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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1900

957 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 48

Murder Discovered

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 June 1900 · page 5

A discovery, which brings to light a murder committed almost 16 years ago, has been made at Kildress, county Tyrone. An old man named Alexander…

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Newcastle Police Court Thursday, June 21. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, Acting-S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 June 1900 · page 3

Michael M'Neill, aged 23, a. seaman, for drunkenness in King-street, and Henry Carley aged 28, a seaman, for drunkenness in Cowper-street,…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, June 21. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, Acting-S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 June 1900 · page 3

George Taylor v. Sydney Lindsay; claim £7 for negligent driving. Verdict for plaintiff for £2 11s 6d, with 5s costs land 14s 6d witnesses' expenses…

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Licensing Court. Thursday, June 21. (Before Messrs. L. S. Donaldson and M. S. Love, S.Ms., and Mr. G. C. Martin, J.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 June 1900 · page 3

James Mason applied for a renewal of his license for the Australian Hotel, Hunter-street. Mr. Julian Windeyer, for the…

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Port Sanitary Board for Newcastle. Police Headquarters and Circuit Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 5

A deputation, comprising the Hon. G. F. Earp, M. L. C., Messrs. Dick, Edden, and Griffith, Ms.P., Alderman Miller (Mayor of Newcastle), and Mr. W. B. Sharp…

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Newcastle Police Court Friday, June 22. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, Acting S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 2

Charles Swanson and James Hagg, two seamen, were fined 2s 6d, or imprisonment till the rising of the Court, for drunkenness at the Market Wharf…

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Newcastle Police Court Saturday, June 23. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, D.S.M.) Drunk and Disorderly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 June 1900 · page 7

For drunkenness and disorderly conduct in Hunter-Street on Friday, Thomas Harvey was fined 10s, with the alternative of 48 hours' impriserment…

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West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1900 · page 8

Messrs. G. F Scott, P.M., H Crothers, and Alexander Wilkinson, Js.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday…

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, June 25. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1900 · page 3

Harry Honsen, aged 33, a seaman, arrested by Constable M. Neill, was admonished and discharged. James Rodgers, aged 56, a miner,…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, June 26. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1900 · page 3

Three first offenders were admonished and discharged. Henry King was fined 5s, with the option of 24 hours' gaol, for having…

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Wallsend Bankruptcy Court. Monday, June 25. (Before Mr. S. Love, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1900 · page 7

Peter Robertson, a minor, residing at Plattsburg, and employed at the Wallsend colliery, deposed that he had filed a statement of his accounts, and that he had been…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, June 27. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1900 · page 6

Two first offenders were admonished and discharged. John Anderson was charged with having at Newcastle on the 24th inst…

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Greta. Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1900 · page 7

Before Mr. A. Pryor, J.P., yesterday, Leaver and Sons sued Stanley Burgesss, baker, for 6s owing. The debtor not appearing a verdict was given for…

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Minmi Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 7

On Wednesday, before Mr. S. Love, D.S.M., Matilda Heartland v. Elizabeth Morgan, indecent language; no parties appeared, and the cave was struck out…

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West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 8

At the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., Henry Crothers, and J. T. Tegg, Js.P., John Grills was charged with having on…

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Newcastle Police Court Thursday, June 28. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 3

Two first offenders were admonished and discharged. Discharged. Sarah Ann Young was charged with…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, June 28. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 3

Judgments were given as follow:— Garnishee matter.—Eli Hansen v. George Wieland; manager of the Commercial Bank of Australia, Limited,…

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Licensing Court. Thursday, June 28. (Before Messrs. L. S. Donaldson, M. S. Love, and G. C. Martin, L.Ms.) Renewals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 3

Hugh Cameron was granted a renewal of his license of the Star Inn, Hunter-street West. David Dunlop, licensee of the Miners'…

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Lambton. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 6

Yesterday, before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M., Thomas Mowbray pleaded guilty to using obscene language at Charlestown on the 10th instant, and was fined 5s, and 5s 6d…

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Newcastle Police Court Friday, June 29. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 2

For having been drunk in Morgan-street on Thursday evening, Eliza. Jones was fined 5s, with the option of 24 hours' imprisonment…

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