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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1899

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Newcastle Police Court Thursday, April 13. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Drunk and Obscene

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 3

Eliza Jones was fined 5s. with the option of three hours' goal, for drunkenness, and 10s, or three days, for obscene language in Hunter-street on…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, April 14. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 2

Alfred Edvin, James Hearne, Norman Richards, and Frank Williams were fined for having been drunk. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY…

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Lambton Police Court. Friday, April 14. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 2

Mary Watt was charged on an information laid by Constable Spicer with being drunk and disorderly and of using obscene language at Dudley on…

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Newcastle Police Court Saturday, April 15. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.m.) Larceny

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 April 1899 · page 6

George Dawson, engineer, was charged with having, at Newcastle, on the 13th inst., stolen a metal watch, valued-at 30s, the property of Ernest Timms…

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Maitland District the Stipendiary Magistrate Agitation. Deputation to the Hon. J. N. Brunker

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 April 1899 · page 8

A deputation consisting of Messrs. W. H. Mullen, R. W. Thompson, C. F. Soiling, John Kennedy, W. J. Enright, A. J. Prentice, and W. V. W. Thompson, waited upon…

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West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1899 · page 8

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

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, April 17. (Before Mr. Payten, S.m.) Bad Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1899 · page 7

Robert Stoker, hailing from West Wallsend pleaded guilty to making use of indecent language in a public place. Constable Fallon explained the…

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, April 17. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.m.) Larceny

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1899 · page 7

John Cush, stonemason, was charged with having, at Newcastle, on the 14th and 15th inst., stolen 20 lining boards, valued at 12s, the property of…

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Municipal Appeal Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1899 · page 7

Appeals against the Wickham Council's assessments of property in the municipality for the current year were heard at the courthouse yesterday by…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. Payten, L.M., and Mr. Martin. J.p.) Hotel License

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1899 · page 7

Henry Howard, of West Wallsend, applied for a license for premises to be known as the Tattersall's Hotel. Mr. Sparke, solicitor, appeared for the…

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Waratah Police Court. Tuesday, April 18. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Illegal Interment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1899 · page 7

W. Neve, undertaker, was charged by the inspector of nuisances (Mr. D. Owen) with the interment of the body of the late Mr. T. Tourle on the 21st ultimo in the North…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, April 18. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.m.) Three Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1899 · page 6

George Jack. alias Richardson, labourer, was charged with having, in Hannell-street, Wickham, on the morning of the 17th inst., been drunk and…

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, April 19. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1899 · page 2

John Bell was fined 10s, in default four days' gaol, for having on the night of the 18th instant been drunk in Union-street, Adamstown…

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Maitland District Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 April 1899 · page 8

At the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. T. Tegg, J.P., a man named Thomas Prinneville was fined 5s, or 24 hours. He, was remanded for a week…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, April 20. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 April 1899 · page 3

Wm. Wardle v. Arthur Green—This case was postponed for one week at the request of the solicitors, Messrs. Windeyer and Reid. MUSIC PERMIT…

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Newcastle Police Court Thursday, April 20. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.m.) Desertion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 April 1899 · page 6

Maurice Murphy, for having on the 5th inst. deserted the British-registered ship Muncaster, was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment in Maitland Gaol…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 April 1899 · page 3

The council clerk of the Borough of Plattsburg proceeded against 25 defaulting ratepayers, and obtained verdicts in all cases not previously settled…

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Newcastle Bankruptcy Court. Thursday, April 20. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, District Registrar)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 April 1899 · page 6

The public examination was declared closed in Re George M Pherson, labourer. Mr. A. H. James appeared for bankrupt, who…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, April 20. (Before Messrs. C. N. Payton and G. C. Martin, L.Ms. RENEWAL

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 April 1899 · page 3

A. M Donnell was granted a renewal of his colonial wine license for premises situated in Hunter-street. BILLLARDS…

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Swansea. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 April 1899 · page 3

There was a long list of offences dealt with at the Swansea Police Court on Saturday, nine boys from Belmont, for robbing a garden being amongst the delinquents…

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