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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1903

1,043 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 40 of 53

West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1903 · page 6

Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., H. Crothers, and R. Scobie, Js.P., occupied the Bunch at the West Maitland Police Court, yesterday…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, September 28. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1903 · page 7

A first offender for being drunk was fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the court. James Johnson, an old offender, for being drunk, was fined…

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The St. Louis Murder. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1903 · page 6

At the Central Criminal Court to-day Michael Ducroze was charged with having murdered Jean Sohier, on the French steamer St. Louis, at Sydney, on the 16th…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, September 29th. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 September 1903 · page 3

Three first offenders for being drunk were fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the Court. Emile Burnett, for a similar offence was also fined 5s, in…

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Teralba Police Court. Tuesday, September 29th. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Committed for Trial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 September 1903 · page 3

Richard Hepplewhite, junr., was presented on a charge of receiving property knowing it to have been stolen. Sub-Inspector M'Vane…

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Maitland District Maitland Circuit Court. (Before His Honor Mr. Justice Cohen.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 September 1903 · page 6

The September sitting of the Maitland Circuit Court was opened at the Courthouse, East Maitland, yesterday morning. before his Honor Mr. Justce Cohen. Mr…

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Minmi. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 October 1903 · page 6

Before Mr. Scott, S.M., on Wednesday, 30th September, 1903, Thomas Hodge, for using profane language, was fined 5s, and ordered to pay 4s 10d costs, in default…

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District News. Greta Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 October 1903 · page 6

On Wednesday, September 30th, before Mr. E. A. L. Sharpe; P.M., C. Gillard was charged on a summons with a breach of the Public Instruction Act in neglecting…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 October 1903 · page 6

Walter John Phillips, Ellen M'Laren, and Frederick Phillips, on remand from the last Quarter Sessions at Maitland, were charged with having, on the 17th…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, September 30. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 October 1903 · page 7

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

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The Balmain Murder. Accused Deemed to Be Insane. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 October 1903 · page 5

At the Criminal Court to-day, Edward Young was charged with the murder of his wife, Florence Mabel Jane Young, at Balmain, on July 24 last. The accused…

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Maitland District Maitland Circuit Court. (Before His Honor Mr. Justice Cohen)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 October 1903 · page 6

The Court was re-opened yesterday morning at half-past nine o'clock, before his Honor Mr. Justice Cohen. Mr. J. P. Pickburn was Crown Prosecutor, and Mr…

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Murder in Russia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—A wealthy Russian nobleman has been murdered at Wilna, West Russia, by means of subcutaneous injections and…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, October 1. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 2

Joseph Davies pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in Regent-street, New Lambton, and was fined 5s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. The defendant…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, October 1. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 3

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

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Newcastle Petty Debts Court. Thursday, October 1. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 2

Orders were made in the following cases for the amounts claimed:—The Farmers and Settlers' Co-operative Society. Limited, v. Henry Holmes, for goods sold and…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. Thursday, October 1. (Before Messrs. M. S. Love, G. F. Scott, and Dr. J. Harris, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 3

The renewal of a publican's licence for the Royal Hotel, Waratah, was granted to William Winch. William Thomas Foster was granted a…

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Maitland Police Courts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1903 · page 6

At the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Mr. R. F. Graham, J.P., Charles Prescott, who was charged with having been guilty of indecent behaviour…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1903 · page 2

Three first offender for being drunk were fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the court. George Marney, an old offender, for being drunk in…

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Bravery of the Police

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

There have been so many murders unavenged during the last two years in South Australia and burglars have of late been so able to do as they liked that the public…

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