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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1905

1,032 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 44 of 52

Police Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1905 · page 10

The evidence of the police officers now being taken by the Police Commission shows that our force is anything but a happy family. All sorts of little…

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The Police Among Gamblers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1905 · page 2

Ever since Saturday the chief topic of conversation in sporting circles has been the raid made by the police on an alleged betting shop in Grenfell-street, as a…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, October 27th. (Before Mr. C. F. Scott S M.). Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1905 · page 10

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. Frederick Turnbull, charged with being…

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Summons Court. Friday, October 27th. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Improper Behaviour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1905 · page 10

Angus Cameron, charged with improper behaviour at Stockton, pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s, costs 6s, in default 48 hours' imprisonment…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, October 28. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.). Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 October 1905 · page 3

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the court. James Evans and Richard Puckridge,…

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Wallsend. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1905 · page 7

Mr. M. S. Love, S.M., presided at the Wallsend Police Court, yesterday. David Williams was fined 15s, and ordered to pay is costs, for using improper…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, October 30. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1905 · page 7

Six first offenders charged with drunkenness were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the court. Stephen Jamison, charged with being…

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Children's Court. Monday, October 30. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1905 · page 7

A little girl, aged 13, was charged with stealing a quantity of wearing apparel and jewellery, valued at £3 19s 4d, the property of Agnes Montgomery, residing…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Monday, October 30. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, L.M., and Dr. John Harris, J.P.) Renewals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1905 · page 7

George Henry Ball was granted a renewal of his colonial wine license for premises situated on the Maitland-road Hamilton…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, October 31. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.). Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 November 1905 · page 7

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the court. Improper Behaviour…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, November 1. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.). Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1905 · page 7

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s. in default imprisonment until the rising of the court. Alexander M'Cred, charged with…

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Murder in a Bank. Criminal Arrested. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1905 · page 5

William Le Due, secretary of a Poultry Association, ran amuck and killed Mr. Nichols, the Mayor of Chenoa, Illinois (U.S.), and the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, November 2nd. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 November 1905 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court…

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Wallsend. Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 November 1905 · page 7

The adjourned case of Janet Hope v. Henry Gilpin, being claim for £7 for damage done by fowls, was continued before Mr. Love, S.M., yesterday, Mr. Wood…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, November 2nd. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.). Transfer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 November 1905 · page 7

Ellen Whyte was granted a transfer of the Sportsman's Arms Hotel, Hamilton from herself, as executrix of the late W. F. Whyte, to herself personally…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, November 3rd. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.). Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1905 · page 10

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was lined 5s. in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. An old offender named Dora Griffiths…

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Summons Court. Friday, November 3rd. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.). Improper Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1905 · page 10

Ellen Atcheson and Mary Hannah Roberts were charged with using improper language in Gibbs-street, Carrington, on October 29th. Defendants…

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The High Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 November 1905 · page 4

The measure brought forward in the Senate by Sir Josiah Symon for the alteration of the system of itineracy now prevailing in regard to…

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Wallsend. Police Court

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

Mr. Scott, S.M., presided at the Wallsend Police Court yesterday, when David Renfrew, Jun., was charged with unlawfully assaulting David Broadfoot on…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1905 · page 6

At the West Maitland Police Court, Patrick Duggan appeared in answer to a summons charging him with deserting his wife, Maria Duggan. Plaintiff, for whom…

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