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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1905

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, January 14. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 January 1905 · page 7

A first offender was fined 5s for drunkenness, in default to be imprisoned until the rising of the court. Fare Unpaid…

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Aggregate Meeting Proposed Police Tactics Condemned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 January 1905 · page 5

The report of the deputation to the management of the Newcastle Company's Collieries was given to a large meeting of the miners of the Glebe Lodge, held at…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, January 16. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 7

E. Bremman pleaded guilty to having been drunk in Nelson-street on the 27th December last, and was fined 1s, with 4s 10d costs…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 7

George Lindsay sued E. Mansfield for the sum of £2, value of one horse. Mr. Cronin appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Braye for the defendant. Daniel Ripley,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, January 16. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 7

A first offender was fine 5s for drunkenness, in default to be imprisoned until the rising of the court. Sarah Myers, for having been drunk in Hunter-street on…

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Maitland District West Maitland Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 6

At the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., and H. Crothers, J.P., Maria Duggan complained that her husband…

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Action of the Police. Inspector Day Interviewed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 5

Inspector Day, who has charge of the police in the Newcastle district, had his attention called yesterday, by a representative of the "Newcastle Morning…

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The Arbitration Court. Immediate Sitting Proposed. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 5

In conversation with a "Newcastle Morning Herald" representative this evening, Mr. S. Smith, a member of the Arbitration Court, stated that he regarded…

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Small Debts Court. Monday, January 16. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.m.) a Coaltrimmer's Claim

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 7

In the adjourned matter of James Comerford v. the Newcastle Stevedoring, Tug, and Lighterage Co., Ltd., claim for £1 1s 11d, balance of amount alleged to…

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Alleged Attempted Murder Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 5

Percival John Gardiner, a tinsmith, was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with feloniously wounding, by shooting, Amy Forbes Black, at Sydney, on…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, January 17. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 7

May Williams, alias Bertha Valentine, pleaded guilty to having been drunk and disorderly in Perkin-street on Monday afternoon, to having, made use of…

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Coal Mining Deadlock. Proposal for Settlement Arbitration Court to Sit. Attorney-general Intervenes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 5

The seriousness of the coal mining deadlock, and the suggestion of Mr. S. Smith, have aroused the Attorney-General, Mr. C. G. Wade, to action. He has telegraphed…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, January 18th. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 3

A first offender was fined 5s, in default to be imprisoned until the rising of the court, for drunkenness. Eliza Jones, for having been drunk in Market-street on…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, January 10. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 3

Joseph Burkit was charged with being drunk at New Lambton on the 6th instant, He pleaded guilty and was fined 5s or Imprisonment until the rising of the Court…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, January 19. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Improper Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 7

Arthur Roberts, on ball, pleaded not guilty to having made use of improper language in a passage-way of the King's Hall on Wednesday evening. Mr. W. A…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, January 19. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Undefended Cases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 7

In each of the following cases a verdict was entered for plaintiff:— Henry Bull v. Alfred Killingly, of Islington, work and labour done, 15s, and…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, January 19. (Before Messrs. M. S. Love, G. F. Scott, and Dr. John Harris, L.Ms.) Transfer of Licenses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 7

Application was made for the transfer of the license of the Harbour View Hotel Scott-street, from Thomas Hunter to Robert Smith. Mr. H. M. Cohen, for Mr…

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Greta. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 3

An old offender named Joseph Proctor, who at the Greta Police Court on the 18th was fined 10s, in default three days' imprisonment, for drunkenness, was again…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, January 20th. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.). Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 7

Annie Tate was fined 5s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, for having been drunk in Dawson-street, on Thursday evening…

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Scene in Court. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 5

A scene of a dramatic character occupied to-day in the City Court, when Edith Fuller, a nurse, was again before the court on a charge of murdering a child, which…

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