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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1899

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The Dreyfus Court-Martial. Beaurepaire's Dossier

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The counsel for Captain Dreyfus at the Rennes court-martial intend to call M. de Beaurepaire as a witness…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 August 1899 · page 6

The only name figuring on the charge sheet at the Newcastle Police Court yesterday was that of William Howarth, who, on Monday afternoon, was drunk in…

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The Dreyfus Court-Martial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 August 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—M. Blowitz, the Paris Correspondent for the "Times," states that the charges are incoherent and outrageously improbable, and that they have been…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1899 · page 7

Edmund Isett was fined for drunkenness in King-street…

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The Dreyfus Court-Martial. the Release of Patey De Clam

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Colonel du Patey de Clam, who was placed under arrest shortly after the finding of the Court of Cassation ordering the re-trial of Captain Dre[?]fus…

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The Chinese Raid. Pak-ah-pu. Accused at the Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1899 · page 7

Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M., at the Newcastle Police yesterday, the four Chinamen arrested on Tuesday night in houses in Steel-street and Watt-street were…

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Maitland District West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 8

Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., and H. Crothers, J.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. An inebriate was fined is or 24 hours…

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Newcastle Police Court Thursday, August 3. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 2

James Fraser was fined 10s, with the option of four days' gaol, for drunkenness in Hunter-street. For having been drunk and disorderly in…

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Lambton Municipality. Decision of the Full Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 5

An application was made to the Full Court to-day on behalf of the Commercial Bank of Australia, Limited, to make absolute a rule by which the Municipal…

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The Surrender of Santiago. Court-martial on Spanish Officers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—A number of Spanish officers are being tried by court-martial at Madrid for the surrender of Santiago de Cuba to the American forces…

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Encounter with Burglars. Police Open Fire. Sydney, Friday, 2.30 a.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 5

At 1.30 this morning the police surprised two men leaving a tobacconist's shop, situated at 60 Pitt-street. On seeing the police the men dropped the bundles they had,…

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Wallsend Small Debts Court. Thursday, August 3. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Money Lent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 3

Mrs. Turnbull, of Broookstown, Wallsend her brother, Mr. Perry, for the sum of £20, money lent. Mr. Cronin, solicitor, appeared for the…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, August 3. (Before Messrs. C. N. Payten, L. S. Donaldson, and G. C. Martin, L.Ms.) Rorewals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 2

Renewal of their publicans' licenses were granted Matila Rae, General Washington Hotel, Stockton; Benjamin Henry Reilly, Brighton Hotel, Scott-street; Alexander…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1899 · page 3

William Copeland, for drunkenness, in Hunter-street West, on the 3rd instant, was fined 10s, with the alternative of four days' gaol…

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Lambton Small Debts Court. Friday, August 4. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1899 · page 2

The Hunter River Water Supply Board summoned J. Donnelly for the sum of £1 5s due for rates; verdict for plaintiff for full amount and costs. Same v. W. Maddison for…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, August 8. (Before Mr. L.S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunk and Disorderly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 August 1899 · page 3

Christopher Leonard, for having been drunk and distroyed in Charlton-street, was fined 10s, with the alternative of three days' gaol…

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Maitland District West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 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 morning…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, August 7. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1899 · page 7

William Ritchie was fined for drunkenness in Perkin-street. Two Charges. Frank Bush was charged with having,…

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Presentation to a Police Officer

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

Senior-constable J. Rogers, who was recently transferred from Morpeth to Waratah was on Saturday evening, at the Morpeth Council Chamber, made the recipient…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, August 8. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 August 1899 · page 6

William May was charged by warrant with having, at Carrington on the 5th inst., assaulted James Quirk. Senior-water-police-sergeant M'Vane…

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