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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1903

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Arbitration Court. Western Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1903 · page 3

The hearing of the evidence its connection with the industrial dispute between the western coal miners and the western colliery proprietors was continued before…

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Alleged Assault. Smith V. M'coll. Verdict for Defendants. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1903 · page 6

In No. 2 Jury Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Pring and a jury of four, William Smith sued William M'Coll and Winifred Mary M'Coll to recover £300 for alleged…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, September 10. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 September 1903 · page 3

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

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Arbitration Court. Western Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 September 1903 · page 7

At the Arbitration Court at Lithgow further evidence was given concerning the industrial dispute between the western coal miners and the western colliery…

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The Auburn Murder. Charge of Perjury. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 September 1903 · page 6

A case arising out of the Auburn murder trial was heard at the Central Police Court to-day, when Montague Parker was charged that on May 18, 1903, at Sydney,…

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Bankruptcy Court. Thursday, September 10. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott. S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 September 1903 · page 3

The public examination in Bankruptcy and the single meeting of creditors in the estate of Thomas Chappell Hector, of Awaba, was held…

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Newcastle Petty Debts Court. Thursday, September 10. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 September 1903 · page 7

Orders for the amounts claimed were made in the following cases:— Lasker Bros. v. Allan M'Kenzie, for goods sold and delivered, £4 10s, with 7s…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, September 10th. (Before Messrs. M. S. Love, G. F. Scott, and Dr. J. Harris, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 September 1903 · page 7

Sub-inspector Goulder proceeded against Catherine Arren, licensee of the Sportsman's Arms Hotel, Hamilton, to show cause why the publican's license should…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, September 11. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1903 · page 7

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

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Arbitration Court. Western Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1903 · page 3

At the Arbitration Court proceedings at Lithgow in connection with the dispute between the western colliery employees and western colliery proprietors further…

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History of the Court-martial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1903 · page 11

The court-martial of to-day has inherited some of the powers of the old Court of Chivalry, consisting of a single marshal and at one time the High Constable. The…

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Murder and Suicide. Cootamundra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 September 1903 · page 5

A case of murder and suicide occurred here early this morning, when a man named Jack Baker a well-known butcher, entered the house of a Chinaman named…

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An Alleged Two-up School. Raided by the Police. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 September 1903 · page 5

A raid on premises alleged to have been used as a "two-up," school, situated in Engine-street, was made by the police last night, when over 80 men were…

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Maitland District Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1903 · page 6

Mr. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Thomas A. W. Tattersall a lad of 10…

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Murder of Armenians

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—A disturbance has taken place at Elizabetpol, in Transcaucasia. The soldiers fired upon a mob of Armenians who were…

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Russian Police Methods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—Two high officers of the Russian secret police, acting under orders, organised a series of secret meetings of workmen…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, September 14th. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1903 · page 7

Michael Short pleaded guilty to having been intoxicated in John-street Plattsburg, on the 9th inst, and was fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, September 11. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1903 · page 7

Two first offenders for being drunk were fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the court. Another first offender for a similar offence but who had been…

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Small Debts Court. Monday, September 14th. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1903 · page 7

J. J. Punton sued T. Parson for the sum of £3 10s, goods sold and delivered. A verdict was given for the amount claimed with costs…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, September 15. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 September 1903 · page 3

Three first offenders for being drunk were fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the court. William Shoe-smith for being drunk in Darby-street on…

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