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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1907

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A Treasured Secret a Story of Colliery Life. (Published by Special Arrangement with Messrs. Ward, Lock, and Company, Limited.) Chapter Xii. the Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 2

Vardy, whistling as he went, walked straight to the house of Samuel Dodsworth, produced a latch key from his pocket, and let himself into…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. M. S. Love, and G. F. Scott, S.Ms. and Dr. J. Harris, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 3

Renewals of licenses were granted to Henry Joseph Denney, Premier Hotel, Broadmeadow, annual value £200, license fee, £30, and Thomas Williams, Splers'…

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The Papakaio Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 11

Findlay, who was acquitted on a charge of murdering, the schoolmaster at Papakaio, near Oamaru, was rearrested on a charge of stealing the dead schoolmaster's…

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Children's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 2

Two lads were charged with having coal in their possession reasonably suspected of being stolen. Defendants were each fined 10s and costs 6s, in default…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 2

Six first offeners were each fined 5s, or imprisonment until the rising of the court, for drunkenness. James Printer, 25, labourer, was fined 10s, in default…

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Attorneys Before the Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 4

The case of John Knox Malcolm, an attorney, who had been called upon to answer certain affidavits, and to show cause why he should not be struck off the roll…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 March 1907 · page 7

Two first offenders, for having been drunk, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the court. Annie Wilkinson, 35, an old offender, was…

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Twice Sentenced to Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Mueller, the ex-teacher, who was condemned to death a few months since for the murder of a child, has been found…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, March 11. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 3

Abraham Gills and William Anderson, who pleaded guilty to having been drunk in Nelson-street, were each fined 1s, and costs 6s. William Evans and Walter…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, March 11. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 7

Seven first offenders were each fined 5s, or imprisonment until the rising of the court, for drunkenness. Alexander Glover, 21, labourer, was fined 15s, in default…

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Attorneys Before the Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 5

Argument was concluded by counsel in the Full Court to-day in the case of Emrnest Robert Abigail, and John Joseph Kiely, two solicitors, who had been…

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Maitland Land Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 6

Messrs. James Vernon and John Lee, sitting as a Land Court, dealt with the following cases at the Land Board Office, East Maitland, yesterday:—Annual lease,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, March 12. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 7

One first offender was fined 5s, or imprisonment until the rising of the Court, for drunkenness. Alexander Pine, 37, seaman, was fined 5s, or six hours'…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, March 13. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1907 · page 7

Four first offenders were each fined 5s, or imprisonment until the rising of the Court, for drunkenness. Jamie Lemeur, 47, seaman, was fined 20s, in default…

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Preventing a Murder. Two Persons Killed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1907 · page 5

A workman at Clichy, Paris, named Jolibois, attempted to strangle a woman. A number of people went to the…

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Darling Harbour Shooting Affair. Crawford Before the Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1907 · page 5

At the Central Police Court to-day James Crawford, 28 years of age, a skin merchant, was charged with having shot Patrick Mason and George Hannah, with…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, March 14. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 March 1907 · page 3

Ten first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. Edgar John Donaldson, for using…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 10

A transfer of publican's license was granted from James M'Intyre to Henry Lowry Roberts, of the Post-office Hotel, Plattsburg. A transfer of the license of…

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Lord William Nevill. Charged with Fraud. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 5

At the Westminster, Police Court Yesterday, Lord William Nevill was charged with exchanging, by means of a trick, a box containing £400…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, March 15. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 10

Two first offenders were each fined 5s, or imprisonment until the rising of the court, for drunkenness. George Rowe was fined 20s, or 14 days, and Arthur Palmer…

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