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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1911

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Mexican Horrors. Murder of Chinese. Heads Rolled in Streets. El Paso

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 June 1911 · page 5

An order has been issued for the deportation of 300 Chinamen from Mexico. It is believed that they attempted to gain entrance to the United…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, June 12. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1911 · page 7

Robert Hill was charged with not having closed and keeping his shop closed after 11 p.m. He said that he scarcely knew how to plead, as he had only done…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, June 12. (Before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1911 · page 3

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 1s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court, and another, Walter Burgess (22),…

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Stationery for the Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1911 · page 9

The Colonial Secretary wrote as follows to the visiting justice of Newcastle Gaol, on 14th July, 1841:—"Sir,—I am directed to inform you that in a…

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Imperial Conference. General Appeal Court. Law of Conspiracy. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1911 · page 5

At the sitting of the Imperial Conference yesterday, Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister presided. The Australian and New Zealand…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, June 14. (Before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 June 1911 · page 6

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 1s. in default fault imprisonment until the rising of the Court Sven Pearson (36), seaman,…

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General Appeal Court. the Discussion. Views of Delegates. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 June 1911 · page 5

A summary of the discussion at the Imperial Conference on the subject of the establishment of an Imperial Court of Appeal has been made…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 June 1911 · page 6

The Bench vas occupied at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday by Mr. T. C. M'Kell, P.M. William Simpson was lined 10s, in default seven days'…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, June 15. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 June 1911 · page 3

Henry Taylor and James Clinton both pleaded guilty to improper behaviour. The former was fined 10s, and 6s costs, and the latter 5s and 6s costs, or 24…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, June 15. (Before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 June 1911 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 1s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. James Warren (27), engineer, and…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, Deputy Registrar.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 June 1911 · page 7

Re Edward George Cram, carpenter, of Scone. The public examination was declared concluded. Bankrupt attributed the cause of his bankruptcy to loss on…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 June 1911 · page 7

Margaret Lindsay sued A. F. Taylor, of Newcastle, for the recovery of £8 8s, for rent and damage done. Defendant did not appear. A verdict was given for the…

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Summons Division. Charge of Assault Dismissed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1911 · page 7

William Trelevan proceeded against George Gilbert Fergusson, on a charge of assault. Mr. T. A. Brays (Messrs. Braye and Cohen) appeared for the complainant,…

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Charge Against a Woman. Sentenced to Death. Singapore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1911 · page 5

The trial of Mrs. Proudlock, who is charged with the murder of Mr. W. Steward, formerly manager of the Salak tin mines, has concluded…

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Special Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1911 · page 6

Messrs. T. C. K. M'Kell and E. Bowden, L.Ms., presided over a special licensing court at the East Maitland Courthouse yesterday morning, when the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, June 16. (Before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1911 · page 7

John Kennedy (35), labourer, was fined £2, in default a month's imprisonment for drunkenness. James Hughson (26), seaman, was fined 10s, in default seven…

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Police Force. Officers to Be Retired. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1911 · page 5

Mr. Flowers, the Acting Chief Secretary, has received the report of the committee appointed to investigate the question of retiring police officers who are over, or are…

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German Traitors. Sentenced to Imprisonment. Berlin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 June 1911 · page 5

Joseph Remane, a reservist, has been sentenced to ten years' Penal servitude at Leipzig for selling carbines and military drawings to France and…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, June 17. (Before Mr. H. H. Chippindall, J.P.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 June 1911 · page 7

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

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Inspector's Grievance. Police Court Proceedings. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 5

At the Bow-street Police Court, ex-Police Inspector Syme was charged with sending Mr. Ramsay Maedonaid, M.P., a letter, in which he threatened…

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