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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1902

962 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 38 of 49

Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, October 9. (Before Mr. King, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 October 1902 · page 6

Robert Phillips pleaded guilty to being drunk in John-street, and was fined 5s, in default to be detained until the rising of the Court…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, October 9. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.). Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 October 1902 · page 7

Three first offenders, for being drunk, were fined 5s, in default to be detained until the rising of the Court. Stanley Moody and William M'Donald,…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, October 9. (Before Messrs. Love and Martin, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 October 1902 · page 7

W. J. Horne was granted a renewal of his colonial wine license for premises at Plattsburg. The colonial wine and spirit licenses…

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Newcastle Small Debts Court. Thursday, October 9. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 October 1902 · page 3

Thomas Smith v. William M'Craclaim for £6 18s, rent Verdiet for plaintiff, with 5s costs. Frank Walker v. Alfred Jones, claim…

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The Dandenong Murder. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 4

The Cabinet to-day considered the cases of August Tisler and Selina Sangal, who are under sentence of death for the murder of Edward Sangal, the husband of the…

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Lambton Police Court. Friday, October 10. (Before Mr. J. L. King, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 6

Mrs. M. J. Stoker summoned her husband, Edward Stoker, for maintenance, claiming £1 10s per week for herself and two children. Mr. A. James, solicitor,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, October 10. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 7

One first offender for being drunk was fined 5s, in default to be detained until the rising of the court. Harry Thomas Dixon for trespassing on the railway premises…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, October 11th. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Further Remanded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 October 1902 · page 3

Thomas Gilmore, on remand from Friday, was charged with stealing a handsaw, valued at 6s 6d, the property of Emily Gooch. Accused was remanded to…

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Murder in Melbourne. Constable Shot Dead. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 October 1902 · page 5

A terrible murder and suicide occurred in Brighton-road, St. Kilda, shortly after eleven o'clock this morning. A man attempted to assault a girl of seven, named…

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West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1902 · page 6

Messrs. W. G. B. Smith and H. Crothers occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. John M'Carthy was granted a renewal…

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Maitland District West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1902 · page 6

Messrs. W. G. B. Smith, P.M., and Elias Bowden, J.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, 13th OCTOBER. (Before Mr. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1902 · page 3

Thomas Gilmore, on remand front Newcastle, was charged with stealing a handsaw, the property, of Emily Gooch of Young Wallsend, on the 9th inst. Mary Thomas,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, October 13. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1902 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with intoxication, were discharged, and one, an old age pensioner, was fined 5s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. Anthony…

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Melbourne Murder. Assassin Identified As Shaw Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1902 · page 5

An inquest was formally opened at the morgue to-day on the bodies of Constable Johnson, who was, shot at St. Kilda yesterday, and of the man who committed…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, October 14. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 October 1902 · page 3

Four first offenders for being drunk were fined 5s, in default to be detained until the rising of the Court…

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Melbourne Murder. Assassin Not Identified. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 October 1902 · page 5

Constable Mitchell, of Sydney, who was formerly a warder at Darlinghurst Gaol during part of the time when the convict George Shaw, who is suspected, of being…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, October 15, 1902. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, D.S.M.) Alleged Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 October 1902 · page 7

Thomas Samuel Elwell, alias Parsons, described as a jockey, was charged with stealing in the dwelling house of Joseph Cannon, money and Jewellery, to the…

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French Miners' Strike. Charged by Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 October 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—A number of Belgian miners who were proceeding to work at a colliery inside the French frontier where the French miners…

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Charlestown Police Court. Tuesday, October 14th, 1902. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 October 1902 · page 3

John Cockburn, a miner, who was charged with unramming a hole that had been charged with an explosive, at Lambton B. Pit, was fined 5s, with 4s 10d costs…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, October 16. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 October 1902 · page 3

Three first offenders, for being drunk, were fined 5s, or the rising of the Court. Kate Johnson, an old offender, was fined 5s, or 24 hours…

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