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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1894

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, September 27. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.M., and Mr. H. Rushton, J.p.) Ringing the Changes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 3

EDWARD WOOD was charged with stealing one half-sovereign from the landlord of the Gold Miners' Arms, Lambton, on the 26th inst…

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The Richmond Poisoning Case Trial of Martha Needle. Found Guilty and Sentenced to Death. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 5

THE trial of Martha Noodle for the murder of Louis Juncken was concluded this afternoon, the jury bringing in a verdict of guilty, and the woman being sentenced to…

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Maitland Circuit Court. Thursday. (Before the Chief Justice.) MUSGRAVE V. Scottish Australian Mining Company

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 8

Mr. Blacket and Mr. R. Windeyer, instructed by Messrs. Sparks and Millard, appeared for the plaintiff, and Dr. Sly, instructed by Messrs. Thompson and…

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Morpeth Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 September 1894 · page 8

At the Morpeth Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M., James Mullins was charged with assaulting Matthew Murphy by violently kicking him…

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Minmi Police Court. Wednesday, September 20. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) Riotous Behaviour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 September 1894 · page 6

T[?]HEARN WILLIAMS and Joseph Cook, both hailing from West Wallsend, pleaded guilty to a charge of riotous conduct at West Wallsend on the 5th inst. It appeared from the…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, September 27. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) an Acrohatic Feat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 September 1894 · page 2

JAMES CHARLES, an enterprising genius hailing from the metropolis, and said to be a male of " gentleman " Wood, who rang the changes on a local publican, was charged…

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Newcastle Police Court Friday, September 28. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Thorn J.P.) Combined Disobedience

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 September 1894 · page 6

ROBERT CROSSLAND, Charles Sutton, and Harry Hannah, firemen, appeared, on warrant, charged with having combined together to disobey lawful commands on board the…

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Arrival of the Ringarooma. Court-Martial to be Held. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 September 1894 · page 5

THE warships Orlando and Ringarooma arrived at a quarter to 6 and came up to Farm Cove and anchored. The Ringarooma will go into dock to-morrow for complete…

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Newcastle Police Court Saturday, September 29. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Over-thirst

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 October 1894 · page 6

EDWARD PULLEN, a sailor, started on a little expedition to put down drink, and he put down such a lot of it that Constable M'Kellar took him out of…

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Greta Police Court. Saturday, September 29. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.m.) Alleged Uttering

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 October 1894 · page 6

ROBERT JAMES JACKSON, On remand, was charged with uttering a counterfeit half-sovereign. Constable Snushall deposed that on…

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The Greta Colliery. Additional Police Dispatched

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 October 1894 · page 5

ON Saturday evening Inspector Lynch received a telegram from Superintendent Meares, of Maitland, stating, that in consequence of alleged disturbances at Greta…

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Murder of a Frenchman in Morocco. Prospects of Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 October 1894 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday.—Intelligence from Morocoo states that a French courier has been murdered at Fez, and it is considered likely that trouble with…

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Another Murder in Victoria. a Man Cuts his Wife's Throat. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 October 1894 · page 4

A TERRIBLE murder was committed in Latiobe-street, West Melbourne, yesterday afternoon. A labourer named Weymouth Wash returned home, and a wordy warfare…

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West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 October 1894 · page 8

Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M., and Mr. H. Crothers, J.P., constituted the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, Ann Reeves, who had boon arrested on the…

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Burglary at a Post-office. a Safe with £118 Stolen. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 October 1894 · page 5

A DARING burglary took place at the Ultimo Post-office on Sunday morning. The post-master, Mr. Burgess, who resides on the premiss with his wife and family, was not…

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, October 1. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. O'Mara, J.P.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 October 1894 · page 6

MARY JOHNSTONE, William Jones, Joseph Jessop, Thomas Andrews, John Murphy, and Thomas Desmond were fined for the above offence…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, October 1. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) the Cost of One Only

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 October 1894 · page 7

JOHN SIMPSON was charged with refusing to pay for liquor supplied by Joseph Lewis, of the Lemongrove Hotel…

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Minmi Police Court. Monday, October 1. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) Real Enjoyment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 October 1894 · page 6

EDMUND PHILLIPS, better known as E.P., was charged with a number of unseemly misdeeds. For being drunk and disorderly on Pay-Saturday…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, October 2. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Seeking a "Bubble" Reputation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 October 1894 · page 3

REES POWELL, miner, who has acquired a somewhat sinister reputation in the drink line, again abandoned the strict Q.T. for a course in the…

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Conspiracy to Murder the Khedive. an Anarchist Arrested

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 October 1894 · page 5

CAIRO, Tuesday.—An Italian anarchist has been arrested here. His intention was to murder the Khedive…

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