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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1901

984 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 50

Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, May 14. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1901 · page 6

Six first, offenders for drunkenness on Monday were admonished and discharged For having on Monday night, been…

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Waratah Police Court. Tuesday, May 14. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.m.) a Peculiar Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1901 · page 6

Constable Simon Daly was summoned by Thomas Lonergan, a wheeler, residing at Plattsburg, for illegally detaining two £5 notes…

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A Full Court Appeal. a Newcastle Case. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1901 · page 8

An application was made before Mr. Justice Stephen, Mr. Justice Simpson, and . I Justice Cohen, in Banco to-day, on behalf of the defendant in the case of the Union…

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Disloyalists Sentenced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 May 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The Treason Court as Barkley East, Cape Colony, yesterday sentenced eight disloyalists to terms of imprisonment, varying…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, May 15. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 May 1901 · page 3

Three first offenders for drunkenness at Carrington and Stockton were admonished and discharged. John Murray was fined 5s, with the…

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Hamilton. a Police Promotion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 May 1901 · page 6

Senior-constable Stephen Thorncroft, who had been four years in charge of the police station at Katoomba, was recently promoted to sergeant in charge of the Kiama station…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, May 16. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 6

A first offender for drunkenness at Adamstown was admonished and discharged. For having, on Wednesday afternoon,…

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Newcastle Small Debts Court Thursday, May 16. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 3

Verdicts were given as follow:— James Archer v, Joseph Broughton, of Merewether, claim £16 for a dis honoured promissory note; verdict for…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, May 16. (Before Messrs. L.S. Donaldson, M.S. Love, and G. C. Martin, L.Ms.) Renewal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 3

James Carroll was granted a renewal of his license of the Burwood Inn Merewether. Stabling…

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Lambton. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 7

On Friday, before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M., Christopher Gunster, Joseph Cockburn, and James Thompson pleaded guilty to being drunk at Charlestown on the 7th inst.,…

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Minmi. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 7

On Wednesday, before Mr. Love, S.M., Alex. Hodge, John Smith, and John Mutton were charged with damaging Mr. Johnson's Music Hall, at West Wallsend. This…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, May 17. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 6

Four first offenders for drunkenness in Newcastle and Carrington were admonished and discharged. Desertion…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, May 18. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 May 1901 · page 3

Robert Jones, for having on Friday evening been found intoxicated in Hunter-street, was fined 2s 6d, with the option of imprisomnent till the rising…

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Anarchist Rumours. the Police on the Alert. Perth (W.a.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 May 1901 · page 5

A mysterious movement at Fremantle yesterday of Inspector Farley, head of the Criminal Investigation Branch, four detectives and two constables was the…

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, May 20. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1901 · page 3

Six first offenders, for drunkenness on Saturday and Sunday, in the streets of the city, were punished in the usual way…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, May 20. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1901 · page 3

Solomon Hancock was charged with be drunk in Kemp-street on the 17th inst., and with making use of obscene language. He was fined 10s on each charge. The fines…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, May 21. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1901 · page 3

A first offender for drunkenness in Darby-street on Monday afternoon was admonished and discharged. Indecent Behaviour…

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, May 22. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1901 · page 3

Four first offenders for drunkenness were each fined 2s 6d, with the option of imprisonment till the rising of the Court…

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The Court at Shansi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Since the famine in Shansi the rebellious feeling around Singanfu renders it impossible for the Court to remain there…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, May 23. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 May 1901 · page 6

George Mason, charged with making use of profane language in John-street, Wallsend, on the 26th April, was fined 20s and 4u 10d costs, or 14 days' Maitland Gaol…

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