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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1904

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Assault on Lamsdorff

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 June 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Prince Alexis Dolgorouki, who was arrested in St. Petersburg for having assaulted Count Lamsdorff, the Russian Minister for…

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Attempted Murder. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 June 1904 · page 5

A bomb outrage was perpetrated at Redan, near Ballarat, early this morning, William Harrison, a well-known mining prospector, had been living apart from his…

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Murder in France

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Victorine Giraut and her lover, Henri Bassot, have been found guilty of the murder of Mine, Eugenie Fougere, at Aix-les Bains, on…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, 6th JUNE. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1904 · page 3

Six first offenders for drunkennes were fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the Court. Elizabeth Reid, for a similar offence, was fined 20s, in default…

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Newcastle Police Court. TUESDAY, 7th JUNE. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 June 1904 · page 3

One first offender for drunkenness was fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the Court; and another first offender, on bail, was fined 2s 6d, in…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, June 8. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S. M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 June 1904 · page 7

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

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Murder of an Infant. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 June 1904 · page 5

The inquest was resumed at the Coroner's Court to-day into the death of the infant Jack Patrick Moran, whose strangled body was found on Thursday last in a house in…

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Minmi. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 June 1904 · page 6

At the Police Court on Wednesday, June 8, before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M., John Healy was charged with being drunk, and was fined 5s, or to be detained until the rising…

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Maitland District West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 June 1904 · page 6

Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., and Henry Crothers. JP., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. James Kennedy was fined 1s, with 2s 6d…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, June 9. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 June 1904 · page 7

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

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, June 9 (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 June 1904 · page 7

Lasker Brothers v. D. O'Toole, of Muswellbrook, claim for 10s 6d, goods sold; verdict for plaintiff, with 5s costs. Joseph Turner v. John Webber, of Hamilton,…

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The War. Assault Continues. Fighting at Samachi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 June 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Refugees from Port Arthur who have arrived at Chifu give various reports of the fighting in the neighbourhood of Port…

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The Arbitration Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 June 1904 · page 4

The announcement that Mr. Justice Pring has been overtaken by serious illness, which will incapacitate him from his judicial duties for some time…

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Newcastle Police Court. FRIDAY, 10th JUNE. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 June 1904 · page 7

Two first offenders for drunkenness were fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the court. Alexander Howard Glover pleaded guilty…

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Assault on Port Arthur

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 June 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Four days' desultory fighting has taken place near Port Arthur. There were, however, no general…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, 11th JUNE. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 June 1904 · page 6

Two first offenders for drunkenness were fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the Court. George Hall was fined 5s, in default six hours'…

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The [?]Zar of Russia. Attempt to Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 June 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The "Daily Mail, publishes details of a plot to assassinate the Czar. It was discovered on the night of the 7th instant, at one…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, June 13th. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1904 · page 3

John Hestick pleaded guilty to being drunk on the 29th May, and was fined 5s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. George Mackie, for a similar offence, was…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, 13th JUNE. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1904 · page 7

Three first offenders for drunkenness, were fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the court. Autonia Censia pleaded guilty to being drunk…

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Wallsend Small Debts Court. Monday, June 13th. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1904 · page 3

Mr. Mawks sued D. Broome, of Catherine Hill Bay, of the sum of £3 2s 6d, for goods sold and delivered. Verdict for amount claimed with 8s costs…

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