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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1900

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, November 15. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, Acting S.M.)

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

Verdicts were give as follow:— Samuel Dark v. Walter H. Glover, claim £19 16s; judgment for plaintiff, with 10s court costs…

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Strange Release From Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 November 1900 · page 7

In the South Australian Legislative Council on Thursday Mr. Guthrie moved for an address to the Governor praying for the submission of the official correspondence…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, November 16. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, Acting S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 November 1900 · page 2

For drunkenness in Newcomen and Scott streets respectively on Thursday night Jeremiah Duggan and Hector Macdonald were each lined 2s 6d, with…

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The Morpeth Assault Cases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 November 1900 · page 8

At the Morpeth Police Court on Friday, before Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., E. D. Kebblewhite and T. H. Pearso Js.P., George Middleton, Percival J. Middleton, Charles…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, November 17. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 November 1900 · page 7

A first offender, who was found drunk in Scott-street, on Friday morning was admonished and discharged. Remanded—Two Charges…

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West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 November 1900 · page 8

Messrs. F. G. Scott, P.M., H. Crothers, and E. Bowden, Js.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. An inebriate was cautioned and discharged…

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Murder of a Negro Boy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 November 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—A negro boy, aged 16 years; murdered a girl in Colorado. The boy having been, captured, he was bound above a heap of…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, November 19. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, Acting-S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 November 1900 · page 3

For drunkenness oil the Market Wharf on Saturday afternoon. John Johnston was fined 2s 6d, with the option of imprisonment till the rising…

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Wallsend Small Debts Court. Monday, November 19. (Before Mr. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 November 1900 · page 6

Wm. Scott sued Arthur Edwin Warland for the sum of £7 10s, value of a horse. Mr. Cronin appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Bray for the defendant…

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Summons Division. Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 November 1900 · page 3

Ada Grant summoned Emma Conway for having at Merewether, on the 12th inst., assaulted her. Mr. J. Windeyer appeared for…

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Oath-breaker Sentenced to Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 November 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Monday Afternoon.—An Italian Doer, who had taken the oath of neutrality, has been sentenced to be hanged at Johannesburg for…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, November 20. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, Acting S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 November 1900 · page 3

Ninian Stephenson, an old offender, was fined £1, with the alternative of a week's imprisonment, for drunkenness, in Hunter-street, on Monday morning…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, November 21. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, Acting S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 November 1900 · page 3

George Selene was fined 2s 6d, with the option of imprisonment, till the rising of the court, for having on Tuesday afternoon been drunk in…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, November 22. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 November 1900 · page 6

James Collins, charged with being drunk in Devon-street on the 21st inst., was fined 5s. or 24 hours.—He retired…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, November 22. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, Acting S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 November 1900 · page 7

Annie Moore, for drunkenness in Hunter-street West on Wednesday evening, was fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of imprisonment till the…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, November 22. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, Acting S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 November 1900 · page 3

Verdicts were given as follows:—Richard Ward v. Robert James Nesby, claim £4; judgement for plaintiff, with s 9d court costs…

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Maitland District Alleged Attempted Assault. Accused Committed for Trial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 November 1900 · page 7

At the Morpeth Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., T. H. Pearse and E. D. Kebblewith, Js.P., Henry Field, 23, on bail, was charged with having,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, November 23. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, Acting S.M.) Disorderly Conduct

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 November 1900 · page 6

Prince Griffiths, a negro, who was entered on the charge sheet as a native of Ireland, was charged with having on Thursday behaved in a disorderly manner on board the…

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Our New Zealand Letter. the Colchester Murder Case. a Half-forgetten Tragedy. Arrest of the Supposed Murderer. Wellington, N.Z., Nov.16

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 November 1900 · page 2

A sensational trial for murder is going on at present in Wellington. A man who has been known as Charles Lillywhite, and is a painter in the…

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Maitland District West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 November 1900 · page 8

Messrs, W. G. B. Smith, Acting P.M., Alex. Wilkinson, and Elias Bowden, Js.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday…

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