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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1904

985 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 50

Maitland District West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1904 · page 6

Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe, P. M., and H. Crothers, J.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. George Smith was charged, on the…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, May 30th. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1904 · page 3

Martin Moran pleaded guilty to having been drunk in Nelson-street on Sunday, and was fined 58, in default to be detained until the rising of the court. Thomas Miller, charged…

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Newcastle Police Court. MONDAY, 30th MAY. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Intoxication, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1904 · page 3

Eleven first offenders, for being intoxicated, were fined as in default detention until the rising of the court. William Wallace was fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the…

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Ancient Lights. High Court Judgment. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1904 · page 5

A long judgment was delivered in the High Court to-day dealing with ancient lights. Mr. Knox, Mr. Delohery, and Mr. Hope…

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Leichhardt Tragedy. Russell Before the Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1904 · page 5

Before Mr. Justice, G. B. Stephen and a jury, at the Central Criminal Court to-day Alfred Russell was charged with having, at Leichhardt, on April 23rd, feloniously and…

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Newcastle Police Court. TUESDAY, 31st MAY. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 June 1904 · page 3

One first offender for drunkenness was fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the court. Disorderly Conduct…

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Maitland District Maitland District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 June 1904 · page 6

The Maitland District Court was opened yesterday morning at the courthouse. East Maitland, before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge. The list of cases was a…

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Wallsend Bankruptcy Court. Tuesday, May 31. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 June 1904 · page 3

Henry Wicken deposed that he had filed a statement of his accounts, but desired to amend it by inserting the names of other creditors. He had lever previously been…

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The Picton Tragedy. Syrian Charged with Murder. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 June 1904 · page 5

Harra Deen, a Syrian, appeared before the Central Criminal Court, Darlinghurst, to-day, to answer the charge of having, on March 24, 1904, at Cut Hill, near Picton,…

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Maitland District West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 June 1904 · page 6

Messrs. E. A. L. Sizarpe, P.M., and J. T. Tegg, J.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court, yesterday, when the hearing of a series of charges against…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, June 1. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 June 1904 · page 7

Two first offenders for drunkenness were fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the court. Absent Without Leave…

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Maitland District West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 June 1904 · page 6

Mr. E. A. L. Share, P.M., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court, yesterday. William Fairly, a cabdriver, pleaded…

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Assault on Count Lamsdorff

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 June 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Paris newspapers report that Prince Dolgorouki, Grand Marshal of the Court, has been arrested at St. Petersburg for…

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Preparing for the Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 June 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The Japanese have discovered and destroyed a system of land mines extending for several miles from the forts at Port…

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

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

Two first offenders for drunkenness were fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the court. Improper Behaviour…

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Death of Mr. A. Oliver. President of Land Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 June 1904 · page 5

Mr. Alexander Oliver, President of the Laud Appeal Court, died at his residence, Neutral Bay, this morning. The deceased gentleman, who was a distinguished public…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, June 2. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

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

George A. Dawson v. M. J. Burke, of the Junction, claim for £3 12s, amount of a dishonoured cheque; verdict for plaintiff, with 15s costs…

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Charge of Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 June 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—At the Thames' Police Court yesterday, John Sullivan, 40, a seaman on the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Waiwera, was…

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Newcastle Police Court. FRIDAY, 3rd JUNE. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 June 1904 · page 3

Two first offenders for drunkenness were fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the court. Thomas Prinniville was fined 20s, in default 14 days'…

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Humours of the Divorce Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 June 1904 · page 3

While there are some grim tragedies enacted in the Divorce Court—so grim, indeed, as to leave it open to question whether many of these cases should not…

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