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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

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Teralba Police Court. Tuesday, March 10. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 3

John M'Laughlin and Andrew Honson were each fined 1s, with 6s costs, for neglecting to send children to school the required number of days…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 3

The Lake Macquarie Shire Council obtained verdicts, with costs of court, against the following persons for rates for the sums named:—J. R. Rodgers, 10s 8d;…

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Ballarat Murder. Charge Against Isles. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 5

There was a new development to-day, as regards the Ballarat murder mystery, when the detectives preferred a charge of murdering Mary Graham against William…

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Murder of Monks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 March 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—A shocking affair is reported from Caraferia, in Macedonia, where Wallachian and Bulgarian hands have murdered all the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, March 14. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 March 1908 · page 7

One first offender pleaded guilty to drunkenness, and was fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the court. Stephen Larkin, 33, a seaman, for…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, March 16. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 3

Moses Iles, Horne pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk in Kemp-street, and was fined 5s, costs 6s, or two days, James Kagen pleaded guilty to being…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, March 16. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 7

Seven first offenders pleaded guilty to drunkenness, and were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment till the rising of the Court. James Ward, 33, a miner, was…

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Colliery Disputes. the Caledonian Case. Arbitration Court's Award. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 4

The award of the Arbitration Court in the dispute between the Shore Drivers and Firemen's Union and the Caledonian Coal Company, Limited, was announced…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, March 17. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1908 · page 3

Seven first offenders pleaded guilty to drunkenness, and were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment till the rising of the Court. May Williams (24) was…

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Mining Tribunal. the Teralba Case. Court Again Stops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1908 · page 4

The Royal Commission, consisting of Judge Heydon, president, Mr. H. S. Forsyth, representative of the colliery owners, and Mr. P. Bowling, representative…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, March 18. (Before Mr. F. P. Meare, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 3

Brook Goodall, licensee of the Town Hall Hotel, was charged with keeping his premises open on Sunday, March 8, for the sale of liquor. Frank Goddard,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, March 18. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 7

Three first offenders pleaded guilty to drunkenness, and were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment till the rising of the Court. Annie Wheeler, 36, was fined 10s,…

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Western Miners' Case. Orchard Sentenced to Death. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 5

Sentence of death has been passed upon Harry Orchard for the murder of Governor Steunenburg, of Idaho. The Court expressed the conviction…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, March 19. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 3

Joseph Houston, charged with being drunk at Plattsburg, pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s, costs 6s, or four days. William Lee was charged with…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, March 19. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.). Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 7

Thomas Foster, 61, labourer, and John Martin, 45, engineer, were each fined 5s in default 24 hours' imprisonment, for being drunk in Scott-street and Robert…

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Mining Tribunal. His Honor's Opinion. Can the Court Go On?

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 6

The Royal Commission, consisting of Judge Heydon, president, Mr. H. S. Forsyth, representative of the colliery owners, and Mr. P. Bowling, representative…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M., and Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 7

Isabella Short, licensee, of the Shortland Hotel, Newcastle, was granted permission to have the premises extended and altered. Thomas Watson, license of the…

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Mining Court Suspends

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 4

The Mining Court stands suspended. No one who reads to-day the exposition by Judge Heydon of the reasons which have prompted the Royal Commission…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, March 20th. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 7

One first offender pleaded guilty to drunkenness, and was fined 5s, in default imprisonment till the rising of the Court. Patrick Fitzpatrick (67) agent, was fined…

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Mining Difficulty. the Court Suspended. Judge Speaks Plainly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 5

The Royal Commission, consisting of Judge Heydon, president, Mr. H. S. Forsyth, representative of the colliery owners, and Mr. P. Bowling, representative…

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