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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1909

973 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 49

Newcastle Police Court. Monday, February 22. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 3

One first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. William Ryan, 36, fireman, and Harry…

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Industrial Court. Newcastle Bread Carters. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 5

Several northern matters were to-day dealt with by Judge Heydon in the Industrial Court. Mr. Spence, representing the Sydney and…

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Wreck of the Narooma. Marine Court Inquiry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 5

A Marine Court inquiry was held to-day by Judge Fitzhardinge, with Captains J. K. Brodie and Vine Hall as assessors, into the casualty which betel the steamer…

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Murder in Sumatra. Ballarat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 February 1909 · page 5

A cable message received to-day by Mr. W. Hyland, of the Ballarat Telegraph Office, states that his brother-in-law, Mr. H. M. Rutherford, an engineer in the…

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The Industrial Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 February 1909 · page 4

When his Honor Judge Heydon took his seat on the bench of the Industrial Court, at the conclusion of the summer vacation, he had before him a list…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, February 23. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, S.M.) Broke the Window

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 February 1909 · page 7

William Miller, 24, seaman, was charged with maliciously damaging a bar window, to the extent of 30s, the pro[?]ty of Frank Underwood, licensee of the…

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Industrial Court. Penalty Summons Withdrawn. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 February 1909 · page 5

In the Industrial Court, to-day, before Judge Heydon, an application was made by Mr. Croft, on behalf of the Newcastle Wharf Labourers' Union, for…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, February 24. (Before Mr. W. Clarke, S.M.) Improper Behaviour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1909 · page 7

Antonio Beaumody, 42, seaman, was fined 10s, in default seven days' imprisonment, for improper behaviour. Seaman's Case…

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Industrial Court. a Colliery Board. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1909 · page 5

The hearing was continued in the Industrial Court to-day, before Judge Heydon, of the application by the Colliery Officials' Association of South Maitland for the…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 6

The following cases were dealt with to-day at the West Maitland Police Court before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M.:—…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, February 25. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.) Improper Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 7

Thomas Herman (36), seaman, was fined £3, in default a month's imprisonment for using improper language…

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Murder and Suicide. Sensation in London. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 5

Visitors to the National Gallery in London yesterday were startled by a well-dressed man suddenly shooting and killing his female companion…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 7

Music permits were granted for February 27 as follows:—Michael Woods, Crown and Anchor Hotel, Perkin-street, Newcastle; E. F. Garratt, COmmercial…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 7

Verdicts for the amount claimed were given with costs in the following cases:—Australian Fruit and Produce Company. Limited. v. Black and Tarefas, of…

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Militant Suffragettes. Sentenced to Imprisonment. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 5

In addition to the suffragettes whose arrest for attempting to raid Parliament House was reported yesterday Mrs. Pethick Lawrence and another…

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West Wallsend Police Court. Wednesday, February 24. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 9

A first offender for drunkenness was fined 2s 6d, with 6s costs. George Turnbull was charged with improper language at Killingworth, and was fined 20s, and…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, February 26. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 2

One first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. Walter Gilbert Teerman (22), seaman,…

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The Coal-mining Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 March 1909 · page 5

Mr. Peter Bowling, president of the Northern Miners' Federation, and Mr. Barnes, waited on Judge Heydon, President of the Industrial Court, to-day, for…

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Russian Police. Charged with Plots. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1909 · page 5

M. Zavaritsky, the former head of the secret police at Vladivostock, has been accused of securing the execution of five innocent men, and the…

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The Craughvell Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The suspects arrested for the Craughvell murder have been released…

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