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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

986 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 29 of 50

Police Court Cases. Sydney

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

A number of cases were dealt with by the City Magistrates, to-day. At the Water Police Court, before Mr. King, S.M., Horace Sopier was charged…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 July 1908 · page 3

In the Wallsend Small Debts Court yesterday, before Mr. W. Clarke, S.M., William James Horne, acting for and on behalf of Oliver Sheldon, sued the…

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Full Court's Decision. Sydney

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

This morning the Full Court, consisting of Mr. Justice Cohen, Mr. Justice Street, and Mr. Justice Sly, delivered their reserved judgment upon the appeal…

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Prosecutions Initiated. Court Grants Leave

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

Application was made yesterday in Newcastle to his Honor Judge Heydon, as the Industrial Court of the State, for leave to prosecute certain members of…

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Mining Court. the Teralba Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 July 1908 · page 4

The sittings of the Royal Commission on Coalmining Disputes in the Hunter River and Gunnedah districts, was resumed at the Newcastle Courthouse…

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Private Ho[?] Court. Pipitea Pah, Zara-st. Newcastle

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

Sir [?] new State "G[?] Ca[?]chael, and two nieces, arrived to-day, and Sir Thomas was formally sworn in as…

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Land Tax Court. (Before Acting Judge Edmunds.) Monday, July 27

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

Judgment was delivered in the appeal lodged by the Australian Agricultural Company against the assessment for land tax purposes of a piece of land 170 acres…

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District Court. (Before Acting Judge Edmunds.) Monday, July 27. Municipal Appeals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 July 1908 · page 4

The Public Works Department appealed against the assessment by the Newcastle Council of 3ac. 2rd. 3p. of land in the vicinity of the A.A. Company's wharf…

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Police Engagements

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

At the Central Police Court to-day a case in which a number of Chinese were charged with assaulting a fellow-country-man was called on. Inspector Roche…

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Teralba Police Court. Tuesday, July 28. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 July 1908 · page 6

J. Wilkinson, of Plattsburg, was proceeded against by Inspector Horne, of the Lake Macquarie Shire Council, with that he as an owner of a tenement within the…

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A Police Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 July 1908 · page 6

The police are anxious to establish the identity of a man named John Murray, who was killed on the railway near Mary borough, Queensland, on the 11th June…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, July 28. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, A.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 July 1908 · page 3

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default, imprisonment until the rising of the Court…

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Mining Court. the Teralba Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 July 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 of…

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Local Option Court. Kahibah Electorate. (Before Judge Fitzhardinge, Mr. M. S. Love, S.M., and Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

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

The Local Option Court for the electorate of Kahibah commenced its sittings at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday. Sub-inspector Goulder, licensing…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1908 · page 3

Stephen Rowe, 46, seaman, was filed 20s, in default 14 days' Imprisonment, for drunkenness. Thomas Grace, 48, labourer, was fined 10s, in default four days'…

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Mining Court. the Teralba Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 July 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 of…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 6

Messrs. C. H. Gale, P.M., and J. E. Wolfe, J.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court, yesterday. William Fairley a cab driver, was…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, July 30. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 3

G. Liversage and J. Johnson pleaded guilty to being drunk, and were each fined as and 6s costs, or 48 hours' imprisonment. Elizabeth James pleaded guilty to a similar…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 3

A. L. Payne sued William Huge for the sum of £2 7s and John Hopton for £5 4s 4d, for goods. Verdict for plaintiff for full amount, with 6s costs in each case. A. L…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, July 30. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, A.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 2

Annie Burns, for drunkenness, was fined 10s, in default, two days' imprisonment. Charles Boyd for drunkenness was fined 5s, or the rising of the Court, and…

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