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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1904

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Assault Case Dismissed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 November 1904 · page 3

Albert Mansfield a young man, aged 18, was presented on a charge with having, at Stanford-Merthyr, on the 22nd October last, assaulted Thomas Roberts and robbed…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, November 21. (Before Mr. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 November 1904 · page 3

William Ashton, charged with being drunk in Nelson-street on the 20th instant, was fined 5s, or detention until the rising of the court. Ezekiel Williams, jun. charged with being…

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Crown-street Murder. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 November 1904 · page 5

An inquest was opened by the City Coroner, Mr. Barnett, this morning, regarding the death of Mary O'Hara, who died in St, Vincent 's Hospital shortly…

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King-street Tragedy. Raymond Sentenced to Death. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 November 1904 · page 5

At the Central Criminal Court. Darlinghurst, to-day, before Mr. Justice Pring. Lawrence Edward Raymond was charged with wounding his wife, Maud Raymond,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, November 21. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 November 1904 · page 7

Four first offenders were each fined 5s, in default to be imprisoned until the rising of the court. Stone Throwing…

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Quarter Sessions Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 November 1904 · page 3

The Newcastle Court of Quarter Sessions was opened at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday morning, his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge presiding. Mr. H. H. Lang,…

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The Mount Stewart Fire. Marine Court Decision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 November 1904 · page 5

The Marine Court, consisting of Judge Backhouse, with Captains Worrall and M'Gibbon, as nautical assessors, delivered their reserved decision to-day regarding…

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Lambton Assault Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1904 · page 3

Henry Smith, a youth, of about 15 years of age, was presented on a charge of committing a serious assault on Percy Harold Whitehead, a boy, aged 11 years, at…

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Quarter Sessions Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1904 · page 3

The Newcastle Court of Quarter Sessions was continued yesterday before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, November 22. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1904 · page 7

Two inebriates were each fined 5s, in default to be imprisoned until the rising of the court. Thomas Collins pleaded guilty to having…

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Wallsend. Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1904 · page 7

On Monday, November 21, before Mr. Scott, S.M., the Borough of Plattsburg proceeded against the following persons for recovery of arrears of rates, and…

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The Most Observed Court in Australia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1904 · page 5

The Arbitration Court of New Zealand has come reputation abroad, but for real interest it is probable the same Court in New South Wales dwarfs every other…

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Alleged Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 November 1904 · page 3

Thomas John Jones was arraigned on a charge that he did, at Neweastle, on 23rd September, steal certain valuable security, to wit, a cheque as payment of…

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London Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 November 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Two ex-convicts, named Conrad Donovan and Charles Wade, have been sentenced to death for murdering Miss Farmer, a…

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Alleged Assault and Robbery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 November 1904 · page 3

George Carry, a young man, was arraigned on a charge that he did, at Charlestown, on the 1st. October, assault Albert Edglton, and rob him of 7s, and a…

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Quarter Sessions Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 November 1904 · page 3

The Newcastle Court of Quarter Sessions was continued at the Newcastle Court-house yesterday morning, his Honor Judge Fitzhaidinge presiding…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, November 23. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 November 1904 · page 7

A first offender was lined 5s, in default to be imprisoned until the rising of the court. John William Davis, for having made…

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Small Debts Court. Wednesday, November 23. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.m.) a Mining Matter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 November 1904 · page 7

William Haworth, of New Lambton, and John Wood, of Broadmeadow, miners, claimed 2s 9d from the Scottish-Australian Mining Co., Ltd., for work and labour done…

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Lambton Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 November 1904 · page 7

At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M., Andrew Peattie was charged with being drunk at New Lambton on the 12th instant. He pleaded…

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Alleged Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 November 1904 · page 7

Stella Howell, a young married woman, was presented on a charge of assaulting John Peters, of Brookstown, Wallsend, on the 11th inst. She pleaded not guilty, and…

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