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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1911

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, December 11. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1911 · page 3

In the summons division, John William White proceeded against Margaret Hannah Fogo, with having on the 3rd inst., in Macquarie-street, Plattsburg, used abusive…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, December 11. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1911 · page 3

John Powell (42), labourer, was fined £2, in default seven days' imprisonment, for drunkenness. Charge Withdrawn…

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Duel in Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 December 1911 · page 3

A mortal duel has been fought in the gaol at Malaga between two prisoners. The story throws a strange light on Spanish prison methods. Eleven man…

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Murder in Melbourne. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 December 1911 · page 5

Florence Witley, a woman 23 years of age, was shot dead this afternoon at a house in Mills-street, Albert Park; by her brother-in-law. Thomas Pfeffer, a…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, December 12. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 December 1911 · page 2

A first offender, charge with drunkenness, was fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court, Jacob Miller (87), fettler, was fined 5s, in…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, December 13. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 December 1911 · page 2

Annie Robinson, for being drunk on the Newcastle railway station, was fined 20s, in default seven days' imprisonment, For using improper language, in Scott-street,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, December 14. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 December 1911 · page 3

Annie Robinson (59), was fined £2, in default fourteen days, for having been drunk at Plattsburg Thomas Thawley (34), cook, was fined 10s, in default three days, for…

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Industrial Court. a Carter's Wage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 December 1911 · page 7

Mr. G. C. Addison, Registrar of the Industrial Court, sat at Newcastle yesterday, to hear claims for alleged branches of awards W. Winn and Company, Limited were…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 December 1911 · page 6

Messrs. T. C. K. M'Kell, and J. Rourke, L.Ms., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Licensing Court yesterday. Phillip Jenkins was granted a renewal of…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, December 15. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 December 1911 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s. in default, imprisonment until the rising of the court. William Anderson, 26, seaman,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, December 16. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 December 1911 · page 3

Two first offenders were fined 5s, in default, imprisonment until the rising of the court, for drunkenness. William Callaghan, 29, labourer, was fined 10s, in…

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Mr. Lloyd-george. a Cowardly Assault. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 December 1911 · page 5

While Mr. Lloyd-George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, was leaving a women's meeting, a man throw a brass-bound despatch-box at him, through the…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 December 1911 · page 7

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. William Shoesmith (40) dealer, was fined…

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Assault on Lloyd-george. Sentence on Accused. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 December 1911 · page 5

Allan M'Dougall, 18 years of age, and a member of the Social Political Union, was charged at the police court in connection with the assault on Mr…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 December 1911 · page 11

Two first offenders, charged with drukenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes; and one of them, George Bannon (26),…

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Citizen Police Force. Use in Emergency

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 December 1911 · page 3

There is to be a standing addition to the regular police force of the country, the recent stoppage of supplied owing to the railway strike having moved the…

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Baron Strachie of Sutton Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 December 1911 · page 9

In adopting the title of Baron Strachle of Sutton Court, Sir Edward Strachey is reverting to the ancient mode of spelling his family name. It is recorded that…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, December 21. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 December 1911 · page 11

Albert Young, licensee of the Terminus Hotel, Wallsend, was charged with having permitted Thomas Coates to be upon his licensed premises on Sunday,…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 December 1911 · page 3

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. John Lynch (29), labourer, was fined 5s, in default 24…

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Rating Mineral Leases. High Court Decision. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 December 1911 · page 4

The High Court to-day delivered its reserved judgment in the cases of J. V. and A. C. Bartlett, and of Colon Peaks Company against the council of Wollondilly…

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