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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1907

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, April 25. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 3

Robert Green, on ball, was charged with failing to make provision for the payment of preliminary expenses in the case of Frances Armstrong. Mr. W. Sparke…

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Teralba Police Court. Tuesday, 23rd APRIL. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 3

Sydney Skews pleaded guilty to an information charging him with improper behaviour in a public place at Cardiff on the 15th inst., and was fined 10s, with 5s…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, April 25. (Before Mr. Stephen Murphy, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 7

One first offender was fined 5s, in default to be detained until the rising of the court, for being drunk. John Fortune, 56, seaman, was fined 5s, or six hours,…

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Arbitration Court. Milk and Ice Carters. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 5

Reserved judgment was delivered by the Arbitration Court to-day in the dispute between the Milke and Ice Carters and Dairymen's Employees' Union (claimant)…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 3

Hunter District Water Board v. Albert Tonks, claim for 11s 8d. The amount had been paid, and a verdict was given for plaintiff, with 5s costs…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, April 25. (Before Mr. S. Murphy, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 7

A. J. Harwood and A. W. Horsfall v. —Bradley, Waratah, claim for £7 7s, for medical attendance; postponed to May 2nd…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, April 25. (Before Messrs. Scott, Murphy, and Harris, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 7

The quarterly report of the Licensing Inspector stated that, of the 180 hotels in the Newcastle licensing district, 148 were well conducted, 11 fairly well conducted,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, April 26. (Before Mr. S. Murphy, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 10

Two first offenders, for being found drunk, were each fined 5s, in default to be detained until the rising of the court. Joseph Creman, 54, fireman, was fined £2,…

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Children's Court. (Before Mr. S. Murphy, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 10

Two boys were charged with riotous behaviour, and small penalties for the offences were imposed. Another boy, who had got out of parental control, was…

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Summons Court. (Before Mr. S. Murphy, D.S.M.) Improper Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 10

Robert Edward Davis, 17, was charged with using improper language in a public street in Wickham. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 30s, with 6s costs,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, April 27. (Before Mr. Stephen Murphy, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 April 1907 · page 7

For drunkenness, three first offenders were each fined 5s, in default five minutes' imprisonment; John Philson, 20, boardinghouse runner, 5s or 24 hours; Otto…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. S. Murphy, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 April 1907 · page 7

W. J. Milgate, Central Hotel, Newcastle, was granted a musical permit for one evening…

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Empire Congress. Court of Appeal. Australia Defeated. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 April 1907 · page 5

The Imperial Congress met again yesterday, Lord Elgin, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, presiding. The proposal of Mr. Deakin, the…

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Murder at Maryborough. Maryborough

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 5

Information was received to-night from Kilkivan that a tragedy occurred on Friday at Kilrush, an out station on the Windera, 47 miles from Kilkivan. It…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, April 29. (Before Mr. S. Murphy, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 7

John Horne pleaded guilty to having been drunk in Nelson-street, and was fined 20s, costs 6s, or 14 days' imprisonment…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, April 29. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 7

Nine first offenders were fined 5s for intoxication, in default to be detained until the rising of the court. Samuel Olsen, 39, labourer, for drunkenness, was fined…

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Federal Arbitration Court. Shipping Conditions. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 5

The hearing was commenced to-day in the Federal Arbitration Court of an application made by the Merchant Service Guild of Australasia to have the award in…

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Summons Court. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Case Adjourned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 7

R. L. Salter was charged with being, on April 23rd, the master of a vessel, the Ancenis, from which a prohibited immigrant, named Hubert Henry, did on or…

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The Police Magistrate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 May 1907 · page 6

Mr. J. W. Fletcher, P.M., who has presided in the Maitland district courts for some months as acting police magistrate, will be leaving on other duty in a few…

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The Police Magistrate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 May 1907 · page 6

Mr. J, W. Fletcher, P.M., who has presided in the Maitland district courts for some months as acting police magistrate, will be leaving on other duty in a few…

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