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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1911

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Murder in Ireland. Farmer Shot Dead. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 February 1911 · page 5

A farmer named Sheahan, near Oranmore, on Galway Bay, in Ireland, was shot dead at his home. He had been previously cautioned to…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 6

Mr. J. M'Kensey, P.M., occupied the beach at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday morning. John Rimmer, for having made use of…

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Burglary in Pau. Robbery of Jewellery. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 5

The villa of Lord Clive, in a Pau, in the South of France, has been entered burglars. They stole jewellery valued at…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, February 13. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 3

In the charge division, Daniel Cain who pleaded guilty to a charge of being drink in Murnain-street, was fined 5s or to be imprisoned till the rising of the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, February 13. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 7

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default, imprisonment for five minutes, and a fourth, for whom Mr. C. W. Readett…

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Attempted Murder. Politician Fired At. Madrid

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 5

An attempt was made yesterday at Sabadell, near Barcelona, to murder Senor Leroux, the Republican leader. He was fired at five times, but was…

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Murder in Ireland. Injury to Its Cause. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 5

An inquest has been held at Aranmore, in Galway, concerning the death of a farmer named Sheahan, who was shot on Friday last…

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French Police. to Defend Their Lives. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 5

In view of the numerous attacks on he police by armed "Hooligans," the refe[?] of Police recommends police on or off duty to defend their lives…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, February 14. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 3

A first offender charged with drunkenness was fined 2s 6d, in default, imprisonment for five minutes. Samuel Hill, 48, engineer, was fined 5s, in default, 24…

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Irish Outlawry. an Attempted Murder. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 5

The Dublin correspondent of the "Standard" states that there are attempted murders every week. Murder clubs, it says, are almost as…

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Industrial Court. Coal and Coke Shipping. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 4

In the Industrial Court, to-day, before Judge Heydon, the President, Mr. Farquharson, on behalf of the Carrington Coal and Coke Shipping Union, asked for…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, February 15. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 7

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. A Youthful Freak…

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The Clapham Murder. Test of Blood. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 5

At a demonstration yesterday at the Royal Institute of Public Health, a serological test infallibly distinguished various mammalian bloods…

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Clapham Common Murder. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 5

Steiner Morrison has been committed for trial on a charge of murdering Beron, a French Jew, on Clap-ham Common…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, February 16. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 7

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. Maria Edwards (68), was fined £1, in default seven…

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The Perth Murder. Sentence of Death. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 6

This afternoon Mr. Barker, the Crown Solicitor, summed up in the case in which Alfred Smart was charged with the murder of Ethel Harris. He spoke for one…

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Newcastle Licensing Court Thursday, February 16. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, S.M., and Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 7

Alexander Frew, Rhondda Hotel, Rhondda, was granted a booth license for the grandstand at Wallsend races on February 25th…

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West Wallsend Police Court. Wednesday, February 15. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 2

William Wakeman, for being drunk in Holmesville, was fined 2s 6d, with 6s costs. The same person, charged with a similar offence, on a subsequent day, was fined…

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A Court Appointment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 13

The Hon. Sidney Robert Greville, who has been appointed paymaster to the Royal Household, has been associated with the Court since 1898, when he…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, February 17. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 2

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. John Henry Wright (36), labourer, was sentenced to two…

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