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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1895

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Charge of Attempted Murder. The Jury Disagree. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 June 1895 · page 8

THE jury in the case of George Eugene Kothe, charged at the Central Criminal Court with having, at Goulburn, on May 2, feloniously wounded John Gottwald with intent…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, June 13. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.M., and Mr. H. Humphreys, J.p.) Sunday Selling

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 June 1895 · page 7

FRED. T. MOORE, licensee of the Railway Hotel, Wallsend, was charged with selling liquor on Sunday, the 9th inst…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. Mair, District Registrar)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 June 1895 · page 7

Re Powell Andrews; meeting adjourned from the 6th inst., in order that the proved creditor, H. J. Abrahamson, might have time to furnish…

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Maitland District. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 June 1895 · page 7

MR. J. N. BROOKS, P.M., and Mr. R. Scobie, J.P., occupied the bench at the East Maitland Police Court yesterday. A young girl named Evelyn Shelton was…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 June 1895 · page 8

At the East Maitland Police Court on, Saturday, before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M., an elderly female named Elizabeth Eckford was sentenced to four months' imprisonment for…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, June 15. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 June 1895 · page 7

THOMAS ALLEN, seaman, John Wilson, seaman, John Pearson, seaman, Frank Hall, seaman, each fined 5s, in default 24 hours in the lockup…

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Supposed Murder at the Islands. Wreck of a Vessel. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 June 1895 · page 5

THE steamer Kelloe returned to Sydney yesterday from her cruise to the Solomon Group. The vessel from Sydney and Cooktown arrived at the Solomons on May 30 after a…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1895 · page 8

Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Thomas Bellamy was fined 5s, with 2s 6d…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, June 17. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1895 · page 8

WM. GEORGE BAKER was charged with stealing the sum of 3s 3d from Mr. John Hodges' Hotel, Teralba, on the night of the 14th inst. Constable Dunshea deposed that from…

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Cattle Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1895 · page 6

William Randall was charged with having at Greeford, on 25th May last, stolen a cow and calf, the property of Arthur H. Lindeman…

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Alleged Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1895 · page 6

Samuel J. Ingram was charged with having at Dagworth on the 11th May last assaulted Tommy Ah Choy. Mr. Hill appeared for the accused,…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 June 1895 · page 8

Messrs. A. G. Cullum and W. F. Robertson, Js P., occupied the Bench at the East Maitland Police Court yesterday. Alexander Miller, the man who was…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, June 18. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 June 1895 · page 6

DONALD M'LEOD, seaman, John Watson, clerk, John Williams, labourer, and John Gallagher, seaman, each were fined 5s, in default, 24 hours in…

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Tragedy in Brisbane. Attempted Murder and Suicide. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 June 1895 · page 5

A CASE of attempted murder and suicide was discovered this morning in Kangaroo Point Ward of the city. Charles Gibson, who with his wife and infant lately arrived from…

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Greta Police Court. Wednesday, June 19. (Before Mr. J. N. Brookes, J.p.) Alleged Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1895 · page 3

JOHN DOWNAY was charged, with assault and larceny at Lochinvar on the 10th inst. Mr. Hill appeared for the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, June 19. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1895 · page 6

SERGEANT Thompson prosecuted for the police. Drunkenness. Robert G. Benson, fitter; drunk in…

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Maitland District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1895 · page 8

Judge Backhouse opened the District Court at Maitland yesterday morning, when seven undefended cases resulted in favour of the plaintiffs, besides others in which the…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 June 1895 · page 8

Mr. J.N. Brooks, P.M., and Mr. H. Crothers, J.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Charles Davis charged youths named Patrick Weithers and…

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Newcastle Police Court Thursday, June 20. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 June 1895 · page 3

"BUT oh, what a difference in the morning," aptly applied to the following bon vivants, who all sadly waited for the brief sentence, "5s or…

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Maitland District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 June 1895 · page 8

The sitting of the Maitland District Court was resumed before Judge Backhouse at a quarter past 10 o'clock yesterday forenoon. H.D.W. AND S. BOARD V. ANCLIFFE…

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