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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1911

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, October 26. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 October 1911 · page 7

A first offender, charged with drunkness, was fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. Travelling Without Paying…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, Deputy Registrar.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 October 1911 · page 7

Re Lachian M'Kechnie, of Barraba, builder. The single meeting of creditors closed, and the public examination of bankrupt was entered upon. Mr. T. A…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 October 1911 · page 7

Frederick Alger, Spriggs sued H. E. Joy, of Narrabri West, for the recovery of £14 18s 8d, for goods sold, Mr. J. D. Reid (Messrs. Reid and Reid) appeared…

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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 27 October 1911 · page 7

Alexander Frew, Rhondda Hotel, Rhondda, was granted booth licenses for the grandstand and Leger at Boolaro races on Saturday, November 4th…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, October 27. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Seamen in Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1911 · page 7

Ola Nielsen (42) and Thomas, Thommessen (22), seamen, were charged with being disorderly on board the vessel Samaritan. Nielsen was charged with…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, October 28. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 October 1911 · page 7

William Wallace (45), seamen, was fined £1, in default seven days' imprisonment and Frank Linton (31), seaman, and James Antcliffe (45), carter, were each fined 5s, in…

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Murder of a Bishop. Athens

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 October 1911 · page 5

It is semi-officially stated that the murderers of the Bishop of Grevena were Turkish gendarmes," acting in pursuance of orders from the Young…

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A Brutal Murder. Attempted Insurance Fraud. Vienna

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 October 1911 · page 5

In order to perpetrate a life insurance fraud, a chauffeur named Toman murdered an unknown man. He removed his victim's eyes and…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, October 30. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1911 · page 3

William Hodges, charged with permitting cattle to stray within the municipality of Plattsburg, was fined 5s, with 6s costs…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, October 30. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1911 · page 3

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. John Cohen (32), labourer, was…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, October 31. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 November 1911 · page 8

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, Isaac Hicks (58), was sentenced to three months' imprisonment,…

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Lambton Council. Case of Mr. Charlton, M.h.r. the Police Called In

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 November 1911 · page 6

Mr. Griffith, the Minister for Public Works, recently called on the Lambton Council to make an explanation concerning a clause in the report of Mr. M…

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PERRY V. Willis. Argument on the Demurrer. Court Reserves Judgment. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 November 1911 · page 3

Argument on the demurrer, in the case of Perry v. Willis and another, took place in the Full Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Pring, Mr. Justice Gordon,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, November 1. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1911 · page 3

Francis Ludozl (40), seaman, and James Galbraith (28), labourer, were each fined 10s, in default three days' imprisonment, and John Roy (40), labourer, was fined…

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Mutiny in Gaol. Four Persons Killed. St. Petersburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1911 · page 5

Criminals who were attempting to escape from the Prison at Bolsov, in Minsk, in Russia, killed a warder and seized revolvers and keys…

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General Cable News. Arming the Police. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1911 · page 5

Two thousand Webley revolvers have been ordered for the metropolitan polices. The revolvers will only be issued to specially selected men,…

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Waratah Small Debts Court. Wednesday, November 1. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1911 · page 7

J. H. Anderton v. Percy Moore, claim £2 17s 1d, goods sold and delivered, Verdict for plaintiff, with costs, 7s, Waratah Council v. J. H. Sheddon (as…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, November 2. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

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

Thomas Cavanagh pleaded guilty to being drunk at Lambton, and was fined £1, with 6s costs of Court. Joseph Price, of New Lambton, was charged with three…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, November 2. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

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

A first offender, charged with drunkeness, was fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. Fred Nyberg (52) Cook was fined 10s, in…

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

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

Verdicts for the amounts claimed were given, with costs, in the following cases: Charles W. Rich, trading as Field and Rich, v. H. Parker of Merewether, £4…

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