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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1905

1,032 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 52

District News. Greta. Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 7

At the Greta small Debts Court on Wednesday, before Dr. Walker, J.P., a verdict was obtained by the Municipal Council against James Lancater for 18s 8d rates…

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Bankruptcy Court. Friday, January 27. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, District Registrar.) Furniture Dealer's Bankruptey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 3

The examination of Henry Brown, furniture dealer of Hunter-street West, under Section 30 of the Act, was continued by Mr. T. A. Braye (Messrs. Braye and…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, January 28th, (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunk and Disorderly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 7

Maurice O'Reilly was fined 5s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, for having been drunk and disorderly in Hunter-street on Friday afternoon…

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

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

Six first offenders were each fined 6s for drunkenness, in default to be imprisoned until the rising of the court. Irene Munro was fined 5s, with a like…

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Alleged Attempted Murder. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 5

A strange story was told to-day by a boy named James Lording, 15 years old now in the Melbourne Hospital, suffering from a gash in the throat. He was soon…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, January 31. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

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

Three first offenders were each fined 5s, In default to be imprisoned until the rising of the court, for drunkenness. Maurice O'Reilly was fined 5s, in default 24 hours'…

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Maitland District West Maitland Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 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. Nicholas Barnett, on remand, was…

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East Greta Company. Arbitration Court Award. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 4

The Registrar of the Arbitration Court gave judgment to-day in the matter of the Colliery Employees' Federation of the Northern District, N.S.W., Industrial…

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Remuneration of Wheelers. Decision of the Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 4

The Registrar of the Arbitration Court gave judgment to-day in the matter of the Colliery Employees' Federation of the Northern District of New South Wales v…

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Police Court Proceedings. Defendants Discharged

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

At the Newcastle Police Court yesterday mention was made of the cases against 21 wheelers and miners, who had been summoned for alleged unlawful discontinuance…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, February 1. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1905 · page 3

Four first offenders were each fined 5s for drunkenness, in default to be imprisoned until the rising of the court. Thomas Bradshaw was fined 10s, in default 48…

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Charge of Theft. a New Chum's Story. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 5

At the Water Police Court to-day George Michelson, 31, was charged with stealing various articles, valued in all at £30, the property of Bernard Hinde, on 27th…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, February 2. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness &c

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

Annie Tate was fined 5s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, for having been drunk in Darby-street on Wednesday night…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, February 2. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Undefended Cases

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

In the following cases verdicts were entered for plaintiffs for the amounts claimed and costs:— Municipality of Newcastle v. P…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, February 2. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 2

William Wall was charged with stealing a case-box containing the sum of £60 in notes, silver, and gold, a gold brooch, and a cheque for £6 2s 6d, and a postal note…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, February 3. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 7

There first offenders were each fined 5s, In default 24 hours' imprisonment, for drunkenness. Hugh Williams was fined 5s, in default six hours' imprisonment, for…

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District News. Greta. Police Transferred

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 3

First-class Constable A.. Williams has been transferred from Greta to the mounted police, and has taken charge of the Branxton station. Senior-Constable…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, February 4th. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

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

Three first offenders were each fined 5s for drunkenness, in default to be imprisoned until the rising of the court. Augustove Lantz, for having been drunk…

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Stealing in Dwellings

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

James Morton, or Munro Ross, a middle-aged man, pleaded guilty to stealing, at Newcastle, on 26th December, 1904, from the dwelling-house of Thomas Donnison…

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Assault on a Chinese

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

Thomas Bland, a young man, a miner, was presented on a charge of assaulting Tommy Ah Fat, at Merewether, on the 21st January, 1905, and robbing him of four £1…

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