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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1907

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 7

A booth license was granted to William Houston, at Spiers' Point, for January 26th, and a music permit to James C. Struck for January 22, the Mafeking…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, January 21. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 7

William Russell and Hedley Curry; who pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness, were each fined 4s, with 6s costs. Edward Baker and John Hardy, who pleaded guilty…

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Electoral Revision Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 7

The revised electoral roll for the State electorate of Newcastle was presented and adopted…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, January 22. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, or imprisonment until the rising of the Court. Mary Crosscombe, 40, was fined 10s, or seven…

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Smuggling of Arms. Arrest of a Police Official. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 5

Poo Tung, the chief of the native police at Shanghai, has been arrested and seat to Nanking, for conniving at the smuggling of arms for the use…

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Police-superintendent Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 5

A meeting was held at the Newcastle Council chambers last evening to make the necessary arrangements for a presentation to Police-superintendent Day…

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Children's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 7

Two youths were charged with throwing objectionable matter near a public place. Six boys under sixteen were charged with a similar offence. The…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 7

One first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, or imprisonment until the rising of the court. Mary Callaghan was fined £5, in default 2 months'…

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Application to the Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 5

Yesterday afternoon Mr. Windeyer, solicitor for the defendants, made a formal application to Mr. Scott, S.M., for the documents and exhibits in the Ardmount…

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Occasional Court. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.) Case Dismissed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 7

Thomas Beale was charged with using improper language. The case was dismissed. Adjourned…

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Police-superintendent Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 5

Superintendent Day, accompanied by Mrs. Day and family, left for Sydney yesterday afternoon, and was accorded a hearty send-off, the non-commissioned…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, January 24. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 3

William Evans was charged with unlawfully assaulting David Griffiths, tram conductor, on the 22nd December, 1906. Evans pleaded guilty, but stated that he…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, January 24. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 7

One first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the court. Remanded to Sydney…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 7

Verdicts with costs were secured by Robert Ingall and Sons against Edward Bilton, goods sold and delivered, £1 2s; same against H. Parker, £2 7s, goods…

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West Maitland Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 6

At the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. W. Fletcher, P.M., John M'Keown was sentenced to two months in Maitland Gaol on a charge of…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 6

The following transfers of police officials in the north-eastern police district have been approved of by the Inspector-General:—Constable Small from West…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 7

A booth license was granted to Joseph Hill for January 26 at Dora Creek. Music permit to William S. Jewell, of the Charlestown Hotel, for January 26…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, January 25. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 7

One first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, or imprisonment until the rising of the court. Sarah Arnold was fined 5s, in default 24 hours, for…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, January 26. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 7

Two-first offenders, for having been drunk, were each fined 5s, or detention until the rising of the court. Samuel Bone, 32 years, labourer, for having been drunk and…

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The London Murder. Attempted Blackmail. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 5

Later details concerning the murder of Mr. William Whiteley, of Westburne Grove, noted universal provider, who was yesterday the…

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