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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1910

1,022 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 52

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 3

Mrs. Palmer, wife of Henry Palmer, of Cook's Hill, sued Mrs. Bott, of the same place, for alleged slander, claiming £10 as damages. Mr. C. W. Readett…

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Assault Conviction Confirmed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 2

Leslie Jennings appealed against his conviction on a charge of assaulting Lily Moore, at Newcastle, on December 27th. Mr. R. Cowan (instructed by Mr. C. W…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, February 4. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 2

Two first offenders for drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment till the rising of the court. Refusing Duty…

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Conspiracy in India. Murder of Mr. Jackson. Committal of Accused. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 5

Kanare and six others have been Committed for trial in connection with the murder of Mr. A. Jackson, the Collector at Nasik, in the Bombay…

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Marine Court. Grounding of the Muniara. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 6

In the Marine Court to-day an inquiry was held into the circumstances of the grounding of the steamer Muniara. Judge Backhouse presided, and Captains Spinks…

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The Railway Explosion. Police Investigation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 February 1910 · page 5

Senior-detective M'Hattie, assisted by the police, has been making investigations into the explosion at the culvert on the Aberdare railway line, but so far no clue…

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Pseudo German Baron. Marries Many Women. Charged with Fraud. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 February 1910 · page 5

Karl Mueller, a pseudo German baron, has been arrested in Los Angeles, California, and charged with contracting bigamous marriages, and with…

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Indian Unrest. Press Suppression Bill. Preachers of Murder. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 February 1910 · page 5

Sir Herbert Risley, the Secretary for Home Affairs to the Government of India, has submitted to the Viceroy's Council the Press Bill, designed…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, February 7. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 7

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. Edward Henry Clegg (61), seaman, was fined 5s, in…

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Aldermen Quarrell. Damages for Assault. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 6

A case arising out of the action of the Mayor of Leichhardt, Alderman Treadgold, in having Alderman Thomas Hastings, a member of the council, removed…

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Alleged False Pretences. Miss Charlesworth Charged. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 5

A case has occurred which is exciting much public interest. Miss Violet Charlesworth and her mother have been arrested on a charge…

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Newcastle Police Court, Tuesday, February 8. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 7

John Young (24), seaman, for having been drunk, was fined 5s, or 24 hours; John Brady (22), labourer, was fined 2s 6d, or one hour; and Alfred Maher (27),…

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District Court. (Before Judge Fitzhardinge.) The Newcastle District court sat yesterday

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 7

The Newcastle District Court sat yesterday. SETTLED OUT OF COURT. The case in which John E. Walker, a…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, February 9. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 7

One first offender for drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment till the rising of the court. For a like offence, Edward Henry Clegg was fined 20s,…

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The Coolgardie Murder. Execution of Rubustelli. Fremantle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 4

Rubustelli, the Italian, who murdered a compatriot named Forsatti, at Coolgardie, expiated his crime at the Fremantle Gaol at eight o'clock this…

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Socialism in Prussia. Encounter with the Police. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 5

The Socialists made a demonstration at Breslau in Prussian Silesia, on Monday. They are dissatisfied with the…

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Mishap to S.S. Een. Marine Court Inquiy. Default of the Master. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 4

The Marine Court—Judge Bikhouse, with Captains C. Taylor and J. S. Carpenter as assessors—commenced in inquiry in the Sydney District Cott this…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, February 10. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 7

Two first offenders, for having been drunk, were each fined 2s 6d, or detention for live minutes. Alfred Walsh (20), seaman, was fined £1, or three days'…

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The Somali Mullah. Murder and Loot. British Troops Needed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 4

The Somali Mullah, Mohammed Abdullah, has pillaged and killed many Somali Britishers, and looted 1000 camels…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 7

Fredrick Hawley v. Mrs. Sarah Bowling, wife of Edward Bowling, late of Lambton, and at present residing at Aberdeen. This was a claim for £4 3s,…

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