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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1903

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1903 · page 7

Three first offenders, for drunkenness, were fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the court. School Arrears…

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Murder of a Wife. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1903 · page 5

A telegram from Barcaldine reports that a tragedy has occurred at Blairgowrie Station, sixty miles from Jericho, Mr. L. E. Tuckerman, the owner of…

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Murder by a Boy. a Horrible Story

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—At the police court at Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, yesterday. Patrick Knowles, a boy only 10 years old described as a match…

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House of Representatives the High Court Question. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1903 · page 5

Sir FREDERICK HOLDER, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, took the chair at half-past two o'clock. Sir EDMUND BARTON, the Prime…

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West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 6

At the West Maintland Police Court yesterday before Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., and Henry Crothers, J.P., the following were each fined 5s, with 4s 6d costs, or seven days:…

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The Brisbane Burglary. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 5

The police have every ronson to bolleve that the man Stewart, who has been arrested in connection with the shooting of Constable M'Namara, is identical with…

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Murder by a Boy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday. — Patrick Knowles, the boy of 10, who is now in custody at Stockton-on-Tees, charged with murdering a baby by burying it…

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Minmi Police Court. Wednesday, June 10. (Before Mr.G.F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 3

George Hemmings, A. Archibald, and William Harris, were each fined as, and 4s 10d costs, in default three days' imprisonment, for drunkenness…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, June 11. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 3

Two first offenders for being drunk were fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the court. Indecent Language…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 3

E. Stobbs v. John Davey, goods sold and delivered, amount claimed £6 18s 2d. Verdict, for plaintiff, with costs. Same v. George Sneddon, amount…

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Newcastle District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 3

The sittings of the Newcastle District Court were commenced yesterday at the Courthouse, before his Honor, Justice Fitzhardinge…

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Arbitration Court. the Cavilling Question. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 5

In the Arbitration Court to-day the President gave the judgment of the Court in regard to the cavilling question in the case in which the Colliery Employees…

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The Oakland Disaster. Marine Court Inquiry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 6

The Court of Marine Inquiry, consisting of Judge Backhouse, with Captains Simpson and Fawkes as assessors, had before its notice this morning the foundering of the North…

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House of Representatives the High Court Bill. Second Reading Agreed To. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 5

Sir FRRDERICK HOLDIR, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, took the Chair at half-past two o'clock, In reply to Mr. Mahon (W.A.), Mr…

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Newcastle Small Debts Court. Thursday, June 11. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Claim for Damages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 3

Edward Bennett, of Hamilton, proceeded against Herbert Cook, of Carrington, to recover £10 damages, alleged to be occasin[?] by defendant's negligence in…

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A Sydney Letter. People Would Like to Inspect Those Japanese Ships Inside.—a Peculiarity in the Auburn Murder Verdict.—an Ill-designed City Is More Difficult to Keep Clean Than One That Is Well Designed.—the Income Tax and Those That Pay It.—wanted, the Consolidation of the Australian Patent Laws.—£1000 for an Inch of Rain Whenever You Have the Money and Want the Water. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 7

Why haven't the Japanese warships been thrown open to the public? Doubtless there are good reasons, the chief being the inconvenience of the thing. All the…

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The Barcaldine Murder. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 5

It has transpired that the murder of Mrs. Tuckerman by her husband was the result of religious mania. Tuckerman became despondent on Sunday night, and…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, June 12th. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 2

One first offender, for being drunk, was fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the Court. Indecent Language…

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Newcastle District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 3

The sitting of the Newcastle District Court was resumed yesterday at the Court-house before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge and juries…

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Was It Murder?

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 June 1903 · page 4

Early on Saturday morning a fetiler named Clarke saw a paper parcel on the side of the railway line at the 8-mile post on the Newcastle side of the Hexham…

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