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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1911

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The Perth Murder. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 May 1911 · page 5

All the resources of the detectives, the police, and black-trackers are at work in hunting the man whose tracks were found at the scene of the murder of the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, May 17. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 May 1911 · page 7

Three first offenders, for having been drunk, were each fined 5s, or the rising of the court. John Kearney, 55, labourer, was fined £1, or seven days…

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Murder in Hungary. Peasantry Excited. Budapest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 May 1911 · page 5

M. Achin the member of the Hungarian House of Representatives who was murdered on Monday, had waged a bitter war against M. Zsilinsky, a…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, May 18. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 7

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

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The Camorrist Trial. Sensation in Court. Rome

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 5

A sensation was caused at the trial [?] the Camorrists at Viterbo yesterday, by the informer Abbatemaggio [?]ly declaring that neither lbello…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 7

Verdicts were given for the amounts claimed, with costs, in the following cases: —Henry Kolliner v.— Jensen, of the ship Dunboyno, 7s 6d, for money lent and goods…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, May 19

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 3

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. Edward Conway (40), labourer, was…

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The Perth Murder. Sensation at Bayswater. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 5

The suburb of Bayswater was awakened, last evening by an incident of a highly sensational nature. As the 6.18 p.m. train from Perth was…

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The Perth Murder. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 May 1911 · page 5

A reward of £200 has been offered by the Government for the arrest and conviction of the murderer of the girl Frances Elizabeth Compton, who was found…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, May 20. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 May 1911 · page 3

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

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Royal Movements. Festivities in London. a Court Ball. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 May 1911 · page 5

The King and Queen and the Kiaser and Kaiserin were present at the tournament at Olympia. The Kaiser and Kaiserin lunched…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, May 22. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1911 · page 7

Fifteen first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes, and another 2s 6d, in default 24 hours'…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, May 23. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1911 · page 11

A first offender, Patrick Larkin (47); labourer, was fined 2s 6d. in default imprisonment for five minutes, and £2, in default fourteen days' imprisonment, for…

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Perth Murder. an Arrest Effected. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1911 · page 4

David Smithson, who is accused of the wilful murder of Francis Compton, at Woodlupine, was arrested at Eisternwick, near Moora, this afternoon, by Constable…

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Charge of Murder. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 6

William Gould appeared at the Cloncurry Police Court to-day on a charge of murdering an Afghan named Charlie Rashlan, who had been missing since March…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, May 24. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 7

Two first offenders, for having been drunk, were each fined 2s 6d, or imprisonment till the rising of the court. Denis Ryan (45), labourer, was fined 5s, or 24…

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The Perth Murder. Accused Remanded. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 4

Davis Smithson was brought before the Perth Police Court this morning charged with murdering Frances Compton at Woodlupine on May 13th…

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The Rhodesian Murder. Story of the Tragedy. Capetown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 5

Details have been received here of the circumstances under which a native was shot dead at Buluwayo, in Rhodesia, on Monday by Mr. Lewis,…

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Stranding of the Marjorie. Marine Court's Decision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 4

The stranding of the steamer Marjorie on Bellambi Reef, on the morning of May 6th last, formed the subject of an inquiry to-day, before the Marine Court—Judge Back…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, May 25. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 7

Three first offenders for drunkenness were each fined 2s 6d, in default five minutes' imprisonment. Denis Ryan was fined 5s, in default 24 hours'…

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