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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1906

1,095 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 55

Wallsend. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1906 · page 3

The following cases were heard before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M., in the Wallsend Police Court yesterday:— Alexander Laing pleaded guilty to being…

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Newcastle District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1906 · page 7

The February sittings of the Newcastle District Court opened at the courthouse, Newcastle, yesterday morning, before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, February 12. (Before Mr. E. A. L. Sharpe, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1906 · page 7

Four first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d; or imprisonment until the rising of the Court. For the same offence last Sunday, George…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-Street, West Maitland. East Greta Assault Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1906 · page 6

At the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., and Henry Crothers, J.P, Emma Payne and Winifred Ingram were each charged with…

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Arbitration Court. Coal Lumpers' Work. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1906 · page 5

The matter of the industrial dispute between the Sydney Coal Lumpers' Union, claimants, and the Sydney Steam Collier Owners and Cool Stevedores' Association,…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. E. A. L. Sharpe, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1906 · page 7

Michael Huntsdale v. Hawthorne and Wilson, Claim for £3 wages due for services as stage carpenter, from January 18th to January 24th, inclusive. By…

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Murder and Suicide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—A German farmer named Schaefer, residing near Capetown, was treacherously murdered and buried in his fowlhouse by a…

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Adamstown. Alderman Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1906 · page 5

The council met last night for the purpose of electing the Mayor. The retiring Mayor, Alderman Powell, presided, and there were present: Alderman…

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Russia's Turmoil. Murder of Jews. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1906 · page 5

Sixty-five members of the Council of Workmen's Delegates, who were arrested some time ago in St. Petersburg, have been released, but have…

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A Lake Collision. Marine Court Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1906 · page 7

At the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday a Court of Marine Inquiry was held concerning a collision between the steamers Rose and Toronto, which occurred at Lake…

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Arbitration Court. Coal Lumpers' Case. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1906 · page 5

Judgment was delivered in the Arbitration Court to-day in the matter off he Sydney Steam Collier Owners and Coal Stevedores' Association for an order…

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Teralba Police Court. Tuesday, 13th FEBRUARY. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 3

Bertha M'Donald pleaded guilty to using improper language in the bar of the Commercial Hotel, Boolaroo, and was fined 20s, with 7s costs, in default 14 days'…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 7

British Imperial Goldsmiths' Company v. Isaac Jackson. Claim for £1 8s for goods sold and delivered. There was no appearance of defendant, and a verdict was…

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Russia's Troubles. Mutiny and Murder. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 5

Eighteen anarchists who are suspected of plotting against Ministers have been arrested at St. Petersburg. The Mohammedans at Terskaya…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, February 14. (Before Mr. E. A. L. Sharpe, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 7

One first offender was fined 2s 6d, or imprisonment until the rising of the Court, for drunkenness. Susan Duncan was ordered to be imprisoned in Maitland Gaol…

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Arbitration Court. Ferry Employees' Case. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 5

The Arbitration Court proceeded with the hearing to-day of the application on behalf of the Industrial Union of Ferry Employees, for an order making the…

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Children's Court. (Before Mr. E. A. L. Sharpe, S.M.) Railway Trespass

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 7

A boy of thirteen was proceeded against by Inspector Derkenne for trespassing on the railway line at Sandgate and Wallsend junction, and was fined 2s 6d with 6s costs…

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Minmi. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 6

Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M., presided at the Minmi Police Court on Wednesday. For drunkenness, M. Loosemore, P. Gallagher, J. Callaghan, junr., C. Hammonds, and T…

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West Wallsend. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 6

At the West Wallsend Police Court on Wednesday morning, before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M., John and Henry Slow were proceeded against for tamping a charge…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 7

The case of Lambton Municipality v. Richard Ward, was settled, by an amount of 5s being paid into court…

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