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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, January 16. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 3

Inspector Oldham, for the municipality of Lambton, proceeded against William M'Connell and John Ruttley for driving without lights after sunset,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, January 16. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 7

Three persons pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness, and, being first offenders, were each fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the court. Theresa…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 7

Verdicts for the amounts claimed, together with costs, were given in the following undefended cases:— Robert Ingall and Sons v. David…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, January 10. (Before Messrs. G. F. Scott, S.M., F. P. Meares, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 7

The license of the Travellers' Rest Hotel, Young Wallsend, was transferred from, Sarah Ann Nelson, executrix of the late John Nelson, to John Robert…

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Summons Division. Stealing Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 11

James King, miner, proceeded against by Railway-inspector Derkenne, on a charge of stealing 40lb of coal, valued at 6d, the property of the New South Wales…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, January 17. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 11

Two persons pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness, and, being first offenders, were each fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the Court. Oscar…

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Shop Assistants' Union. Arbitration Court's Award

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 4

A meeting under the auspices of the Newcastle and District .Shop Assistants Union was hold at the Trades Hall last night. The object of the meeting was to…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, January 16. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.) Money Lent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 11

John Drummond, hotelkeeper, of Carrington, v. John Roberts, amount, claimed £1 5o, for alleged debt. Plaintiff's case was that he lent defendant 5s on August…

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Assault on a Constable. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 January 1908 · page 5

Constable Robert Maher, of No. 4 station, was the victim of a serious assault in Argyle Cut, Sydney, yesterday night, receiving injuries which necessitated his…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, January 18. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 January 1908 · page 7

Three persons pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness, and, being first offenders, were each fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the Court…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 6

Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Ferdinand Hyndes was fined 5s, in…

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

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

Seven persons pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness, and being first offenders, were each fined 5s in imprisonment until the rising of the Court. John…

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Theft of Jewellery

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

LONDON, Tuesday.—George Flynn, a footman, has boon arrested on a charge of stealing a diamond tiara from Melton Hall, near Mexborough…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, January 21. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

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

One person, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s. in default detention until, the rising of the Court. Emily M'Gill, 26, no occupation, for using improper…

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New York Murder. Harry Thaw's Trial. London

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

At the trial of Harry Thaw, for the murder of Stanford White, at New York, an effort was made to have the testimony of Evelyn Thaw, his wife,…

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Theft of a Great Painting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—A man named Goossens, a joiner, of Brussels, has been sentenced to ten years' penal servitude for stealing a…

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

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

Emily M'Gill, 24, no occupation, charged with drunkenness, was fined 10s, in default seven days' imprisonment. For a similar offence, William Stirling, 46,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, January 23. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

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

Four persons pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness, and being first offenders, were each fined 5s, in default detention until the rising of the court. David…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

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

Applications for music permits by Andrew Dougal Watson, Northumberland Hotel, Lambton, and William James Milgate, Central Hotel, Newcastle, were…

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Children's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 7

In the Children's Court, three boys were proceeded against for maliciously damaging property. The evidence showed that the lads were damaging fences on the…

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