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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1905

1,032 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 52

Breaking Entering, and Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1905 · page 7

A plea of guilty was entered by Edward Penna to a charge of having, at Carrington, broken and entered a storeroom, and stolen therein a coat, the property of…

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Stealing From the Person

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1905 · page 7

William Murphy pleaded not guilty to a charge of having on 5th April, at Dungog, stolen a tin box, the property of George Henttng, from the person of the said…

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Bankruptcy Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1905 · page 6

In the adjourned meeting of Anthony Convery, Mr. J. Wood, acting on behalf of Mr. W. J. Horne, one of the proved creditors, intimated that he was in…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, May 29. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1905 · page 6

Joseph Eaton Pleaded guilty to having made use of improper language in Kemp street Wallsend on the 27th inst and was fined 5s or 24 hours imprisonment seven…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, May 29. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1905 · page 7

Nineteen first offenders for drunkenness were each fined 5s in default imprisonment until the rising of the court. Isaac Le Roberts who had…

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Quarter Sessions Court. (Before His Honor, Judge Fitzhardinge)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1905 · page 7

The Newcastle Court of Quarter Sessions was opened yesterday, before Judge G. H. Fitzhardinge. Mr. H. H. Lang, deputysheriff occupied a seat on the Bench, and…

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Charlestown Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1905 · page 6

In the Charlestown Police Court yesterday, before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M., Joseph Cockburn was fined 1s, costs is 10d, in default 24 hours' imprisonment,…

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Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1905 · page 7

James Denning pleaded guilty to having, at Newcastle, on 19th May, assaulted William O'Brien, and beaten and otherwise ill-treated' him. This…

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Theft of Jewellery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1905 · page 7

Thomas Samuel Elwell and Lucy Reid pleaded not guilty to a charge that they did, at Newcastle, on 9th April in the dwelling-house of Joseph…

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Stealing From a Ship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1905 · page 7

To a charge of having on the 17th May stolen £6, the property of Matt Suomela, from a vessel in pert. Daniel Hamill pleaded not guilty. Mr. G…

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Alleged Attempted Murder. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1905 · page 5

At the Central Criminal Court to-day Alfred Herbert Murray, engine-driver, was arraigned on a charge of having at Lithgow, on May 2, feloniously wounded Clara…

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Quarter Sessions Court. (Before His Honor Jude Fitzhardinge, Mr. J. Armstrong, K.C., acting as Crown Prosecutor.). Breaking and Entering

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1905 · page 7

James Baker pleaded not guilty to a charge that he did, at Maitland, on 9th May, break and enter the shop of Robert James Carruthers, and steal…

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Stealing From a Ship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1905 · page 7

Daniel Hamill, who had been convicted on the previous day of stealing from a ship in port., was sentenced to four months' imprisonment with hard…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, May 31st. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1905 · page 2

Two first offenders for drunkenness were each lined 5s, in default to be detained until the rising of the court. Wife Desertion…

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Arbitration Court. Protest Against Delay. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1905 · page 5

A largely attended meeting was held in the Frotestant Hall to-night, under the auspices of the Sydney Labour Council to protest against the suspension of the…

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Quarter Sessions Court. Wednesday, 31st MAY. (Before His Honor, Judge Fitzhardinge, Mr. J. Armstrong, K.C., acting as Crown Prosecutor.) Acquitted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1905 · page 7

John Erskine pleaded not guilty to a charge of having, on 18th May, 1905, at Newcastle, maliciously set fire to a bolster, a dress, and divers articles…

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Sentenced to Death. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 June 1905 · page 5

At the Central Criminal Court to-day, a Chinese named Charlie Ah Sun, was charged with having, at Newtown, on the 28th March, wounded Ah Sing with Intent to…

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Appeal Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 June 1905 · page 7

John Baird appealed against a maintenance order made by Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M., in the case Elizabeth Baird v. John Baird, for the payment…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, June 1. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 June 1905 · page 7

Elizabeth Pepperall charged William Embleton with assaulting her on the 13th May. Mr. Cronin appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Reid for the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, June 1. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.). Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 June 1905 · page 7

David Kyle was fined 20s, in default 11 days' imprisonment, for having been drunk in Scott-street on Wednesday night. Edward Sinnot was…

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