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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1890

1,064 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 28 of 54

Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, July 5. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and Thorn, J.P.) Drunks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 July 1890 · page 6

DAVID CARR, 56, a farmer, and John Allen, 50, a labourer, worn fined 10s and 5s respectively for having been drunk on the previous evening…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, July 7. (Before Messrs. Ludlow and Christie, Js.P.) Drunks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 July 1890 · page 6

THOMAS KALLEEN, 50, a contractor; Norman Brown, 30, an artist; Robert Solly, 28, a labourer; Michael Bourke, 40, a labourer; James Fraser, 55, a labourer; Thomas…

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London Police Refuse Duty. a Strike Threatened

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 July 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The agitation among the London police is daily increasing, and serious developments are now threatened. The men have issued a notice warning…

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THE Commonage Allotments. Sitting of the Land Court. First Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 July 1890 · page 7

THE Land Court was opened yesterday morning in the Lambton Police Court, before Mr. J. Vernon (chairman) and Mr. J. Mitchell, comprising the board…

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The London Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 July 1890 · page 4

It is evident that in London at the present moment a vast amount of dissatisfaction is expressed by large numbers of the very men who were…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, July 8. (Before Messrs. W. H. Shaw, J. Thorn, and Colin Christie, Js.P) Liquor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 July 1890 · page 6

THOMAS BROWN, John Nelson, John Donaldson, and Henry Mann were each fined in the usual amount for over-indulgence in strong drink…

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Victoria Melbourne, Tuesday. Cross Examination in Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 July 1890 · page 5

A barrister at the Quarter Sessions to-day protested against the un-English practice of detectives cross-examining prisoners. A MINER KILLED…

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London Labour Troubles. Police Refuse Duty. the Strike a Failure

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 July 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Forty constables, who refused to go on duty on Saturday, have been dismissed from the service. In the House of Commons to-day Mr…

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THE Commonage Allotments. Sitting of the Land Court. Second Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 July 1890 · page 6

THE Land Court was resumed yesterday morning in the Lambton Police Court, before Mr. J. Vernon (chairman) and Mr. J. Mitchell, comprising the board…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, July 9Th. (Before Messrs. Shaw and Martin, Js.P.) Inebriates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 July 1890 · page 6

JOHN KEENAN, Isaac Blackwell, and Duncan M'Kay were fined in the usual amounts each for over-indulgence in strong drinks. Alleged Bigamy…

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THE Commonage Allotments. Sitting of the Land Court. Third Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 July 1890 · page 7

THE Land Court was resumed yesterday morning in the Lambton Police Court, before Mr. J. Vernon (chairman) and Mr. J. Mitchell, comprising the board…

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The London Police. the Strike Ended. Mobs Creating Disturbances. Troops Ordered to London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 July 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—An immense mob assembled at Bow-street, in the vicinity of the police barracks, again this afternoon and jeered the police. The latter arrested several…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, July 10. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Deemed to Be Insane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 July 1890 · page 3

JOHN JAMES CRADDOCK, a young man hailing from Morpeth, was before the court deemed to be insane. Constable Green deposed that from…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, July 10Th. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and G. C. Martin and W. H. Shaw, Js.P.) Drunk and Profane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 July 1890 · page 7

A MARRIED woman named Annie Watson, 28 years of age, was fined 5s, in default 24 hours' lockup, for drunkenness; and for using indecent language a further penalty of £2, or 14…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. Mair, District Registrar.) Re John Taylor David

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 July 1890 · page 7

Bankrupt stated that he was a weighman in the employ of the Newcastle Coal Company, and that his bankruptcy had been caused by pressure of creditors and inability…

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Strike of Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Nothing further has transpired in connection with the difficulty among the metropolitan police, and no further disturbances have taken place in the…

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Cooranbong Police Court. Monday, July 7Th (Before Mr. Thomas Walsh, J.p.) Obscene Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1890 · page 6

MICHAEL WELSH, who was charged with making use of obscene language in a public place in Cooranbong, pleaded guilty, and was fined £1, in default seven days in the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, July 11Th. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and Thorn, J.P.) Liquor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1890 · page 6

MALCOL M'LEAN, was fined 5S, or 24 hours, for over indulgence in strong drink. Discharged. John Ferdinand, a confectioner, aged 51…

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A Pretty Prospect. Charged with Thirty-three Crimes. MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1890 · page 5

THOMAS OWEN has been committed for trial on a number of charges. No less than 33 have been preferred against him, consisting of two of shopbreaking, nine of…

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Wednesday, July 9Th. (Before Messrs H. Gordon, P.M., and W. and T. Russell, Js.P.) Summons Cases. Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1890 · page 6

Thomas Gibson appeared on summons, charged with having assaulted one William Ashton, at Wyee, on the 10th June. Defendant pleaded not guilty, but the…

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