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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1911

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Camorrist Trial. Scene in Court. Rome

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 May 1911 · page 5

At the trial of the Camorrists at Viterbo, a brother of Degenaro, one of the accused, rushed at Abbatemaggio the informer, and struck him in the…

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Newcastle District Court. (Before Judge Docker.) APPEALS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 May 1911 · page 7

Percy Collier appealed against his conviction by Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M., at the Newcastle Police Court, on a charge of assaulting Joseph James Lees. Mr. T…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1911 · page 7

A first offender, charged with drunkenness was fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. Elizabeth Power (47), servant, was fined 2s 6d, in…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, May 9. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 May 1911 · page 2

One first offender, for having been drunk, was fined 2s 6d, or five minutes imprisonment. Remanded…

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Police Station in West Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 May 1911 · page 2

Sir,—I notice by the report in your paper on Thursday that a movement is at last about to be made, with a view of more suitable headquarters being…

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Murder and Suicide. a Melbourne Tragedy. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 May 1911 · page 5

A double tragedy occurred this morning in a small wooden house, situated in Lansdowne-place, off Queensberry-street, Carlton, formerly known as Cut-throat…

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Charlestown Police Court. Tuesday, May 9. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 7

The Lake Macquarie Shire Council proceeded against the following persons for neglecting to pay sanitary fees: P. Jones, E. Wanless, and E. Jones. They were…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, May 10. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 7

A first offender, charged with drunkenness was fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. Joseph Rouse (64), miner was fined 10s, in…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 7

The Merchant and Traders Association; Limited, sued J. Penman, of Charlestown, on behalf of John Jones, late of Dudley, for goods sold and delivered. Verdict for…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, May 11. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 May 1911 · page 3

Two first offenders charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default, imprisonment for five minutes. George Goodwin, 57, labourer, was fined…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. F. G. Adrian and J. M'Kensey, S.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 May 1911 · page 3

Music permits were granted to J. V. Cogan, Merewether Hotel, Merewether, for last night, and to L. Wild, Cambridge Hotel, Hamilton, for May 13. Catherine…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, May 12. (Before Mr. J.M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 7

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default, imprisonment until the rising of the court. William Andrews, 41, cook, was…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 May 1911 · page 7

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. Charles Pearson (27), fireman, and…

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Maids of Honour. Court Costumes. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 May 1911 · page 5

Queen Mary has directed that the [?] of Honour shall always wear [?]ns that touch the ground, and [?]-sleeved, with high collars…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 6

Messrs. J. Rourke and J. Pender, Js.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday morning. David Beecher was fined is in default…

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West Australian Murder. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 5

The murder of Frances Compton, a young girl, near Woodlupine, five miles from Perth, was of a most brutal character…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, May 15, 1911. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 3

In the charge division, a first offender, who pleaded guilty to drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, or detention for five minutes. In the summons division, Herbert Lake,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, May 15. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 7

Four first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the court…

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[?]Eath of Sir E. Bradford. [?]Ie Commissioner of Police. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 5

Sir Edward Bradford, late Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, [?] yesterday, from an apoplectic sei[?] while in the street…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, May 17

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 May 1911 · page 6

Herbert Morris, John Jordan, John Manning, Daniel Scanlon, junr., and Archibald Elliott, each pleaded guilty on the information of Municipal-inspector Jurd,…

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