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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1909

973 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 49

Wallsend Police Court. Monday, February 8. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 3

John Roy, charged with using improper language at Spiers’ Point, was fined 20s, and costs 6s, or seven days. For a similar offence in Nelson-street, Thomas Jones…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, February 8. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 3

Four first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default an hour's imprisonment, James Blinco, 48, labourer, was lined £1, In default 14 days'…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 3

William James Horne, v. James Love, claim for £8 19s 6d, goods sold and delivered verdict, for plaintiff; same v. William Glen, £8 3s 11d, verdict for…

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Mining Matters. Court or Wages Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 5

It transpires that the chief matter under consideration by the committee of management of the Colliery Employees’ Federation on Saturday was a letter from…

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Murder of a German Consul

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Baron on Bodman, the German Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Chili, was murdered in his office at Santiago,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, February 9. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 7

Four first offenders, for drunkenness were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment for one hour, George Allen, labourer, charred with behaving in an…

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Naval Captain Court Martialled. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 5

Captain Quarltrough, of the United States battleship Georgia, has been tried by court-martial in Gibraltar on a charge of drunkenness…

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N[?]wcastle [?]Istrict Court. Tuesday, February 9. (Before Judge Fitzhardinge.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1909 · page 7

The sittings of the Newcastle District Court were begun yesterday. A DISPUTED ACCOUNT. Edward Robins, ironfounder, proceeded…

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Cessnock Police Court. Wednesday, February 10. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 3

Charles King pleaded guilty to using improper language, and was fined 40s, in default, one month's imprisonment. He was also charged with riotous behaviour…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, February 10. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 7

One first offender for drunkenness was fined 5s, in default one hour's imprisonment, For a like offence, Robert Livingstone, plumber, was fined £2, in…

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The Special Mining Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 4

The decision of the committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation to support the continuation of the Special Mining Court…

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Newcastle District Court. Wednesday, February 10. (Before Judge Fitzbardinge and Juries.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 7

The sittings of the Newcastle district Court were continued yesterday. DAMAGES FOR ASSAULT. Peter Sneddon, secretary of the…

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The Santiago Murder. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 5

Later advices from the Chilian capital state that it was Herr Beckert the Chancellor of the German Legation and not Baron von Bodman, the…

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Murder in India. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 5

A Bengali student from Barisal, named Bose, fired three times in the Alipur Court, killing Babu Asutosh Biswas, the public prosecutor, who…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, February 11. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 7

E. [?]lls pleaded guilty to charges of being drunk and furiously driving at New Lambton, and was fined 12s 6d, and 12s costs…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, February 11. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 7

Two first offenders, for drunkenness, were each fired 5s, in default one hour's imprisonment. Margaret Francis, for a like offence, was fined £2, or one months…

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Lambton Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 7

Mr. H. J. Noble, on behalf of the municipality of New Lambton, obtained serdicts, with 5s costs in each case, against the following for arrears of rates:—A…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, Deputy-Registrar.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 7

Re Peter James Doran.—Bankrupi said he was a fireman, and attributed his bankruptcy to being out of work and pressure of creditors. His income for…

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Newcastle District Court Thursday, February 11. (Before Judge Fitzhardinge and a Jury.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 7

The sittings of the Newcastle District Court were concluded yesteray. FIRE IN A MARKET GARDEN. The hearing was continued of the action…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, February 11. (Before Mr. W. Clarke and Mr. F. P. Meares, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 7

B. Bradley, of the Lake Macquarie Hotel, was granted a music permit. The license of the Imperial Hotel, Plattsburg, was transferred from Joseph…

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