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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1900

957 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 42 of 48

The Moree Murder

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

Alfred Jones, who has been committed for trial at Tamworth for the Moree murder, passed through here on Monday night, writes the Narrabri…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, November 7. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, Acting-S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 November 1900 · page 3

Thomas Wilson and Peter Toner were each fined 2s 6d, with the option of imprisonment, till the rising of the court, for having on Tuesday been…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, November 8. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, Acting S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 November 1900 · page 3

Thomas Fenwick, Daniel Crawley, and Charles Bowen were each fined 2s 6d, with the option of imprisonment till the rising of the court, for…

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Jimmy Governor. Alleged Contempt of Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 November 1900 · page 5

Counsel (Mr. Boyce) who has been assigned for the defence of Jimmy Governor, the Breelong outlaw, appeared before the Full Court, consisting of the Chief Justice,…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, November 8. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, Acting S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 November 1900 · page 6

Verdicts were given as follow:—C. Page and Sons v. Samuel and Mrs. Hestelow, claim £6 7s 10d; judgment for plaintiffs, with 8s 6d court costs…

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Licensing Court. Thursday, November 8. (Before Messrs. M. S. Love and G. C. Martin, L.Ms.) Booth License

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 November 1900 · page 6

John Paterson, licensee of the Hamilton Hotel, was granted No. 2 booth license for the Highland Gathering and sports on the Football Ground…

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Morpeth Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 November 1900 · page 8

At the Morpeth Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., T. H. Pearse and E. D. Kebblewhite, Js.P., George Middleton, 60, a farmer; Percival J…

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Plot to Murder M'kinley

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 November 1900 · page 6

New York, October 3.—The Chicago police report a plot to assassinate the President. The scheme was planned by two Italians. The men are not identified, but one…

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China Court Alarmed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 November 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The Imperial Court, alarmed at the sudden appearance of the allies at, the intersection of the Grand Canal and the Ho-hang-ho,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, November 9. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, Acting S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 November 1900 · page 3

John Williams was fined 2s 6d, with the option of imprisonment till the rising of the court, for drunkenness in Scott-street, on Thursday night…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, November 10. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 November 1900 · page 6

A first offender, who was drunk in Hunter-street on Friday evening, was admonished and discharged. Charles Henry, an old offender, was…

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The Chinese Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 November 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The Chinese officially announce that the Court is proceeding to Chenter…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, November 12. (Before Mr. Donaldson, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1900 · page 6

J. Tornquist (seaman), charged with drunkenness, and John Cooper (cook), charged with having no lawful means of support, were each admonished and…

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Waratah. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 November 1900 · page 7

Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M., Elizabeth Calvert was charged with failing to comply with a notice served by the local authority for Waratah under the Public…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, November 13. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 November 1900 · page 3

John Little was fined 10s, in default three days' imprisonment, for having on Monday night been drunk and disorderly in Hunter-street…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, November 14. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 November 1900 · page 3

A first offender for drunkenness was admonished and discharged. James Rutter, an old offender, was fined £1, with the option of 14 days'…

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Minmi. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 November 1900 · page 3

Before Mr. M. S. Love, A.S.M., the following were convicted of drunkenness:— James Fairfull, fined 1s, with 4s 10d costs; Walter Webster, fined is, with 4s 10d costs;…

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Wallsend. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 November 1900 · page 8

Yesterday, before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M., Patrick Wilson was charged with assaulting Joseph P. Tyler in Murnain-street, Wallsend, on the 8th…

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West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 November 1900 · page 8

Messrs: G. F. Scott, P.M., and J. T. Tegg, J.P., occupied the Beach at the. West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Peter Tait failed to appear in answer to…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, November 15 (Before Mr. M. S. Love, Acting-S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 November 1900 · page 6

Charles Henry, an old offender, was fined £1, with the option of a week's imprisonment, for having on Wednesday evening been drunk and disorderly…

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