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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1899

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, February 22. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1899 · page 7

Kate Nugent an old offender, was fined is in default 21 hours' gaol for having been drunk in pacific-street INDECENT LANGUAGE…

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Greta Police Court. Wednesday, February 22. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M., and Dr. Walker, J.p.) Small Debts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1899 · page 3

Mrs. C. Ryan v. John Wiseman, goods sold £2 1s 4d; verdict for amount claimed and 3s costs. Thomas Barsley v. John Woodhouse, for…

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New South Wales Police. Inspector-general's Report. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1899 · page 5

The annual report of the Inspector General of Police (Mr.' Fosbery) was laid on the table of the House to-night. It showed that there had been 156 appointments…

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Newcastle Police Court Thursday, February 23. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.m.) Drunkenness

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

Samuel Verey (tailor), and John Murphy (miner) were fined for drunkenness. "RIOTOUS" AND "LANGUAGE." John Henry O'Hara (seaman) was…

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

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

The single meeting was conducted and declared closed in the presence of Samuel Hughes and Robert Breckenridge, in re Knud Peter Peterson, building contractor…

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Wallsend Bankruptcy Court. Thursday, February 23. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M.)

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

Luke Hancock, on being examined, depesed that he had filed a statement of his liabilities and forwarded it to the official assignee, through Mr. Dart, solicitor, that he…

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Newcastle Police Court Friday, February 24. Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.m.) Drunkenness

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

Archibald Scott, miner, was fined 10s with the alternative of 48 hours' gaol for having imbibed "not wisely, but too well."…

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Police Duties and Discipline

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 4

The Inspector General of Police, in his annual report, refers in an unfavourable manner to the general disposition which exists in the direction…

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Lambton Police Court. Friday, February 24. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Bad Language

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

Henry Williams, charged with using obscene language at Dudley on the 12th instant, pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s. and 5s 6d costs, or seven days…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, February 25. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.m.) Obscene Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 February 1899 · page 3

William Curry, labourer, and as old offender, was fined £1, with the alternative of seven days' imprisonment in Maitland Gaol, for having, on the 24th…

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The Yarra Murder Trial. Radalyski and Tod Guilty. Death Sentences

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

In connection with the death of Mabel Ambrose, which for months had been the Yarra mystery, the trial of Tod, Madame Radalyski, and Dr. Gaze closed in the…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1899 · page 8

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

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, February 27. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Three Charges

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

Daniel Connolly (seaman) was charged with (1) having been drunk in Bourke-street, Carrington, (2) having assaulted Senior-constable…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, February 27th. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.m.) School Attendance Cases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1899 · page 3

Sergeat Coghlan proceeded against the following parties for neglecting to send their children to school the required number of days as prescribed by the Act:—Henry…

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Hamilton. the Tennis Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1899 · page 3

On Saturday last the tennis court again presented an animated scene, when the club members opened the court for the autumn season. After the play a pleasant hour…

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Conspiracies in Paris. the Police at Work. an Orleanist Reaction

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

LONDON, Monday.—News from Paris states that M. Fabre, a magistrate, is making inquiries into the Anti-Semitic League and other…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, February 28. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Two Charges

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1899 · page 7

Daniel Connolly (seaman) was charged on remand from the 27th inst., with having at Carrington, on the 26th inst., assaulted Senior-constable O'Meara while in…

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Lambton Police Court. Tuesday, February 28. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.m.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1899 · page 7

Bartholomew Davidson, charged on an information laid by Constable Toohey with being drunk in Elder-street on the Monday night, pleaded…

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, March 1. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.m.) Desertion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1899 · page 7

Alfred Grecko, for having, on the 26th ult., deserted the American registered ship John C. Potter, was sentenced to three days imprisonment…

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Revision of the Dre[?]fus Case. the Court Must Sit in Public

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—In the French Senate last night the preamble to M. Lebret's bill providing that proceedings in connection with…

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