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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1904

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 3

A transfer of license was granted in respect of the Universal Hotel, Hamilton, from Lan[?]er T. Lloyd, official assignee, to Alexander Middleton, Mr. T. D…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, March 10. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 3

William J. Crellin, v. Robert Bruce Walls claim for £1 18s for goods sold and delivered. Verdict for amount claimed, with 6s costs…

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Charges Against Police Officers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 2

The last has not yet been heard of the charges brought against certain police effect's by Mr. Crowe. On a previous decision, when accusations were levelled…

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Newcastle Police Court. FRIDAY, 11th MARCH. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 7

Two first offenders, for drunkenness, were fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the Court. John M'Donald pleaded guilty to being drunk in…

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Murder in New Zealand. Wellington, March 4

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 2

An extraordinary murder, perpetrated in the wilds of the Wairarapa district, some hundred miles or so north of this city, has been a general topic of conversation…

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Tragedy at Capetown. Assault with Vitriol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—A tragedy, is reported from Capetown. A woman named Mrs. Belfield Marais and her daughter Aileen by her first…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, March 12. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 March 1904 · page 3

A first offender for drunkenness was fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the court. Improper Language…

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Maitland District West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1904 · page 6

Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., and H. Crothes, J.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. John Hemmings was fined 10s, in…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1904 · page 3

William Gibson Owen was charged with assaulting Thomas James on the 7th March, Mr. Reid appeared for the complainant…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, March 14. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1904 · page 3

Three first offenders for drunkenness were each fined 5s, in default to be detained until the rising of the court. George Downy and Richard Smith, for riotous behaviour in…

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Strike Levies. Arbitration Court Decision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1904 · page 4

Mr. Justice Cohen, the President of the Albitration Court delivered judgment to-day in the matter of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association v. William…

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Small De[?]ts Court. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1904 · page 3

Wallsend Co-operative Society v. R. Howard, claim £5 15s 6d, for goods sold and delivered. Verdict for amount claimed, with be costs…

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Wholesale Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Two youthful bandits, named Medermoyer and Marx, have been sentenced to death in Chicago for murder…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, March 15. (Before Mr. J. P. D. Mears, Deputy S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1904 · page 7

One first offender for drunkenness was fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the Court. William Ryan, for being drunk in Mitchell-street, Stockton,…

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Summons Division. Alleged Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1904 · page 7

Thomas Frost proceeded against Joseph Murphy for an alleged assault. The D.S.M. suggested that as the parties were more boys an effort should be made to settle the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, March 16. (Before Mr. F. P. Mears, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1904 · page 7

Two first offenders for drunkenness were each fined 5s, in default to be detained until the rising of the court. Bernard Fallon and William Duffy, charged with…

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Federal High Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1904 · page 5

The Federal High Court to-day granted special leave to a drover named Frederick Saunders to appeal against a decision given by Mr. Justice Pring…

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District News. West Wallsend. More Police Needed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1904 · page 3

The necessity for more protection for the town was quite in evidence on Saturday night. On account of Messrs. Browne's new railway being, constructed…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, March 17. (Before Mr. J. P. D. Mears, D.S.M.) Improper Behaviour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 7

James Savowrux, 59, pleaded guilty to a charge of behaving indecently in Hunter-street, Newcastle, on Wednesday evening, Constable Hackenburg described…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, March 17. (Before Mr. J. P. D. Mears, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 7

Singer Manufacturing Coy, v. Caroline Lillis and Samuel John Lillis, claim for £5 12s 6d, hire of sewing machine, Verdict for plaintiff, with 12s costs…

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