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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1899

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, August 28. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1899 · page 7

For drunkenness in Hunter-street West on Sunday afternoon, Joseph Smith, 90 years of age, was fined 5s, in default three hours' gaol…

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Lambton Police Court. Monday, August 28. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1899 · page 3

Richard Snedden, charged with being drunk in Cromwell-street, New Lambton, on the 20th instant, was discharged. Ellen Willis, drunk in Jesmond-road…

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The Dreyfus Court-Martial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—At the sitting of the Court-martial at Rennes yesterday Colonel Freystnetter testified that a false version of the telegram from Colonel Panizzardi, the…

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Wallsend Licensing Court. Monday, August 28. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Transfer Hotel License

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1899 · page 3

Mr. Thomas Board, of the Waratah Hotel, Mayfield, applied to have his license transferred to Mr. Thomas Smith. As the applicant was of good repute, and no police…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, August 29. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 August 1899 · page 7

For drunkenness in Scott-street, George Douglas was fined 5s, with the alternative of three hours' gaol. Samuel Sidebottom was similarly…

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The Dreyfus Court-Martial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 August 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The evidence given at the sitting of the Court-martial at Rennes to-day was wholly that of writing experts. Some of the witnesses gave…

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Police Court. Charge of Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 August 1899 · page 3

John Henderson v. Henry Heber.—This was a case in which defendant was charged with assaulting plaintiff on 26th August. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s…

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, August 30. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 August 1899 · page 7

John Russell was fined 10s, with the option of three days' gaol, for drunkenness in Scott-street. Indecent Behaviour and Language…

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A Marine Court Decision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 August 1899 · page 4

The Victorian Court of Marine Inquiry has found the charge of careless navigation against Captain Moore, of the Excelsior, in connection with the Excelsior-Edina collision, proved: but, as, in the…

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The Dreyfus Court-Martial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 August 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—At the Court-martial at Rennes to-day, Colonel Cordier, formerly chief of the Intelligence Department of the War Office, gave strong evidence of…

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Greta Small Debts Court. Wednesday, August 30. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 August 1899 · page 3

Hakoo Ram v. Mrs. M. Heaber, goods sold 8s. Defendant denied the debt. Evidence was given by several Indian hawkers. Verdict for defendant with costs. Hamoo Khan…

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Newcastle Police Court Thursday, August 31. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 September 1899 · page 3

John Russell, an old offender, was fined £1, with the option of a week's gaol, for drunkenness in Watt-street. No Tickets…

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The Dreyfus Court-Martial. Made Freycinet As Witness. Newspaper Offices Searched

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 September 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The evidence given at the Court-martial by Colonel Cordier was of a sensational character. He declared that when Dreyfus was writing…

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Newcastle Small Debts Court. Thursday, August 31. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 September 1899 · page 3

Judgments were given as follow:— Charles Lauer v. William F. Eedy, claim £3 2s. Verdict for plaintiff, with 7s costs. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M)…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, September 1. (Before Mr. C. N. Pa[?]ten, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 7

Charles Henry, for having celebrated the end of the month by a "spree," was fined 10s, with the option of three days' gaol. John Byrnes and Joseph Robinson were…

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Lambton Police Court. Friday, September 1. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Bad Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 7

Henry Williams pleaded guilt[?] to using obscene language at Charlestown on the 12th of August, and was fined 10s and 8s-costs. Music Permit…

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Presentation to a Police Officer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 8

Senior-constable P. A. Whitfield, who was recently removed from West Maitland to take charge of the Morpeth police station, was yesterday afternoon made the recipient…

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The "Kelly Gang" in Court. Mr. Henry Arrested. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 4

The stirring dramas, "The Kelly Gang." and "Outlaw Kelly," the latter of which was recently produced in Newcastle, W[?] again brought under the notice of the…

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Lambton Small Debts Court. Friday, September 1. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 7

Mrs. Thompson, storekeeper, Charlestown, summoned J. Hoskins for the sum of £2 3s 11d, for goode sold and delivered. Verdict for plaintiff for full amount and costs…

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The Dreyfus Court-Martial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 September 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—At the Court-martial at Rennes to-day, Captain Dreyfus made powerful protests against Renaud's alleged confession, the witness, who was describing…

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