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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1903

1,043 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 53

Newcastle Police Court. Friday, June 26. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 3

Wetta Wallace pleaded guilty to being drunk on the King's Wharf and was fined 10s, in default 48 hours imprisenment Misbehaviour…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, June 27. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 June 1903 · page 6

Three first offenders for being drunk were fined as, in default detention until the rising of the court. Obscenity…

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West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1903 · page 6

Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe., P.M., H. Crothers, and J. T. Togg, Js.P., occupied the Beach at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, June 29. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1903 · page 7

Five first offenders, for being drunk, were fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. Thomas Jennings, who has previously…

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Wallsend Police Court. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.m.) Monday, June 29. Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1903 · page 3

James Mills pleaded guilty to being drunk in the reserve. John-street, on the 27th instant, and was fined 5s. Alleged Assault…

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New Zealand Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Speaking in the House of Lords, the Earl of Halsbury, Lord Chancellor, referred to the judgment of the Judicial Committee of the…

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Alleged Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1903 · page 6

An assault, said to be of serious nature, is alleged to have been committed on Monday night, at about eleven o'clock, on a young woman in the vicluity of…

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Charlestown Police Court. Tuesday, June 30. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Garnishee Orders

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1903 · page 3

John Jones, storekeeper at Dudley, applied for a garnishee order upon the wages of E. Jones, a miner, for £4 2s 9d, alleged to be due to him. The S.M. held that as…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday June 30. (Before Mr. G.F. Scott, S.M.) Refusing to Obey Orders

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1903 · page 7

Francis Selo, Joan M. Le Sergent, Adrian Formal, Murcel L. Roubinet, Louis M. Kerfriolen, Pierre E. E. Coindrean, Joseph Le Gleach, Rene Marie…

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Marine Court Inquiry. Case of the Breconshire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1903 · page 7

A Marine Court of inquiry into the circumstances which attended the grounding of the steamer Breconshire on Stony Point, and her bumping on the bar, on…

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Legislators in Court. Crick V. O'connor. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1903 · page 5

A case was commenced in No. 2 Jury Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Pring, in which William Patrick Crick, M.P., Minister for Lands is the plaintiff, and…

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Federal Parliament. House of Representatives High Court Bill. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1903 · page 5

Sir FREDERICK HOLDER, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, took the chair at half-past two o'clock to-day. Mr. KNOX (Vic.) presented a petition…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, July 1st. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1903 · page 7

Two first offenders for being drunk were fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the court. James H. Karney, who had previously been before the court, was…

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House of Representatives Federal Capital Question. High Court Bill. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1903 · page 5

Sir FREDERICK HOLDER, the Speaker of the House of Representatives took the chair at half-past two o'clock to-day. In reply to Sir Langdon Bonython (S.A.)…

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Maitland District West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 July 1903 · page 6

At the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe, P. M. H. Crothers and Alex. Wilkinson, Js.P., Thomas Oswald a miner, was…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, July 2. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 July 1903 · page 6

David Maclean was charged with being drunk in John-street on the 1st July, and was fined 5s, in default to be detained until the rising of the Court…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, July 2. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 July 1903 · page 7

John Ewan Williams and Robert Anderson for being drunk, were each fined 5s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. Travelling Without Ticket…

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Quarterly Licensing Court Thursday, July 2. (Before Messrs. M. S. Love, G. F. Scott, L.Ms.)

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

The licensing Inspector's report was received. The following applications for renewal of licenses were granted:—James M' Bride colonial wine license,…

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Summons Division. Charges of Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1903 · page 3

Leslie C. Bailey proceeded against Charlie Ah Chung for assault. The defendant pleaded guilty under provocation, and proceeded against Leslie C…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, July 3. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 July 1903 · page 3

Five first offenders for being drunk were fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the Court. Riotous Behaviour…

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