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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1909

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, March 8. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 3

James Holland and John Roy were each fined 5s, and costs 6s, or three days' imprisonment, for drunkenness. A first offender, for a similar offence, was fined…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, March 9. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 7

John Robertson (63), shoeblack, was fined 10s, in default seven days' Imprisonment, for drunkenness. Cases Dismissed…

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Murder in Queensland. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 5

Information was received at Brisbane to-day from Chinchilla to the effect that two men, named Clements and Laxon, who were camping in the bush last night,…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 7

Annie Robinson (50), housekeeper, was fined £2, in default a month's imprisonment for drunkenness. Saverio Matterso (30), seaman, was fined 10s, in default…

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West Wallsend Police Court. Wednesday, March 10. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 3

George Blackwell and Andrew Stewart, for drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, with 6s costs. Joseph Carr was proceeded against for…

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Cessnock Police Court. Wednesday, March 10. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M., and Mr. Geo. Brown, J.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 7

For drunkenness Guigues Frotanue was fined 20s, and Michael Maher was fined 5s. Harold Price proceeded against A…

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Industrial Court. the Lithgow Case. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 5

In the Industrial Arbitration Court to-day, before Judge Heydon, the hearing was proceeded with of the summons against Messrs. G. and C. Hoskins…

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Divorce Court. a Gosford Case. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 6

Mr. Justice Pring had before him to-day a suit in which Frederick William Probst petitioned for a divorce from Amy Probst, formerly Benham, in which…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, March 11. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 7

Elizabeth Power (46), domestic, was fined 10s, or three days, for having been drunk; and John Ryan (47), miner, was fined £1, or seven days, for a similar…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, March 11. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 7

Elizabeth James pleaded guilty to being drunk on the 24th of February, and was fined £2, and 6s costs. Henry Taylor pleaded guilty to a charge of…

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Divorce Court. a Gosford Case. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 6

Mr. Justice Pring this morning continued the hearing of the suit in which Frederick William Probst petitioned for a divorce from Amy Probst formerly Benham…

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Industrial Court. the Lithgow Case. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 4

Judge Heydon, the President of the industrial Disputes Court, continued to-day the hearing of the summons against Messrs. G. and C. Hoskins, Limited, for an…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 7

Warland, Oliver, and Thomas, trustees of Lodge Court Hunter, of the Ancient Order of Foresters, v. E. Mercer, claim for £4 2s, 3d subscriptions, fines, etc. Mr…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. W. Clarke and Dr. Harris, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 7

Isabella Short, License of the Shortland Hotel, Newcastle, was grant of a music permit for Saturday night. Percy Key applied for a billiard license…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, March 12. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 7

Five first offenders, for drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment for one hour. Charles Gordon Lindsay, for drunkenness, was fined 10s,…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 6

The premises of Messrs. Morgan, M'Lennan, and Company, clothers and tailors, West Maitland, were entered between 8 and 9 o' clock on Thursday…

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Broken Hill Dispute. Award of the Court. Increase of Men's Wages. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 4

Mr. Justice Higgins gave his reserved decision to-day in the matters in dispute between the Broken Hill Proprietary Company and its employees…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, March 19. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 March 1909 · page 7

One first offender charged with drunkeness, was fined 5s, in default, an hour's imprisonment. Annie Robinson, 61, was fined 20s, in default 14 days…

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The Chinchilla Murder. Chinchilla

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1909 · page 5

The inquiry into the death of George Clements, who was shot in the bush, was resumed to-day. Evidence was given by R. J. and W. Graham and H. Crowther,…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1909 · page 7

Mr. Meares heard argument on a point raised by Mr. W. A. Reid (Messrs. Reid and Reid) in a case which came before him at West Wallsend on Wednesday…

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