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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1901

984 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 35 of 50

The Conspiracy. Scheme of Wholesale Murder. a Census of Anarchists

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The police believe that the conspirators intended to kill President M'Kinley and other members of the Government, also some…

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West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1901 · page 8

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

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Greta. Police Station

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1901 · page 7

The following letter has been resolved by the Greta Municipal Council from Mr. C. H. Dight, M.P., stating that the Minister for Works has approved of general…

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Greta Police Court. Wednesday, September 11. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1901 · page 6

Alfred M'Dermett, who described himself as a travelling comedian, was charged by P. C. Barry, stationed at Lochinvar, with allowing a dead horse…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1901 · page 6

Mrs. Winter Broughton, v. A. Broughton, for goods sold and money lent, £6 3s 5d. A defence was filed with £3 8s 10d set off. Mr. R. Thompson…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, September 12. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1901 · page 6

Matthew Olsen, seaman, Robert White, seaman, John Heaney, seaman, and John Tillson, seaman, were fined, 5s, in default 24 hours, for being drunk…

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Newcastle District Court. Thursday, September 12. (Before His Honor Judge Murray.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1901 · page 6

The Newcastle District Court was opened yesterday morning before his Honor Judge Murray…

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A Disloyalist Sentenced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Peter Masseyn, a Cape justice of the Peace, has been sentenced a Kimberley to five years' imprisonment for accepting office…

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Lambton Police Court. Friday, September 18th. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1901 · page 8

A Quinn, C. Hawkins, and F. Durham were proceeded against under the Towns Police Act for allowing forallowing their boreses to stray, at New Lambton, and they were each fined…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, September 13. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1901 · page 6

Six offenders were fined 5s for being drunk. Robert Erickson, seaman, was fined 20s, in default seven days, for using indecent…

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Victoria Theatre. "Known to the Police."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1901 · page 5

The martial drama, "The Mariners of England," was again produced at the Victoria Theratre by the Auderson Dramatle Company last evening, in the…

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Newcastle District Court. Friday, September 13. (Before His Honor Judge Murray.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1901 · page 3

The Newcastle District Court was continued yesterday before his Honor Judge Murray…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, September 14. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 September 1901 · page 6

One first offender (drunk) was admonished and discharged. John Nolan, seaman, and Frederick Berg, labourer, were fined 40s each, in…

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Court Goes Into Mourning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 September 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—King Edward has decided that the British Court shall go into morning for a week, out of respect for the late President…

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Victoria Theatre. "Known to the Police."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 September 1901 · page 5

There was a large audience at the Victoria Theatre on Saturday evening, when Mr. W. Anderson's Dramatic Company made another change in the season's programme…

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An Awaba Sensation. Alleged Attempted Murder. a Navy in Custody

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 September 1901 · page 4

At about ten o'clock on Saturday night the stillness of the air was disturbed by the report of two revolver shots in the deviation camp at Awaba. Those persons…

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Marine Court Inquiry. the Trilby-newburgh Collision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 September 1901 · page 3

The first local Court of Marine Inquiry was held at the Courthouse on Saturday before Judge Murray concerning the collision between the Newburgh and the…

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Maitland District West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1901 · page 8

Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., and H. Crothers, J.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. John Murray was fined 20s or 14 days…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, September 16. (Before Mr. Love, S.M.) Drunk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1901 · page 8

D. Gamble, pleaded guilty to being drunk, in Nelson-street, and was fined 1s and 4s 10d costs. Indecent Language…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, September 16. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1901 · page 3

A Brat offender, who was drunk on Sunday, was admonished and discharged. Another first offender, who was on bail, was fined 5s…

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