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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1901

984 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 43 of 50

Maitland District East Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 November 1901 · page 6

Messrs. G. F. Scott. P.M., and P. Bourke, J.P., occupied the Bench at the East Maitland Police Court yesterday. August Buller, a seaman, who had been…

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Murder and Suicide. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 November 1901 · page 5

A message has been received from the police at Cairns to the effect that the police at Mungana, near Chillagoe, had telegraphed that a man named Richard…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, November 1. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 November 1901 · page 7

Two first offenders for drunkenness were admonished and discharged. Eric Ekland, an old offender, was fined 20s, in default 14 days…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, November 2. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 November 1901 · page 7

Frank Couillard, a seaman, charged With using obscene language in Hunter-street West, was fined 20s, in default three days' imprisonment…

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Return of the Court. to the Forbidden City

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 November 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The Chinese authorities at Pekin are preparing for the return of the fugitive Emperor and the Empress Dowager…

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Charlestown Police Court. Friday, November 1. (Before Mr. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1901 · page 7

Daniel Evans, for being drunk in Ocean-street, Dudley, and using obscene language, was fined 15s and 9s 8d costs…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, November 4. (Before Mr. Donaldson, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1901 · page 6

Frank Farrell, charged with riotous behaviour in Kemp-street, Wallsend, on November 1, was fined 10s, or three days…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, November 4. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1901 · page 3

Five first offenders were fined 5s, or the rising of the Court for drunkenness. William Carlson, a seaman, charged with drunkenness, and with using indecent…

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Petty Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1901 · page 7

Sarah Ann Thompson v. John Fawkes, £2 12s, goods sold and delivered. Verdict for the plaintiff with 5s costs. Sarah Ann Thompson v. Thomas…

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The Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1901 · page 6

A special meeting of magistrates was held at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday to consider what steps should be taken regarding the position of Small…

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The Missing Toogoloo. Marine Court Inquiry. SYDNEY

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

A Court of Marine Inquiry, consisting of Captains Carvosso and Hay, presided over by Judge Backhouse, sat this afternoon to inquire into the…

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The Imperial Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 November 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The Court is now being held at Sandrigham, in Norfolk, the private estate of the King…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, November 5. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 November 1901 · page 7

Five first offenders for drunkenness were fined 5s, in default to be detained until the rising of the Court. Martin Fabey, charged with indecent…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, November 6. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 November 1901 · page 3

Austin Leport Power, actor, charged with drunkenness was fined 5s, in default 24 hours. James Kennedy for a like…

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Maitland District West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 November 1901 · page 6

Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., and Henry Crothers, J.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. John Lord was charged on the…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, November 7. (Before Mr. Donaldson, S.M.) Obscene Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 November 1901 · page 3

Walter Blackie pleaded guilty to making use of obscene language in Devon-street on Sunday evening, the 3rd inst., and was fined 10s…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, November 7. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 November 1901 · page 7

One first offender for drunkenness was admonished and discharged. Seamen in Trouble. Joseph Hagan and James Cavanagh,…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 November 1901 · page 7

Lipman v. Laing, claiming £1 4s 6d, goods supplied; verdict for 12s, the S.M. ruling that the other amounts claimed were beyond his jurisdiction…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, November 7. (Before Messrs. Donaldson, Love, and Martin. L.M.s.) Licenses Transferred

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 November 1901 · page 3

The following applications for transfers of licenses were granted:—Great Northern Hotel, Newcastle, from R. L. Thomas to Thomas Byrne; Federal…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, November 8. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1901 · page 2

Jane Nott charged with being drunk and disorderly, in Hunter-street West pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s, in default 48 hours…

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