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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1905

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, December 31. (Before Mr. G.F. Scott, S.M.). Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 January 1905 · page 3

Three first offenders were each fined 5s, in default to be imprisoned until the rising of the Court, for drunkeness. Daniel Delargey, for having made use of…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, January 2nd. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 7

A first offender was fined 5s, in default to be imprisoned until the rising of the court. Improper Language…

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Murder at Thursday Island. Thursday Island

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 5

T. Machimaru, a Japanese, was murdered in a melee on New Year's Eve, the back portion of his skull being blown away by a firearm. Another Japanese and a Kanaka…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, January 3. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.,) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 7

A first offender was lined 5s, in default to be imprisoned until the rising of the court, for drunkenness. Eliza Jones, for a similar offence, was awarded the same…

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West Wallsend. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 5

At the Police Court on Wednesday morning before Mr. G. F. Scott, the manager of West Wallsend Colliery. Mr. D. M'Geachie, proceeded against David Reid…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, January 4. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 3

David Kyle was fined £1, in default seven days imprisonment for having been drunk in Hunter-street West on Tuesday night. Edward Sinnett, for a like offence,…

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Instructions to the Police. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 5

The Premier, Mr. Carruthers, to-day gave instructions to the Inspector-General of Police to send the following telegram to the various police superintendents in…

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Arbitration Court to Sit. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 5

The Registrar of the Arbitration Court to-day officially informed the President that the wheelers had declined to accept the proposed reduction in their wages…

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Coal Mining Industry. Wheelers' Meeting. Arbitration Court Will Sit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 5

The mining situation underwent but little change yesterday. The same collieries remained idle as were Idle on Tuesday, and there is not at present any…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, January 5. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 2

Thomas Pryde, for being drunk, was fined £1 in default 14 days hard labour, John Walker, for riotous behaviour was fined 5s, with 5s, 9d costs…

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Law Court Reforms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 4

The remarks of Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson regarding the practice of closing the law courts for two lengthy periods in each year will meet with…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, January 5. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 7

Thomas Prinneville, who had been drunk in Scott-street, on Wednesday night, was fined 5s, in default 21 hours' imprisonment…

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The Federal High Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 6

The Federal Chief Justice, the highest legal authority in Australasia, Sir S. W. Griffith, G.C.M.G., gives a wonderful testimonial to H. A. BARRACLOUGH, the…

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District News. Minmi. Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 3

In the Small Debts Court on Wednesday before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M., J. K. Walker v. Thomas Doherty. G. Durie, Junr., garnishee, claim 13s 8d, paid into court, and…

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Coal Mining Difficulty. Affidavits for the Court Position at Dudley

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 5

The miners presented themselves at some of the collieries for week yesterday, but the wheelers being absent they did not go down the mines. At…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, January 5. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Undefended Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 7

Singer Manufacturing Co v. John Towers and Annie Towers, Islington claim for amount due on hiring agreement for sewing machine £9, and costs…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, January 5. (Before Messrs. M. S. Love, G. F. Scott, and Dr. John Harris, L.Ms.) Renewal of License

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 3

John Drummond, of the Oriental Hotel, Carrington, was granted a [?] of his publican's House. Billiard Licenses…

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Judgment of the Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 5

The President said leave would be given to file affidavits on the question he had mentioned. His Honor, after setting out the nature of the application, said the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, January 6. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunk and Disorderly, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 7

Martin Foley, for having been drunk and disorderly in Stockton-street, Stockton after midnight on Thursday, was fined 20s, in default four days' imprisonment…

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Coal Mining Difficulty. Decision of the Court. Wheelers to Resume Work. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 5

A special sitting of the Arbitration Court was held at noon to-day with the object of hearing an application by the Northern Colliery Proprietors'…

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