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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1898

1,032 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 46 of 52

Minmi Police Court. Wednesday, November 16. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) a Neighbours' Quarrel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 November 1898 · page 7

Thomas Harrison charged John Bentley with assault at Homesville. West Wallsend, on Monday, the 31st ult., and John Bentley charged Thomas…

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Newcastle Small Debts Court Thursday, November 17. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 November 1898 · page 7

Judgments were given in the following cases:— Hugh Johnston v. D. Elliott, chaim 11s 6d; verdict for plaintiff, with 3s…

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Lambton Police Court. Friday, November 18. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 2

William and Edward Allanson were charged on an information laid by Constable Shaw with being drunk at Dudley on the 12th instant. They both pleaded guilty, and…

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Newcastle Police Court Friday, October 18. (Before Mr. Jas. Mai[?], S.m.) Disobedience

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 6

Louis Le Roux was charged by warrant that he on the 15th instant, being a lawfully engaged seaman of the foreign-registered vessel…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, November 19. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.m.) Obscene

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 November 1898 · page 7

For having made use of obscene language within hearing of persons passing in Darby-street on the 18th instant, James Powell, miner, was fined £1, with the option of a…

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A French Spy Sentenced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 November 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—A Frenchman was charged before the Supreme Court of Germany at Leipsic yesterday with "Spying" at Metz. Accused was…

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, November 21. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 November 1898 · page 6

Thomas Thompson, Anthony Moore (miners), and Adolph Adamson (seaman) were fined for drunkenness. For having been drunk and…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, November 21. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.m.) Indecent Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 November 1898 · page 6

Isaiah Frost pleaded guilty to making use of indecent language at a public place in Toronto. Constable Fallon deposed that the language made use of was very bad…

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Regarding a Recent Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1898 · page 5

Murderer Archer was a good deal luckier than his victim, in that he was prepared to meet his Maker, while the other was taken "full of bread." Yet…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, November 22. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.m.) Remanded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1898 · page 6

Alexander Stephenson, charged with having, at Newcastle, on the 21st inst., assaulted one Thomas York, thereby occasioning him actual bodily harm,…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 November 1898 · page 8

Yesterday afternoon at the West Maitland Police Court, before Mr. R. F. Graham, J.P., Michael Lewis Tiernay, butcher, of High-street. West Maitland was…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, November 23. Wednesday, November 23. DRUNKENNESS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 November 1898 · page 7

For having been drunk in Hunter-street on the afternoon of the 22nd, a seaman named Smith, who had no previous acquaintance with the Newcastle…

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Maitland District Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 November 1898 · page 8

Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., H. Crothers, Alex. Wilkinson, and C. W. Holmes, Js.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday…

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Bankruptcy Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 November 1898 · page 6

William Roddenby, on being sworn, stated that he had no desire to amend his schedule. The cause of his bankruptcy was pressure of creditors,…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, November 24. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.m.) Indecent Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 November 1898 · page 6

James Dunlop and Thomas Robinson (two youths) pleaded guilty to using indecent language in John-street on the 23rd instant. Constable Holt…

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Newcastle Police Court Thursday, November 24. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 November 1898 · page 3

Letitia Browe, May Carlson, and George Albert Jones were each fined for drunkeness on the 23rd inst. LARCENY…

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Electoral Revision Court. Thursday, November 24

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 November 1898 · page 6

Mr. Harris, Registrar for the Electoral District of Waratah, stated that during the past 12 months there had been 22 names struck off for deaths,…

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Newcastle Bankruptcy Court Thursday, November 24. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, Registrar.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 November 1898 · page 7

Public examinations were concluded in Re Thomas Pringle, miner.-Bankrupt snail that during thepast two years he had carried on a publican's business at Plattsburg…

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Newcastle Small Debts Court Thursday, November 24. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 November 1898 · page 7

The following cases were disposed of:— Ball Brothers v. Mr. Henderson, claim £9 4s 7d; verdict for plaintiff…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, November 24. (Before Messrs. J. Mair and C. N. Payten, L.Ms.) TRANSFERS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 November 1898 · page 6

The license of the Great BritainHotel was transferred from Kate Bunn to Daniel M'Auliffe. The billiard license was also transferred…

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