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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1893

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Police Court Proceedings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 July 1893 · page 5

The crow of the Wodonga were last night dealt with in the Water Police Court. The whole of the men with the exception of Cook. Christie, Daley, and Ireland were sentenced…

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The Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 July 1893 · page 5

THE only case in the Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. Martin and Shaw, Js.P., was that of William Jamieson, miner, who pleaded guilty, and…

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Case of Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 July 1893 · page 5

An officer of the Labour Bureau named William Currie was assaulted this afternoon while in the vicinity of the Adelaide. While escorting a labouring man down to the wharf…

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Affairs in Sydney. Seamen Remanded at the Police Court. More Arrests. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 July 1893 · page 5

Along the wharves to-day everything was very quiet, and no new development has taken place among the strikers. The steamer Gabo arrived from Melbourne last evening…

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Licensing Court. Saturday, July 8. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. Martin and Shaw, JsP.) Licenses Refused

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 July 1893 · page 7

WILLIAM CURRY, of Adamstown, coal miner, applied for a publican's license for promises situated in: Brunker's-road, Adamstown,…

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Alleged Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1893 · page 4

A LABOURER named Maurice Duggan, age 35, was arrested shortly after 11 o'clock last evening, on a charge of assaulting a Chinaman named Hong War, and wilfully…

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The Assault Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1893 · page 5

A seaman named John Raffel appeared at the Water Police Court this afternoon on a charge of having assaulted William Currie. A constable stated that on Saturday the…

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The Teralba Assault Cases the Parties at the Police Court. Advised to Retire.—A Settlement Arrived At

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1893 · page 5

AT the Wallsend Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. W. E. Henry, P.M. and T. Fryar. J.P., a number of eases of assault in connection with the recent "tin kettling" at…

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Position in South Australia. Police Court Proceedings. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1893 · page 5

Matters in connection with the seamen's strike are quiet at Port Adelaide, where the Adelaide Steamship Company are trying to engage a crow to replace those who refused…

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, July 10. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1893 · page 7

CHARLES GAYNOR, 31, labourer; Benjamin Cooper, 29, miner; and George Johns, 35, labourer, were each fined 5s, or in default 24 hours' goal, for…

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Deputation to Sir T. M'ILWRAITH. Two Seamen Sentenced. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1893 · page 5

A deputation of Labour members and the Seamen's Union to-day asked Sir Thomas M'Ilwraith in his private capacity to use his influence to bring…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, July 10. (Before Messrs. W. E. Henry, P.M., and T. Fryar, J.p.) Licensing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1893 · page 3

HENRY STEVENS applied for a license for the promises formerly known as the Red Lion Hotel, Murnain-street, Wallsend. The Bench after a…

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The Miller's Point Tragedy. Conclusion of the Inquest. a Verdict of Wilful Murder. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1893 · page 5

THE final stage was reached this morning in connection with the inquest into the death of the man Thomas Pert, who met his death at Miller's Point on Sun day, June 25, at the…

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Police Court Proceedings. The Bega's Crew

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1893 · page 5

In the Wafer Police Court to-day the maritime strike cases were continued before Mr. Johnson, S.M. The Bega's crew were taken first. Mr. Lowe appeared for the…

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Affairs in Sydney. Men Before the Police Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1893 · page 5

The wharves to-day presented at very quiet and ordinary appearance. The intercolonial vessels completed loading, and departed in the usual way. The steamers Lubra and…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, July 11. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1893 · page 7

FREDERICK ERNEST CRONE, 35, engineer; and James Deer, 38, seaman, were each fined 5s, or, in default, 24 hours in the lockup, for having been…

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The Mont De Piete Frauds. Accused Sentenced. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1893 · page 5

AT the Metropolitan Quarter Sessions to-day (before Judge Backhouse) the hearing of the charges against William Henry Jones and George Levy with having on divers occasions…

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Summons Court. a Tenancy Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1893 · page 7

Edward Wilson was sued by William Price to obtain possession of a shop and land in Union-street, Wickham, let to the defendant from…

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The French Prefect of Police to Receive a Diplomatic Appointment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1893 · page 5

PARIS, Tuesday.—M. Loze, the Prefect of Police, the resigned through the students' riots, will receive a diplomatic appointment…

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Police Court Proceedings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1893 · page 5

In the Water Police Court this afternoon the cases in connection with the maritime strike were again proceeded with. The Adelaide's crew was taken first, John Grady's…

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