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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1905

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Newcastle Police Court. THURSDAY, 13th JULY. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1905 · page 7

Two first offenders were each fined Gs, in default imprisonment until the rising of the court, for drunkenness…

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Arbitration Court. Sawmill Employees. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1905 · page 5

In the Arbitration Court to-day, before Judge Heydon, the hearing was continued of the dispute in which the Sawmill and Timber Yard Employees were the…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1905 · page 7

In the following undefended cases verdicts were given for the amounts stated:— J. Ireland v. J. Rennie, goods sold, £2 12s 8d, costs 5s…

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Maitland District ("Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland.) Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1905 · page 6

Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe, H. Crothers, and R. Sobie L.M.s, occupied the bench at the West Maitland Licensing Court yesterday…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, 13th JULY.(Before Messrs. M.S. Love, Chairman, G. F.Scott, L.M., and Dr. John Harris. J.P.) Withdrawn

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1905 · page 7

Henry George Jamieson applied for a publican's conditional license for a hotel to be known as the Commercial Hotel, at the corner of Broadway and Boulevard…

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Murder of Bulgarians

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—A band consisting of thirty Greeks has murdered ten Bulgarian villagers near Perlepe…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1905 · page 2

A first offender was fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the court, for drunkenness. Theft from the Person…

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A Lady Critic in Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1905 · page 2

For weeks Adelaide people have been gossiping about "Thistle Anderson," and her writings. Thistle Anderson, the daughter of a prominent Melbourne citizen, is…

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Arbitration Court. Saw Mill Employees. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1905 · page 5

In the Arbitration Court to-day the hearing was continued of the industrial dispute between the Sawmill and Timber Yard Employees' Union and the Employers'…

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Court Blown Up. New Zealand Tragedy. Auckland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1905 · page 5

While a case was proceeding at the Murchison courthouse to-day, the defendant, a man named Sewell, dynamited the court…

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Case Against W. N. Willis. Supreme Court Application. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1905 · page 6

In the Supreme Court to-day, before Mr. Justice M'Millan, Mr. R. T. Robinson, counsel for the defence, appiled for an order to quash the warrant against…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, July 15. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 July 1905 · page 3

Three first offenders were fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court, for drunkenness Thomas Brown, a seaman, was fined £3,…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, July 17th. (Before Mr. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1905 · page 7

Sydney Horne pleaded guilty to making use of improper language in the bar of the Post Office Hotel, Plattsburg, on the 7th instant Defendant was fined 20s, and 5s…

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Maitland District ("Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland.) Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1905 · page 6

Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., and Henry Crothers, J.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, July 17th. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1905 · page 7

Seven first offenders were fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the court, for drunkenness. Colin Hemus, for using indecent…

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The Toowong Murder. Execution of Warton. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1905 · page 5

James Warton, who was condemned to death for the murder of William Monday, at Toowong, was executed at the Brisbane Gaol this morning. The…

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Arbitration Court. Sawmillers' Dispute. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1905 · page 5

The hearing was continued in the Arbitration Court to-day of the dispute in the sawmilling industry. Mr. Beeby appeared for the claimant union, and Mr. Shand…

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Hamilton Appeal Court. Rating of Gas Mains

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1905 · page 7

The hearing of the appeal of the Newcastle Gas and Coke Company, Ltd., against a rating of £50 imposed by the Hamilton Municipal Council on their gas…

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Electoral Revision Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 July 1905 · page 7

The rolls for the Electorate of Kahihah were revised, and five new names added…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, July 18. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.m.). Summons Division

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 July 1905 · page 7

August Anderson proceeded against James Bell, the chief mate of the ship Colonial Empire, on a charge of assault. Mr. W. A. Reid appeared for complainant,…

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