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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1911

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 October 1911 · page 2

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. Maria Edwards (61) and Henry Joseph Wilks…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, October 18. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 October 1911 · page 7

Four first offenders, charged with draunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court, and one of them, Daniel Cameron…

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Murder of a Stewardess. the Execution. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 October 1911 · page 5

Godkino, the Goanese steward, who was sentenced to death for the murder on the R.M.S. China of Miss Brewster, a stewardess, was hanged yesterday…

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Murder in Russia. a Prince Assassinated. St. Petersburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 October 1911 · page 5

Prince Troubetskol, a member of the Council of the Russian Empire, has been assassinated by a student named Kristi, at the railway station at…

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Maitland District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 6

The Maitland District Court was opened at the Courthouse, East Maitland, yesterday, before his Honor Judge Rogers…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, October 19. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 7

Four first offenders, charged with drunkenness were [?]a[?] fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. Joseph Chamberlain (43), labourer, was…

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Murder in Genoa. the Body Burned. Rome

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 5

A shoemaker in Genoa, named Romagnoll, sold yesterday on the instalment system to a septuagenarian named Angelo Maccio…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, Deputy Registrar.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 7

Re Alfred Stephen King, of Waratah, carpenter. The single meeting of creditors lapsed, and the public examination was declared concluded. Bankrupt…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 7

Francis John Daley sued J. H. Dalton, of Broadmeadow, for the recovery of £6 12s 6d, alleged to be due as balance of account for the purchase of a horse, cart,…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. J. M'Kenney, S.M., and Dr. John Harris, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 7

E. Sara was granted a renewal or the license of the Clarendon Hotel, Newcastle, and of the additional bar license. The quarterly report of Inspector Danke…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 October 1911 · page 6

At the East Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kel, P.M., James Kinglsey was charged with having assaulted Thomas Doherty, at East…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 October 1911 · page 9

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined is, in default imprisonment until the risting of the Court…

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Meeting of Owners. Application to the Court Melbourne, Fri[?]

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 October 1911 · page 4

Mr. C. M. MacDonald, the [?] weather.— of the [?] days, [?]…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, October 21. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 October 1911 · page 7

A first offender was fined 5s, or imprisonment until the rising of the court, for drunkenness. William Wallace, 45, seaman, was fined 10s, in default, three…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, October 23. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 October 1911 · page 3

One first offender, who pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, was fined 5s, or 24 hours' imprisonment. Matthew Bennet, who pleaded guilty to a charge…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 October 1911 · page 3

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 25 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. William Bond (47), an aboriginal, was fined £1, in…

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Cattle Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 October 1911 · page 9

In any freshly-settled country the stealing of horses, horned cattle, and sheep is always rife; and New South Wales has not provided an exception to the rule. The…

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Kidsgrove Tragedy. Verdict of Murder. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 October 1911 · page 5

At the inquest held on the three women who were murdered at Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, a verdict of guilty was returned against the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, October 25. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 October 1911 · page 7

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined £s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. Fined for Assault…

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Mysterious Death. Murder or Suicide? Indianapolis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 October 1911 · page 5

Dr. Helena Knaba, an ex-State bacteriologist, has been found dead in her bed at home with her throat cut. It is believed by some that she…

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