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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1906

1,095 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 35 of 55

Newcastle Police Court. Friday, August 3. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 7

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. Joseph Ford, charged with…

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Arbitration Court. Ferry Employees V. FENWICK & Co Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 5

In the Arbitration Court to-day, the industrial dispute in which the Sydney and Manly Ferry Employees' Union are the claimants, and Fenwick and Co., the…

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Murderous Assault. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 August 1906 · page 5

On Friday night John Hassett, aged 35, was found lying on a bed in the Golden Rule Hotel, Pirie-street, with a deep cut below the cheekbone, and on the forehad…

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Children's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 August 1906 · page 2

At a Children's Court, subsequently held by Mr. Murphy, a boy of 14, was remanded until Tuesday' next, on a charge of having forged a signature to a letter, and…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, August 4th. (Before Mr. S. Murphy, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 August 1906 · page 2

Four first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment for live minutes. William Miller, charged with having used improper…

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Mrs. Rapeto's Story. Inquiries by the Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 August 1906 · page 5

The Newcastle police on Saturday received a telegram from the Brisbane police stating that inquiry showed that there was no record of any crime such as that…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 August 1906 · page 6

At the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Robert Waddell, J.P., Elien Gimbert was charged that she did, at West Maitland, on the 4th instant,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, August 6. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

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

Nine first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. Charles Lindstrom, charged…

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Children's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 August 1906 · page 3

A Children's Court was hold during the morning by Mr. Scott, S.M., at which a boy of 14 was sent to the Sobraon for five years for forgery. Six other boys, of ages…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, August 7. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 August 1906 · page 3

One first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. For the same offence, George Rowe, Walter,…

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Ferry Employees' Dispute. Arbitration Court Award. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 August 1906 · page 4

In the Arbitration Court to-day, the award was given in the dispute between the Sydney and Manly Ferry Employees' Union (claimant) and Andrew Fenwick,…

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Children's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1906 · page 7

At a Children's Court subsequently held by Mr. Scott, one claim for child maintenance was dealt with, and a boy charged with having stolen a quantity of cigars at Stockton…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, August 8. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1906 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each lined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. For similar offences Eliza Jones and Stephen Earl…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 August 1906 · page 6

At the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. C. H. Gale, H. Crothers, and R. Scobic. Js. P., Victor Williams was fined 2s 6d, with 3s 6d…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, August 9. (Before Mr. S. Murphy, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 August 1906 · page 6

Beatrice Adeline Smith applied for a hawker's license, which was granted. John Thomas, George Richardson, and Edward Keighley were each charged with…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 August 1906 · page 7

Verdicts for the amounts claimed, with costs, were given in the following undefended cases:—D. Cohen and Co. v. T. W. Cullen, £9 18s 11d, goods sold…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 August 1906 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the court. James Kannaway, and George Rowe, for…

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Maitland Shooting Case. Full Court Application. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 August 1906 · page 5

An application was made to the Full Court to-day for a rule for a writ of mandamus, directing Judge Fitzhardinge to reserve certain points submitted by…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M., and Dr. John Harris, L.M.) Renewal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 August 1906 · page 7

Application for the renewal of the license of the Argenton Hotel, Argenton, was granted to John Owen Thomas; annual value being fixed at £39, carrying a…

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Assault on a Cardinal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 August 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—It is reported from Rome that a youth whose family fortune had gone to the Propaganda entered the Vatican for a…

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