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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, April 29. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 6

James Ford was charged that he did, on the 9th day of December, 1907, commit a breach of the Fisheries Act, to wit, that, contrary to regulation No. 26, he did…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, April 29. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 7

Four first offenders, charged with drunkenness, pleaded guilty, and were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment till the rising of the Court…

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Charlestown Police Court. Tuesday, April 29. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 6

Hiram Longdon and Thomas Robinson were charged in company with stealing one fowl, valued at 3s, at Swansea, on the 9th April, the property of Stephen…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 6

J. H. Anderton v. A. Wade, claim £2 12s, goods sold and delivered; verdict for plaintiff with 5s 6d costs. The same v. T. O'Connell, £5 6s 9d; verdict for…

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Mining Matters. the Special Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 5

In view of the statement of Judge Heydon, published in the "Newcastle Morning Herald," yesterday, that there was no probability of the Special Mining…

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Allandale Tragedy. Discovery by Police. Blood-stained Trousers. the Inquest Adjourned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 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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The Ballarat Murder. Ballarat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 5

The hearing of the charge against William lies, of the murder of Madge Graham, was continued to-day in the Criminal Court…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, April 30. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D. S. M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 6

Mary Evans applied for an order of the court to restrain publicans, and others from supplying her son, John Ryland Evans, with intoxicating liquors. The…

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The Arbitration Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 4

The disposal of uncompleted cases when the State Arbitration Court expires by effluxion of time on June 30th, seems to have been lost sight of…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 7

B. Phillips v. T. W. Green, of Hamilton, claim for £2 10s for goods sold and delivered; verdict for amount claimed, 7s costs, and 5s for one witness. Mrs…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, April 30. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Various Charges

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 7

Margaret May (36), was fined 20s, in default 14 days' imprisonment, for having behaved riotously in Thorn-street on Wednesday night. For having made use…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, chairman, Mr. F. P. Mears and Dr. John Harris, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 7

Louisa Fulton, for West Wallsend, was granted a renewal of her colonial wine license. The report of Sub-inspector Goulder,…

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Children's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 11

In the Children's Court, in an affiliation matter, an order was made for the payment by defendant of 6s per week into the hands of the police at Waratah; also…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, May 1. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 11

Three men, first offenders, were each fined 5s, in default to be imprisoned, until the rising of the court, for drunkenness. Charles Barry (43), a seaman, was…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, May 2. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 May 1908 · page 2

Six persons, first offenders, were each fined 5s, in default to be imprisoned until the rising of the court, for drunkenness, Stephen Earl, 55, miner, was fined 20s, in…

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Alleged Attempted Murder. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 5

Louis Stephen Despoges, 29 years of age, a cook was charged at the Redfern Police Court to-day with having shot at his wife, Lavinia Maud Despoges, at…

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Teralba Police Court. Tuesday, May 5. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 6

Herbert Elliot and Waiter Burgess, for riotous beheaviour a public place, on Toronto, on 29th ultimo, were each fined 1s, and 6s costs of court, in…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 7

One first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, in default imprisonment till the rising of the Court Charles Hodson (16), and Sydney Grubb (17),…

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Summons Division. Charge of Assault

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

Michael Ryan, of Newcomen-street, Newcastle, proceeded against Thomas Miller, of Newcastle, on a charge of assault. Mr. J. D. Reid. (Messrs. Reid and…

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Blue Nile Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday—The murderer of Mr. Scott Moncrieff, the Deputy Inspector of the Blue Nile region, is a man named Abdel Kadir, a…

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