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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1903

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, June 13th (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 June 1903 · page 7

One first offender, for drunkenness, was fined, 5s, in default detention until the rising of the court. Joseph M'Goohie peaded guilty to two charges of…

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West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1903 · page 6

Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., and Henry Crothers. J.P., occupied the Beach at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. In the case of John Enright v. John Hume,…

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Was It Murder?

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1903 · page 3

The District Coroner, Mr. G. C. Martin, held a magisterial inquiry at the Clarendon Hotel yesterday respecting the death of an infant found by a fettler named…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, June 15. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1903 · page 3

A first-offender, charged with being drunk in Murnain-street. Wallsend, on the 14th inst., was fined 5s, or the rising of the court…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, June 15. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1903 · page 3

Eleven first-offenders, for being drunk, were fined 5s, in default, detention until the rising of the court. Thomas Flinton pleaded guilty to being drunk and…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1903 · page 3

Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board v. W. T. Hepplewhite water rate on property in Boscowan-street. Verdict for 12s 10d, and 5s costs…

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Alleged Burglary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1903 · page 6

William Hills, a lad, was charged with having, at Dora Creek, on the 1st June, 1903, broken and entered the dwelling-house of Conrad Berggren, and stolen the…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1903 · page 6

John and Alfred M'Taggart, father and son, were charged with having, at Dural, Jerry's Plains, on the 10th May, 1903, stolen two bullocks, the property of…

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Stealing From a Dwelling

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1903 · page 6

William Hyman pleaded guilty to having, at Blandford, on the 1st May, 1903, entered the dwelling-house of John Hannaford, and stolen a watch and chain,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, June 16. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.). Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1903 · page 7

Two first offenders for drunkenness were fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the court. Edward H. Clegg and Richard Powell were each fined 5s, in…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1903 · page 6

Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., and Henry Crothers, J.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday…

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Alleged Cattle-stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1903 · page 6

In the case of the two accused, John and Alfred M'Taggart, who were charged with stealing at Dural near Jerrys Plains tow bullocks, the property of Richard…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1903 · page 6

Ellen M'Laren, Walter John Phillips, and Frederick Phillips, mother, and sons, were charged with having at Merriwa, on the 17th May, 1903 stolen a sheep, the…

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Murder Will Out

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1903 · page 2

Sir,—About the month of September last under the heading of "Broadmeadow News," in an issue of the "Advocate," appeared a communication to the effect that after the meeting…

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Charlestown Police Court. Tuesday, June 16. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1903 · page 6

Michael Considine was charged with stealing one silver stop-watch and chain and a pocket knife, the property of Robert Dowale, at Charlestown…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, June 17. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1903 · page 7

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

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Alleged Sheep-stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 June 1903 · page 6

Ellen M'Laren, Walter John Phillips, and Frederick Fhillips, mother and sons, were charged with having, at Merriwa, on the 17th May, 1903, stolen a sheep, the property of…

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Pelaw-main Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 June 1903 · page 6

John Heber was charged with maliclously wounding Mary Ellen Heber, his wife, at Pelaw-Main, on the 1st April, 1993, his wife, at to do her bodily harm. Mr. A. R. Watt,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, June 18. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 June 1903 · page 7

Two first offenders for being drunk were fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the court. Edward Henry Clegg, for being drunk in Hunter-street, was fined 10s,…

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Wallsend. Court Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 June 1903 · page 6

At the Police Court yesterday, before MR. M. S. Love, S.M., William Glover was fined 5s, or detention until the rising of the court, for being drunk…

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