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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1909

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1909 · page 6

Mr. T. H. Wilkingson, P.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Two first offenders wore fined 2s 6d, in…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, April 26. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1909 · page 7

Five first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. One of them, Henry Dearman, 40,…

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Charlestown Police Court. Tuesday, April 27. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 April 1909 · page 6

For drunkenness at Dudley James King, James Gray, John King, and William Wilson were each fined 2s 6d and 6s costs; Lewis Watkins, 10s and 16s…

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Murderous Assault. Attack on Mr. W. N. Willis. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 April 1909 · page 5

Mr. W. N. Willis was found unconscious at Lower Randwick at an early hour this morning, with what appeared to be knife wounds in the body…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, April 27. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 April 1909 · page 7

One first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. Franz Beyme, 22, seaman, was fined 10s,…

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Gold-stealing in Queensland. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1909 · page 5

A large and influential deputation, representing 35 gold-mining companies in the State, walled upon Mr. Appel, the Minister for Mines, this afternoon, and asked that…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, April 28. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1909 · page 7

B. Wycherley, pleaded guilty to riotous behaviour in Crebert-street, Waratah, on the 2nd January last. The police explained that through the defendant…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, April 28. (Before Mr. F. P. Mearcs, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1909 · page 7

Four first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court, and one of them. Henry Cool…

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Court of Review. Collieries Assessments. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1909 · page 5

Before Judge Murray, in the Court of Review, to-day, a number of appeals against income tax assessments were heard in camera…

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Maitland District Court. (Before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1909 · page 5

The April sitting of the Maitland District Court was opened before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge at the Courthouse; East Maitland, yesterday morning. Mr…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, April 29. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 April 1909 · page 3

John Owens, in custody, was charged with stealing 12s 4d, the property of David Renfrew, of Plattsburg. Senior-sergeant Fraser deposed that about 3 p.m. on the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, April 30. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 April 1909 · page 7

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. One of them, John Joseph…

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Bankruptcy Court. Case of O. G. S. Lane. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 April 1909 · page 4

The Registrar in Bankruptcy to-day gave his reasons for deciding to grant a certificate of discharge in the case of Oswald George Stoneman Lane…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 April 1909 · page 7

Verdicts for the amounts claimed were given, with costs, in the following cases:—Joseph Dawson v. John Dalton, of Wickham, £1 17s 9d, for goods sold;…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 April 1909 · page 7

A transfer was granted of the license of the Masonic Hotel, Newcastle, from G. K. M'Laren to John Macartney. George Malbon, of the Cricketers' Arms…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 April 1909 · page 6

The Maitland District Court was resumed yesterday morning at the courthouse, East Maitland, before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge…

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Alleged Stealing. Charge Against a Solicito[?] Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 May 1909 · page 4

In the Summons Division of the Way Police Court this afternoon, before M[?] Maclarlane S.M, Robert Brandeth Par[?] aged 36, a Solicitor, was proceeded again[?]…

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The Gayndah Murder. Maryborough

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 May 1909 · page 5

In the Circuit Court to-day, before the Chief Justice, Sir Pope Cooper, the trial of Archur Ross, charged with the wilful murder of James Muir, a bank clerk, at…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, April 30. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 May 1909 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default an hour's imprisonment. John Powell (40), labourer, was fined 10s, in default…

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Maitland District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 May 1909 · page 6

The Maitland District Court was reopened yesterday morning at East Maitland before his Honor, Judge Fitz-hardinge…

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