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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1897

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Greta Police Court. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M., and Mr. T. Jones, J.p.) Wednesday, 18Th Inst. the Shot Pigs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 August 1897 · page 6

EDWARD J. BOWLING, in custody, a miner, residing at Greta, was charged on suspicion with that he did, between the hours of 6 p.m. on the…

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Cuba and America. an Expected Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 August 1897 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—The American Government has ordered a torpedo flotilla to proceed to the Gulf of Mexico. It is suspected that the…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, August 19. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.m.) Attempt at Suicide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 August 1897 · page 7

MATHEW MAHON was charged with attempting self-destruction at Cockle Creek on the 17th inst. Constable Fallon deposed that on…

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Newcastle Police Court Thursday, August 19. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M.) Some Tall Talk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 August 1897 · page 6

IT takes little enough at times to put the electric light out, but the language used by Patrick Sweeney in Scott-street on Wednesday was sufficiently…

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Murder of a Greek Post. a Great Scandal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 August 1897 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—The murder of the post Konstantin, of Phillippopolis, has created a great scandal, owing to the remarkable efforts made by the…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, Registrar.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 August 1897 · page 6

Re Frank Kimlier.—Bankrupt said he was a miner. He had been insolvent before, about seven years ago, and had not received his certificate…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 8

At the East Maitland Police Court, yesterday, before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.H., Frederick Bryan was fined 10s, with the option of 48 hours', for having been drunk and disorderly…

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Lambton Police Court. Friday, August 20. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.M)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 6

J. RICHARDSON pleaded guiliy to being drunk in Grainger-street on the 13th instant, and was fined 5s. Matilda Parsons versus James Lonsdale…

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Bankruptcy Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 8

An examination in the bankrupt estate of Lawson Charles Guest, cordial manufacturer of Greta, was conducted at the courthouse, East Maitland, yesterday, by Mr. G. F…

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Newcastle Police Court Friday, August 20. (Before Mr. C. M. Payton, S.m.) a Solitary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 7

JOHN JOHNSON, a seaman, charged with drunkenness, was called upon to pay 5s, or retire as soon as the business of the Court finished The Norwegian chose the latter…

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Another Burglary. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 August 1897 · page 5

FOLLOWING almost immediately on the Burry Hills hotel robbery, the Welcome Inn, situated at the corner of Liverpool and Yurong streets, was broken into this…

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Morpeth Police Court. Friday, August 20, 1897. (Before W. F. Scott, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 August 1897 · page 7

EDWARD J. COLE, generally known as the Bohemian, appeared to answer the complaint of Henry Geary that he, during his recent stay in Morpeth,…

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The Murder of Canovas. Execution of Golli

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 August 1897 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The Neapolitan Anarchist Golli, who assassinated senor Canovas del Castillo, the Spanish Premier, was executed at…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, August 21. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M.) Deemed to be Insane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 August 1897 · page 7

FRANK THOMPSON, aged 28, a seaman, was, on the evidence of Constable Bartlett, remanded for seven days for medical treatment, he being deemed to…

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Matabeleland. Native Police Condemned to Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 August 1897 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Three Matabele police have been sentenced to death for the murder of Graham's party…

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, August 23. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.M.) Over the Line

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 August 1897 · page 6

ALEXANDER M'KENZIE and John Buller two seamen that set the plimsoll mark at defiance by loading over the line, were each fined small sums, in default…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Monday. the Nyngan Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 August 1897 · page 5

So far the police have been unsuccessful in tracing the Nyngan murderer. From the tracks followed, it seems that upon shooting the deceased the missing man took to the…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 August 1897 · page 8

Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. William Ward was charged with having…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, August 24. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.m.) a Quartette

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 August 1897 · page 7

Four seamen were dealt with for various offences. Two of the number, for having behaved indecently at Carrington, were fined £1 each; a third,…

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Waratah Police Court. Tuesday, August 24. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Stray Stock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 August 1897 · page 3

W. T. GIBB pleaded guilty to allowing two horses to stray on the Maitland-road, and was fined 10s, and 2s 6d costs…

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