently assaulting a…

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District News. Wallsend. Police Court. Monday, 31St October. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 November 1887 · page 5

MARY PEGRUM, an aged female, suffering from the effects of drink, was brought up admonished, and discharged. CHARGE OF STEALING…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, October 31. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., D. Ludlow and P. Bennett, Js.P.) INEBRIETY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 November 1887 · page 6

ONE Bacchanalian was fined for excessive drinking. PROTECTION. Walter Donaldson, a labourer, was…

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A Scene in Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 November 1887 · page 5

Immediately after the sentence on Mr. William O'Brien was confirmed to-day, the police proceeded to arrest him. Mr. O'Brien offered a vigorous…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, November 1st. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., and W. H. Shaw, J.p.) Vagrancy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 November 1887 · page 6

WILLIAM SHANNON was charged with having no lawful means of support. Accused, it was stated, had shipped on board an American ship, but had been…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, November 2. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Breaches of By-laws

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 November 1887 · page 6

THE Newcastle Inspector of Nuisances proceeded by summons against several defendants for breaches of the municipal by-laws…

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Police Constable Endacott Acquitted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 November 1887 · page 5

The trial of Constable Endacott for perjury in connection with the case of Miss Cass was concluded to-day, and resulted in his being acquitted…

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Proposed Circuit Court for Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 November 1887 · page 6

IN the last trade report of the New South Wales Trade Protective Institute an article appears on a subject mooted times without number in our…

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Latest District News. Wallsend. Police Court. (Before R. I. Perrott, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 November 1887 · page 5

THE only business at the court on Thursday was a number of small debts, which were no doubt satisfactorily settled to at least one of the parties interested…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, November 3Rd, 1887. (Before Mr. J. Mair, P.M. Riotous Behaviour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 November 1887 · page 7

WILLIAM CONWAY was charged with behaving in a riotous manner in Hunter-street on the previous afternoon. Accused pleaded guilty, but Mr. J…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, November 4Th, 1887. (Before Mr. J. Mair, P.M., and J. Thorn J.p.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 November 1887 · page 6

ONE inebriate was fined 5s for excessive drinking. PROTECTION. Paul McTavish, a labourer, was before the…

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A Police Court Southerly Buster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 November 1887 · page 3

AT the Newcastle Police Court on Saturday morning, during the hearing of a charge of alleged wilful disobedience preferred against four…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, November 5, 1887. Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 November 1887 · page 3

ONE offender was fined. ILLEGALLY TRAVELLING. Torence M'Clusky and Chas. Stevens, charged with travelling from…

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Police Court. (Before R. I. Perrott, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 November 1887 · page 8

Thomas Bassett, from Minmi, was charged with being of unsound mind and unfit to be at large. Constable Rogers deposed to the arrest on…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, November 7, 1887. (Before Mr. James Mair, P.M., and Messrs. P. Bennett, D. Ludlow.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 November 1887 · page 5

One offender who had imbibed excessively on Sunday was ordered to forfeit 10s towards the revenue. William Lambert, on bail, was…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, November 8. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., and W. H. Shaw and P. Bennett, Js.P.) ALCOHOLICISM

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 November 1887 · page 3

ONE inebriate was fined for excess. RIOTOUS BEHAVIOUR. John Duncan, a bootmaker, was fined 20s, or seven days' gaol, for…

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