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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1894

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Newcastle Police Court Saturday, February 17. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 February 1894 · page 6

THOMAS GRAIG, a cook, was fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lookup, for drunkenness. Language…

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Foreign Anarchists in England. Increased Activity of the Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 February 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Since the affair at Greenwich when an anarchist was blown up by an explosive he was carrying, the police are on the alert to…

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, February 19. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1894 · page 6

DUNCAN DOHERTY, Jacob Mattson, seamen; Mary Coulson, Benjamin Cooper, and John Leitch, miners, were fined in sums ranging from 5s to 10s, with…

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The School of Arts Frauds. Haviland Sentenced to Four Years. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1894 · page 5

CYRIL HAVILAND surrendered to his bail at the Quarter Sessions this afternoon to take his trial on the charges of fraud in connection with the Sydney School of Arts…

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The "Hard Cash" Libel Cases. M'Namara and Rosa Sentenced. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1894 · page 5

AT the Central Criminal Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Foster, William Henry M'Namura and Samuel Albert Rosa, convicted at the last sittings of the Court of having…

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The Anarchists in England. Police on the Alert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1894 · page 4

LONDON, Monday.—The scene of the explosion at Greenwich, caused by the explosion of a bomb which an anarchist named Bourdin was carrying…

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Wallsend Bankruptcy Court Monday, February 19. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, Registrar.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1894 · page 3

WILLIAM GEORGE HUGHES, of Wallsend, miner, was examined. Mr. T. Cronin appeared for the bankrupt, and Mr. Sparke for Mr. W…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, February 20. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Christie, J.P.) Assault on Board Ship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 3

EMANUEL JOHNSON, 28, a Norwegian sailor, was charged with having on the 18th instant assaulted Ezverid Winsnes, second officer of the Norweigan…

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Thefts From Sydney Hospital. The Persons Charged. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 5

AT the Water Police Court to-day a married couple named Ernest and Alice Clifford and a sister of the latter named Ada Elliott were charged with being concerned together in…

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The Dora Dora Murder. "Jacky" Admits His Guilt. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 5

JACKY, the second aboriginal, charged with the murder of the German at Basin Creek, Dora Dora, in May, 1892, left by train for Albury this afternoon. He arrived from…

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Disputed Documents. Application in the Full Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 8

IN the Full Court to-day an application was made in the case of Hamilton v. the Bank of New South Wales for a rule nisi for a new trial. Mr. Want, Q.C., and Mr. C. B…

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, February 21. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. Martin and Christie, Js.P.) Alleged Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1894 · page 6

PAUL PETERS, a seaman, was charged on remand with having, assaulted Charles Vidler, chief officer of the British registered ship Knight of the…

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Police Telephones

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1894 · page 4

THE necessity for establishing telephonic communication between the police station at Newcastle and the various suburban stations has been urged very frequently in the…

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Greta Police Court. Wednesday, February 21. (Before Messrs. Walker and Jones, Js.P. LANGUAGE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1894 · page 6

MRS. JACKSON was charged with having made use of profane language in a public place on a recent date. The accused pleaded guilty, at the same…

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The Co-operative Colliery. Withdrawal of the Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1894 · page 5

The Co-operative Colliery at Plattsburg was idle yesterday, and the tributors have finally decided to stop, work. In consequence, the police will be withdrawn to-day,…

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A Question of Insurance. Case Before the Full Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1894 · page 5

AN application was made to the Full Court to-day before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Innes, and Mr. Justice Foster, to make absolute a rule nisi for a new trial on behalf of…

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Newcastle Police Court Thursday, February 22. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.). Absent Without Leave

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 6

ROBERT NOLAN, seaman, pleaded guilty to a charge of absenting himself without leave, from the British registered ship Ardencaple. A…

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CABLEGRAMS. Anarchy in Europe. Police Activity in France. More Bombs Discovered

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 4

PARIS, Wednesday.—The police authorities are actively engaged in searching for a number of anarchists who are believed to have arrived in…

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The Lorimer-rome Frauds. Thomas to Ill to Appear in Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 5

THE name of Frederick Augustus Thomas was again called at the Water Police Court this morning to answer the charges preferred against him of embezzling the moneys of his…

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The Disturbance at Plattsburg. Banfield and Davies Before the Court. Cases Again Remanded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 7

AT the Wallsend Police Court yesterday, before Mr. W. E. Henry, P. M,. and Mr. H. Rushton, J.P., Hewitt Banfield and Gomer Davies were again…

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