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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1907

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Commission on Gold Stealing. the Official Report. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 6

The report of the Royal Commission on gold stealing was made public to-day. The Commissioner, Mr. A. E. Barker, finds that the allegations made by…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, February 21. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, or imprisonment until the rising of the court. Mary Kelly, 49, was fined 5s, in default 24…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 7

Verdicts with costs were obtained by Lee and Co. against Mrs. Antcliffe, goods sold, £1 2s 9d; and against J. Elliott, for £3 59 6d, for goods sold: John O'Grady,…

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Wreck of the Annosona. Marine Court Action. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 6

The Marine Court held an inquiry this afternoon into the circumstances attending the striking of the barque Annasona on Middleton Reef, near Lord Howe…

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Children's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 2

A boy was fined 20s, and 8s costs, for exposing his person…

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Marine Court Adjourned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 5

When the Marine Court opened to-day, Mr. Robison, of the Crown Law Office, asked for an adjournment until Monday, on account of the death of Mr. H. C…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, February 22. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 2

Two first offenders charged with drunkenness, were each fined us, or imprisonment until the rising of the court. Edward Evans, 40, seaman, was fined 10s, in…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, February 23. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 February 1907 · page 3

Two first offenders for having been drunk, were each fined 5s, or detention until the rising of the court; and Henry Harmer, 22 years, labourer, was fined 5s,…

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Children's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1907 · page 7

A man was charged with disobeying a maintenance order in two instances, one amounting to £7 10s, and the other to £5. The defendant was ordered to be…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, February 25. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1907 · page 3

George Richardson, who pleaded guilty to having made use of improper language in Nelson-street, Plattsburg, was fined £2, and 6s costs, in default one month's…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, February 25. (Before Mr. Stephen Murphy, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1907 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, or imprisonment for five minutes. Henry Moran, 42, hawker, was fined 10s, in default, three…

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West Maitland Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1907 · page 6

Mr. J. W. Fletcher, P.M., presided at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday Bertram George Dawson and Henry…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, February 26. (Before Mr. Stephen Murphy, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 February 1907 · page 7

One first offender was fined 5s, or five minutes' imprisonment for drunkenness. Thomas Oldficid, 48, labourer, was fined 10s, in default, seven days' imprisonment…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, February 27. (Before Mr. Stephen Murphy, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 7

Four first offenders were each fined 5s, or five minutes' imprisonment, for drunkenness. Joseph Davis, 49, miner, was fined 20s, in default 10 days, for being…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 March 1907 · page 7

A transfer of the license of the Victoria Theatre. Hotel, Newcastle; was granted from Elizabeth Freeston to Lillian Cork…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, February 28. (Before Mr. Stephen Murphy, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 March 1907 · page 7

One first offender was lined 5s, or five minutes' imprisonment, for drunkenness…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 March 1907 · page 7

A Verdict was secured by R. Hall and Sons, Ltd., against William Holwell, goods sold and delivered, £2 16s 3d, and costs Gs…

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West Maitland Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 March 1907 · page 6

Before Mr. J. W. Fletcher, P.M., at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, Emily Amelia Mead complained that her husband, Walter Mead, had left her…

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The Sonoma Crew. Language Tests in Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 March 1907 · page 5

Eleven of the seamen of the Sonoma, who were released from gaol on Tuesday, after serving a sentence of a month for refusing to obey lawful commands,…

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London's New Criminal Court. Opened by the King. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 March 1907 · page 5

The King and Queen Alexandra yesterday opened the new Central Criminal Court, which has been built on the site of old. Newgate prison…

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