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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1907

1,060 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 32 of 53

Children's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1907 · page 7

Four boys were charged with stealing a sum of money from a house at Wickham. Two of the defendents were ordered to be sent to an institution other woo…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, July 18. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1907 · page 7

Alexander Goodwin pleaded guilty to being drunk, and was flood 1s, and 6s costs, Matthew Ridley pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly, and was fined…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, July 18. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1907 · page 7

Edward Sinnott, for drunkenness, was fined 20s, in default 14 days' imprisonment. Remanded…

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Idaho Murder Trial. Impeachment of Witnesses. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1907 · page 5

The murder trials, at Boise City, Idaho, are proceeding. C. E. Moyer, the late president of the Western Federation of Miners, W. D…

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Action for Slander. Settled in Court. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1907 · page 5

The action for damages for alleged slander brought by Mr. W. H. Lever, M.P., head of the firm of Lever Brothers, of Port Sunlight, against, the…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, July 18. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1907 · page 7

Charnock v. W. Hugo, Claiming £2 15s 6d, goods supplied. Verdiet for plaintiff. R. Ingall and Son V. F. J. Lovell, claiming £1 12s, good supplied. Verdiet…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, July 18. (Before Messrs. M. S. Love, G. F. Scott, and Dr. J. Harris, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1907 · page 7

William Edwards licensee of the Globe Hotel. Thorn-street, applied, and was granted permission to effect alterations to the premises…

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Another Great Magistrate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1907 · page 16

Many of your readers may have heard of "Bendigo Mac," the familiar sobriquet by which Mr. Lachlan M'Lachlan was known half a century back, when he ruled…

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Children's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1907 · page 3

In the Children's Court, a schoolboy, aged 13, who was uncontrollable in the home, was ordered to be forwarded to the State institution for boys…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, July 19. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1907 · page 3

Two first offenders, for drunkenness, were each fined 5s, or detention until the rising of the court. Michael Caluna, 26, seaman, for improper behaviour, was…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, July 20. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 July 1907 · page 3

Two first offenders, for being drunk, were each fined to, or detention until the rising of the court. Henry Harmer, 35, labourer, for drunkenness, was fined 20s,…

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Wreck of the Woollahra. Finding of the Court. Wellington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 July 1907 · page 5

Judgment was given yesterday by the Marine Court in the case of the wreck of the barque Woollahara, which went ashore at Terawhitt, a few miles from…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1907 · page 6

At the West Maitland Polios Court yesterday, before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M., John Edward Williams was charged with having, at West Maitland, stolen…

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Idaho Murder Trial. Sensational Evidence

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1907 · page 5

Stories of the dagger and the poison cup in Italy, under the Borgias, become pale commonplace when set side by side with the plain narrative of Harry Orchard, the…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, July 22. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1907 · page 3

Albert Hughes, for using improper language, was fined 10s, or 48 hours' Imprisonment, Edward Lowe, for a similar offence, was fined 10s and 6s…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, July 22. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1907 · page 7

Twelve first offenders, for drunkenness, were each fined 5s, or detention until the rising of the court. Edward Power, 48, seaman for drunkenness, was fined 10s, or…

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A Seaman's Articles. Application to the Full Court Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1907 · page 5

The Full Court consisting of the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Cohen, and Mr. Acting-Justice Sly to-day heard an application made by Mr. Tighe (Instructed by…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, July 23. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 July 1907 · page 7

Six first offenders, for drunkenness, were each fined 5s, or detention until the rising of the court. Thomas Woods, 35, engineer, for drunkenness, was fined 5s or 24 hours…

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Sentenced to Death. Alleged Murder. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 July 1907 · page 5

Dr. Hau, an American lawyer, has been convicted at Karlsruhe, Germany, of murdering his mother-in-law by shooting her at Baden, in November…

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Children's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 July 1907 · page 7

In a claim under the Children's Protection Act, for preliminary expenses, after hearing the evidence of several witnesses, defendant was ordered to pay…

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