Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Courts & crime, all years

Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

986 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 50

Wallsend Police Court. Monday, March 30. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 3

Five first offenders pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness, and were each fined 5s, or to be imprisoned till the rising of the court. Ezekiel Williams…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Newcastle Police Court. Monday, March 30. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 7

Five first offenders pleaded guilty to drunkenness, and were each fined 5s, in default, imprisonment till the rising of the court. Thomas Rice, 57, shearer, was…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Arbitration Court. Firemen and Deckhands. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 5

The Arbitration Court to-day delivered judgment in the matter of the application on behalf of the Firemen and Dockhands' Union for a common rule in respect of…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The Union Label. Case Before the High Court Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 5

The High Court opened its sittings in Sydney this morning. The Chief Justice, Sir Samuel Griffith, presided, and Messrs. Justice Barton, Justice O'Connor, Justice…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Murder in the Islands. Suva

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 April 1908 · page 5

The steamer, Mungana is to being the White Rose suspected murderers from Tarawa to Fiji. Some weeks ago Captain Malcolm, of…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, March 31. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 April 1908 · page 7

Four first offenders pleaded guilty to drunkenness, and were each fined 5s, in default, imprisonment till the rising of the court. Edward Sinnott, 73, was…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Murder of Armenians. Attack by Bashi-bazouks. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 April 1908 · page 5

Owing to an Armenian attack upon a supposed informer, the Bashi Bazouks at Van began indiscriminately assailing the Armenians, and killed…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Death in the Hospital. Complaints by the Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 April 1908 · page 4

Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, commenced an inquiry yesterday into the circumstances of the death of Alfred Wamsley, which took place in the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Magistrate's Leniency. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1908 · page 5

In the course of his summing up in a case in the Banco Court this afternoon, in which damages were claimed for assault, Sir Frederick Darley, the State…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, April 1. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1908 · page 3

One first offender pleaded guilty to drunkenness, and was fined 5s, in default, imprisonment till the rising of the court…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, April 1. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1908 · page 7

Albert Watson pleaded not guilty to a charge of driving on the footpath in Bull-street. Inspector Kermond laid the information. Fined 10s, costs 3s 6d,…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

The Mining Court. Expires Next Sunday. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1908 · page 5

Mr. Wade the State Premier, stated to-day that the Voluntary Mining Court will be dissolved on the 5th inst. It will, he says, rest with the parties…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, April 2. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Remanded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 7

William Pattinson (23), labourer, was, on the application of Plain-clothes Constable Murphy, remanded to Sydney on a charge of stealing in the dwelling-house…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Police Department. Last Year's Work. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 4

The report of the Police Department for 1907 was presented to Parliament to-night. It shows that on the 31st December last…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M., and T. H. Wilkinson, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 7

Michael Enright, licensee of Watt's Family Hotel, Islington, was granted a music permit for April 4. William Morgan, licensee of the Duke of Edinburgh Hotel,…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Coin Factory in Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 9

Extraordinary proceedings in the gaol at Rendsberg, an important town in Schleswig-Holstein, have come to light, mainly owing, to the cleverness of a police…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

The Mining Court

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

While the situation which has arisen with reference to the continuance of the existence of the Mining Court is how assuming a serious phase, it may…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Newcastle Police Court. Friday, April 3. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 3

Five first offenders pleaded guilty to drunkenness, and were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment till the rising of the Court. Peter Moore (30), seaman,…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

A Comfortable Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 April 1908 · page 3

The French prison of La Santo is a bright, spacious prison of pleasant aspect, with its courtyards full of trees and flowers, its cells large and well…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, April 4. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 April 1908 · page 7

One first offender pleaded guilty to drunkenness, and was fined 5s, in default imprisonment till the rising of the Court. George Rae, 28, seaman, was fined 5s, in…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →