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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1904

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, June 14. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1904 · page 3

One first offender for drunkenness was fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the Court. Frank Williams and Daniel Smith were each fined 5s, in default 24 hours'…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, 15th JUNE. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 June 1904 · page 3

Five first offenders for drunkenness were fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the court. George M'Donald was fined 5s, in default 24 hours'…

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Maitland District West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 June 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. John Kelly pleaded not guilty to a…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, 16th JUNE. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 June 1904 · page 3

One first offender, for drunkenness, was fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the court. John M'Conville was fined 5s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, 16th JUNE. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 June 1904 · page 3

Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board v. M. Chapman. Claim for 17s 6d, rates due. Verdict for plaintiff, with 6s costs. Water Board v. Margaret…

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Sydney Letter. That Extraordinary Divorce Decision in England.—how to Borrow Money at 60 Per Cent., Let It Out Again, and Make a Profit.—a. Bishop's Surprise And—dowieism.—mr. Watson, the Constitution Act, and the High Court.—a Great Question—more Population for New South Wales.—lighting Sydney with Electricity. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 June 1904 · page 3

A cablegram of just seventy words or so has acted on the legal community in Sydney like a bombshell. Also, it will cause a tremendous amount of unrest and…

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Sentenced to Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 June 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—A seaman named Kazman has been sentenced to death for trying to burn a magazine at Cronstadt…

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Political Murder. Governor of Finland Shot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 June 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—General Bobrikoff, the Russian Governor of Finland, has been severely wounded by an assassin…

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Newcastle Police Court. FRIDAY, 17th JUNE. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.), Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 June 1904 · page 7

Three first offenders, for drunkenness, wire fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the Court Kasmer Pogonoski was fined 5s, in default 24 hours'…

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Attempted Murder Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 June 1904 · page 5

Detective Burvett, who has been making inquiries into the explosion at the hotel of Mr. R. T. Bausemer at Langley, eight miles from Kyneton, found a lighted…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, June 18. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 June 1904 · page 3

One first offender, for drunkenness, was fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the Court. Committed for Trial…

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Maitland District West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1904 · page 6

Messrs. A. E. L. Sharpe, P.M., and H. Crothers, J.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Percy Garland, and Thomas George…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1904 · page 6

Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., and H. Crothers, J.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Small Debts Court yesterday…

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Newcastle Police Court. MONDAY, 20th JUNE. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1904 · page 3

Two first offenders for drunkenness were fined 5s in default detention until the rising of the court. Another first offender was fined 5s, in default one hours' imprisonment, for a…

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The Finnish Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 June 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The Czar has attended the funeral of General Bobrikofi, the late Governor of Finland, who was assassinated by a Swedish…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, June 22. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 June 1904 · page 3

Two firs offenders for drunkenness were fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the court. William Grant for a similar offence was fined 10s, in default seven days'…

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Maitland District. West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 June 1904 · page 6

Messrs. E. A. L. Sharp, .P.M., H. Crothers, and R. Scoble, Js.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday…

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The Finnish Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 June 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Schaumann, the murderer of General Bobrikoff, the Governor-General of Finland, six months ago, deposited with a friend a…

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Newcastle Police Court. THURSDAY, 23rd JUNE. (Before Mr. M.S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 June 1904 · page 3

One first offender for being intoxicated, was fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the court. Cases Adjourned…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, June 23, 1994. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 June 1904 · page 7

Thomas Peterson and Arthur Hitchcock were charged by Constable Robertson with discharging firearms for pleasure at New Lambton on Sunday, the 5th instant…

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