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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1907

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Police Promotions. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 5

The following police promotions, recommended by the Inspector-General of Police (Mr. T. Garvin), to take effect from February 1st next, have been…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, January 8. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 2

Andrew Dalton, 40, stevedore, was fined 20s or 14 days' imprisonment for drunkenness. Maud Revell, 18, servant, was fined 10s, or seven days' imprisonment for…

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"The Court of Broken Hearts."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 5

General Booth has created an "anti-suicide department," with the object of giving comfort to the despairing. If this is on practical lines—it seems to be…

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Police Trouble. a French Union. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 5

The policemen at Tours, on the Loire, in France, have formed a union, and placarded the walls of the city with their grievances…

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Children's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 7

At the Children's Court three boys were fined 5s, and Os costs each, for entering enclosed land or in default 24 hours…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 7

Four first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, or imprisonment until the rising of the Court. James Rutler, 34, seaman, was fined 20s,…

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The Police Promotions. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 5

The following transfers of police officers are announced:—Superintendent Saunders will go from Deniliquin to West Maitland, to take…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, January 10. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, or imprisonment until the rising of the court. Remanded Case…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 7

Verdicts with costs were obtained in the following, undefended cases:—Arthur Sinclair v. Thomas Bishop, goods sold, £2; T. Garrett and…

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Wallsend Police Court. Wednesday, January 9. (Before Mr. Love, S.M.) Breach of Licensing Law

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 7

Arthur Manifield, James Bell, and John Platt pleaded guilty to having been found on licensed premises at the Tattersall's Hotel, Plattsburg, on Sunday, the 23rd…

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Portsmouth Riots. Court Martial on the Victory

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 6

By the English mail details are afforded of the proceedings at the Court-martial on Lieutenant B. St. G. Collard of the Victory, in connection with the recent…

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Children's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 7

A boy was fined is, and costs 6s, in default, 24 hours, for bathing in waters exposed to view…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, January 11. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 7

Five first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s or imprisonment until the rising of the court. Irene Munro, 48, was fined 20s, or 14 days in…

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Terrorism in Russia. Murder Roll Lengthens. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 5

Colonel Andrieff, chief of the gendarmes at Lodz, has been shot dead in the street. The asasssin escaped. General Pavloff, the chief military…

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Children's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1907 · page 7

Two boys, charged with the theft of a quantity of wearing apparel, were ordered to be sent to an institution…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, January 12. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1907 · page 7

Four first offenders for drunkenness were each fined 5s, default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. George Bell, seaman, for having behaved…

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Children's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 3

A young girl was charged in the Children's Court with maliciously damaging property, and was ordered to pay damages 10s. Fined 10s, with costs 8s, and…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, January 14. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 3

Four first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, or imprisonment until the rising of the court. John Callaghan, 31, was fined 10s, or 24 hours'…

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Russia's Death Roll. Another Murder. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 5

M. Breshesniovski, Chief of the Police of Daghestan and the Caspian Provinces, has been murdered. The murderer escaped…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 6

Mr. J. W. Fletcher, P.M., occupied the6 bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Bert Brown was charged with having, on…

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