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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1895

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 October 1895 · page 8

Mr. H. Crothers, J.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. LARCENY…

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Greta Police Court. Wednesday, October 2. (Before Messrs. Osborne and T. Jones, Js.P.) Alleged Assault

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

JOHN STEVENSON was charged with assaulting John Manly at Greta on the 27th September. The accused pleaded not guilty, and the prosecutor…

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Police Presentation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 October 1895 · page 7

A PLEASING ceremony took place in the police barracks, Hunter-street, yesterday afternoon, when the members of the force mustered to wish farewell to…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, October 2. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.). Ship Board Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 October 1895 · page 6

JOHN FRASER, 28, seaman, was charged on warrant with assaulting John M'Clonachan, chief officer of the steamer Omba…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, September 30. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 October 1895 · page 7

THOMAS ROWLEY was charged with having been drunk and disorderly in the billiard-room of the Great Northern Hotel, Teralba, on the 14th…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Wednesday. Attempted Suicide in a Police Cell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 October 1895 · page 5

MINNIE KELLY, a young woman, last night made an attempt to hang herself at No. 4 police station., and was before the Water Police Court this morning charged with…

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Maitland District. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 October 1895 · page 8

DR. WRIGHT, J.P., occupied the Bench at the East Maitland Police Court yesterday. Carl Denecke was brought up on a charge of vagrancy…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, October 3. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) Alleged Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 October 1895 · page 7

BERNARD DALY, who had been locked up since Tuesday evening, was charged with assaulting his mate, Henry Scott. The prosecutor however declined to…

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Newcastle Police Court Thursday, October 3. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 October 1895 · page 7

ROBERT PHILLIPS, for drunkenness, was fined 5s, or 24 hours, and Alexander Jamieson, for indecent language, was fined 20s, or seven…

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Maitland District. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 October 1895 · page 8

MR. R. SEONIE and Dr. Wright, Js.P., occupied the bench at the East Maitland Police Court yesterday. Mrs. King was fined 2s 6d, with 2s 6d costs, for having…

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Serious Assault Case. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 October 1895 · page 5

Joni Fox was charged with maliciously wounding John Casey. According to prosecutor's statement he was drinking in she Central Police Court Hotel, Liverpool and…

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Bankruptcy Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 October 1895 · page 8

At the East Maitland Courthouse yesterday, before Mr. W. F. Robertson, Acting District Registrar in Bankruptcy, the adjourned meeting of creditors in the estate of…

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Lambton Police Court. Friday, October 4. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) a Satisfactory Arrangement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 October 1895 · page 6

CAROLINE COVENTRY V. Annie Brown, for damaging a gate at Dudley, and Carolina Coventry v. Mrs. Brown, for insulting language. In these cases Mr. Windeyer…

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Newcastle Police Court Friday, October 4. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. Thorn and Ludlow, Js.P.) The Evils of Drink

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 October 1895 · page 2

ALFRED BHRQUES, a German baker, was proceeded against by the Railway Department for drunkenness and committing a nuisance in a railway carriage. The prisoner pleaded…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 October 1895 · page 8

Messrs. H. Crothers and J. D. Prentice, Js.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court last Saturday. Thomas Enright was brought up for…

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Swansea Police Court. (Before Mr. Gordon, P.M. and Mr. R. F. Talbot, J.p.) Language

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

CONSTABLE GIBSON, of Catherine Hill Bay, compelled William Lipsey to toe the mark for indecent language. The delinquent was fined 20s, with 4s 10d…

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The Dean Case. Another Great Sensation. Arrest of Messrs. Crick and Meagher, Ms.P. Re-arrest of George Dean. Charged with Conspiracy To Defeat the Course of Justice. Remanded Until Thursday. Heavy Bail Granted. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 October 1895 · page 5

THE great and already sufficiently-sensational Dean case has undergone another remarkable development by the arrest yesterday of Messrs. Meagher and Crick, Ms.P.,…

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Maitland District. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 October 1895 · page 7

Messrs. H. Crothers, J. Gillies, J. D. Prentice, J. Rourke, M. Murray, and W. Relton, Js.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police…

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, October 7. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. O'Mara, J.P.) Saturday Night's Revels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 October 1895 · page 3

ALFRED QUINLAN and David Quinlan, two respectable looking labourers, were fined 10s, or 48 hours, for behaving in a riotous manner in…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 October 1895 · page 8

Messrs. H. Crothers and M. Murray Ms.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. ARRESTED IN ERROR…

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