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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1901

984 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 38 of 50

Maitland District Maitland Circuit Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 September 1901 · page 8

The Maitland Circuit Court, a full report of which will be found on page 6, was continued until 11 p.m. last night, the Court being occupied the greater…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 September 1901 · page 7

Roberts v. Cain, claiming £3 12s 10d, goods supplied. Verdict for plaintiff. Same v. Wm. Taafe, claiming £7 3s 2d, good supplied. Verdict for…

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Maitland Circuit Court. Thursday, September 26. (Before Mr. Justice Cohen.) Malicious Damage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 September 1901 · page 6

George Nash, who pleaded guilty on the previous day to maliciously damaging a plate-glass window, the property in Hannah Nash, at Newcastle, was sentenced to…

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A Sydney Letter. the War of the Churches.—sentenced to a Minute.—our Army and Navy Rates of Pay.—the Milk and Newspaper Thief.—beware of Carelessness with the Lamp.—the City Spider and the Country Pressman.—another Little Didge for the Unwary.—that Swearing-in Temple. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 September 1901 · page 3

The war of the churches continues in Sydney, and after one side and then another is uppermost. Cardinal Moran holds the standard on behalf of himself, and…

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Traitors Sentenced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—On minor charges of treachery, several Boers have been sentenced to five years' penal servitude and several others to lesser…

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International News. the Murder of the President the Assassin Sentenced. to Be Electrocutioned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The assassin Czolgosz was to-day brought up before the Court for sentence. Asked if he had anything to say why the death…

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Summons Division. Alleged Fish Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 6

Meno Cases summoned Frank Schuck for the alleged theft of forty-five crayfish on Thursday, September 19…

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Carrington. Police Officers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 8

Constable Harrington has been removed to Newcastle and Constable M'Gregor sent over here in place of him; and Constable Turnbill is to leave next week, to…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, September 27. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 6

Three first offenders for being drunk were fined 5s, or the rising of the Court. Frederick Stockwell, 30 years,…

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Lambton Police Court. Friday, Sept. 27. (Before Mr. Donaldson, S.M.) Breach of the Education Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 8

Evan Ashton and Alexander Black, for neglecting to send their children to school the required number of days, were each fined 5s and 5s 6d costs of court, in default…

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Maitland District Maitland Circuit Court. (Continued from page 7)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 8

On resuming at 8 p.m. Mr. Cowan continued his cross-examination of Mrs. Elizabeth Curry, in the Young v. Young judicial separation suit…

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Maitland Circuit Court. Friday, September 27. (Before His Honor, Mr. Justice Cohen). The Court was re-opened at 9 a.m. Disputed Alleged Gift

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 7

Jonathan Guthrie and another sued Joseph Cunningham for the sum of £685 Is 8d moneys alleged to have been received by the defendant for Ann Jane Guthrie…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, September 28. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 September 1901 · page 3

Three first offenders for being drunk were admonished and discharged. Thomas Jones, 35 years, labourer, pleaded guilty to being drunk and…

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The President's Murder. Czolgosz's Removal. Attempt to Lynch Him

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 September 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Czolgosz, the condemned assassin, was removed to the gaol at Auburn on Friday. He has expressed regret for his crime, and…

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Maitland Circuit Court. Saturday, September 28. (Before His Honor, Mr. Justice Cohen.) The Court was re-opened at 9 a.m. in Divorce. Young v YOUNG

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 September 1901 · page 8

Frances Young sought for a judicial separation from her husband, James Alick Young, the issues being marriage and cruelty…

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Stealing Lightning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1901 · page 3

One of the strangest cases of larceny we have heard of for a long time is reported from New Jersey, where a farmer is being sued for stealing electricity from…

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Attempted Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1901 · page 5

An attempted murder, surrounded by peculiar circumstances, is reported from Horsham (Vic.) where is butcher John Sloane almost succeeded in taking…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, September 30. (Before Mr. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1901 · page 7

John Richardson was charged with maliciously wounding one John William Parker. Constable John M'Gill, stationed at West…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, September 30. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1901 · page 6

Three first offenders for being drunk were admonished and discharged. James Cooney having been previously convicted was fined 10s, in default three…

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The Henty Outrage. the Prisoners Sentenced. Albury

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 October 1901 · page 5

At the Circuit Court this morning, before his Honer Judge Simpson, the Henty prisoners, under the names of Herbert Minton and Joseph Minton, were…

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