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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1911

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, August 21. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1911 · page 7

John Walters and George Blake were charged with having, on the 24th April last, committed perjury, in evidence given during an impounding case, then before…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, August 21. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1911 · page 7

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

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Murder and Suicide. Aviation Pupil's Crime. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1911 · page 5

A pupil of the aviation school at Hendon, named Havant, demanded the return of the fee he had paid, on the ground that he was making but…

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District News. Teralba. Popular Police Officer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1911 · page 3

Senior-constable Gillies, who has been transferred to Parramatta from Teralba, after three years' service at the latter place, was entertained at a social…

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Chesterfield Riots. Police Court Proceedings. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 August 1911 · page 5

The men arrested in connection with the riot at Chesterfield railway station were before the Chesterfield magistrates to-day…

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Police Duties

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 August 1911 · page 2

Sir,—In your issue of Saturday "Disgusted Citizen" says that the police are to be commended for shifting the foul-mouthed, expectorating mobs who assemble at…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, August 22. (Before Mr. H. H. Chippindall, J.P.) Remanded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 August 1911 · page 2

Laurence Molia (37), seaman, was charged with being disorderly on the steamer Frankby, and Armin Muller (28), engineer, was charged with behaving…

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Police Dogs in Belgium

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 August 1911 · page 6

The Sperintendent of the Natal Police force has recently arrived in Brussels to study the Belgian detective organisation, especially as regards the training of…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, August 23. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 August 1911 · page 7

Two first offenders, for having been drunk, were each fined 5s, or the rising of the Court. Alexander Gobin (34), labourer was fined £1, or seven days,…

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District Court. (Before Judge Fitzhardinge.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 August 1911 · page 7

The Newcastle District Court sat at the courthouse yesterday. CA. SA. APPLICATION. Jane Farrar applied for a ca. sa. order…

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Wallsend Wheelers. Cases in Police Court. Heavy Fines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 August 1911 · page 5

At the Wallsend Police Court yesterday, before Mr. F'. O. Adrian, S.M., James O'Brien, Leslie Andrews, John W. Sanderson, William Iles, William Patrick,…

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Alleged Confidence Trick. Australian Lady Charged. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 August 1911 · page 5

Mrs. Ethel Campbell was yesterday remanded on charge of obtaining £150 from Mrs. Foote, of New Zealander, with intent to defraud…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, August 24. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 August 1911 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 50, in default, imprisonment until the rising of the Court. Absent Without Leave…

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Fighting in Derbyshire. Police v. Mob. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 August 1911 · page 5

Pierce fighting occurred at Alfreton and in the Erewash Valley, Derbyshire between mobs and the police. The constables used their…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 August 1911 · page 7

A transfer was granted of the license of the Sunnyside Hotel. Broadmeadow, from Joseph Heslop to Randolph Baldwin…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 August 1911 · page 7

Verdicts for the amounts claimed were given with costs in the following cases:— R. T. Rundle v. G. Skinner of Newcastle, £1 17s 6d, for goods sold; same v. F…

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The Camorrists' Trial. Defending Counsel Charged. Rome

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 5

An information has been sworn accusing the principal advocate for the Camorrists on trial at Viterbo of subornation of perjury…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, August 25. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 9

David Deans (34), seaman, was fined 10s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, for being drunk and disorderly. Remands…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, August 26 (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 August 1911 · page 7

The first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. Franklin Howe (22), seaman, was…

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The Picture Theft. Incredible Negligence. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1911 · page 5

Energetic searches are being made for the picture, "La Gioconda," stolen from the Louvre. The investigations show incredible…

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