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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1906

1,095 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 39 of 55

Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1906 · page 6

At the West Maitland Licensing Court yesterday, before Messrs. S. Murphy and Robert Scobie, L.Ms., Michael, Rohan was charged that he did, on Sunday, the 26th…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, September 3. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1906 · page 7

Joseph Smiles was charged with neglecting to pay school fees for two children attending the Plattsburg School. The defendant failed to appear, and as the case…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1906 · page 7

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

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Murder by a Woman. a Terrible Mistake. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1906 · page 5

A startling incident occurred at a fashionable hotel at Interlaken, in the Bernese Canton of Switerland. During luncheon a Russian lady,…

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Alleged Gold Stealing. Examination of Witnesses. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 September 1906 · page 6

Mr. B[?]er, the Royal Commissioner, continued his inquiry yesterday into the alleged prevalence of gold stealing. Five witnesses, an assayer, two jewellers, and…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, September 4. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 September 1906 · page 3

Four first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court, Madeline Pembroke, for the same offence,…

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Children's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 September 1906 · page 7

At a Children's Court held by Mr. Scott, three boys, aged 15, 15, and 14 respectively, were each fined 10s, in default 48 hours' imprisonment, for having stolen in…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, September 5. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 September 1906 · page 3

David Renfrew, licensee of the Traveller's Rest Hotel, Hexham, charged James Murphy with refusing to pay a reasonable sum of accommodation…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, September 5. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 September 1906 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the court. Robert Martin, for the same…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 September 1906 · page 6

Mr. Stephen Murphy, P.M., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Albert Cox was Charged, on the information of Henry Tegg,…

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Small Debts Court

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

Judgment for the amount claimed was given, with 6s costs in each of the following undefended cases:—Jas. O'Grady v. William May, goods sold, £6 3s; same…

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

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

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the court. Eliza Jones, for the same offence,…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Public Examination

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

Re James Henry Hambley, labourer, public examination.—Mr. James Dart for bankrupt. Mrs. Edwards, proved creditor, was also present. Bankrupt deposed that…

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Children's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 September 1906 · page 2

At a Children's Court held by Mr. Scott, one boy was fined 6s, with 6s costs, in default one hour's imprisonment for throwing stones to the danger of…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, September 7. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 September 1906 · page 2

One first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the court. For a similar offence, George Rowe and Robert…

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Arbitration Court. the Butchering Trouble. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 September 1906 · page 4

The Arbitration Court to-day delivered judgment on the question of jurisdiction in the matter of the Amalgamated Slaughtermen and Journeymen Butchers' Union,…

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Murder in London. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 September 1906 · page 5

Alfred Robert Rogers, an upholsterer, at Kensal Rise, in London, deluded himself with the idea that he was faced with poverty and…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, September 8. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 September 1906 · page 7

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, worn fined each 5s, or detention until the rising of the Court; and James Wood was fined 5s, in default 24…

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Summons Division. Assault at Peru

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1906 · page 7

Charles Lindenberg complained that he had been assaulted by George Strange at Callao, Peru, on May 12th, 1906. Defendant pleaded not guilty, and was defended…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, September 10. (Before Mr. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1906 · page 6

Samuel Jenkinson pleaded guilty to riding on a cart drawn by three horses, without leading reins, and was fined 5s, costs 6s…

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