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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1905

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The Immigration Act. High Court Decision. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1905 · page 5

The High Court to-day delivered judgment in the case of Lebmert v. Ah Yick, in connection with which the administration of the Immigration Restriction Act,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, August 8. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 August 1905 · page 7

Two first offenders were fined 5s, or imprisonment until the rising of the court, for drunkenness. Stealing…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Tuesday, August 8. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M., and Dr. John Harris, J.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 August 1905 · page 7

Upon the application of Mr. W. A. Reid, James Featherstone's application for a conditional publican's license for the Barnsley Hotel, Cooranbong-road,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, August 9th. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 August 1905 · page 3

For being drunk and disorderly in the bar of the Crown and Anchor Hotel, Archibald Chisholm was fined 5s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, August 11th. (Before Mr. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 August 1905 · page 7

Garabaldi Timmins was charged with stealing one pig, of the value of £1, the property of William Lipsy, of Estellvile, near West Wallsend. Mr. J. Wood,…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 August 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. John William Wilson was charged…

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Killingworth Police Protection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 August 1905 · page 3

Sir,—Allow me, in the interests of the law-abiding citizens of Killingworth to upon the authorities of the Police Department the necessity of having a police…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, August 10th. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 August 1905 · page 7

Eight first offenders were lined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the court, for drunkenness. Thomas William Watson, John Smith,…

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Bankruptcy Court. Thursday, August 10. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, Registrar.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 August 1905 · page 7

In the matter of Edward Thomas Yeoman, represented by Mr. Brays (Braye and Cohen), Mr. A. H. James, who appeared on behalf of the New South Wales Mont…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, August 10. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, L.M., and Dr. John Harris, J.P.) Transfer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 August 1905 · page 7

The transfer of the Northumberland Hotel, Minmi, from Joseph Simmonds to John Peel was granted. Renewal…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, August 11th. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.). Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 August 1905 · page 3

Tindley M'Innes, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. Charged with improper behaviour in…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, August 12th. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Improper Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 August 1905 · page 3

Thomas Lynch, charged with using improper language in Hunter-street, pleaded guilty, and was fined 20s, in default seven days' imprisonment…

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Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1905 · page 7

Soren Anker Thing, master of the Danish barque Gladstone, proceeded against Therwald Lochmann Olsen for assault. Mr. T. D. O'Sullivan appeared for…

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Bankruptcy Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1905 · page 3

In the bankruptcy division, Charles Ogilvie, a miner, residing at West Wallsend, on being examined, deposed that he was a married man, with two children…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, August 14. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1905 · page 3

John Lane pleaded guilty to having been drunk in Nelson-street on Sunday, 23rd July last, and was fined 1s, court costs 6s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1905 · page 3

W. J. Horne v. Thomas Outram, garnishee order, for the sum of £2 6s 3d. The magistrate intimated that the money had been claimed by the official assignee…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, August 14th. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1905 · page 7

Five first offenders were fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the court, for drunkenness. Alexander M'Gregor pleaded guilty to…

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Arbitration Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1905 · page 5

The hearing of the industrial dispute between the Sydney Wharf Labourers' Union and the Steamship Owners' Association, which had been adjourned in…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1905 · page 6

Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., and H. Crothers, J.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Frank Leslie Robinson was charged with…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Monday, August 14th. (Before Messrs. M. S. Love, L.M., the chairman; G. F. Scott, L.M., and Dr., John Harris, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1905 · page 7

James Featherstone applied for a publican's conditional license for the Barnsley Hotel, Barnsley. Sub-inspector Goulder appeared to oppose the granting of the…

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