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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1906

1,095 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 55

The British Monarch. Marine Court's Finding. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 4

The Marine Court, preside over by Acting Judge Scholes, with Captains Witherspoon and John Vine Hall as assessors, to-day delivered its reserved…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Booth Licenses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 7

Booth licenses were granted to Joseph Estell and Alexander Frew, in connection with the races, to be held at Wallsend on April 11th and 19th…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, April 11. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1906 · page 7

Eight first offenders were each fined 5s, for drunkenness, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. For the same offence Angus M'Kay was fined 20s, in…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Alleged Cattle Stealing. Charge Dismissed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1906 · page 6

Messrs. Henry Crothers, Robert Scobie, and John Lee, Js.P., presided at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. John O'Donnell and Frank O'Donnell…

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Arbitration Court. Newcastle Coal-trimmers. Decision Against the Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1906 · page 4

Mr. G. C. Addison, Registrar under the Industrial Arbitration Act, sat at the Newcastle Court-house, at nine o'clock last night, to give his decision, deferred…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1906 · page 7

A booth license was granted to Michael Tobin, of the Wallarah Hotel, for the Wallarah regatta, to be held on April 14th. A music permit was granted to J…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday April 13. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 April 1906 · page 3

Daniel Knee pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly at New Lambton on March 31st, and was fined 5s, and 6s costs…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, April 12. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 April 1906 · page 7

Four first offenders were each fined 5s, for drunkenness, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. For the same offence, Timothy Cotter was fined 5s, or 24…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, April 12. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 April 1906 · page 3

Mrs. A. Russell summoned William Dixon for the sum of £8 8s, for goods. Defendant pleaded not indebted, and denied having received any goods from Mrs…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. M[?] S. Love, S.M., G.F. Scott, S.M., and Dr. John Harris, L.M)Renewals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 April 1906 · page 7

The following renewals of publicans licenses were granted:—Gladstone Hotel, Stockton, to Patrick Joseph Grealey, annual, value fixed at £78; Ocean View…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, April 14. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 April 1906 · page 7

Two first offenders were each fined 5s for drunkenness, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. James Price was fined 10s, in default seven days'…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, April 16. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1906 · page 7

Thirteen first offenders were each fined 6s for drunkenness, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. For using improper language in Perkin-street,…

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Charlestown. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1906 · page 6

At the Charlestown Police Court yesterday William Jewell, licensee of the Charlestown Hotel, was fined £2 and 6s costs for permitting persons to assemble…

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Burglary at Weston. a Hotel Robbed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1906 · page 5

A burglary was effected at Mr. A. G. Jewell's Aberdare Hotel, Weston, yesterday morning, between 2 and 3 o'clock. An entry was evidently made with skeleton…

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Murder and Robbery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—A woman, who was returning to Russia after leading a "high" life at Harbin Manchuria, was murdered in a train, and robbed…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1906 · page 6

At the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Mr. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., Myles Kelly was charged that, at Tamworth, on the 19th instant, he did…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, April 17. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1906 · page 7

Three first offenders were each fined 5s, for drunkenness, in default imprisonment until the rising of the court. For the same offence, William Buchan was fined 5s, or…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 April 1906 · page 6

At the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. R. F. Graham and C. C. Weston, Js.P. Edwin Joseph Pepper was charged, on remand from…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, April 18. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 April 1906 · page 3

The provisional list of names on the electoral roll for the month of March was submitted to the Bench and signed. George Wycherly pleaded guilty to two…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, April 18. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 April 1906 · page 3

Eight first offenders were each fined 5s, for drunkenness, in default imprisonment until the rising of the court. For the same offence William Reilly was fined 5s, in…

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