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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1909

973 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 49

Theft of Finger Rings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 7

Henry Anderson Lofblad pleaded not guilty to stealing two finger rings, the property of Ellen Jane Elkins, at West Wallsend, on January 17th. Constable…

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Charlestown Police Court. Tuesday, February 2. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 6

George Mowbray charged with entertaining the enclosed lands of the Dudley Coal Company Limited was fined 10s, costs 6s. The magistrate stated that in…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, February 2. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

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

Three first offenders, for drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court Thomas Clancey and Sydney Marriott,…

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Broken Hill Trouble. the Arbitration Court. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 5

The sittings of the Arbitration Court to hear the dispute between the employees of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company and the company will be opened…

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Loss of the Advance. Marine Court Inquiry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 4

The inquiry into the circumstances of the collision between the barque Iverna and the steam tug Advance, eighteen miles off Newcastle on Christmas night…

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Prosecutions for Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 5

At the Police Court to-day, before Mr. Barnett, S.M., Wm. M'Laren, a labourer, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for assaulting F. W. Stephen, an…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, February 3. (Before Mr. W. Clark, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 7

Robert Woods was charged with assaulting Thomas Hall at New Lambton. Mr. J. D. Reid (Messrs. Reid and Reid) appeared for the complainant, and Mr. H. M…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 7

Mrs. H. P. Chennery v. Arthur Rolfe, £4 5s 2d, goods sold, verdict for plaintiff: Waratah Council, represented by Mr. J. Hahn, town clerk, v. Helen Connelly,…

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Newcastle Quarter Sessions. Wednesday, February 3. (Before Judge Fitzhardinge.) ASSAULT

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 7

William Bradley was charged with Improper assault at New Lambton. There was a second count of common assault. The accused pleaded guilty to common…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, February 3. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. John Anderson, 18, seaman, was…

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Russia's Scandal. Arrest of Police Officers. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 5

Great excitement has been occasioned in Russia and France by the arrest of M. Lopukhin and a number of high Russian police officials, on charges of…

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Loss of the Advance. Marine Court Inquiry. the Iverna Exonerated. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 4

The inquiry into the circumstances of the collision between the barque Iverna and the steam tug Advance, eighteen miles off Newcastle on Christmas night,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, February 4. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 7

A man and a woman, appearing for the first time on charges of drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default to be imprisoned until the rising of the Court…

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Fate of a Beachcomber. Supposed Murder. Perth

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

A case of supposed murder by natives at Collier Bay has been reported from the north-west. Frederick Madson, a beachcomber,…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 7

Verdicts for plaintiffs with costs of court were given in the following undefended oases:—Municipality of Adamstown v. William Faulds. New Lambton,…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, L.M., Mr. F. P. Meares, D.L.M., and Dr. John Harris, J.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 7

The application of James Stephens, hairdresser and tobacconist, of Minmi, for a billiard license, was granted. Mr. T. A. Braye (Messrs. Braye and Cohen)…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 2

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default an hour's imprisonment, and one of them, Peter Olse, 47, seaman, was also…

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Broken Hill Trouble. Submission to the Court. Attitude of the Company. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 5

The announcement made yesterday that the miners had agreed to be bound by the award of the Federal Arbitration Court was confirmed to-day…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, February 6. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 7

Five first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default an hour's imprisonment. Peter Moore, (32) fireman, was fined £1, in…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 6

Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. William Mills was fined £5, in default…

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