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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

986 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 30 of 50

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

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

Joseph Hourigan v. Charles Page, claiming £2 5s, wages alleged to be due. Defendant pleaded not indebted. The magistrate gave a verdict for defendant…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Maitland Licensing Court

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

Messrs. John Rourke and E. Bowden, L.Ms., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Licensing Court, yesterday. Alfred Ernest Howard applied for the…

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Newcastle Bankruptcy Court. Thursday, July 30. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, Registrar.) Single Meetings

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

Re Joseph Francis Doyle.—Public examination and single meeting. Bankrupt said he was a blacksmith, and attributed his insolvency to pressure of creditors…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, July 30. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares and Dr. John Harris, L.Ms.)

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

Alexander Watt was granted a renewal of is license of the Grand Hotel, Newcastle. George Winning, licensee of the…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 7

The Local Option Court for the Kahibah electorate resumed its sittings at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday. The President stated that the members…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, July 31. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 2

Two men, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default to be imprisoned until the rising of the Court. An Unprofitable Boarder…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 7

The Local Option Court for the Kahibah electorate continued its sittings at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, when further evidence was taken in…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, August 3. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1908 · page 7

Seven first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court; and one, for whom Mr. T. Torpey…

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Charlestown Police Court. Tuesday, August 4. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, S.M.)

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

William Askew, for being drunk at Charlestown, was fined 2/6, with costs 6s, and for improper language at the same place, was fined 10s, with costs 6s…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, August 4. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, A.S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 August 1908 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default, imprisonment until the rising of the court. Frank Sevallos (48), seaman, was fined 20s,…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Allandale Murder

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

Mr. W. J. Enright, solicitor for the defence in the Allandale murder case, received a telegram from his Sydney agent, yesterday, informing him that the death…

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Merchant Service Guild. Industrial Court Case. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 August 1908 · page 4

The dispute between the Merchant Service Guild of Australia and the New South Wales Coastal Owners' Association was brought before Judge Heydon, the…

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Union Label Case. High Court Judgment. Sydney

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

The High Court to-day delivered judgment in the union label case. The plaintiffs were the Attorney-General of New South Wales at and by the…

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Local Option Court. Northumberland Electorate. (Before Judge Fitzhardinge, Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, D.S.M., and Mr. G. F. Scott, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 August 1908 · page 4

The Local Option Court for the electorate of Northumberland commenced its sittings at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday…

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Summons Division. Unlawful Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1908 · page 7

Roderick M'Lean proceeded against Alfred M'Donald for unlawfully assaulting him at Carrington on the 27th ultimo. Mr. J. Windeyer appeared for the…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, August 5. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1908 · page 7

George Henry Kermond, 34, clerk, was charged, on remand, with having, at Waratah, on December 17, 1907, being then a servant of the Waratah Council,…

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The Mining Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1908 · page 3

Sir,—In view of the fact that the Special Mining Court was resurrected on Monday of last week, and after a brief sitting adjourned indefinitely, it may not be…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, August 5. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, A.S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1908 · page 7

One first offender for drunkenness was fined 5s, in default, imprisonment till the rising of the Court. Thomas Prinniville for drunkenness was fined 20s, in default,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, August 6. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, A.S.M.) Drunkenness

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

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

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Industrial Court's Power. Appeal to the Full Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 August 1908 · page 5

The Full Court had before it this afternoon as application by Mr. J. L. Campbell (instructed by Messrs. Sparke and Millard, of Newcastle) on behalf of the…

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