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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

986 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 50

Newcastle Police Court. Monday, April 20. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 3

Nine first offenders, charged With drunkenness, were each fined 5s. or detention until the rising of the Court, Harry Cuthbert Allinson, for riotous…

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Murder and Suicide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—As the result of jealousy, Mr. William Buchholtz, a ace merchant of St. Paul's Churchcard and a churchwardon, committed…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, April 21. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 7

Six first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default, imprisonment till the rising of the court, Michael Krzywzki (23), seaman, was fined…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 7

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment till the rising of the Court. Edward Vincent Clark, 47,…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, April 23. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 7

Abraham Gills pleaded guilty to being drunk at Lambton and was fined 1s, with 6s costs. Inspector Noble, of New Lambton,…

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Allandale Tragedy. the Inquest Begun. Details of the Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 5

The inquest concerning the death of the young girl, Lilian Bridge, who was found murdered at Allandale, on the evening of the 14th April, was resumed…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 7

Verdicts were given for plaintiffs, with costs of court, in the following undefended cases:—Alexander Paxinos, of Newcastle, v. C…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M., Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M., and Dr. J. Harris, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 7

A transfer was granted of the license of the Great Northern Hotel, Teralba, from John Hodges to Arthur Parry. John Shaw was granted a renewal of the…

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Theft of a "Leader" Painting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 16

Wellington has recently established an Art Gallery. It is on a small scale, and the pictures in it are good, bad, and indifferent. Among them was a London—a big…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, April 24. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 10

Charles M'Cormick, 40, engineer, was fined 5s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. A Serious Charge…

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Industrial Disputes Court. Judge Heydon's Appeal. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 5

In the Arbitration Court to-day Judge Heydon, the President, was congratulated on his appointment as President of the Appeal Court constituted by the…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Mining Warden's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 6

Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M., presided in the Mining Warden's Court at East Maitland yesterday. Alexander Shedden, jun., and A. H…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, April 25. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 April 1908 · page 3

One first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, in default imprisonment till the rising of the Court-Stephen Larkin (30), seaman, was fined…

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The New Industrial Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 April 1908 · page 4

There are not wanting signs that the first feeling of resentment which manifested itself in trade-union circles against the provisions of the…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, April 27. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 6

Walgrave Garth, charged with having kept his licensed premises open for the sale of liquor during prohibited hours on the 27th March, pleaded not guilty…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, April 27. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 7

Five first offenders charged with drunkenness were each fined 5s, in default, imprisonment till the rising of the court. Patrick Murphy (43), fireman, Charles…

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Mining Matters. Special Mining Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 5

Mr. H. S. Forsyth, proprietors' representative, and Mr. Peter Bowling miners' representative, on the Royal Commission upon coalmining disputes in the…

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The Mining Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 4

It appears that while Judge Heydon did not precisely retire from the Mining Court, he has intimated, unofficially, that in view of the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, April 28. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 7

One first offender, charged with drunkenness, for whom Mr. W. A. Reid (Messrs. Reid and Reid) appeared, was fined 5s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. Edward…

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Mining Matters. the Special Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 5

It now appears that there was a misconception in regard to communications between Judge Heydon, President of the Royal Commission upon coalmining…

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