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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1901

984 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 50

Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, July 13. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 July 1901 · page 7

Four first offenders were fined 2s 6d in default one hour for being drunk. Absent Without Leave. Arthur J. Bloxsomne, an apprentice,…

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The Appellate Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 July 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—There is an impression that the conference with regard to the establishment of an Imperial Appellate Court will be without…

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The Murder of the German Minister. Mission of Apology

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 July 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.— Prince Chun has started on his mission to the Kaiser, in Berlin, to apologise for the murder of the German Minister…

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Theft of £50,000

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1901 · page 2

Bank notes to the value of 273,355dol (in round figures, £50,000) have been stolen from the strong room of the Singapore branch of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank…

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A Rebel Sentenced to Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—A rebel named Coetzee has been sentenced to death, land the execution is to take place publicly at Cradock, Cape Colony…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, July 15. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1901 · page 3

Charles Grimes, Daniel O'Grady, John Birch, George Woodward, Bertha Valentine, Joseph Power, Margaret Kemp. John Howe, and Johan Estrom…

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An Orange Celebration. Police Interfere

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1901 · page 6

On Sunday afternoon an extraordinary scene occurred at an Orange celebration announced to take place in the Boulder Mechanics' Institute, West Australia. Before…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, July 16. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 July 1901 · page 3

John Birch and Mary Ann Shade, for drunkenness, were each fined 10s, or three days. For indecent language the woman Shade was fined 20s, in…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, July 17. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 July 1901 · page 3

William Leary and John Nash, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d. Michael Donnally, for having used indecent language in…

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A Countess Attempts Murder French Minister Fired At

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 July 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—A Polish countess, named Clzewsky, fixed a revolver at M. Bandin, French Minister for Works, in mistake for M…

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Wallsend Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1901 · page 8

Yesterday, before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M., Wm. M'Ferson charged with being drunk in John-street, was fined 5s; paid. John Simpson, a stranger,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, July 18. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness and Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1901 · page 3

One first offender, for being drunk, was fined 2s 6d. in default one hour. For using obscene language in Newcomen-street Walter Anderson was…

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Newcastle Small Debts Court. Thursday, July 18. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1901 · page 3

Edred v. W. Kent, claim for £3 0s 3d, good sold and delivered. Verdict for amount with 7s costs. Delhunty v. Gower, claim for 13s,…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, July 18. (Before Messrs. Donaldson and Martin, L.Ms.). Wine Licenses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1901 · page 6

Bridget Lee was granted a renewal of her colonial wine license for premises at Waratah. Thomas Petherbridge's application for a…

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Lambton. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1901 · page 7

Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson yesterday, William Nash pleaded guilty to being drunk at Plattsburg on the 18th instant and was admonished an discharged. W…

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Teralba Police Court. Tuesday, July 16. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1901 · page 2

Alexander Fear was charged wth unlawfully assaulting a youth named W. Goodall, on June 28. The defendant was fined 10s, with 8s costs of Court,…

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Earl Russell Sentenced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Earl Russell was placed upon trial before the House of Lords on a charge of bigamy. He pleaded guilty, but urged that he…

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Newcastle Police Court Friday, July 19. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness and Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1901 · page 6

One first offender, for being drunk, was fined 2s 6d, in default one hour. Laura Townsend, for being drunk, and disorderly, at Adamstown, was…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, July 16. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1901 · page 2

O. E. Thomas v. George Vallender, claim for £13 12s 9d, goods sold and delivered. Verdict for £9 5s 9d…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, July 20. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness and Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 July 1901 · page 3

Two first offenders for being drunk were admonished and discharged. Henry Rollo pleaded guilty to using indecent language on the Market…

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