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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1905

1,032 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 39 of 52

Real Property Act. High Court Judgment. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 September 1905 · page 6

The High Court delivered its reserved judgment to-day is the case in which the Municipal District of Concord appealed against a decision of the Supreme Court…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 September 1905 · page 7

In the matter of John Maddison, coal miner, of Newcastle, bankrupt. The cause of bankruptcy was attributed to sickness in the family, and want of work. Bankrupt…

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High Court Appeal. Resumption of Coal Lands. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 September 1905 · page 4

Argument was commenced in the High Court to-day in the case of the Railway Commissioners v the Perpetual Trustee Company. Mr. Pilcher, K.C., with Mr…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, September 21. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, L.M., and Dr. John Harris, J.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 September 1905 · page 7

W. J. Thomas was granted a renewal of his publican's license for the Miners' Arms Hotel at young Wallsend. Transfer of the publican's license of…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, September 22. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Resisting the Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 September 1905 · page 9

Percy Dalton was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Hunter-street and also with resisting the police. For the first offence a fine of 10s was inflicted, in…

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Alleged Murder. Cairns

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 September 1905 · page 5

At the Police Court to-day the hearing of the charge of wilful murder against Percy Levaux was continued. Nothing fresh was elicited until after lunch, when…

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Arbitration Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 September 1905 · page 5

The election of a representative to fill the office of employees' representative in the Arbitration Court during the absence of Mr. S. Smith, took place to-night at the…

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Decision of the Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 September 1905 · page 6

His Honor said the finding of the Court, as of every other properly-constituted Court, must, of course, depend upon the evidence brought before it, and the…

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Wanted, a New Appellate Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 September 1905 · page 2

Some recent remarks of our Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout), cabled to the "London Times," about the delays in settling of the Privy Council, have aroused…

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Stories of the Russian Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 September 1905 · page 16

Miss M. Eagar, an Irish lady, who was for years governess to the children of the Tsar, tells some entertaining stories of the Russian Court. Perhaps no…

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Jones Bros.' Wreck. Marine Court Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 September 1905 · page 6

The Court of Marine Inquiry Into the cause of the wreck of the schooner Jones Brothers, at the entrance to Newcastle harbour, on 31st August, was concluded…

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Equity Court. Conveyance Rescinded. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 September 1905 · page 5

In the Equity Court to-day, before the Chief Justice in Equity, Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson, the suit was mentioned in which Mary Ellen Scanlon is the plaintiff, and…

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Teralba Resumption. High Court Appeal. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 September 1905 · page 5

Argument was commenced in the High Court to-day in the case of the Railway Commissioners v. the Perpetual Trustee Company. Mr. Pilcher, K.C., with Mr…

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Summons Court. Friday, September 22. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 September 1905 · page 9

Patrick Kelleher, George Peacock, and John Thomas Charlton, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, costs as 6d, in default 24 hours' imprisonment…

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Newcastle Circuit Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 September 1905 · page 4

The opening of the first Circuit Court in Newcastle marks a long delayed concession to the needs of the city. The inaugural session will be…

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Adamstown. Presentation to Mrs. W. Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 September 1905 · page 6

Mrs. W. Court, one of the most popular residents of the locality, is about to take up her temporary residence in Sydney, and her friends embraced the opportunity of…

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Murder of a Chinese. Auckland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1905 · page 5

A Chinese Joe Kum Yung, was shot dead in the street at Wellington, last night. Two persons witnessed the affair. The cause of the shooting is unknown. The…

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Newcastle Circuit Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1905 · page 7

The first sitting of the Newcastle Circuit Court was opened yesterday before Hisw Honor Mr. Justice Cohen and juries. Mr. H. N. Mocatta prosecuted for the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, September 25. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1905 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s. in default imprisonment until the rising of the court. Michael Kussik was fined 10s. in default…

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Adamstown. Presentation to Mrs. W. Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1905 · page 6

The annual picnic of the employees of the Newcastle and District Railways and Tramways (Locomotive Branch) took place yesterday at Mr. W. Donnelly's ground…

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