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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1901

984 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 50

Wallsend Police Court. Monday, May 6. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 6

William Batann, an aboriginal, pleaded guilty to being drunk ion Nelson-street on the 10th instant, and was admonished and discharged…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, May 7. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 6

The usual penalties were imposed or three first offender for drunkenness. Patrick M'Carthy, for having on Monday day night been found intoxicated in…

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International News. the Trouble in China. German Soldiers. Sentenced to Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Two German soldiers who were on patrol duty at Pao-ting-fu in December last, murdered, without having received any…

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Hamilton. Friendly Appeal Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 5

The Mayor, Alderman Donn, and Alderman Birrell, with the council clerk, Mr. J. Ray, held a friendly appeal court in the chambers last night, and considered the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, May 8. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1901 · page 6

Four first offenders for drunkerness were fined in the usual amounts. Thomas Priniville, an old offender, was fined £1, with the alternative of…

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The Murder of Missionaries. Report Confirmed. the Party Killed and Eaten. Thursday Island

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1901 · page 5

The steamer Parua returned this afternoon from Lord River, and reports that Messrs. Chaimers and Tomkins and the whele boat's crow were killed and eaten…

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Equity Court, Sydney. (Before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson, Chief Judge in Equity.) Motion for Decree. Seward v. Quigley and others

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1901 · page 7

On Monday last, in the Equity Court, Sydney, Mr. Maughan, instructed by Mr. F. A. Davenport, appeared for the plaintiff, Mrs. Elsie May…

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Wallsend. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 May 1901 · page 8

Yesterday, before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M., Edward M'Dade, a lad, was charged with stealing one fowl, the property of Mrs. Thomas Smith, of…

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West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 May 1901 · page 8

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

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Murder at Goulburn. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 May 1901 · page 5

The Inspector-General of police has received the following telegram from Goulburn:— "Hendy Schnorr, a second-hand dealer, of foreign extraction, who lived…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, May 9. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 May 1901 · page 3

Seven first offenders for drunkenness were each fined half-a-crown, with the option of an hour's gaol. For having, on Wednesday evening,…

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The Goulburn Murder. Goulburn

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 4

The inquest on the body of Henry Schnorr, who was found murdered yesterday, has not yet been held. The local police, assisted by Detective…

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Lambton Police Court. Friday, May 10. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 7

Thomas Bell pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness at Charlestown on the 5th instant, and was fined 5s. William Crompton was admonished and…

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Wallsend Police Court. Friday, May 10. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 7

On Thursday Inst Douglas Broadfoot applied for a coach license to ply for hire to West Wallsend, and in support of his application submitted references from a…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, May 10. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 6

On four first offenders for drunkenness, the S.M. imposed the usual penalties. For having, on Thursday afternoon,…

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Horrible Story of the Sea. Murder and Cannibalism. on Board the Angola

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 5

A terrible story of shipwreck, murder, and cannibalism comes from Singapore, where the two survivors of the crew of the barque Angola arrived last month. The…

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Murder by Suggestion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 May 1901 · page 8

Hypnotism is now a forbidden art in Hungary. The Secretary of the Interian after consulation with the highest medical authorites has issued…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, May 13. (Before Mr. Love, S.M.) Indecent Behaviour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1901 · page 8

James Cartwright was charged with indecent behaviour in Kemp-street, Plattsburg, on the 4th instant, and was fined £1, with 4s 10d costs, or four days in…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, May 13. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1901 · page 3

Seven first offenders for drunkenness in the streets of the city and suburbs on Saturday and Sunday were admonished and discharged…

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Municipal Appeal Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1901 · page 7

At the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M., heard appeals against he Hamilton Council's assessments for the current year…

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