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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1900

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, January 9. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 7

James Franklin, a seaman, and James Lane, a blacksmith, for drunkenness in Hunter and Scott streets, were admonished and discharged…

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The War The Assault on Ladismith. Fighting all Saturday. Enemy Repulsed on all Points. Very Heavy Boer Loss

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Lieutenant-General White reports from Ladismith: Enemy repulsed everywhere with…

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, January 10. (Before Mr. [?]. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Alleged Crimping

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1900 · page 7

Paul Ven, alias Kruger, aged 26, a seaman, was charged upon warrant that he did, at Newcastle, on 7th January, 1900, induce Andrew Neilson,…

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Newcastle Police Court Thursday, January 11. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 7

Charles Earl, an old offender, was fined £1, with the option of a week's imprisonment for having been drunk in Market-street on the afternoon of the…

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Newcastle Bankruptcy Court Thursday, January 11. (Before Mr. C.N. Payten, District Registrar.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 6

Public examinations were conducted and declared closed in Re George Ednund Grant, junior, miner.—Bankrupt attributed his…

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Newcastle Small Debts Court. Thursday, January 11. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 7

The only case heard was a claim by William Fountain to recover from Jas. Herbert Kittson the sum of £13 2s 6d for goods (to wit a never-failing oil…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, January 11. (Before Messrs, C. N. Payten, L. S. Donaldson, and G. C. Martin, L.Ms. Colonial Wine License

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1900 · page 7

James Herbert Kittson was granted a renewal of his colonial wine license for premises in Islington. Mr. T. A. Braye appeared for…

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Newcastle Police Court Friday, January 12. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Remanded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 2

Alfred Quinlan was charged with having, on Thursday, afternoon, made use of indecent language on the public wharf. Eliminating the indecent words, the…

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Lambton Police Court. Friday, January 12. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M.) Using Threatening Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 6

Mrs. Maddison, of New Lambton, summoned her husband, William Maddison, for making use of threatening language to-wards her on the 5th inst…

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Maitland District. the Chairman of the Police Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 8

Mr. Cornelius Delohery, S.M., of Sydney, who will conduct the police inquiry which opens on Monday at the West Maitland Courthouse, was formerly a well-known…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, January 13. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1900 · page 7

Two first offenders were admonished and discharged. Charles Richardson, who was found drunk on the Queen's Wharf on Friday…

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Summons Division. Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1900 · page 7

James Arthur Eaton summoned George Roddom, jun., for having at Adamstown on the 7th instant, assaulted his infant son, James Edwin Eaton…

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, January 15. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1900 · page 7

Three first offenders were admonished and discharged. George Mitchell, Annie Boddy, and James Connelly were each fined 5s,…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, January 15. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1900 · page 6

Henry Richardson, charged with being drunk in John-street, Plattsburg, on the 13th inst., was fined 5s, or 24 hours. Alleged Forged Bank Note…

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Wallsend Licensing Court. Monday, January 15. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, L.M., and Mr. Martin, J.P.) License Renewal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1900 · page 6

James B. M'Auliffe applied for a renewal of the license of the Carrington Hotel, Plattsburg.—Granted. Confirmation of License…

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A Dutch Attorney Charged with Treason

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—An attorney named Vermootin has been charged with treason, for inducing the British at Dordrecht to sign the declaration of…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, January 16. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1900 · page 3

Susan Duncan, a very old offender, was lined 10s, in default three days' imprisonment, for drunkenness in Burwood-street on Monday evening…

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Waratah Police Court. Tuesday, January 16. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Municipal Trespass

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1900 · page 8

Michael Melack was charged with driving a vehicle over the footpath in Platt-street the 6th inst. Defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr. D. Owen, inspector, and…

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The Weighing Question. the Dudley Case. Referred to the Full Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1900 · page 5

The appeal of Hugh Humphreys from the, decision given by Mr. Payten, Stipendiary Magistrate, came before Mr. Justice Walker in Chambers…

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, January 17. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Stone Throwing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1900 · page 3

An old man named Thomas Jennings was charged with having on the afternoon of the 16th inst. wantonly thrown stones to the danger of…

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