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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1899

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The Yarra Tragedy. the Accused Before the Court. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 5

Tod, Radaiyski, and Dubberke were brought up to-day at the City Court charged with the murder of Mabel Ambrose, Detective-sergeant Ward applied for a…

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, January 25. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1899 · page 3

Archibald Montgomery, Patrick Hanrahan, and Archibald Scott. were each fined for having been found drunk on the 24th Inst…

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Greta Police Court. Wednesday, January 25. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1899 · page 8

A man named Arthur Elwell, alias Hall, was charged by Constable Barry with being drunk at Lochinvar on Boxing Day. He was fined 5s and 4s 10d costs On a second count…

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Wallsend Revision Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1899 · page 5

An open court for the revision of the municipal lists for the various wards was held in the council chambers last evening. The council clerk reported that no inquiries…

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Murder of an Australian Missionary in China

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Sir Claude Mr. Mcdonald; the British Minister at Pe. kin, has protested against the murder of Mr. W. J. Fleming, the…

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New Lambton Council. Revision Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1899 · page 5

A meeting of the New Lambton Council was held on Wednesday evening for the purpose of revising the municipal lists for First, Second, and Third Wards for the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, January 26. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 6

William Joseph Brushwood and Andrew Folk (seamen) were each fined for having been intoxicated. WITHOUT LEAVE…

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Minmi Police Court. Wednesday, January 25. (Before Mr. C.N. Payten, S.m.) a Neighbour's Quarrel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 8

Arminal Ford v. Susan Ward, Kate Ward, Mary Ward, and Maggie Ward, Joint assault. Mr. W. J. Enright, solicitor, of West Maitland appeared on behalf of the…

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The Murder of a British Missionary in China. the Culprit Executed. the Officials Implicated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The latest information regarding the recent murder of the Rev. W. S. Fleming, of the Chinese Inland Mission, which took…

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Maitland District Church of England Sunday-union. a Great Gathering at Bishops-court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 8

There was a great gathering at Bishops-court, Morpeth, yesterday of ministers and Sunday-school teachers, the occasion being the result of a desire on the part of the…

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Newcastle Police Court Friday, January 27. Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.m.) Drnukenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 3

Rachael Farrell, married, was fined for having been drunk in Scott-street on the night, of the 20th inst. WHERE'S YOUR TICKET?…

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A Legislator in Court. Strange Proceedings. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 5

In the Summons Division of the Central Police Court to-day, Richard Sleath, M.P., appeared in response to a summons issued by Catherine Brown, in which the stated…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, January 28. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.m.) Discharged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 January 1899 · page 7

Ferdinand Anderson and Paul Nelson, arrested for having deserted the Danish ship Casma, were discharged, there being no prosecutor…

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The Murder of Mr. Fleming. Punishment of Officials

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 January 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The Chinese officials at Kweiyang who were contributory to the murder of Mr. Fleming, the English missionary, have been…

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Maitland District the Morpeth Alleged Assault Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1899 · page 8

Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., and T. H. Pearse and E. D. Kebblewhite, Js.P., presided at the Morpeth Police Court yesterday afternoon, when two men, Austin…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, January 30. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1899 · page 7

Robert Whitehead, by proxy, pleaded guilty to having been drunk in Kemp-street, Plattsburg on the 26th instant, and was fined 5s.—Paid…

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, January 30. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1899 · page 7

August Maurice, James Jones (seamen), Robert Herron. (labourer), Michael Musgrove (miner), and Ann M'Queen (widow), were fined in small amounts for…

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A Sydney Letter. Do We Eat Too Much Meat? Benefit for Good "Ned" Gregory. Mr. Sleath at the Police Court. Sydney Trams and 'Buses. a Hundred Spurious Sovs. a Month. the Sydney Florists and Dr. Murray. the Newcastle Bathing Fatality. New South Wales V. Victoria. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1899 · page 5

Dr. Muskett alleges that Australians eat too much moat, and not to be beaten, Dr. Hodgson asserts that they don't eat enough Thus instend of wisdom coming from…

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International News. the Dreyfus Scandal. Revision by the Entire Court of Cassation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—M. Lebret, Minister for Justice, has introduced into the Chamber of Deputies a bill committing the Dreyfus revision to the…

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, February 1. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Remanded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1899 · page 6

Frederick Herbert was further remanded till Friday on a charge of having as- saulted Estler Carruthers, at Hamilton, on the 30th ult…

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