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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1898

1,032 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 52

Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, March 2. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1898 · page 7

DANIEL EDWARD SMITH for drunkenness, was fined OS, or the rising. Wm. Jones, against whom there were 23 previous convictions, for being drunk in Adamstown, was…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, March 3. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.m.) Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 6

WILLIAM M'FAGEN pleaded guilty to making use of obscene language on Saturday, the 26th February. Constable Hogan deposed to the offence. Defendant was fined 5s or 24…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 6

John Garaty sued Robert Beveridge for the sum of £1 12s, goods sold and delivered; verdict for amount claimed, to be paid at the rate of 5s per fortnight…

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Newcastle Police Court Thursday, March 3. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M.) The Same Old Game

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 7

CHARLES GOODWIN was charged with stealing four towels, valued at 3s 2d, the property of Cook and Co., drapers, of Hunter-street. Constable Dwan deposed to the arrest of…

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Waratah. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 3

The man Arthur Sawyer, who created such a disturbance in Hanbury on Wednesday last, was charged before Mr. J. Mair, S.M., at the Police Court yesterday with…

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Petty Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 2

George Maddison summoned Arthur Wright for the sum of £1 6s, goods sold and delivered. Verdict for plaintiff for full amount with costs, less 10s paid on account…

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Newcastle Police Court Friday, March 4. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 2

AXEL SANDSYBUM a seaman, for drunkenness in Gipps-street, Carrington, was fined 5s, in default imprisonment till the rising of the Court…

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Court Procedure. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 5

A DEPUTATION of gentlemen, representing the Merchants and Traders' Association, Limited, waited upon the Minister for Justice this morning. It was explained that…

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Lambton Police Court. Friday, March 4. (Before Mr. James Mair, S.m.) Breach of the Coal Mines Regulations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 2

MR. F. CROUDACE, manager of Burwood Colliery, proceeded against John Young and William Littlefair for a breach of the Coal Mines Regulations on the 19th inst. in not…

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Maitland District. Burglary at Branxton Post Office

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 March 1898 · page 8

INFORMATION was received at the West Maitland Police Station on Saturday morning to the effect that the Branxton post and telegraph office had been entered by burglars…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, March 5. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.M.) Drunks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 March 1898 · page 6

THOMAS FEGAN, for being drunk in Hunter-street, was fined 5s, or 24 hours in the Newcastle lookup. For a similar offence in Young-street,…

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Police Court

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

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

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South Australia. Adelaide, Monday. Burglary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1898 · page 5

The house of Thomas Ashe, East Adelaide, was entered on Sunday night, and £25 worth of silver plated ware was stolen, while the occupants were at church…

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, March 7. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.m.) a Mixed Lot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1898 · page 3

CHARLES CAVE, for drunkenness in Hunter-street, was fined 5s, in default 24 hours; and for using indecent language he was fined £3, in default one month. Donald Simpson, for…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1898 · page 3

Robt. Breckenridge v. Wm. Kelly, claiming £4 18s 2d, goods supplied; verdict for plaintiff for £2 18s 2d. Borough of Newcastle v. Thos. Salt,…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, March 8. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1898 · page 6

HOBART SMART pleaded guilty to befog drunk, and was fined 5s, in default 24 hours. No Ticket. Sydney Green, for travelling to Newcastle…

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Alleged Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1898 · page 6

Patrick Carmody, of Raymond Terrace, was presented on a charge of assaulting Annie Carmody, his wife, at Raymond Terrace on 4th January last…

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, March 9. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1898 · page 7

MAX MULLER, a seaman, for drunkenness was fined 5s, or 24 hours. Walter Jarvis, for using indecent language in Hunter-street, was fined £2, in…

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Greta Police Court. Wednesday, March 9. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M., and Dr. Walker, J.p.) Insulting Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1898 · page 6

CONSTABLE BARRY proceeded against H. Bater for using insulting language on the main northern-road on the evening of the 28th February. Mr. R. W. Thompson appeared…

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Maitland District. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 March 1898 · page 8

MESSRS. G. F. SCOTT, P.M., M. P. Maher and C. W. Holmes, Js.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday…

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