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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1906

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, January 9. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 7

Four first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. Andrew Dalton, charged with being…

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District News. Waratah. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1906 · page 6

At the Police Court on Wednesday, there were no cases set down for hearing. This speaks well for the conduct of the town during the holidays, and there is a…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, January 10. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1906 · page 3

Four first offenders charged with, drunkenness, were fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the court. Edward Doherty, charged with being…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Wednesday, January 10. (Before Messrs. M. S. Love, Chairman, G. F. Scott, L.M., and Dr. John Harris, J.P.) Publican's Renewal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1906 · page 3

John Drummond, licensee of the Oriental Hotel, Carrington, applied for a renewal of his publican's license. Evidence was given that the annual rental value…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 7

Daniel Norley pleaded guilty to driving two horses in Thomas-street, Wallsend, on the 20th December last without having sufficient control. Fined 5s, with 6s…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, January 11. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 7

Charles Turner was charged with being drunk and disorderly at Carrington, also with using improper language resisting the police. He pleaded guilty, and…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, January 11. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Undefended Cases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 7

In the following undefended cases verdicts were given for plaintiffs for the amounts claimed:— Lasker Bros. v. T. W. Jones, goods sold,…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, January 11. (Before Messrs. M. S. Love, Chairman, G. F. Scott, L.M., and Dr. John Harris, J.P.) Wine Licenses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 7

Charles Feighan, Warner's Bay, and Bridget Kitson, Islington, were granted renewals of their colonial wine licenses. Publicans' Renewals…

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Russia's Unrest. Pillage and Murder. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 5

Ninety-eight maners in Esthland and the Baltic provinces have been burned. The so-called President of the Esthonian Republic, a tailor named…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, January 18. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1906 · page 7

Two first offenders for having been drunk were fined 5s each, in default detention until the rising of the Court. Desertion…

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Murder in Queensland. Charters Towers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1906 · page 5

A tragedy took place yesterday night at a woodcutter's camp near Balfe's Creek, about 2p miles from Charters Towers From what can be gathered, it…

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Police Officer Killed. Famine in Tiflis. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 January 1906 · page 5

During the revolutionary at break at Irkutsk the Vice-Governor was wounded and the Chief of Police killed…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 6

At the Maitland Licensing Court Yesterday before Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe, H. Brothers, and R. Snoble, L.Ms., John W. Garbutt, secretary, and owner of liquor…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, January 15. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 7

Elizabeth Smurthwaite sued Joseph Oliver for expenses under the Infants Protection Act. Defendant pleaded guilty, and an order was made accordingly…

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West Maitland Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 6

Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M. H. Crothers and Robert Scobie, Js.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland police Court yesterday…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, January 15. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 7

Three first offenders, charged, with drunkenness, were fined is, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. Johan Scarrd and Adolph Drago pleaded…

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Murder in Geneva. in a Train Tunnel. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 5

A murder has been committed in a train in Geneva, in Switzerland, the object of the perpetrators being robbery…

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Children's Court. Monday, January 15. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Dismissed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 7

An information laid by Alice Mand Heaton against William A. Heaton for the support of his child was dismissed. Mr. W. A. Rold appeared for defendant…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Monday, January 15. (Before Messrs. M. S. Love, Chairman, and Dr. John Harris, J.P.) Publican's Renewal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 7

The application of Eills Louch for a renewal of his publican's house of the Royal Hotel, Plattsburg, was granted, the annual value being assumed at £70 and…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, January 16. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 6

Two first offenders, for drunkenness, were ordered to be imprisoned until the rising of the Court. No Evidence…

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