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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

986 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 50

Wallsend Police Court. Monday, June 29. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 6

The charge against John Burdon of inflicting grievous bodily of harm, that had been remanded from the 21st, was, on the application of Mr. W. A. Reid, who…

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Allandale Murder. Conviction Affirmed. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 5

The Pull Court to-day heard argument in a special case under section 470 of the Crimes Act, 1900, in regard to the case of Frederick Davies Green, who had been…

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West Maitland Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 6

Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Four inebriates were fined 2s 6d, with…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, June 29. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, A.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 7

Eight first offenders for having been drunk were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. Harry Harmer, 36, labourer, for having…

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Mining Matters. the Special Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 5

The committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation will meet to-day, to consider the contents of a letter received from his Honor Judge…

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Painters' Application. Arbitration Court Award. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 5

The Arbitration Court delivered judgment to-day in the matter of an application for a common rule in connection with the award made in the industrial…

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Convicted of Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 3

Albert Gifford pleaded not guilty to slcaling £25, the property of Peter Erickson, at Newcastle, on March 9. The accused, who pleaded not guilty, was…

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The Mining Court

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

A question has now arisen as to the length of time which will be occupied in the completion of the case before the special Mining Court of…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, June 30. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, Acting S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 3

Two women, Who appeared before the court for the first time, were each fined 5s, in default to be imprisoned until the rising of the court, for drunkenness…

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Marine Court Inquiries. Sydney

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

The Marine Court, consisting of iris Honor judge Backhouse (president), and Captain M'Glbbon and M'Kenzle (assessors), ad before It this afternoon the…

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Mining Matters. the Special Court. Conference to Be Held

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

A meeting of the committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation was held yesterday, at the Trades Hall. Mr. P. Bowling, president of the…

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

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

Mary Johnson, for drunkenness, pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s, in default three days' imprisonment. Patrick Calleen, for using improper language in Hunter-street…

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Mining Matters. the Special Court

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

The conference upon the subject of the resumption of the sittings of the Special Mining Court took place at the offices al the Associated Colliery Proprietors, is…

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London Police. Honest and Efficient. London

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

The Royal Commission which was appointed to inquire into charges laid against the London Metropolitan police force, reports that on the whole…

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Trial of Dinizulu. Special Court Appointed. London

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

A bill has been gazetted at Pietermaritzburg with a view to the trial of the Zulu chief Dinizulu. It constitutes a court consisting of…

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Our Sydney Letter. Where Husband Survives Wife, or Vice-versa.—the Spirit of Gambling.—the Passing of the Arbitration Court.—how Would a Coal Strike Affect the Fleet?—lincoln's Mutilated Statue.—fifty Convictions in Six Years.—what of Newcastle and the Americans? Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 4

That was a very peculiar case in Melbourne. Bride and bridegroom were killed in the Braybrook accident. Who then is the latter's heir? If the woman died a…

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Murder by a Girl

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 July 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Grete Beier, a beautiful girl of 22, the daughter of a former Burgomaster of Brand, Saxony, has been sentenced to death for…

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Women's Rights. Suffragettes Go to Gaol. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 July 1908 · page 5

Several of the suffragettes who were arrested for creating a disturbance at Westminster have been hound over in the sum of £20 to keep the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, July 2. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, A.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

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

Four first offenders, for having been drunk, wore fined each 5s, or the rising of the Court. Edward John Beard (49), painter, was fined 10s, or 24s hours, for…

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District Court. (Before Acting Judge Edmunds.)

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

The Newcastle District Court sat again at the Courthouse yesterday. Claim for Damages. William Coulton sued the Newcastle…

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