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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1911

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, October 4. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 October 1911 · page 7

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. Seaman's Case…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, October 5. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 3

Thomas Bunn pleaded guilty to being drunk in Elder-street, and was fined 10s, or three days' imprisonment. John Bunn pleaded guilty to being drunk in…

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Murder of a Boatswain. Thursday Island

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 5

The steamer Van Linschoten arrived this morning from Port Moresby, bound for Java. She reports that early yesterday…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, October 6. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1911 · page 10

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined. 5s, in default twenty-tour hours' imprisonment. James Williams (45), labourer, was fined 30s. in default…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, October 7. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 October 1911 · page 3

A first offender was fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court, for drunkenness; and another, Honry Sharpe (19), carter, was similarly…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1911 · page 6

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

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, October 9. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1911 · page 3

John Monagle pleaded guilty to having used insulting language to Senior-con-stable Wilson at Lambton, and was fined 20s, or seven days' imprisonment. To a…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1911 · page 7

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. John Roy (40) and Ninian Stephonson…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 October 1911 · page 2

Two first offenders, charked with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. Thomas Roberts (49), miner, was fined…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, October 11. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Charge Withdrawn

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 October 1911 · page 7

The charge of vagrancy, that had been preferred against James Ryan (34), seaman, and had been adjourned, in order to allow him to leave the district, was…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, October 12. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for live minutes, Isaac Hicks (60), labourer, was fined…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 7

H. P. Cornish and Company proceeded against J. Silkman, of Newcastle, claiming 10s, alleged to be due as balance of account for goods sold. The…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M., and Dr. John Harris, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 7

W. J. Horne, Plattsburg, was granted a renewal of a colonial wine license, transfers were granted of the following publicans' licenses:—T. Butterworth, to…

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A German Count. Sentenced for Card-sharping. Berlin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 5

Count Giesbert Wolff-Metternich, who in December last was arrested with alleged association, named Captain Newton and Jules Steinman, said…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, October 18. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 2

Thomas Prioniville (40), labourer, was fined £1, in default seven days imprisonment, for drunkenness. Case Dismissed…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, October 16. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 October 1911 · page 7

John Garaty applied for an order prohibitting. the supply of liquor to his son, John Francis Garaty, who by reason of excessive drinking was likely to seriously…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, October 16. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 October 1911 · page 7

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, in default, imprisonment until the rising of the court. William Bond, 47, an aborigine, was fined…

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Arrest in London. Attempt to Murder. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 October 1911 · page 5

A man named Devue, described as an artist, created a scone in London yesterday. He brandished a loaded revolver in…

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Nera-taviuni Collision. Finding of the Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 October 1911 · page 5

The Marine Court (Judge Murray, and Captains Carpenter and Taylor, nautical assesors) took further evidence to-day in regard to the collision between the…

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Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 October 1911 · page 6

Donald Percy Cameron was arraigned on a charge of having, at Vere, near Singleton, on December 14th, stolen £6, the property of Charles Roberts. Accused…

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