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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1909

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Case of R. D. Meagher. Application to the Full Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 June 1909 · page 5

Thu Full Court was further engaged to-day in hearing the application on behalf of Richard Dennis Meagher, M.P., for the reinstatement of his name on the…

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Newcastle Bankruptcy Court. Thursday, June 3. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, Deputy-Registrar.) Single Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 June 1909 · page 7

Re Andrew Rennie, miner, of Hamilton:— The bankrupt said he had been insolvent 16 years ago, and had not applied for a certificate of discharge. His…

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Theft of a Picture

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 14

Consternation has been spread through Venice by the news that clever thieves had carried off from the church of the Madonne da Orto, one of the most prized,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, June 4. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 2

Six first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. Archibald M'Donald, 35, seaman, Patrick…

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Case of R. D. Meagher. Application to the Full Court. Sydney

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

The Full Court was further engaged to-day in hearing the application on behalf of Richard Dennis Meagher, M.P., for the reinstatement of his name on the…

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The Tram Terminus on Gaol Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 June 1909 · page 9

The old gaol hill of one acre three roods, and 23 perches has been set apart for tramway purposes. The history of the old gaol would fill a volume, and…

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The Turkish Revolt. a Leader Sentenced. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 June 1909 · page 5

A telegram from Constantinople reports that Hodjrassin has been convicted to having incited the people to rebellion…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, June 5. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 June 1909 · page 2

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default an hour's imprisonment. Anton Johansen, 33, seaman, was fined 10s, in…

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The Gayndah Murder. Appeals for Reprieve. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 June 1909 · page 5

There was a very large assemblage at the Albert Hall, Brisbane; on Saturday night, to urge the reprieve of the youth Arthur Ross, whose execution for the…

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The Gayndah Murder. Execution of Ross. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1909 · page 5

Arthur Ross, who was convicted and sentenced to death at Maryborough for the murder of James Muir, a bank clerk at Gayndah, was executed in Brisbane…

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Murder by Blacks. a White Man Speared. Charleville

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1909 · page 5

The mailman arriving from Borroollooga, in the Northern, Territory, reports a terrible crime near Lara Creek, on the M'Arthur River…

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Anti-trust Law. High Court Judgment. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1909 · page 5

The High Court delivered judgment today in the two appeals by Messrs. Huddart, Parker, and Company, Limited, and Mr. William Appleton, managing…

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Russian Terrorism. a Police Chief's Sentence. Transported to Siberia. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1909 · page 5

The sentence which was passed upon M. Lopukhin, late Chief of the St. Petersburg Police, has been commuted by the Court of Cassation in that city…

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Charlestown Police Court. [?]Uesday, June 8. [?]y. Clarke, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 June 1909 · page 6

[?] with Im [?] was [?] for [?]fined 2s…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, June 8. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 June 1909 · page 3

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

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Mining Court. Further Development. Federation Wishes to Withdraw. Ballot of the Lodges

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 June 1909 · page 4

The Royal Commission on Coal-mining Disputes in the Hunter River and Gunnedah districts, sat again yesterday, at Newcastle Courthouse, after a lapse of…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, June 9. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 June 1909 · page 7

Four first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined [?]s, in default, imprisonment until the rising of the court. James Haman, 38, fireman,…

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The Mining Court. Statement by the Premier. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 June 1909 · page 5

Mr. Wade, the State Premier, said this afternoon he had been very much surprised to hear that the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation, at this late hour,…

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Case of R. D. Meagher. Full Court Application. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 June 1909 · page 5

The hearing was continued in the Full Court, to-day, of the application on behalf of Richard Denis Meagher, M.P., for reinstatement on the roll of attorneys…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 6

Mr. J. M'Kensey, P.M., occupied the, bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. R. Bourke, J. Drinan, C. Sellars, and G…

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