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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1903

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Arbitration Court. East Greta Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 3

The hearing of the case of the Colliery Employees' Federation, claimants, and the East Greta Coal Mining Company, Limited, respondents, was continued…

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The Auburn Murder. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 February 1903 · page 5

The official description of the man Henry Jones. for whoso arrest in connection with the Auburn murder a special reward of £200 is offered by the Government, is as…

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A Police Raid

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 February 1903 · page 5

Late on Saturday night Senior-Constable Wensor and a body of police made a raid on promises, situated on the outskirts of one of the suburbs of Newcastle. It is…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, January 31. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 February 1903 · page 3

Four first offenders for being drank were fined 5s, in default to be detained until the rising of the court. Thomas Priniville, for the same offence, was fined 5s,…

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West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1903 · page 6

Messrs. W. B. Smith, P.M., and Henry Crothers, J.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. In the case of the child, Mary Murray,…

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Paddington Burglary. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1903 · page 5

Digby Grand and Florence Newbold appeared on remand at the Water Police Court to-day, charged with having in company broken and…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, February 2. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

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

Six first offenders for being drunk were fined 5s, in default to be detained until the rising of the court. Susan Duncan, an old offender, was fined 5s, or 24 hours'…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, February 3. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1903 · page 7

One first offender for being drunk was fined 5s, in default to be detained until the rising of the court. George Marney, an old offender, was fined 10s, or 48 hours…

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Arbitration Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1903 · page 5

In Chambers to-day, Mr. Justice Cohen, President of the Arbitration Court, dealt with a number of applications. In the dispute between the Sydney…

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Theft of Despatches

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

LONDON, Wednesday.—The correspondent of the Neue Frie Presse telegraphs from Constantinople that cypher despatches of the British Government…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, February 4th (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.). Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1903 · page 7

Two first offenders, for being drunk, were fined 6s, in default to be detained until the rising of the court; Robert Loades, for being drunk and disorderly, was…

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Arbitration Court. East Greta Case

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

The hearing of the case of the Colliery, Employees' Federation, claimants, and the East Greta Coal Mining Company, Limited, respondents was continued…

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The Auburn Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 5

The pursuit of the second man wanted in connection with the Auburn murder is being vigorously prosecuted by the Newcastle police, but up to the present their…

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Minmi Police Court. Wednesday, February 4. (Before Mr. Love, S.M.)

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

Agnes Robertson, of West Wallsend, summoned Jane Johnson with assault, but as the parties did not appear the case was struck out…

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Charlestown Police Returns

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

The following official returns from the Police court for the year ending 1902 show that the establishment of a court in this, centre was fully justified:—Fines to the…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 7

Messrs, Love and Scott, L.Ms., yesterday granted the transfer of the license of the Changing Station Hotel, Islington. from Walter E. Storey to Henry W…

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Charlestown Police Court. Tuesday, February 3. (Before Mr. M. S. Love. S.M.)

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

Mary Jane Wooton summoned by her husband, Henry Wooton on a charge of having stolen a safe and various articles of household furniture. The case was…

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Small Debts Court

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

Frank Baker v. Charles Castledini; verdict for plaintiff with costs, £1 15s 4d. George Rudge v. Benjamin Heath; verdict for plaintiff with costs £3 14s 11d…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, February 5. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 7

Two first offenders for being drunk were fined 5s, in default to be detained until the rising of the court; and another, on old age pensioner, was fined 5s, or 24 hours'…

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Marine Court Inquiry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 5

In the Marine Court to-day, before Judge Backhouse, with Captains Mackenzie and Boldchild as assessors an inquiry was held into the collision in the vicinity of…

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