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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1911

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Another Murder. Calcutta

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

Another assassination is reported Rajkumar, a sub-inspector of the Criminal Investigation Department, was shot dead at Maimansingh, in…

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The Perth Murder. Perth

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

The coroner's inquiry into the death of Frances Compaton, at Woodlupine, on May 13th, was coucluded this afternoon. Doctor Tymms, the superinterdent of…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, June 19. (Before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 6

Thomas James was charged, on the information of William Cunningham, with having on the 5th May permited 12 head of horses to stray in Wallsend. He…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, June 19. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 3

A first offender was fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court for drunkenness. John Kennedy (49), labourer, and Danicl Smith (42),…

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The London Police. Recognition of Devotion. London

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

Recognising the invariable devotion to duty displayed by the police, [?] the heavy strain that will be imposed on them during the Coronation…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, June 20. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 June 1911 · page 3

Four first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. Convicted for Assault…

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Houndsditch Burglary. Vassileva Acquitted. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1911 · page 5

The appeal of Lena Vassileva, who was convicted of conspiracy in connection with the Houndsditch bur-glary, and was sentenced to two years'…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, June 21. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1911 · page 7

A first offender was fined 2s Gd, in de-fault imprisonment for five minutes, for drunkenness. Henry Herbert (29), cab-driver, was fined 5s, in default 24 hours'…

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New Zealand Murder. Young Maori Executed. Auckland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1911 · page 4

Tahi, kaka, the Maori, who had been convicted of the murder of John Freeman at Whakapara, was hanged in the gaol this morning, death being instantaneous…

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Charlestown Police Court. Tuesday, June 20. (Before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, D.S.M.) Breach of the Liquor Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1911 · page 3

John Griffiths, William Griffiths, and Edward Grifllths were each fined £5, and costs 6s, for falsely representing themselves to he bona-fide travellers within…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, June 22. (Before Mr. H. H. Chippindall, J.P.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 June 1911 · page 7

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default, imprisonment until the rising of the Court Henry Perry, 56, seaman, was…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1911 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. William Shoesmith (39) and Henry…

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Prevalence of Burglary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 June 1911 · page 4

William Sykes and Company are very active in the metropolis, and numerous citizens have been called upon in the hours of darkness while they…

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From Yale to Gaol. a Lawyer's Fall. Oakland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 June 1911 · page 5

A convict named Wilkes, who was undergoing a sentence at Oakland, in California, for passing a fraudulent cheque, received a letter in gaol…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, June 24. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 June 1911 · page 7

Five first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 3d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. Peter Crawford (54), cook, was fined 5s. in…

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Double Murder. in West Australia. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 June 1911 · page 5

Another ghastly bush tragedy occurred two miles north of Kellerberrin, at noon on Saturday. Six men were clearing Mr. Hewitson's…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1911 · page 6

Messrs. T. C. K. M'Kell, P.M., and J. W. Pender, J.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday morning…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, June 26. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1911 · page 7

In the Small Debts Court, Messrs. J. Kirk and Co. sued Patrick Morris for £17 3s 6d, goods sold and delivered. Verdict for the plaintiffs for the amount claimed,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, June 26. (Before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1911 · page 2

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 1s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. Emma O'Neill (40),…

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The Indian Murder. Evidence of Conspiracy. Calcutta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1911 · page 5

Ten arrests have been made in connection with the murder of Mr. Ashe, the Collector, who conducted the trial at those concerned in the riot at…

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