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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1909

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At the Police Court. Sydney Remand Refused. an Outspoken Magistrate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 December 1909 · page 5

When Messrs. Bowling, Brennan and Burns appeared again before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, S.M., at the Newcastle Police Court yesterday, on the charge of…

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Additional Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 December 1909 · page 6

About 15 mentioned police arrived in Newcastle yesterday afternoon, and joined the other men who were camped on the Show Ground. There are how about 80…

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Police Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 December 1909 · page 6

Although the presence of extra police at the various centres on the Maitland coalfield is keenly resented by the miners, and all other residents in the district, it is…

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The Mounted Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 December 1909 · page 7

Sir,—I would suggest that it would be a good idea if the thirty mounted police now encamped at the showground, Broadmeadow, would get up an entertainment and…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 December 1909 · page 6

The residence of Mr. C. Kelly, manager of the City Bank, at Kurri Kurri, in Regent-street, West Maitland, was entered by burglars on Monday evening…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, December 7. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 December 1909 · page 7

Two first offenders charged with drunkenness, were each, fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. Adam Lyons (37), bricklayer, was fined…

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Federal Court. Cannot Intervene. Conditions Do Not Exist. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 December 1909 · page 5

His Honor Mr. Justice Isaacs, as Deputy President of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, has decided that he cannot, for the present at all events,…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, December 8. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 December 1909 · page 7

In the matter of the appeal case Railway Commissioners against assessment on the stationmaster's residence, Mr. Haun, town clerk of Waratah, said that in terms of…

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Police at Miners' Meetings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 December 1909 · page 6

The action of the Government in causing instructions to be issued to the police to force themselves into meetings of miners' lodges is to be deprecated. In view of…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, December 8. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 December 1909 · page 7

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court, Luke Kohoe (42), seaman, was…

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Action of the Police. Protests in Parliament. Speech by Mr. Wood. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 December 1909 · page 5

Although it was 5 o'clock before the railway estimates were passed in the Legislative Assembly the morning, the Government insisted on submitting the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, December 9. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 December 1909 · page 7

One first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. Edward Henry Clegg (60), seaman, was…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 December 1909 · page 6

Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, P.M., at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, John Smith, Charles F. Wilson, and George M'Donald, were charged with…

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Police at Meetings. Reference in Parliament. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 December 1909 · page 5

The action of the police in attending private meetings of the miners was called in question in Parliament to-day. Mr. CHARLTON asked the Chief…

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Colliery Employees. Wages Boards. Application to the Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 December 1909 · page 4

In the Industrial Disputes Court to-day, Mr. Kelynack, instructed by Messrs, Sparke arid Millard, of Newcastle, Minter, Simpson and Company, and Curtiss and…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 December 1909 · page 7

Verdicts for the amounts claimed were given in the following cases: Hannah Spurce v. Herbert Robinson, of Newcastle, 12s 10d, for goods sold, and 16s costs,…

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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 10 December 1909 · page 7

Billiard license renewals were granted to Archibald Gray, of Wost Wallsend, and J. T. O'Connor, of Dudley. Transfers of publicans' licenses were granted as…

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The Special Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1909 · page 6

Alderman M. Light has given notice of his intention to move the following resolution at Monday night's meeting of the Newcastle City Council:—"That this…

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Burglary in London. Post-office Robbed. Seven Men Captured. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1909 · page 5

Burglars broke into the post-office, in Goswell-road, London, and removed the safe, which contained £1500, to a house in Rosebery-avenue…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, December 10. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, S.M.) Drunkenness,Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1909 · page 7

One first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment. Patrick M'Carthy (28), caretaker, was fined 10s, in default seven days'…

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