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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1906

1,095 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 55

Teralba. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 6

Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M., presided at the Teralba Police Court yesterday, Edward Rochford, arrested on warrant for disobeying a summons charging him with drunkenness…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, January 17th. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 7

Mary Callaghan pleaded guilty to being drunk and using improper language in Darby-street, and was fined 15s, or 24 hours' imprisonment…

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Railway Murder. Confession by an Accused. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 5

Georges, one of the youths arrested on suspicion of having murdered M. Durel, a French architect, in a train, while passing through, a tunnel…

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Children's Court. Wednesday, January 17th. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Child Maintenance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 7

Harriet Cooper Proceeded against John Watt under an information claiming support for his child, Mr. R. Harris appeared for complainant, and Mr. W. A…

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Minmi. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 6

Mr. Scott, S.M., presided at the Minmi Police Court on Wednesday, S. Plain, for keeping an unregistered dog, was fined 10s, with 6s costs…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 6

Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., Henry Crothers, and Robert Scobie, Js.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Licensing Court yesterday. Richard Wood,…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, January 18. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 7

Thomas Pease and Walter Evans pleaded guilty to being drunk in Elder-street on the 6th instant, and were each fined 5s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 6

Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., Henry Crothers, and Robert Scobie, Js.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 7

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the court. Alleged Wife Desertion…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 7

The Municipal Council of Lambton proceeded against R. Ward for the recovery as 9s 2d, due for rates. Verdict for plaintiff, with costs…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, January 18. (Before Mr. M. S. Love S.M.) Undefended Cases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 7

In the following undefended cases verdicts were given for plaintiffs for the amounts claimed:—Merewether Municipal Council v…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, January 18. (Before Messrs. M. S. Love, Chairman and G. F. Scott, L.Ms.) Wine License

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 7

P. T. Lonaghan was granted a renewal of his license to sell colonial wine a[?] Minmi. Transfers…

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West Wallsend. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 3

At the Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M., William Harden, junior, was proceeded against by William Lawson, manager of the Seaham…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, January 19. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 7

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

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Summons Division. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 7

Alphonsus Michael Wright, proceeded against Arthur Jenkins, charging him with assault, at Tighe's Hill on the 22nd December. Mr. T. D. O'Sullivan appeared…

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At the Chinese Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 14

Miss Katharine Carl, the American artist who painted the portrait of the Empress-Dowager of China exhibited at St. Louis, has been moved by the fairy tales about…

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Arbitration Court. Mr. Riley Re-elected. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 4

The election of a representative of the employees on the Arbitration Court Bench took place at the Masonic Hall to-night. Mr. Addison, the Registrar of the Court,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, January 20. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Improper Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 7

Patrick Francis Collins and John M'Donald, for using improper language, were each fined 5s, in default 24 hours. Alleged Embezzlement…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, January 22. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 7

A first offender was charged with improper behaviour, and was lined 4s, and ordered to pay 6s costs, in default 14 days' imprisonment…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, January 22. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default detention till the rising of the Court. John M'Namara, for being drunk,…

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