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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1895

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Newcastle Police Court Saturday, January 26. (Before Mr. Martin, J.P.) Drunk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 January 1895 · page 7

WILLIAM M'DONALD, labourer, captured in Hunter-street by Constable Fea, was labelled "drunk," and fined 5s…

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Greta Police Court. Saturday, January 26. (Before Dr. A. E. O. Walker and Mr. T. Jones, Js.P.) Riotous Behaviour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 January 1895 · page 6

PETER CONNOLLY and William Tapley were charged with riotous behaviour in High-street on Friday, 25th inst. Senior-sergeant M'Vane deposed…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1895 · page 8

Mr. H. Gordon, P.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Patrick Keilour was fined 10s, with an option of seven days' gaol, for having used obscene…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Monday. Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1895 · page 5

Mr. A. Middleton, the well-known theatrical manager, has been fined £1 for assaulting Mr. F. Tuthill, solicitor, at Ballarat. RAILWAY REVENUE…

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, January 28. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. Martin, O'Mara, and Moore, Js.P.) Too Festive

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1895 · page 3

PATRIOTISM, displayed in doing honour to the anniversary of the colony, finished up Charles Henry, labourer, just before 10 o'clock on Saturday…

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Prisoners Sentenced. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1895 · page 5

SENTENCE was passed by Acting-Judge Rogers at the Quarters Sessions to-day on the following prisoners :—Charles Smith, who had pleaded guilty to…

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Lambton Police Court. Tuesday, January 29. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1895 · page 6

WILLIAM PEATTIE pleaded guilty to using indecent language at Charles-town within hearing of Constable Thompson, and was fined 5s, and 5s…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, January 29. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. Christie and Ludlow, Js.P.) Remanded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1895 · page 3

ROBERT SULZBERGER, described as a teacher, was charged with fraudulently appropriating to his own use one gold curb beaded bracelet, valued at £2,…

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, January 30. (Before Messrs. Martin and Christie, Js.P.) Vagrancy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1895 · page 6

THE old man, William M'Donald, aged 76, who has frequently been before the Court of late, charged with drunkenness, was arrested by…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 8

Mr. H. Gordon, P.M., and Messrs. M. Murray and J. W. Pender, Js. P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday…

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Greta Police Court. (Before Mr. H. Gordon, P.m.) Wednesday, January 30. Indecent Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 6

J. STRANG, free labourer, was charged with the above offence on the 27th inst., in High-street. Fined 20s, and 7s 4d costs, in default 14 days…

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Wallsend Police Court. (Before Messrs. W. E. Henry, P.M., and H. Rushton, J.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 7

BREACH OF COAL MINES REGULATION ACT, MORGAN JONES, manager of the Pacific Co-operative Coal Company, Limited, at Teralba, was charged by the…

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Newcastle Police Court Thursday, January 31. (Before Messrs. Martin and O'Mara, Js.P.) Strong Waters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 6

IF a man keeps going long enough, and takes liquor strong enough, in Newcastle, he is bound to make observations of the interiors of the police…

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The Alleged Assault Case. Arrest of Another Suspect. Accused Remanded, Without Bail

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 5

A miner named Thomas Hoare was arrested at West Wallsend early yesterday morning, on a charge of being concerned with others in the assault committed on the…

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Execution in Darling-hurst Gaol. Grenon Hanged. End of a Life of Crime. Death Instantaneous. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 5

WITHIN the precincts of Darlinghurst Gaol Alfred Grenon, the Frenchman who attempted the life of a night watchman at Elizabeth Bay in October last, was hanged…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. Christie, Shaw, and O'Mara, Js.P.) Music and Dancing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 7

MRS. MATILDA CHILVERS, licensee of the Federal Hotel, Stockton, was granted permission to have music and dancing on those premises on the 4th…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 8

Mr. H. Gordon, P.M., occupied the Bench at the East Maitland Police Court yesterday. Frank Mudd, a lad, was charged by summons with having thrown a stone in…

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Newcastle Police Court Friday, February 1. (Before Messrs. Martin and Thorn, Js.P.) Drunk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 7

OSCAR OLSEN, seaman, drunk on the Newcastle railway promises; arrested by Water-police Constable Brown; 5s, or 24 hours. Hugh Fitzpatrick, labourer, drunk in…

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Adamstown. a Burglary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 February 1895 · page 7

On Friday night or early on Saturday morning a detached kitchen of a house situated between Union and Thomas streets, New Lambton-road,…

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Mysterious Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 February 1895 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday.—A telegram from Vienna gives particulars of a shocking and mysterious tragedy which has taken place in that city. A…

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