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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

986 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 34 of 50

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 6

Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M. at the West Maitland Police Court, yesterday. three inebriates were fined 28 6d each. Another, William White, was…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, September 7. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, A.S.M.) Drunkenness, &c

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 7

Two first offenders, charges with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default, imprisonment until the rising of the Court. Thomas Herman Tellefsen, 35. labourer,…

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Wallsend Bankruptcy Court. Re John Roberts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 3

The first examination of John Roberts, lately a baker of Boolaroo, but now milk vendor of Teralba, was held at the Wallsend Courthouse yesterday, before Mr…

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James Tyson's Will. Equity Court Judgment. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 6

In the Equity Court, to-day, Mr. Justice Street delivered his reserved Judgment in the matter of Thompson and another versus the Perpetual Trustee Company,…

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Teralba Police Court. (Before Mr. Meares, A.s.m.) Tuesday, September 8

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1908 · page 3

Edward Sister, who pleaded guilty to using improper language in the bar of the Lake Macquarie Hotel, Teralba, on August 11th, was fined 10s, with 6s costs of…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, September 8. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1908 · page 3

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default an hour's imprisonment. For drunkenness, Johanna Wallace, 69, was…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1908 · page 3

James Henry Hambley, smelter, residing at Adamstown, sued A. R. Tonks, described as an engine fitter, residing at Boolaroo, for £10 damages. Mr. J. Dart…

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Suva-hero Collision. Marine Court Inquiry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1908 · page 4

The collision between the steamer Suva and the tug Hero on August 28th, off Cape Three Points was the subject of an inquiry in the Marine Court to-day,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, September 9. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1908 · page 3

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default an hour's imprisonment. Richard Wilson (54) seaman was fined 10s, in default seven days…

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Colac-pareora Collision. Marine Court Inquiry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1908 · page 5

The Marine Court was engaged to-day inquiring into the circumstances of the collision between the steamer Colae and the collier Pareora, between Sydney…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, September 10. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 6

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. Emma O'Neill, 43, was fined…

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The Mining Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 4

It is now becoming apparent that there is but little prospect of Judge Heydon being able to continue his work in connection with the Miners'…

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Marine Court Inquiry. Suva-hero Collision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 5

The Marine Court, consisting of Judge Backhouse and Captains Simpson and Bracegirdle (assessors), resumed its Inquiry to-day into the collision between…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 6

Verdicts for the amounts claimed, with costs of court, were given in the following cases, in which the defendants did not appear:—Mary M'Kenzie v. George…

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Newcastle Police Court Friday, September 11. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, S.M.) Troublesome Seamen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 7

Kally Almi, 18, seaman, was charged with having been disorderly on board the vessel Edmund, on Thursday. He denied the charge. Ludwig Vespar, chief mate of…

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Glasgow Unemployed. Encounter with Police. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 5

A meeting of the Glasgow unemployed was held in St. George's-square at midnight, at which inflammatory speeches were made…

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Murder in Mackay. Mackay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 September 1908 · page 4

A tragedy occurred at Homebush last night. A number of coloured men were gambling, when a dispute arose, and a Singalese discharged a loaded revoivce…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, September 12. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, A.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 September 1908 · page 6

Stephen Earl, 54, miner, was fined 20s, In default 14 days' imprisonment, for drunkenness. Charles Graham, 37, clerk, was fined 10s, in default four days'…

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South Bulli Colliery. Strikers Before the Court. Nominal Penalties Imposed. Bulli

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 September 1908 · page 5

In the Industrial Court, which sat in the Bulli Courthouse yesterday, forty-three wheelers, employed at the South Bulli Colliery, were proceeded against,…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, September 14. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1908 · page 6

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, pleaded gulity, and was fined 5s, or an hour's imprisonment. James Andrew Bayliss proceeded…

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