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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1891

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, March 18. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and Upfold and Cox, Js.P.) Drunks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1891 · page 7

WILLIAM SHAW, 50, and Owen Jones, 39, were each fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lockup, drunkenness. Stealing…

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Myles M'rae in Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1891 · page 8

THIS morning in the No. 2 Jury Court, before his Honor Mr. Justice Innes and a jury of four, the sensational breach of promise case of Ilma Vaughan v Myles M'Rae, M.P.,…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. Mair, District Registrar in Bankruptcy.) Re James Gregory

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1891 · page 7

MR. DART appeared for bankrupt, who stated that he had never previously been insolvent. He was a miner by occupation, and his failure had been caused by loss of work…

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Waratah Licensing Court. Wednesday, March 18. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Sunday Selling and Drinking

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1891 · page 7

JAMES ALLAN, licensee of the Minmi Inn, Minmi, was charged with keeping his house open, and supplying liquor to two men, on Sunday, the 15th instant. Defendant pleaded…

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Summons Cases. Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1891 · page 6

A young man named James Boyle was charged with having assaulted one William Thomas at Newcastle, on the 4th instant…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, March 19. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Settled in Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1891 · page 7

JOHN PEERY, on behalf of his son, Alfred Perry, a child four years of age, residing at, Minmi, charged Lily Elsley with unlawfully assaulting his son on the 14th instant…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, March 19. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1891 · page 6

JOHN COYLE, 47, a labourer, was fined 5s, with an alternative of 24 hours lockup, for drunkenness. No Ticket…

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Licensing Court. Thursday, March 19. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and G. C. Martin and W. H. Shaw, Js.P.) Billiard License

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1891 · page 6

THE application of Henry Tudor for a billiard license for premises known as the Agricultural Hotel, Hamilton, was granted…

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Lambton Police Court. Friday, March 20. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Trespass Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1891 · page 2

THOMAS BELL, James Bell, and William Craig, all boys, were charged with trepassing in the Lambton Public School ground on the 14th instant…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, March 20. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and Thorn, J.P.) Drunk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1891 · page 2

WILLIAM MARTIN, 50, a labourer, was fined 5s, with an alternative of twenty-four hours' lock-up, for drunkenness. Alleged Stealing…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, March 21. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 March 1891 · page 6

JAMES REAY, 40, a bootmaker, Charles Thompson, 29, a labourer, Lizzie Bray, 28, and Annie Frederickson, 26, were each fined 5s, with an option…

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Newcastle District Court. Monday, March 23Rd, 1891

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 March 1891 · page 5

HIS Honor Judge Wilkinson will re-open the local District Court this morning, for the trial of following cases, postponed from the 7th instant:—…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, March 23. (Before Messrs, Mair, P.M., and Christie, J.P.) Drunks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1891 · page 6

ALEXANDER BBEESTON, 25, Joseph Norwood, 49, Sarah Chapman, 30, Robert Young, 27, Alexander Bonnor, 25, George Tracey, 39, and Margaret Allen, 50, were fined in sums…

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District Court. Seventh Day. Monday, March 23. (Before His Honor Judge Wilkinson.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1891 · page 6

THE adjourned sittings of the District Court were continued yesterday morning, before his Honor Judge Wilkinson. It will be remembered that the cause list was not…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, March 24. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Indecent Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1891 · page 6

William Kitt was brought up, on remand from the previous day, charged with using indecent language. Accused had nothing to say in answer to the…

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Lambton Police Court. Tuesday, March 24. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) D and D.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1891 · page 7

BENJAMIN WILLIAMS, miner pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in Elder-street on the 21st instant and was fined £1 in default seven days in gaol…

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District Court. Eighty Day. Tuesday, March 24. (Before His Honor Judge Wilkinson.) Bank of New South Wales v. Kingswell. the Plaintiffs Nonsuited

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1891 · page 3

THIS was an action in which the evidence was concluded on the previous day, where the Bank of New South Wales sought to recover from George Herbert Kingswell,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, March 25. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and G. C. Martin and W. H. Shaw, Js.P.) Drunks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 March 1891 · page 6

CHARLES HENRY, 45, a labourer, and John Wilson, 69, a labourer, were each fined 5s, in default twenty-fours' lockup, for drunkenness…

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District Court. Ninth Day. Wednesday, March 25. (Before His Honor Judge Wilkinson.) O'Neill v. Wells. Verdict for Dependant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 March 1891 · page 6

THIS was an action in which Henry O'Neill, auctioneer, in Newcastle, sued William Wells, cab-proprietor and dealer, to recover the sum of £5 7s 6d, alleged to be due for goods,…

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Police Court. School Cases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 March 1891 · page 3

The following parents pleaded guilty to neglecting to send their offspring to school, and were fined as follows:—Jas. Hennessy, 5s and costs, and 6d witnesses expenses;…

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