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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1906

1,095 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 55

Marine Court Inquiry. Buninyong-criffel Collision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1906 · page 5

The Marine Court, consisting of Judge Backhouse and Captains Mackenzie and Boldchild (assessors), to-day resumed the inquiry into the collision between…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, May 24. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 7

John Straker, charged with being drunk in Regent-street, New Lambton, was fined 1s, and 6s costs. H. J. Noble, inspector of nuisances for…

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Minmi Police Court. Wednesday, 23rd MAY. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 7

George Durie, manager of Duckenfield Colliery, v. William Daniels, junr., for being found with tobacco in a portion of the Duckenfield Colliery where safety…

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Quarter Sessions Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 2

The business of the Newcastle May Quarter Sessions was concluded yesterday with the hearing of two appeals before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 7

Mr. P. Hart (assessor) appeared on behalf of the Water and Sewerage Board, and obtained verdicts in the following cases:—R. J. Davies, water rates, 17s…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, May 24. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 2

Seven first offenders charged with drunkenness were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. Frederick William Petersen, charged with…

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Licensing Court. Thursday, May 24. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M., and Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Renewals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 2

The following applications for renewal of hotel licenses were heard, and all particulars taken of amounts paid by way of bonus for lease, etc. With the exception…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, May 25. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 3

Five first offenders charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. For the same offence. Charles Gordon…

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Greta. the Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 6

Owing to the approach of the Liquor Licensing Court at Vest Maitland, which will take place in June, the owners of hotels here and at Branxton have already…

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The Liquor Act. High Court Decision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 5

In the High Court of Australia to-day Mr. A. Thomson made an application for special leave to appeal from a decision of the Full Court of New South Wales, of…

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Marine Court Inquiry. Buninyong-criffel Collision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 5

The inquiry was resumed to-day into the circumstances of the collision between the interstate steamer Buninyong and the ship Criffel, in tow of the Advance, in…

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West Wallsend. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 May 1906 · page 6

At the Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. G. F. Scott, the following cases were dealt with:—Marion Whitelaw sued William Hogan for leaving his rzale…

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Murder by Burglars

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 May 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Mr. Archibald Wakley, a rising young artist, has been killed in his studio at Westbourne Grove, London…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, May 26. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Language, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 May 1906 · page 3

Emerson Wallace, 45, miner, who pleaded guilty to having made use of improper language in Perkin-street on Friday night, was fined 10s, in default to be imprisoned…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, April 28. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1906 · page 3

John Lane and Anthony' Riley were fined 5s, with 6s costs, for drunkenness, and Martin O'Donnell, ,who was similarly charged, was fined 2s 6d, and 6s costs…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1906 · page 6

Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., and Henry Crothers, J.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday…

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Newcastle District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1906 · page 7

The Newcastle District Court was opened yesterday by his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge. Mr. J. H. Hassall attended as registrar. There was only one case for…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, May 28. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1906 · page 7

Eight first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. For the same offence, William…

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A Sydney Letter. Sydney Versus Melbourne in the Eyes of the World.—that Unfortunate Barque at Manly.—how It Reminds One of the Austral.—keeping the Work in the Country.—a Remarkable Blind Man.—full Court and High Court—and the Public. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1906 · page 7

Mr. Chapman at the Postal Conference in Rome proposed that the next merry meeting of delegates should be in Australia. So far so good, but the American…

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Charlestown Police Court. Tuesday, May 29. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1906 · page 6

Edward Atkinson, charged with using Improper language, was fined 14s, with costs 6s, in default seven days' imprisonment. For a similar offence, E. Boland…

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