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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1905

1,032 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 31 of 52

Arbitration Court. Sawmillers' Dispute. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 July 1905 · page 6

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

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, July 19th. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 July 1905 · page 7

Two first offenders were fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court, for drunkenness. George White and Thomas Murray were…

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Lambton. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 July 1905 · page 3

At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. G. F. Scott. S.M., D. Campbell pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly on the 24th June, and was fined is, with 5s 6d…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, July 20th. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 July 1905 · page 7

A first offender was fined 6s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the court, for drunkenness. Remanded…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, July 20th

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 July 1905 · page 7

In the following undefended cases verdicts were given for the amounts claimed: New South Wales Monte de Plete v…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, July 20th. (Before Messrs. M. S. Love, Chairman, and G. F. Scott, L.Ms.) Duplicate Certificate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 July 1905 · page 7

Alexander Watt, of the Grand Hotel, Church and Bolton streets, Newcastle, applied for a certificate authorising the issue of a duplicate of a lost publican's…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, July 21. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 July 1905 · page 7

Three first offenders were fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court, for drunkenness. Wife Desertion…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 July 1905 · page 7

In the case of Mrs. Chisholm against A. Waterman, claim £5 17s 6d. for board and lodging which was adjourned from the previous day, Mr. Dart appeared…

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Attempted Murder. Bomb Thrown at the Sultan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 July 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—An attempt was made on Friday to assassinate the Sultan of Turkey. Abdul Hamid was leaving the Royal…

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Murder of Peasants

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Three hundred Bulgarians, probably owing to a dispute as to wood-cutting rights, surrounded a party of unarmed Turkish…

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, July 24. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1905 · page 7

Nine first offenders were lined 5s, with the alternative of imprisonment until the rising of the court, for drunkenness. David Kyle, Thomas Prinniville, and…

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Newcastle Licensing Court Monday, July 24th. (Before Messrs. M. S. Love, Chairman, G. F. Scott, S.M., and Dr. John Harris, J.P.) Dora Creek Licenses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1905 · page 7

Following upon the hearing of George Swan's application for a conditional publican's license at Dora Creck, heard last week, the decision on which was…

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Burglary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 July 1905 · page 6

Stephen Wilton Pleaded guilty that on the 29th May, at Maitland, be being in custody of John James Manning, a warder of Maitland Goal, by virtue of a certain…

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Electoral Revision Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 July 1905 · page 7

Six names wore added to the State electoral roll of Newcastle, and one to that of Wickham…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, July 25. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 July 1905 · page 7

A first offender was fined 5s, in default imprisonment Until the rising of the court, for drunkenness. Harry Easton and Paul Smith were…

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Alleged Contempt of Court Rule Against the "Newsletter." Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 July 1905 · page 5

In the Full Court to-day Mr. Want, K. C., with whom Mr. Broomfield, instructed by Messrs. Westgarth, Nathan, and Company, appeared for Mr. William Nicholas Willis,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, July 26. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.). Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1905 · page 2

A first offender was fined 5s, with the alternative of imprisonment until the rising of the court for drunkenness. Thomas Dyas was fined 5s or…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, July 27. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 July 1905 · page 7

A first offender was fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court, for drunkenness. William Flynn was fined 5s, with the…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 July 1905 · page 7

A transfer of the license of the Commercial Hotel, Boolaroo, was granted from Joseph Garratt to his son, Ernest Francis Garratt…

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A Sydney Letter. the Merino Sheep Controversy.—much Printer's Ink Over a Very Trifling Matter.—the Passing of the Sailing Ship in Sydney Harbour.—admiral Fanshawe's Promotion.—something for the Labour Party.—marriage As Made by the Police Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 July 1905 · page 7

There is quite a little war in one of the papers over who introduced merino sheep into Australia. It started with a distinguished gentleman occupying a high…

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