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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1907

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Newcastle Sessions Court

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

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

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, May 21. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1907 · page 3

Five first offenders, for drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default to be imprisoned till the rising of the Court, John Fisher, for drunkenness, was fined…

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Sentenced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1907 · page 7

Samuel Strain, 36, who on Tuesday was found guilty of receiving stolen property, was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment, with hard labour…

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District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1907 · page 7

His Honor announced that the District Court would open on Monday, at 2 p.m…

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Newcastle Sessions Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1907 · page 7

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

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, May 22. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1907 · page 3

Two first offenders, for having been drunk, were each fined 5s, or detention until the rising of the court. Patrick Ryan, 32 years, fireman, also charged…

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Russia's Black Hundred. Murder in Odessa. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1907 · page 5

A bomb thrown in Odessa killed two policemen and four pedestrians. A man named Chertkoff, said to be the person who threw the bomb,…

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Arbitration Court. Alleged Contempt. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1907 · page 5

In the Arbitration Court this afternoon, Mr. Rolin (counsel for Mark Foy and the Master Retailers' Association) said he desired to call the court's attention to two…

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Murder in London. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 5

A remarkable case of murder has occurred in London. John Langford Crump, a septuagenarian, formerly of Auckland, New…

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Teralba Police Court. Tuesday, May 21. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 6

William Evans pleaded guilty to an information laid against him by Railway Inspector Derkenne, on behalf of the Chief Commissioner for Railways, for…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, May 23. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 3

John Thomas, licensee of the Marquis of Lorne Hotel, Lambton, was charged with having persons on his premises at unlawful hours, on Sunday, April 28th,…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 7

A verdict was given for plaintiff in the undefended case of F. Witherspoon v. J. W. Green, Hamilton, goods sold, £3 5s 2d, costs 7s…

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Newcastle Sessions Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 7

The Court of Quarter Sessions was continued at Newcastle yesterday before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge. APPEAL DISMISSED…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, May 23. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 7

Three first offenders charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default, to be imprisoned until the rising of the court. John Fitzpatrick and Anthony…

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Licensing Court. Thursday, May 23. (Before Messrs. M. S. Love and Dr. John Harris, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 7

Henry Davis applied for a renewal of the licence of the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Carrington. Mr. H. M. Cohen (Messrs. Braye and Cohen) appeared in support of…

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Children's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 11

Two boys were charged with being uncontrollable. Both cases were adjourned to 27th instant, Mr. W. A. Howard, truant inspector, prosecuted in those cases…

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Summons Court. Adjourned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 11

Charles Wesley Mower v. William Oliver, and Oliver against Mower, cross case of alleged assault, adjourned to 29th instant. Mr. J. D. Reid (Messrs, Reid and Reid)…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, May 24. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 11

Two first offenders, for drunkenness, were each fined 5s, or detention until the rising of the court. William Dell, 42, seaman, and Emma O'Neill, 39, housekeeper,…

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Attempted Murder. Conspirators Commit Suicide. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 5

Four men attempted to assassinate Dr. Cabrera, the President of Guatemala. Failing in their design, they took…

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South Sea Murder. Cause of the Deed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 5

John Langford (Crump, who surrendered himself to the policed, has been arrested and remanded on a charge of shooting a widow of the same…

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