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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1890

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, May 27. (Before Messrs. Muir, P.M., and Christie, J.P.) Drunks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1890 · page 6

WILLIAM DASHFORD, 33, a labourer, James Frazer, 50, a labourer, and John Rice, 51, a labourer, were each lined 5s, in default 24 hours lockup, for drunkenness…

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In the Divorce Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1890 · page 5

THE case of Day v Day, wife petitioner, before the Divorce Court to-day, disclosed some very peculiar circumstances. The parties were married in Sydney on…

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Premier Permanent Building Society. Directors Before the Court. MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1890 · page 5

AT the City Court to-day, J. L Dow, ex-Minister for Lands, John Munro, ex-Minister for Public Works, and James Mirams, three directions of the Premier Permanent and…

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Alleged Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 May 1890 · page 5

MAIGARET JOHNSTON, described as & married woman, residing at Carrington, was last evening arrested by Detective M'Hattie and Constable O'Meara, on a warrant, charging…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, May 28. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and Martin, Shaw, and Lindus, Js.P.) Drunks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 May 1890 · page 6

JAMES PRINVEL, Wm. Murphy, John Ket-ridge, John Hector, Francis Frew, and Charles Hawkins were each fined 5s, or in default 24 hours in the lockup for over…

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The Police and the Liverpool Dock Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 May 1890 · page 8

AT a recent meeting of the Liverpool watch committee a report was read from the Head Constable as to the long hours of duty performed by the police during the late dock…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, May 29. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) a Sad Story

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 May 1890 · page 7

ELIZABETH CAIRNS V. HENRY CAIRNS. —This was a case in which the complainant, who, unfortunately, was both deaf and dumb, sued her husband for maintenance…

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Latest Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Thursday. Alleged Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 May 1890 · page 5

EDWARD LRNNANE the man who was admitted to the Sydney Hospital on Thursday last, suffering from injuries alleged to have been received through being knocked down…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, May 29. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and G. C. Martin, and W. H. Shaw, Js.P.) A Perfect Vixen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 May 1890 · page 6

BRIDGET BEAL, 40, was charged with having unlawfully, most violently, and maliciously threatened the life of her husband, James Beal, at Wickham, on the 28th inst…

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The Pyrmont Assault Case. Fatal Termination. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1890 · page 7

THE city coroner this morning opened an inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of the man Edward Lennane, a labourer, 30 years of age. It will be…

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Municipal Appeal Court. Merewether Assessments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1890 · page 2

The appeals against the assessments of the borough of Merewether were taken after the conclusion of the police court business. The following ratepayers appealed, but the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, May 30. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and Thorn, and Weir, Js.P.) Signs of the Times

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1890 · page 2

FOR the first time for many weeks there were no persons charged with drunkenness before the court. Alleged Stealing…

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In the Divorce Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1890 · page 5

In the Divorce Court to-day, before Judge Windeyer, F. B. Monkens, of Newcastle, proceeded against his wife for a divorce on the ground of her adultery with one…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, May 31. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. Weir and Christie, Js.P.) Drunks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 June 1890 · page 6

WALTER FAYE, 36, a seaman, John Hennesey, 31, a seaman, and Thomas Hewitt, 50, a labourer, were each fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours lockup, for…

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Pyrmont Assault Case. the Inquest. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1890 · page 5

THE inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of the man Edward Lennane, who expired in the Sydney Hospital on 29th May, from injuries said to have been…

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Wallsend Police Court. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) a First Offender

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1890 · page 3

FRANCIS DONNAN, jun., Was charged with being drunk and making use of profane language in Wentworth street on the 31st inst. Constable Munro deposed to the offence…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, June 2. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and Ludlow and Christie, Js.P.) Drunks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1890 · page 7

WILLIAM M'NAMABA, 38; Bean. Cooper, 81; Owen Thomas, 24; William Golden, 24; Thomas Davis, 25; Welter M'Lean, 34; and William Campbell, 40, were fined in…

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Newcastle District Court. First Day. (Before His Honor Judge Wilkinson.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1890 · page 7

THE quarterly sittings of the Newcastle District Court commenced in the courthouse yesterday, before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson. The barristers…

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In the Divorce Court. Jump Through a Window. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1890 · page 5

IN the Divorce Court this morning, before his Honor Mr. Justice Windeyor, the case Smith v. Smith—Burgess corespondent—was commenced. The petitioner, John William…

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Alleged Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 June 1890 · page 5

YESTERDAY evening a sailor named Charles Moore was arrested on a charge of stealing a quantity of wearing apparel the property of one Frederick Barry, at Newcastle, on the 3rd…

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