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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1907

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, December 2. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 6

Thomas Lovell, charged with using improper language, was fined 15s, costs 6s, or 14 days…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 6

The Hunter District Water and Sewerage Board proceeded against William Hedges to recover 10s for water rates due, and obtained a verdict for the amount claimed,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, December 2. (Before M. F. P. D. Meares, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 2

Six persons pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness, and being first offenders, were each fined 5s, in default, detention until the rising of the court. Thomas…

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Local Option Vote. Licensing Court Decision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 4

The Special Licensing Court, appointed to inquire into and give effect to the local option vote taken at the last general election, sat again to-day…

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Summons Division. Alleged Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 December 1907 · page 2

The hearing was resumed of the case in which John Gordin, a negro cook and steward, belonging to the barque Big Bonanza, at present lying in Port Hunter,…

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Monte Carlo Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 December 1907 · page 5

LONDON Tuesday.—The trial has begun at Monte Carlo of Vere Goold and his wife for the murder of Mme. Levin…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, December 3. (Before Mr. F. P. D. Meares, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 December 1907 · page 2

Two persons pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness, and being first offenders, were each fined 5s, is default detention until the rising of the court. Another…

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Monte Carlo Murder. London

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

The trial of Vere Goold and his wife for the murder of Mme. Levin at Monte Carlo was proceeded with yesterday…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, December 4. (Before Mr. F. P. D. Meares, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 December 1907 · page 7

Four first offenders, who pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness, were each lined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. John Woods, 50, seaman, for…

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Murder in Russia. a Brave Woman. London

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

A man and a woman obtained shelter at a farm near Sosnice, Russia. At night the woman was taken ill, and the farmer started to drive the…

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Mining Matters. the Arbitration Court

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

So far as is known, the special Court of Arbitration to deal with matters in dispute between the miners and colliery-owners will commence its sittings in…

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Police Court

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

At the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Mr. C. H. Gale. P.M., two inebriates were fined 2s 6d each for a first offence, in default six hours in the cells…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, December 5. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 December 1907 · page 7

Sydney Hueit and John Ryan pleaded guilty to using improper language, and were each fined £1, or 14 days' imprisonment. Elizabeth James pleaded guilty to…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 December 1907 · page 7

Commissioner of Taxation against Elizabeth Mayo. Defendant failed to appear, and a verdict was given for the amount claimed (£3 13s ld), with costs…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, December 5. (Before Mr. F. P. D. Meares, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 December 1907 · page 7

Three persons pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness, and being first offenders, were each fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the court John…

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Monte Carlo Murder. Sentences on Accused. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 December 1907 · page 5

The hearing of the charge against Vere Goold and his wife of murdering Mine. Levin at Monte Carlo, has terminated…

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The Mining Court. Opens Next Monday. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 December 1907 · page 5

The first sitting of the Special Arbitration Court, which has been appointed to deal with the mining dispute in the Newcastle and Maitland districts, will be held…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. F. P. D. Meares, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 December 1907 · page 7

The license of the Royal Oak Hotel, Tighe's Hill, was transferred from Benjamin Davis to James Anderson Richardson. The biliard license held by Archibald…

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Murder in London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 December 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—At Clerkenwell Police Court yesterday, Robert Wood, 29, artist, of Frederick-street, Gray's Inn-road, was committed for trial for…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, December 6. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 December 1907 · page 11

Three persons pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness, and being first offenders, were each fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the court…

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