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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1893

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Attempted Murder of an Ambassador. Excitement in Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 November 1893 · page 4

PARIS, Tuesday.—Much sensation has been created here by an attack upon M. Patrimonio, the Servian Minister to Paris, who was stabbed…

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Summons Court. Caution to Bathers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 November 1893 · page 6

Peter Treacy and Henry Latham, two Wickham youngsters, pleaded guilty, and were fined 2s 6d and 2s 6d costs for having on the 5th instant…

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A Daring Burglary. At Point Piper. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1893 · page 5

A DARING burglary was committed during Tuesday night at the residence of Mr. A. M. Severn, Coolabah, Point Piper. The occupants of the house, among whom was Mr…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, November 15. Complaint Against the Bailiff

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1893 · page 8

THE full bench had been called together to decide in the case of a complaint against Mr. Walter S. Collins, Small Debts Court bailiff. Evidence was then called…

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Alleged Stealing. Another Bank Clerk in Trouble. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1893 · page 5

AT the Water Police Court this afternoon, Richard Dennis Legge, 24 years of age, was charged with having stolen the sum of £300 while acting as clerk in the Waverley branch…

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, November 15. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Martin, J.P.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1893 · page 6

RICHARD JAMES and Kenneth Bain were each fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lockup, for drunkenness. Alleged Stealing…

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Summons Court. Breaches of Municipal Bylaws

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1893 · page 6

Richard M'Auliffe and Patrick Cleary were each fined 5s, with 2s 6d costs, for having suffered animals to stray…

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Alleged Disorderly House. The Keeper Before the Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1893 · page 5

CLARA MOFFITT, a middle-aged woman, whom the police arrested yesterday on a charge of keeping a house of ill-fame at 12 Riley-street, Woolloomooloo, appeared in the…

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Sydney Quarter Sessions. Burglary Cases. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 November 1893 · page 5

IN the Quarter Sessions this morning Edith Dawson and William Johnson on a charge of breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Charles Kearton, at Redfern, and stealing a…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, November 14. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) Alleged Wife Desertion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 November 1893 · page 3

MARY CASSIDY charged Michael Cassidy, her husband, with having deserted her. Sergeant Grennan explained that…

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Newcastle Police Court Thursday, November 16. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. Martin and Shaw, Js.P.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 November 1893 · page 3

JOHN SWEENEY, labourer, and Emily Shaw were fined 10s and 5s respectively, with the usual alternatives, for drunkenness…

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The Divorce Court. An Angelic Wife. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 November 1893 · page 5

THE case of Bailey v. Bailey was resumed before Judge Windeyer, sitting in Divorce, to-day. The petitioner continued her evidence. She started that when respondent…

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Bankruptcy Court. Thursday, November 16. (Before Mr. Mair, District Registrar.) Public Examinations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 November 1893 · page 3

RE Robert Ferguson, Bankrupt said he had never been insolvent previously. He was a labourer, and his bankruptcy was due to sickness,…

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Summons Court. Betting Houses Suppression Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1893 · page 3

A. D. Robinson was charged on an information laid by the police, that on the 6th November last, being than the occupier of a certain shop situated in Hunter-street, and…

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Newcastle Police Court Saturday, November 18. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Shaw, J.P.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 November 1893 · page 7

ANN O'CONNOR and Hugh M'Farland (seaman), were fined 10s and 5s respectively, with the usual alternatives, for drunkenness…

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, November 20. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1893 · page 3

STEPHEN MURPHY, minor, was fined 10s, with an option of 48 hours' lookup, for drunkenness. Kate Kelly was also fined 5s, in…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, November 20. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) Drunk and Disorderly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1893 · page 8

JAMES O'DOWALL, charged with being drunk and disorderly in Devon-street, Plattsburg, on the 19th instant, pleaded guilty; but Sergeant…

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Police Assaulters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 November 1893 · page 5

IT will be remembered that on the night of Sunday, the 12th inst., Constable Neill had a great struggle with an uproarious man-o'-warsman whom he was arresting, and that he…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, November 21. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 November 1893 · page 7

MICHAEL M'COLL and Duncan Adams, seamen, and James Fraser, labourer, were each fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lockup, for drunkenness…

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Greta Police Court. Wednesday, November 22. (Before Dr. Walker and Mr. Thos. Jones, Js.P.) DRUNK

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1893 · page 3

JOHN ANDERSON was charged with using indecent language on the 17th instant in Anvil-street. He pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s and 6s 8d…

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