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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1907

1,060 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 53

Children's Court. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 May 1907 · page 7

Two boys wore fined is each, with 6s costs, in default, 24 hours, for playing football on Sunday. A case against a third boy was dismissed…

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Fatal Tramway Accident. Officials Before the Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 May 1907 · page 5

Francis Lloyd, 29 years of age, a tram-driver, was charged at the Water Police Court to-day with having, at Sydney, on May 14th, 1907, being then a person…

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Summons Court. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Breaches of By-laws

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 May 1907 · page 7

Cceil Dixon and Otto Herbert, for driving out of Hunter-street into Watt-street at a pace faster than a walk were each fined 5s, with 3s 6d costs, in default 24…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, May 16. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 May 1907 · page 3

Frank Myers was charged with having kept his tobacconist shop in Nelson-street, Plattsburg, open on Sunday, April 28th, for the purpose of business. Constable…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, May 16. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 May 1907 · page 7

Four first offenders, for drunkenness, were each fined 5s, or detention until the rising of the court. Improper Language…

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Children's Court. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 May 1907 · page 7

A youth, aged 15½, was charged with stealing a bicycle. Sergeant Strachan, for the prosecution, stated that the police had no evidence to offer, and the boy was…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, May 16. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 May 1907 · page 7

Hunter District Water and Sewerage Board v. John Robson, of Hamilton, claim of 19s 3d, for rates. Verdict for plaintiff, with 7s costs. Same v. Mrs…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 May 1907 · page 7

The license of the Argenton Hotel, Argenton, was transferred from John Owen Thomas to David Thomas, sen. George Bell applied to have his colonial wine…

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The Wertheimer Burglary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The Italian Rodoni, alias Smith, has been committed for trial for the burglary of the pictures and objects of art at the house…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 6

W. H. Calvert was granted a publican's license for a new hotel at Woy Woy, to be known as the Bay View Hotel…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, May 17. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 11

Two first offenders, for drunkenness, were each fined 5s, or detention until the rising of the court. William Thomas, alias Bell, 42, fireman, and John Bell, 57,…

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Gosford Police Court. Friday, May 17. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M., Messrs. Pickering, Ward, Fagon, and O'Connor, Js.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 6

Elizabeth Piper, M. Davis, W. Sterling, M. Cole, and E. Dorl, storekeepers at Gosford, and J. B. West and W. Vidler, of Woy Woy, were summoned by…

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Stockton Patent Slip. High Court Judgment. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 5

The High Court, consisting of the Chief Justice, Sir Samuel Griffith, Mr. Justice Isaacs, and Mr. Justice Higgins, concurred, this afternoon, in a judgment in the…

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Summons Court. Friday, May 17. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) School Attendance Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 11

Peter Johnson was charged with neglecting to send his child to school the number of days required by the Act. Defendant had been granted an adjournment…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, May 18. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 May 1907 · page 7

Eunice Saxon, 43 years, for having been drunk was fined £1, or 14 days. The defendant consenting, a prohibition order was made against her on the application…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, May 20. (Before Mr. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 6

Perey, Hepplewhite, who pleaded gully to letting off fireworks in Nelson-street, was fined 1s, costs 6d. Two first offenders pleaded guilty to…

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West Maitland Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 6

Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Charlotte L. Leonard charged her…

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Newcastle Sessions Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 3

A Court of Quarter Sessions was opened at Newcastle yesterday before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge, Mr. J. Armstrong, K.C., prosecuted for the Crown…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, May 20. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1907 · page 7

Four first offenders were each fined 5s, in default to be imprisoned until the rising of the Court, for drunkenness. William Shoesmith, 32, a dealer, and…

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Sentenced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1907 · page 7

Charles Tumps, who on the previous day had pleaded guilty to maliciously wounding William Forbes, was bound over in £20 to come up and receive…

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