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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1903

1,043 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 53

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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Arbitration Court. East Greta Case. Evidence for Respondent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 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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Newcastle Small Debts Court. Thursday, February 5. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

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

D. Mitchell and Co. v. Mrs. Brooks, of cook's Hill, claim for £18 17s 10d, goods sold and delivered. Verdict for plaintiffs, with 5s costs…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, February 6. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 3

Three first offender for being drunk were fined 5s, in default to be detained until the rising of the court. Susan Duncan, an old offender, was fined £1, or…

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Cases in Arbitration. References in Court

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

In the Arbitration Court yesterday prior to proceeding with the part-heard case, Mr. Justice Cohen stated, that he had had an opportunity of looking into the ease…

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Arbitration Court. East Greta Case. Evidence for Respondent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 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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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, February 7. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 February 1903 · page 7

Two first offenders, for being drunk, were fined 5s, in default to be detained until the rising of the court. George Marney, an old offender, was fined £1, in default seven…

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West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1903 · page 6

Messrs. W. B. Smith, P.M., Henry Crothers and A. Wilkinson, Js.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, February 9. (Before Mr. Scott, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1903 · page 7

John Eslick pleaded guilty to making use of indecent language in Kemp-street Wallsend, on the 6th inst., and was fined 20s, in default 14 days' imprisonment…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, February 9. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1903 · page 7

Nine first offenders for being drunk were fined 5s, in default to be detained until the rising of the Court; one who had been on bail was fined 5s, in default six hours'…

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Arbitration Court. East Greta Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 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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A Sydney Letter. Our Breezy Ways with the Constitution Act.—wanted, Not an Increased Police Force So Much As Increased Force Behind the Police.—the Poetry of Mr. Kipling.—a Sign of the Times—house Property and Rents Show a Decline.—juries, Judges, and Counsel. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1903 · page 7

At the time of the New South Wales Legistlature passing the Womanhood Suffrage Bill the writer asked would it not be obligatory to send it to England for the…

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Guilty of Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—A grandson of Brigham Young, the former head of the Mormons, his pleaded guilty to a charge of murder, and has been…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, February 10. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 3

Five first offenders for being drunk were fined 5s, in default to be detained until the rising of the court, and Ninion Stevenson, was fined 5s, or 48 hours…

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The Auburn Murder. Arrest of Jones. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 5

About 3 o'clock this afternoon Detective Jones, Plain-clothes Sergeant. Carson, and Constables Mackie and Lenchan, in consequence of certain information which…

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Arbitration Court. East Greta Case. Conclusion of Evidence

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 5

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

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, February 11. (Before Mr. M.S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1903 · page 7

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

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Marine Court Inquiry. Fairlight-pacific Collision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1903 · page 5

The Marine Court, consisting of Judge Backhouse and Captains M'Kenzie and Jamieson, assessors, this morning resumed the haring of evidence in the matter…

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West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 February 1903 · page 6

At the West Maitland Police Court yesterday before Messrs. W. B. Smith, P.M., and Henry Crothers, J.P. Thomas Alfred G. Buxton, a sewing machine agent, on…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, February 12. (Before Mr. Scott, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 February 1903 · page 6

Joseph Blaine and Thomas Murchison were charged with making use of indecent language in Wallsend on the 7th February. Mr. Gorrick appeared for the…

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