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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1896

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Greta Police Court. Wednesday, February 26. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.m.) Alleged Illegal Detention

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1896 · page 6

MARY JANE COOPER proceeded against William M'Elroy on a charge of illegally detaining a dog. Mary Jane Cooper deposed that the…

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Summons Court. Breaches of the Public Instruction Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1896 · page 6

On the information of Senior-sergeant M'Vane, 10 parents were charged with neglecting to send their children to school at least 70 days…

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CABLEGRAMS. The Recent March on the Transvaal. Dr. Jameson's Men in London. Captain Thatcher Denounced. Alleged to Be a Spy. Prisoners Charged at Bow-street

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Several troopers belonging to Dr. Jameson's force, who recently arrived in England to stand their trial have been interviewed by…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1896 · page 8

Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M., and Mr. G. Maher, J. occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. George M'Govern was called upon to answer an…

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Licensing Court. Booth License

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1896 · page 7

Booth licenses for the Newcastle races wore granted to J. Stollery and John Jack for Saturday and Monday. A Transfer…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, February 27. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Martin, J.P.). Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1896 · page 7

GEORGE PARKER, 45, a seaman, for drunkenness, was fined 5s or 24 hours in the lookup. Disobeying a Summons…

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Minmi Police Court. Wednesday, 26Th February. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 2

SAMUEL BENNETT pleaded guilty to using obscene language, and was find 10s, with 5s 6d cots, in default 14 days in Maitland Goal. The same individual for drunkenness,…

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Newcastle Police Court Friday, February 28. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. Thorn and Ludlow, Js.P.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 2

JOHN HAROLD and James Hale pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness, and were fined 5s, or 24 hours. James Williams, for indecent language…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 March 1896 · page 8

At the West Maitland Police Court on Saturday last Charles Denecker was brought before Mr Crothers, J.P., for drunkenness, and was fined is, with an option of being…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, February 29. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 March 1896 · page 3

JOHN MURPHY, a miner, charged with having used obscene language at Hamilton, was ordered to pay £2, in default 14 days' gaol…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1896 · page 8

At the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Mr. G. F. Scott, P. M. E. Wall, Mrs. Robb, Smith, Geo. Duke, Richard Howarth, Myles Kelly, and Wm. Nicholls…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, March 2. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) Alleged Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1896 · page 6

WILLIAM PORTER, of Wallsend, was charged with maliciously assaulting one Georgie Ah Sing, a Chinaman, by striking him with a stone on the 29th…

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Defaulting Solicitor Sentenced. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1896 · page 5

JOHN DAVIDSON, the Goulburn solicitor, who was convicted at the Central Criminal Court last week on a charge of having stolen the sum of £1400, the property of Henry Ernest…

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, March 2. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Saturday Night Offenders

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1896 · page 6

WILLIAM PORTER, alias Jank, and Thomas Regan, for drunkenness on Saturday, were let off with fines of 5s, or 24 hours, in consideration of the…

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The Situation in Crete. Murder and Violence. Resignation of the Governor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—Intelligence has been received from Constantinople stating that affairs in the Island of Crete have assumed a much graver…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1896 · page 8

Mr. H. Crothers, J.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Annie Bowman, who has been making herself unpleasantly conspicuous lately, was…

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Wallsend Police Court. Tuesday, March 3. (Before Dr. J. B. Nash, J.p.) Alleged Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1896 · page 7

JOHN SIDEBOTTOM, a young man hailing from West Wallsend, was charged with stealing a bottle of ale from the bar of the Red Lion Hotel,…

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District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1896 · page 8

The public should bear in mind that to-morrow will be the last day allowed for the filing of plaints in connection with the forthcoming District Court sittings, which will…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, March 3. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Ludlow, J.P.) Vagrancy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1896 · page 6

LILLY CHENALL, 15 years of age, was charged on warrant under the vagrancy Act with habitually wandering about the streets without any…

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, March 4. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1896 · page 6

JAMES SMITH and Samuel Leggett pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness, and were each fined 5s or 24 hours. Henry Holmes, a talkative…

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