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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1909

973 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 45 of 49

Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1909 · page 6

Mr. J. M'Kensey, P.M., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Siyvester Lynham, a bootmaker, of…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, November 29. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1909 · page 7

One first offender, Patrick Reynolds, (42), labourer, was fined 2s 6d, in default five minutes' imprisonment, for drunkenness, and 10s, in default seven…

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Teralba Police Court. Tuesday, November 30. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1909 · page 6

Thomas Fenwick, butcher, Boolaroo, was proceeded against for failing to conform to the award of the Butchering Retail Board, by not keeping or causing…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, November 30. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1909 · page 7

Two first offenders for drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, on default imprisonment for five minutes. Annie Wilkinson, for drunkenness, was fined £1, in default seven…

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Settled Out of Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1909 · page 7

John Jackson Burnitt, railway guard, of Hamilton, as administrator at the estate of his son, Thomas Stephen Burnitt, sued the Newcastle Municipal Council to…

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Newcastle District Court. Tuesday, November 30. (Before Judge Fitzhardinge.) a Garnishee Matter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1909 · page 7

In the case, J. W. Birkenhead v. Richard Simmons (Robert Steele, garnishee), a sum of £16 17s 4d, which had been paid into court, was ordered to be paid to the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, December 1. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1909 · page 3

Two first offenders, for drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default, five minutes' imprisonment. For being drunk on board the ship Leicester Castle, Oscar…

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Newcastle District Court. (Before Judge Fitzhardinge.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1909 · page 3

The sittings of the Newcastle District Court were continued yesterday. ALLEGED SLANDER. The hearing was continued of the…

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Victorian Coalminers. Petition Federal Court. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1909 · page 5

The Registrar of the Commonwealth Arbitration Court has received a petition from the Victorian Coalminers' Association, praying the Court to consider the…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 6

Mr. J. M'Kensey, P.M., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Sylvester Lynham was charged in the…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, December 2. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 7

George Weighman was charged with using improper language at Lambton on the 13th November. He pleaded not guilty. Constable O'Keefe said the defendant was…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, December 2. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s, 6d, in default five minutes' Imprisonment George Canavan (39), fireman, was fined 5s, in…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 7

Verdicts for the amounts claimed were given in the following cases:—R. Hall and Son v. Mrs. E. Towler, of Newcastle, £8 0s 7d, for goods sold; Elizabeth Gwynn v…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, S.M., and Mr. F. G. Adrian, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 7

A. D. Watson, Northumberland Hotel, Lambton, was grated a music permit for December 8. Thomas Donnison, Oxford Hotel, Newcastle, was granted three…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, December 3. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 December 1909 · page 7

One first offender, for drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, in default five minutes' imprisonment. Patrick Lyons was filled 5s, in default 24 hours, for being drunk,…

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Mining Crisis. Negotiations Fail. Industrial Court Moves Labour Party's Proposal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 December 1909 · page 5

The proposals for a settlement of the industrial dispute have failed. Judge Heydon was yesterday called upon by the Government, to take…

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At the Police Court. a Remand Granted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1909 · page 5

At the Newcastle Police Court yesterday, before Mr. T. W. Wilkinson, S.M. Peter Bowling the president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, William…

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More Police Arrive

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1909 · page 5

Additional police to the number of 30 have arrived in Newcastle. They are mounted men, and are from the country. They will be quartered on the show…

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Court Proceedings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1909 · page 5

Messrs. Howling, Brennan , and Burns will appear before the Newcastle Police Court again this morning, when evidence will be tendered in support of the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, December 6. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

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

Four first offenders, for having been drunk, were each fined 2s 6d, in default the rising of the court, John Francis Garraty 88, blacksmith was fined 5s, or 24…

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