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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1905

1,032 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 52

Police Troubles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 3

The Railway Department is not the only place where much discontent prevails. I hear that the members of the police force are so dissatisfied with the condition of…

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New Lambton. Police Changes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 7

The police removals in the district will cause a change in this municipality. Constable Robertson having been notified to take up duty at Adamstown, in the place…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, March 10. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 2

Edward O'Neill was fined 10s, in default seven days' imprisonment, for having been drunk in Hunter-street. Elman Freece was fined 10s, in default…

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Crow's Nest Murder. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 March 1905 · page 5

At the Police Court at Crow's Nest on Saturday, the charge against James Ryan of murdering Walter George Benton was continued. Sub-Inspector Malone gave…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, March 11. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 March 1905 · page 7

A first offender was fined 5s, for drunkenness, in default to be imprisoned until the rising of the Court, William Fleet, for having been drunk in Hunter-street West…

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Murder at Sea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 7

Leon Mirandi, a seaman, native of Manila, and an American subject, was recently charged at a London court with the wilful murder of Alexander Macintyre, a native…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, March 13. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 7

Richard Murphy pleaded guilty to having been drunk in Regent-street, New Lambton, on the 6th instant, and was fined 5s, in default detention until…

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Redfern Shooting Case. Gardiner Sentenced to Death. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 5

The trial took place at Darlinghurst to-day of Percival John Gardiner, on a charge of having, at Sydney, on 29th December, wounded Emma Forbes Black…

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The High Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 4

As illustrating one phase of the difficulties against which Federal Ministers have to contend, it is probable that their proposal to confine the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, March 13. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 7

Four first offenders were each fined 5s, in default to be imprisoned until the rising of the court, for drunkenness. Eunice Saxon was fined 5s, in…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, March 14. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1905 · page 7

A first offender was fined 5s, in default to be imprisoned until the rising of the court, for drunkenness. Charles Robertson, for having been…

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Departure of Police Officers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1905 · page 5

During the business at the Newcastle Police Court yesterday, Mr. M. S. Love, S.M., referred to the departure of Sub-Inspector M'Vane and Sergeant Wensor. He…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, March 15. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1905 · page 7

A first offender was fined 5s, in default to be imprisoned until the rising of the court, for drunkenness. Patrick Daley, for having been…

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Marine Court Inquiry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1905 · page 5

A Court of Marine Inquiry, presided over by Judge Gibson, was held in Sydney to-day into the circumstances connected with the collision between the Lady Hampden…

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The High Court. Statement by Mr. Reid. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1905 · page 5

Mr. G. H. Reid, the Prime Minister, stated, that it was entirely a mistake to suppose that the Government had approved of any proposal for the removal of the…

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Charge of Stealing. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 March 1905 · page 5

A married woman named Amy Ryan was charged with stealing a purse, a cheque for £5, and 7s 6d in money, the property of Annie Frost, at Redfern, on the 24th…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, March 16. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Remanded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 March 1905 · page 3

John Bremen pleaded not guilty to having been absent from the British barque Lucipara, of which he is a seaman, on Wednesday, without leave. He had been…

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The Police Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 3

Mr. Crowe's grievances against the police are at last about to be investigated. He declares that he has been assaulted with iron bars, and now accuses not only…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, March 17. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 7

A first offender was fined 5s, in default to be imprisoned until the rising of the court, for drunkenness. Thomas Dyan was fined 5s, in default 24 hours'…

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Crow's Nest Murder. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 March 1905 · page 5

At the Toowoomba Police Court on Saturday James Ryan was charged, on reman, with the murder of W. G. Benton, at Crow's Nest. Police-Sergeant Connolly…

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