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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

986 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 42 of 50

Newcastle Police Court. Monday, November 2. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

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

Three men, appearing for the first time on charges of drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default, to be imprisoned for six hours. Thomas Prinneville, 45,…

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Police From Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 November 1908 · page 5

A body of 50 police, under inspector Roche, left Sydney to-night for Broken Hill. Superintendent Sherwood was…

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Rockchoppers' Strike. Unionists Before the Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 November 1908 · page 5

The bearing was commenced in the industrial Court to-day at the cases in which four members of the executive of the Rockchoppers and Sewer Miners'…

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Wreck of the Fifeshire. Marine Court Inquiry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 November 1908 · page 4

The Marine Court of Inquiry, consisting of Judge Docker and Captains A. Hay and Boldchild, assessors, to-day Investigated the circumstances surrounding the…

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Newcastle Circuit Court. Monday, November 2. (Before Mr. Justice Sly and a Jury of Four.) Claims for Compensation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 November 1908 · page 7

The hearing was continued of the actions brought by Robert Arthur Mansfield and John Carter against the Newcastle-Wallsend Coal Company. Mr. A…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, November 3. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 November 1908 · page 7

Jessie Burns, 24, for having been drunk, was fined 10s, or three days. Two-first offenders were each fined 5s, or six hours, one 1s, or the rising, and one 5s or the…

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Newcastle Circuit Court. Tuesday, November 3. (Before Mr. Justice Sly and a Jury of Four.) Claims for Compensation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 November 1908 · page 6

The hearing was concluded of the actions brought by Robert Arthur Mansfield and John Carter against the Newcastle-Wallsend Coal Company. Mr. A…

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Wallsend Police Court. Wednesday, November 4. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 November 1908 · page 3

John E. B. Timwell, charged with that, at Lambton, in the State of New South Wales, on the 29th August, being bailee of certain property, to wit, £6 8s 1[?]. the properly of…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, November 4. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 November 1908 · page 7

James M'Kee, 39, seaman, was fined 10s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, and Nellie Trench, 53, machinist, 5s, In default six hours' imprisonment, for…

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A High Court Appeal. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 November 1908 · page 4

The High Court to-day gave judgment in the appeal of P. A. Connolly against the State Supreme Court's finding on the question of costs in his case against the…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, November 5. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 November 1908 · page 3

Samuel Johnson pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, and was fined 1s, and 6s costs. John Lonsdale pleaded guilty to being drunk at New Lambton,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, November 5. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 November 1908 · page 7

Five first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 6s, in default six hours' imprisonment. Henry Sefton, 35, seaman was fined 40s, in…

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The Police Question. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 November 1908 · page 5

On the motion for adjournment in the Legislative Assembly early this morning, the position of affairs at Broken Hill was again referred to…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 November 1908 · page 7

Verdicts for, the amounts claimed, with costs of court, wore given in the following cases:—John. O'Grady, Ltd., v. Andrew Rennie, £2 13s 1d, for goods sold:…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 November 1908 · page 7

A transfer was granted of the license of the Globe Hotel, Merewether, from the estate of the late William Taylor to Elizabeth Taylor, the executrix…

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Women's Suffrage. Trouble in Gaol. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 November 1908 · page 5

Mrs. Drummond, who was recently released from imprisonment in the belief that her health was suffering, states that a mutiny occurred in…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, November 6. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 November 1908 · page 13

Patrick Murphy, 42, fireman, was fined 20s, in default 14 days' imprisonment for drunkenness. Seamen's Cases…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, November 7. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 November 1908 · page 3

Three first offenders charged with drunkenness, were each fined, 5s, in default six hours' imprisonment. Thomas Prinniville, 45, labourer, were fined 20s…

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Contempt of Court. an Irish Case. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 November 1908 · page 5

The motion for an order of attachment against Sir Timothy Carew O'Brien, Bart., for contempt of court, was heard in Dublin yesterday…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, November 9. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 November 1908 · page 7

Two first offenders for drunkenness were each lined 5s, or six hours' detention. William Hydes, for being drunk in Wolfe-street, was filed 10s, or, 48 hours,…

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