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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1902

962 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 34 of 49

Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, September 6. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 September 1902 · page 7

David M'Cormack for being drunk was fined 5s, in default to be detained for six hours. Discharged…

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Newcastle District Court. Saturday, September 6. (Before His Honor Judge Murray.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 September 1902 · page 7

The business of the Newcastle District Court was concluded on Saturday, before his Honor Judge Murray…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, September 8th. (Before Mr. King, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1902 · page 3

Thomas Hepplewhite, on warrant, was charged with deserting his wife. The complainant, however, failed to appear, and the case was struck out…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, September 8. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1902 · page 7

Two first offenders for being drunk were fined 5s, in default to be detained until the rising of the Court: three who had been on bail were fined 5s, in default…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, September 9. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.). Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 September 1902 · page 7

Two first offenders, for being drunk, were fined 5s, in default 24 hours' Imprisonment. David M'Cormack was fined 10s, or 48 hours; Frederick Turnbull, 5s,…

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The Quiraing. Marine Court Inquiry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 September 1902 · page 6

A Court of Marine Inquiry, consisting of Judge Backhouse, assisted by Captains E. D. Jamieson and D. Hill, and Mr. G. Cromack, engineer, was opened to-day…

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An Industrial Decision. Court Order Enforced. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 September 1902 · page 5

The recent dispute between master shipwrights and their employees came before the Arvitration Court to-day, arising out of a recent decision of the Court in…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, September 10. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 September 1902 · page 7

Six first offenders for being drunk were fined 5s. in default to be detained until the rising of the court. Kate Johnson was fined 5s, or six hours; Jacob…

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West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 September 1902 · page 6

Messrs. G.F. Scott, P.M., and Henry Crothers, J.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Darcy O'Kelly was charged with…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, September 11. (Before Mr. King, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 September 1902 · page 6

The case of Harrower v. Johnson for maintenance of a child, came on for hearing Mr. Reid appeared for the plaintiff. and Mr. Braye for the defendant. After…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, September 11. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.). Remanded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 September 1902 · page 7

Frederick Turnbull was charged with breaking and entering the counting house of the Australian Agricultural Company, and stealing three miners' coal order…

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Newcastle Bankruptcy Court Thursday, September 11. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, Registrar). Single Meetings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 September 1902 · page 7

Re John Mathews: Bankrupt deposed he was a baker, and had been bankrupt before. His insolvency was due to bad debts and slackness in trade. He commenced…

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Attempted Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 2

In my last letter I gave you some particulars of—an extraordinary shooting case in which a woman dressed in man's clothes, and with her hair cropped…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, September 12. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 2

The first offenders, for being drunk were fined is in default to be detained until the rising of the court. Maintenance…

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Steamship Collision. Marine Court Decision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 6

The reserved decision of the Marine court in regard to the collision which occurred between the steamer Tamar and the tug Irresistible, at Newcastle, on…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, September 19. (Before Mr.S.M. Love, S.M.) [?]runkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 September 1902 · page 7

Frank Harley for being drunk, was fined 5s, in default to be detained till the rising of the Court. Alleged Thefts…

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The Missing Quiraing. Marine Court Inquiry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 September 1902 · page 5

At the Marine, Court to-day the adjourned inquiry into the loss of the Quiraing, which sailed from Newcastle on June 22nd for Dunedin, and has not since been…

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West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 September 1902 · page 6

Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Thomas Elwen, a stranger, was charged…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, September 15. (Before Mr. J. L. King, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 September 1902 · page 3

Three first offenders for being drunk were fined 5s, in default to be detained until the rising of the court one, who had been on [?]all, was [?]ned 2s 6d, in…

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Tragedy at Hurstville. Murder and Suicide. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 September 1902 · page 5

A tragedy occurred at Hurstville at an early hour this morning, by which two children lost their lives, and others sustained serious injuries…

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