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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1898

1,032 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 43 of 52

Maitland District Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 October 1898 · page 8

Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., and Henry Crothers, J.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Three drunks were admonished Land…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, October 24. (Before Mr. Payten, S.m.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 October 1898 · page 6

Fredk, Cummings, Thos. O'Neill, Charles Etkrotch, Thomas Brady, John Devine, Charles Morgan, and Fletcher Watson were each fined for…

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Police Protection at Rutherford

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 October 1898 · page 8

Recent events at Rutherford and its neighbourhood should convince the Superintendent of Police in this district of the absolute necessity of selecting a capable…

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Wallsend and Plattsburg Licensing Court Monday, October 24. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.M., and Mr. Martin, J.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 October 1898 · page 6

The following licenses were granted, there being no police objection:—James D. Wilson, Northumberland Hotel, West Wallsend; Thomas Liddell, Commercial Hotel,…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, October 25. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 October 1898 · page 7

Fred. Barnett, seaman, and Patrick Martin, labourer, were each fined for drunkenness. Benjamin Coulston, miner, for being…

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Waratah Police Court. Tuesday, October 25. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.m.) a Municipal Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 October 1898 · page 3

Patrick Sharkey was charged by the inspector of nuisances for Waratah (Mr. D. Owen) with neglecting to pay sanitary pan fees, amounting to 8s 6s,…

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Maitland District West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 October 1898 · page 8

Mr. Henry Crothers, J.P., presided at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday morning. Patrick Fox, a drover, who had been on…

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, October 26. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.m.) Disobedience

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 October 1898 · page 7

Edward Laud, seaman, was charged with wilfully disobeying lawful commands of Captain Robertson, master of the barque Doris, at Newcastle, on…

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Paris Secret Police Methods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 October 1898 · page 2

"I once spent an afternoon in a pleasant little villa on the banks of the river Marne with the former chief of police in the time of Napoleon…

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Maitland District Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 October 1898 · page 8

Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., and Henry Crothers. J.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday morning…

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Newcastle Police Court Thursday, October 27. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Sent to Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 October 1898 · page 2

Peter Phillips, a seaman, charged with being absent without leave from the ship Cambrian Prince, was ordered to be put on board…

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A Doctor Sentenced to Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 October 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Dr. White Marsh has been sentenced to death for the murder of Alice Bayley by an illegal operation…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 October 1898 · page 2

Charles Webber v. Herbert Gower, claiming, £14 15s, for rent alleged to be due. Mr. J. A. Wood for plaintiff, and Mr. A. H. James for defendant…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. Payten, S.m.) Transfers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 October 1898 · page 2

The following hotel licenses were transferred:—Northern Star. Hamilton, from Edmund Russell to Gerald P. Meagher; Albion Hotel, Wickham…

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Newcastle Police Court Friday, October 28. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 7

Archibald Livingstone, seaman, was fined for drunkenness in Hunter-street on the 27th instant. REMANDED…

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Lambton Police Court. Friday, October 28. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.m.) Drunk, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 7

Abraham Till and J. Hamilton pleaded guilty to being drank, and were fined 5s each. Jos. Birkett and H. Gillispie pleaded…

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Swansea Police Court. Saturday, October 29. (Before Mr. Payten, S.m.) Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 October 1898 · page 6

Frances Anne Bashford proceeded against Annie Smith for assault. Mr. Arthur H. James appeared for the complainant, and Mr. R. W. Thompson for…

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Newcastle Police Court Saturday, October 29. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.m.) Deserters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 October 1898 · page 6

Albert Carvell, for having, on the 27th instant, deserted the British-registered barque Doris, at Newcastle, was sentenced to four weeks'…

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Maitland District Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 November 1898 · page 8

Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., Alex. Wilkinson and Henry Crothers, Js.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday morning…

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Lambton Police Court. Monday, October 31. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 November 1898 · page 7

James Cameron, a boy 16 years of ago, was charged with unlawfully assaulting Thomas Smorthwaite, on the 29th instant. He pleaded not guilty…

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