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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1910

1,022 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 49 of 52

Seamen's Compensation. Claims Against S.S. Kalibia. Appeal to High Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1910 · page 5

Argument was continued in the High Court to-day before Sir Samuel Griffith, the Chief Justice, and Justices Sir Edmund Barton, O'Conner, Isaacs, and…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, December 6. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 December 1910 · page 2

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. Seamen's Cases…

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Greta Police Court. Tuesday, December 6. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 December 1910 · page 7

The Following cases were taken together:— Stanley Kingdon against Peroy Russell, for assauit; Peroy Russell against S. Kingdon and H. Fulton, for…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, December 7. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 December 1910 · page 7

Four first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default, imprisonment for five minutes. Alexander M'Cra, 36, tinsmith, was fined 5s,…

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Police Courts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 December 1910 · page 6

At the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. M'Kensey, P.M., Emily A. Edwards proceeded against Thomas O. de Long Edwards, on a charge…

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Murder in San Francisco

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 December 1910 · page 5

Domingo Navarro, president of the Sealers' Union at San Francisco, was yesterday shot and killed by Augustine Areville, a disaffected member…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, December 8. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 December 1910 · page 3

Joseph Williams was charged with having been drunk in Kemp-street, Platisburg, and was fined 5s, or 24 hours, A second charge of having soon drunk on…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, December 8. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 December 1910 · page 3

Ten first offenders, charged with drunkenness' were each fined 2s 8d, In default imprisonment for five minutes Edward M'Iatosh (64). home-trainer, was fined £1,…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, Deputy Registrar.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 December 1910 · page 3

Re George Robert Scott, miner residing at Plattsburg, and formerly of West Wallsend. The single meeting of creditors lapsed, and the public examination was…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 December 1910 · page 3

J. Mackle and Co. sued Joseph Bell, of Hamilton, to recover £4 2s, for goods sold. A verdict was given for the amount claimed, with costs…

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Summons Division. Assault at Sea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 December 1910 · page 10

John George Robertson, chief engineer on the steamer Croydon, proceeded against William Ewart Clayton, chief officer of that vessel, on a charge of…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, December 9. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 December 1910 · page 10

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, in default, imprisonment for five minutes. Adelaide Lane, 88, domestic, was fined 10s, in default, 48…

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The Prahran Murder. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 December 1910 · page 5

Olive Moodie, who was committed for trial for the murder of her another at Prahran, is still in gaol, she having been able only to obtain the surely of £500…

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Police Raid in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 December 1910 · page 5

A large number of police were engaged to-night in a raid on an alleged gambling house in Castlereagh-street, city, near Campbell-street…

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A Brutal Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 December 1910 · page 9

There were some rough characters in this district in the forties, as the following letter by Major Crummer to the Colonial Secretary, on 21st August, 1844,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, December 13. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 December 1910 · page 11

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, in default, imprisonment for five minutes. Sidney Smith, 46, cook was fined £1, in default,…

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Lake Como Murder. Extradition of Charlton. Washington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 December 1910 · page 5

The State Department of Justice has issued to the Italian Ambassador a warrant for the extradition of Porter Charlton, who is charged with the…

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Noxious Trades. Police Court Proceedings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 December 1910 · page 4

At the Waratah Police Court yesterday, Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M., resumed the hearing of several cases in which the defendants were charged with breaches of the…

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Teralba Police Court. Tuesday, December 19. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 December 1910 · page 7

Sanitary Inspector Podmore of the Lake Macquarie Shire, proceeded against T. Fenwick, juar., for that he whilst engaged in the retail delivery of meat, did…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, December 14. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 December 1910 · page 3

Henry Mullane, Cecil Freeman, and Frederick Barker, youths, pleaded guilty to bathing within view of Turton-road Waratah, and were each fined 2s 6d, with…

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