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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1899

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, March 23 (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m) Sunday Selling

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 3

Arthur North, licensee of the Killingworh Hotel, Killingworth, was charged by Sergeant Coghlan with selling liquor in his licensed premises on Sunday, the 13th March…

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Minmi Police Court. Wednesday, March 22. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Summons Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 3

Rebecca Walton v. South York, Susan Claxton, and Kate Henderson, jointly assaulting plaintiff at West Wallsend Mr. W. A. Reid appeared on…

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Newcastle Bankruptcy Court Thursday, March 23. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, District Registrar.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 6

The public examination was declared closed in: Re William Gamel, coal trimmers Bankrupt, who stated that he lived at…

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Newcastle Licensing Court Thursday, March 23. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, C. N. Payten, and G. C. Martin, L.Ms.) WITHDRAWN

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 6

The summons case against Michael John M'Auliffe for an alleged breach of the Licensing Act was withdrawn by the police…

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A Sydney Letter. How Mr. Brunker's Maitland Remarks Strike Metropolitans.—the Honorary Magistrate System Bad in Principle.—the Wily Ways of the Average Sydney Broker.—some Light on a Famous "Wild-cat" Mine of Some Years Ago.—regarding the Ways of Certain of Our Judges.—the Very Crochetty Sydney Alderman, and the Way He Performs.—serving a Writ As a Gentleman Shouldn't.—the Parasitical "Scalper" in Sydney.—re-engaging General French.—the Tenth Australian Eleven. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 7

A large number of persons who have noted Mr. Brunker's remarks at Maitland on the manner of appointing honorary magistrates are reminded of the story of the…

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Lambton Police Court. Friday, March 24. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 6

Nancy Foster proceeded against her husband, Joseph Foster, for alleged wife desertion. Mr. T. A. Braye, solicitor, appeared for…

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Greta Police Court. Thursday, March 24th. (Before A. Pryor, J.P.) A. REMAND

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 7

Three youths, one aged 18 and the other two 17, were charged, on remand from Singleton, with stealing a pig, the property of G. D. Nattrass, Greta. "After the…

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Newcastle Police Court Friday, March 24. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.m.) Rdunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 2

Michael Short, labourer, and William Barker, seaman, were fined for drunkennes on the 23rd inst. DESERTION…

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At the Chinese Court. the Audience to European Ladies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 11

China has, within the past few months especially, been so talked about and written about in an excited, irresponsible was (says the London "Standard") that to…

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Lambton Electric Plant. MR. H. H. Macdonnell Before the Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 7

At the local Police Court yesterday, before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M., the Mayor, Alderman Henry Burg, proceeded against Mr. H. H. Macdonnell, the agent for the…

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Greta Police Court. Saturday, March 25. (Before G. F. Scott, P.m.) Pig Spealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 March 1899 · page 7

William Moffatt, 18, Henry Williams, 17, and Edward Gregory, 17, were brought up on remand charged with stealing a pig, the property of G. D. Mattrass…

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The Murder of a English Officer. Two Pathans Arrested

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 March 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Two Pathans have been arrested on a charge of murdering Colonel Lemarchant, of the Hampshire Regiment, at Lundi Kotal…

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An Alleged Gambling Den. Sensational Police Raid. Twenty-five Arrests

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 March 1899 · page 4

Just as Saturday's night's din and bustle in the Newcastle streets began to subside, and the gay throng of visiting promenaders to return to their suburban homes, a little…

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Greta. Charge of Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1899 · page 5

At the local Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. Thomas Jones, J.P., Woodman Pollard, on bail, was again brought up on a charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm…

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The Alleged Gambling House Police-raid. Accused Before the Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1899 · page 7

The 25 men arrested on Saturday night when the police raided an alleged common gaming house, situated at 131 Scott-street, were brought…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, March 27th. Before Mr. J. Mair, S.m.) Maintenance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1899 · page 5

Alice Griffiths sued Richard Hopplewhite, of Teralba, for maintenance of his illegitimate child. The defendant failed to put in an appearance, and a warrant was issued for…

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, March 27. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1899 · page 6

John Johnson, seaman, Richard Pearce, jockey, and John Lane, painter, were fined for drunkenness. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY…

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Electoral Revision Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1899 · page 5

Mr. W. Keohan, registrar, applied to have three new names placed on the electoral roll…

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A Sydney Letter. the Approach of Easter.—the Show and the Encampment.—should Mr. Reid Want to Swamp the Council Why Wait?—mr. Love on the Practice of Bringing Children Into Court.—the Enterprising "Specimen" Man.—a Peculiar Assault on a Waiter.—a Petition to Save Briggs' Neck.—othello at the Criterion. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1899 · page 7

We are top of Easter, or rather Easter is on top of us, and nobody wants to do any more work this week in anticipation of the long knock-off commencing on…

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Licensing Court. Monday, March 27th. (Before Mr. Mair, S.M., and Mr. Martin, J.p.) Renewal of Licenses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1899 · page 5

James Jones, of the Commercial Hotel, Boolaroo, applied for a renewal of his license.—Granted. William Johnson, of the Museum Hotel,…

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