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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1900

957 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 39 of 48

Maitland District West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 October 1900 · page 8

At the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M., James Kingsley was charged with having trained a horse on West…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, October 15. (Before Mr. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 October 1900 · page 5

Alexander Blair, John King, William, Burt, and Archibald Patterson, all youths, were charged with riotous behaviour in a public place off Nelson-street on Sunday…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, October 15. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Desertion

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

Joseph Dagorne, aged 18, and Rene Cazeres, aged 20, two seamen, were sent to gaol for twelve weeks for deserting their vessel, Commandant…

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

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

Two first offenders for drunkenness were admonished and discharged. Charles Henry and Hugh M'Nail, for a like offence, were each fined 10s, in default…

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Blocking of Court Supplies

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

LONDON, Monday Afternoon.—Advices received from Shanghai foreshadow operations on the part of the allies at Hankow to prevent supplies…

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China and the Powers. the Siege of the Legations. a Thrilling Narrative. the Court Incriminated

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

LONDON, Monday Afternoon.—Dr.—Morrison, the Pekin correspondent of the "Times," has sent to that paper an account of the siege of the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, October 17. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 October 1900 · page 6

Two first offenders, for drunkenness, were admonished and discharged. Indecent Behaviour. James Anderson was fined 10s, with the…

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A Tram Driver on Trial. Charged with Manslaughter. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 October 1900 · page 5

At the Central Criminal Court this morning, before Mr. Justice Cohen and a jury of 12, Walter Millington, an electric tram driver, was charges that he did…

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West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 October 1900 · page 8

At the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M., James Kingsley was charged with having trained a horse on West Maitland Park on…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, October 18 (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 October 1900 · page 7

Adam Johnson, aged 30, a cook, arrested upon warrant by Sergeant Brown, of West Maitland, for an assault on one Tommy Choo, was ordered to be imprisoned at…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 October 1900 · page 7

Newcastle Fruit Company v. H. Gilbert, goods sold and delivered £5 12s; verdict for the plaintiff for £2 6s 6d and 5s costs. A non-suit as to the balance, £3 5s 6d…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. Donaldson and Love, S.M.'s.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 October 1900 · page 7

Mary Ann Kane was granted a renewal of her license for the Clarendon Hotel, Hunter-street West, William Johnson was granted a renewal…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, October 19. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 October 1900 · page 2

Richard Pearce, a labourer, aged 28, who was found drunk in Scott-street by Constable W. Donnelly, was fined 5s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment…

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Summons Division. Police v. Elliott

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 October 1900 · page 2

Albert Elliott, summoned by Senior-constable Steel to show cause why he neglected to obey an order for 23 4s 4d for the maintenance of an…

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Breelong Blacks and Police Force

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 October 1900 · page 6

Sir,—In your issue of the 17th instant I observe an account of a long chase after the Breelong blacks by a Mr. G. W. New. Well, I think if any confirmation of the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, October 20. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, Acting-S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 October 1900 · page 6

Charles Bolam was fined half-a-crown, with the option of detention till the rising of the Court for drunkenness on Friday night in…

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West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 October 1900 · page 8

Mr. Henry Crothers, J.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Catherine Mary Arren complained that…

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Wife Murder at Ballarat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 October 1900 · page 7

Thomas Charles M'Kinley (52), a hawker, brutally murdered his wife, Noel M'Kinley, at Ballarat, on Sunday night. M'Kinley; whose business took him much away from…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, October 22. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, Acting-S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 October 1900 · page 3

Percy Dempsey was fined 2s 6d in default imprisonment till the rising of the Court for having on Saturday afternoon been drunk in…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, October 23. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, Acting-S.M.) Discharged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 October 1900 · page 3

James Lewis was charged on remand with having on Saturday night made use of indecent language in Bourke-street, Carrington…

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