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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1898

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Newcastle Police Court Friday, July 29. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 July 1898 · page 6

Thomas Maher (44), seaman, Samuel Stokes (28), labourer, and Timothy Finn (47), seaman, were each fined for drunkenness…

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Lambton Police Court. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 August 1898 · page 7

William Punton, who was charged on an information laid by Constable Spicer with making use of indecent language at Dudley on the 31st of January last, pleaded guilty,…

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, August 1. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1898 · page 7

James Coghlan, 38, saddler, Henry Hanlon 45, Thomas Crawford, 46, Stephen Earl, 44, William Germyn, 26, miners; James Hook, 36, Richard Lelterity, 32,…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, August 1st. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Drunk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1898 · page 6

Benjamin Lewis, from Teralba, was charged with being drunk in a public place on Saturday, and fined 5s, or the rising of the Court…

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Summons Division. Unlawful Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 August 1898 · page 7

Patrick Dever summoned John Carpenter for unlawful assault at the Junction on the 26th ult. Mr. Arthur H. James appeared for…

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The Milan Riots. Italian Deputies Sentenced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 August 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Signors Deandries and Tarati, members of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, have been sentenced of 12 years'…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, August 2. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) a Drunk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 August 1898 · page 7

August Larsen (47), seaman, Was fined for having been drunk in Scott-street on the night of the 1st just. OBSCENE LANGUAGE…

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, August 3. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 August 1898 · page 7

William (36), seaman, John Garraty (26), blacksmith, and John Malvade were each fined for having been drunk on the 2nd and 3rd instants…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, August 3. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.m.) Alleged Breaking and Entering

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 August 1898 · page 6

Alexander Barnett and Mary Barnett were charged with breaking and entering into the Post-office Hotel, Waratah, and stealing there from…

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Britain and China. Serious Charge by the British Minister. Li Hung Chang Charged with Treachery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 August 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The "Standard" states that Sir Claude Macdonald, the British Minister, having accused Li Hung Chang with…

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The Wreck of the French Liner. Terrible Scenes. Wholesale Murder. Auckland (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 August 1898 · page 4

The following are from the latest American papers by the R.M.S. Alameda:— The French line steamship La…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, August 4. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.m.) Drunk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 August 1898 · page 6

Benjamin Lewis, who was evidently still under the influence of drink, was charged with being drunk at Teralba. Constable Fallon explained the…

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Newcastle Police Court Thursday, August 4. (Before Mr. [?]. N. Payten, S.m.) Indecent Behaviour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 August 1898 · page 6

Geo. Harris, a seaman, charged with behaving indecently in Hunter-street West, pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s, in default four days…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 August 1898 · page 6

Wallsend and Plattsburg Co-operative Society v. R. Musgrave, goods sold and delivered, £5 16s 2d. Verdict for amount, with 5s 6d costs…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. Mair, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 August 1898 · page 6

Mr. J. A. Pulbrook, licensee of the Criterion Hotel, applied for permission to carry out certain alterations and additions to his premises. There…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. Payten, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 August 1898 · page 6

William Bailey v. J. Davis, claiming £2 18s 6d, goods sold and delivered verdict for plaintiff, with 6s 6d costs. Maurice Light v. D. Kelleher,…

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A Constable Charged with Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 10

An extraordinary occurrence took place at Freshford, a small village about seven miles from Kilkenny. It appears that Mr. William O'Neill, an…

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High Sea Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 4

Recently at the Swansea (E.) Police Court Captain Walker of the s.s. Manhauset, was summoned for assaulting, a seaman named Hanson on the High Seas. It was alleged that the captain, who had gone…

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Murder on the Highseas

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 9

The Italian barque Giambattista, Captain Olivari, which recently arrived at Plymouth from Pensacola, reported that on the 25th ult. they…

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Newcastle Police Court Friday, August 5. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 2

William Sarsfield, [?] a seaman was fined 10s, indefault four days imprisonment for being drunk and disorderly in Newcomen-street…

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