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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1900

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Newcastle Police Court Thursday, July 19. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 3

For drunkenness on the .Market Wharf on Wednesday night, Ninian Stevenson was fined 10s, with the option of three days' gaol…

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Wallsend Small Debts Court Thursday, July 19. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 7

H.D.W.S. and S. Board v. Agnes Smith. Verdict for £1 15s, and 5s 6d costs. H.D.W.S. and S. Board v. Alexander…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, July 19. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 3

Verdicts were given as follow:— Cook and Co. v. Patrick Healey, claim 13s 9d. Verdict for plaintiff, with 3s costs of court…

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Licensing Court. Thursday, July 19. (Before Messrs. L. S. Donaldson, M. S. Love, and G. C. Martin, L.Ms.) Transfer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 3

The license of the Hidden Treasure Hotel, Cook's Hill, was transferred from Maria. Hunniford to Henry Charles Hills…

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Newcastle Police Court Friday, July 20. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 3

John Gleeson was fined 5s, with the alternative of 24 hours' gaol, for drunkenness in Hunter-street on Thursday morning…

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The Capture of Tientsin. Determined Allied Assault. Desperate Resistance. Great Capture of Guns. the Casualties

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The German official report of the capture of the native city at Tientsin states that on the morning of July 13 twelve Russian…

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Court of Marine Inquiry. the Hennie De Fraine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 5

The Court of Marine Inquiry, consisting of Judge Backhouse and Captains Mark Breach and Arthur Hay (assessors), held an inquiry at Sydney yesterday concerning…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, July 21. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 July 1900 · page 3

Robert Heaign was fined 10s, with the alternative of three day's imprisonment, for drunkenness in Scott-street on Friday morning…

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Police Visit in Hunter-st. West. Six Arrests

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 July 1900 · page 4

Shortly after 8 o'clock last evening Subinspector Hinds, Detective M'Hattie, Sergeant Holmes, and Constables Turnbull and Wells visited a house in Hunter-street…

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The Massacre at Pekin Denied the Ministers Safe on the Eighteenth. Under the Protection of the Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 July 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The, memorial service which was to have been held in St. Paul's Cathedral to-day has been postponed, owing to the uncertainty…

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Rebels Sentenced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—An employee of the Cape Government, who was implicated in the rebellion, has been sentenced to five years' penal servitude, and…

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, July 23. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 3

Five first offenders for drunkenness in the streets on Saturday and Sunday were admonished and discharged. An old offender, William Storkfieth,…

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Police Superannuation and Efficiency

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 4

The state of the Police Reward and Superannuation Fund has been for years a public scandal. The subject has been brought before the attention…

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Marine Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 5

This morning the Court of Marine Inquiry investigated the circumstances surrounding the loss of the schooner Jane, which foundered at her anchors…

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Another Murder Committed by Blacks. a Woman Also Seriously Injured. Mudgee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 5

News has come in that some blacks have murdered a man named Alexander M'Kay, of Sportsman's Hollow, near Ulan. His wife was also…

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Waratah. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1900 · page 7

On Tuesday, July 24th, before Mr. M. S. Love, D.S.M. D. Owen, inspector of nuisances proceeded against Matthew Smith and Fenwick Pescod, for allowing horses to stray…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, July 24. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.). Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1900 · page 3

A first offender for drunkenness was admonished and discharged. William Waters, for having on Monday afternoon been found drunk in…

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Court of Marine Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1900 · page 5

The Court of Marine Inquiry yesterday inquired into the cullision between the steamers Lady Hampden and Newburgh, which occurred in Darling Harbour early…

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, July 25. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1900 · page 7

Robert Heaign was fined 10s, with the option of three days' imprisonment, for haring on Tuesday afternoon been found drunk in…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1900 · page 8

A. Hawkins sued A. Bridge for £1 19s 7d, for goods solid. Verdict for plaintiff, with expenses 9s…

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