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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1901

984 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 50

Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, February 27. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunk and Disorderly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 6

For drunkenness and disorderly conduct in Scott-street on Monday evening, Arthur Brown was fined 5s, with the option of 24 hours' imprisonment…

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International News. the Wreck of the Sybille. Finding of the Court Martial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—A court-martial has been held at Simon's Town upon the officers and men of H.M.S. Sybille, which went ashore three miles south…

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Wallsend. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 March 1901 · page 5

Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M., yesterday, John Johnson was charged with being drunk in John-street, Plattsburg, on the 26th inst., and fined 5s; paid. John…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, February 28. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 March 1901 · page 6

For having, on Wednesday morning, been found inebriated in Brown-street, John Duncan M'Gregor was fined 2s 6d, with the option of…

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Newcastle Bankruptcy Court. Thursday, February 28. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, District Registrar.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 March 1901 · page 7

The single meeting and public examination were declared closed in— Re Reuben Goodsir, saw-mill manager. Bankrupt stated that in 1895…

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Newcastle Small Debts Court. Thursday, February 28. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 March 1901 · page 6

Verdicts were given as follow:—Annie Philson v. J. R. O'Brien, claim £4 10s; judgment for plaintiff, with 5s Court costs…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, February 28. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, M. S. Love, and G. C. Martin, L.Ms.) Transfer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 March 1901 · page 7

Gerald Phillip Meagher was granted permission to transfer his license of the Northern Star Hotel, Hamilton, to Charles William Welss…

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Lambton Police Court. Friday, March 1. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.)

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

Peter M'Lean pleaded guilty to being drunk at Dudley on the 28th ult., and was admonished and discharged. A boy named John Jones, aged 10 years,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, March 1. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

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

John Hyms, Jack Kinsella, and William Gallagher were each fined as 6d. with the option of imprisonment till the rising of the Court, for…

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Police for South Africa

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

Of the eighty policemen (says the Cape "Argus" of 30th January) who have been engaged by the Capo Government to Join the police force of Capetown…

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International News. a Railway Carriage Murder. the Murderer Sentenced to Death

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

LONDON, Saturday.—A man named Parker has been sentenced to death for murdering Pearson, a farmer, in a railway train. He attacked a…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, March 2. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Absent Without Leave

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 March 1901 · page 6

For having on the 1st instant been absent without leave from the British regstered ship Cimba Ernest Stanisheet was ordered to forfeit two days'…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, March 4. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

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

Seven first offenders for drunkenness in the streets on Saturday and Sunday were dolt with in the usual way. George Allan and William Spruce were…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, March 5. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 3

For having, on Monday evening, been found drink in Church-street, Patrick Ryan was fined 5s, with the option of 24 hours' imprisonment…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1901 · page 6

Elizabeth Thomas, for having been drunk in Newcomen-street, pleaded guilty and was fined 20s, in default seven days' imprisonment…

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Minmi. Police Court

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

On Wednesday, before Mr. Love, S.M., John Walton was charged with wife desertion. The case was adjourned by consent till the 20th instant. Walter Williams, for…

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Morgendaal's Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1901 · page 2

A Reuter's telegram, from Kroonstad, dated 2nd February, states:—Evidence accumulates which proves beyond doubt that the peace envoy Morgendaal was cruelly…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, March 7. (Before Mr. Love, S.M.)

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

Mrs. Catherine Drury was charged with assaulting Miss Harriet Drury on Sunday evening, the 24th February last, in Nelson-street, Plattsburg…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, March 7. (Before Mr. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

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

James Fraser, on old offender, for drunkenness, was fined 20s, in default 14 days' imprisonment. Husband and Wife…

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Two Police Officers. Magistrates' Eulogistic Remarks

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

At the Newcastle Licensing Court yesterday afternoon, the presiding magistrates, Messrs. L. S. Donaldson and M. S. Love, S.Ms., delivered eulogistic addresses to…

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