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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1904

985 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 41 of 50

The Racehorse De Wet. Newcastle Man Charged. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 October 1904 · page 5

At the Water Police Court to-day, Thomas Strettel Clibborn, secretary of the Australian Jockey Club, proceeded against Richard Simmons, on an information…

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Successful Burglary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 October 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The premises of M. Michelson, the Court jeweller at Copenhagen, in Denmark have been entered by burglars, and…

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Kurri. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 October 1904 · page 6

At the Kurri Kurri Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. A. Pryor, J.P., Albert Marsfield was charged that he did, on the 22nd October, at Stanford-Merthyr,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, October 26. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Remanded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 October 1904 · page 7

Max Fridrich Lenski was charged by warrant, on remand from Junee, with having, at Newcastle, on or about 24th July, 1904, stolen a Red Bird bicycle,…

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Greta. Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 October 1904 · page 7

In the Small Debts Court on Wednesday, before Mr. E. A. L. Sharps, P.M., Thomas Smith sued James M'Dade for £5 14s 8d, goods sold and delivered. A…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, October 27th. (Before Mr. F. P. D. Mears)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 October 1904 · page 7

"William Dent, licensee of the Exchange Hotel, was charged on an information laid by Sub-inspector Goulder with having his premises opened for the sale of liquors…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, October 27. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 October 1904 · page 7

An inebriate, whose first appearance it was, was fined 5s, in default to be imprisoned until the rising of the court. David Kyle, who had been drunk in Watt-street…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. F. P. D. Mears, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 October 1904 · page 7

H. J. Noble council clerk, New Lambton, summoned David Ramsdale, for the sum of 7s 5d, due as rates. Verdict for plaintiff with 5s costs…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, October 27. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Undefended Cases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 October 1904 · page 7

Lasker Bros. v. Edward Roselt, of Emmaville, goods sold and delivered, £3 7s 6d; the case was postponed for a week for further proof of the contraction of the debt…

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Licensing Court. Thursday, October 27. (Before Messrs. M. S. Love, F. P. Meares, and Dr. John Harris, L.Ms.) Renewals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 October 1904 · page 7

Applications for renewals of publicans' licenses were granted as follow:—William Dorrity, Lake Macquarie Hotel. Teralba; Andrew Drummond, Post Office Hotel,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, October 28. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 October 1904 · page 2

John Wynn pleaded guilty to having been drunk in Scott-street on Thursday afternoon, but could not remember having made use of the improper language…

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Alleged Assault and Robbery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 October 1904 · page 6

At the Kurri Kurri Police Court on Friday, before Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M,, and A. Pryor, J.P., Albert Mansfield was charged with having, sat Stanford-Merthyr,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, October 29. (Before Mr. M.S. Love, S.M.) Alleged Larceny

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 October 1904 · page 3

Margaret Wolseley, on remand, on bail, was charged with having, at Newcastle, on or about 25th October, 1904, stolen a gold watch and chain, values at £15, the…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, October 31st. (Before Mr. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 November 1904 · page 7

Mrs. Mary Ann Gallagher sued Martin Gallagher, her husband, for the maintenance of two children. Mr. Cronin appeared for the defendant. Mary Ann Gallagher…

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Murder and Suicide. Glen Innes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 November 1904 · page 5

This evening the police received information of a shocking tragedy at Oban, about 10 miles south-east of Glen Innes. It is alleged that at about 8 o'clock this…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, October 31. (Before Mr. F. F. Meares, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 November 1904 · page 7

Eleven inebriates who appeared before the court for the first time were each fined 5s, in default to be imprisoned until the rising of the court, Alfred Quinlan was…

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Maitland District West Maitland Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 November 1904 · page 6

Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., and Henry Crothers, J.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Isaac Lee Roberts, a coloured man, was…

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Toronto Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 November 1904 · page 7

Sir,—The recent agitation having for its object the stationing of an additional constable at Toronto, has apparently ended. The Teralba district has of late…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, November 1. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 November 1904 · page 7

A first offender was fined 5s, or to be imprisoned until the rising of the court. Peter Engval Peterson pleaded guilty to having behaved in a riotous manner in…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, November 2nd. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

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

As inebrinte, appearing for the first time was fined 5s, in default to the imprisoned until the rising of the court. Marchise Emillo pleaded guilty to having…

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