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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1911

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Loss of the Waratah. Finding of the Court. Capsized in a Storm. Some Severe Comments. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 5

The Board of Trade inquiry as to the loss of the Lund liner Waratah concluded yesterday, when Court delivered its deferred decision…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, February 23. (Before Messrs. T. H. Wilkinson and F. G. Adrian, L.Ms.) License Transferred

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 3

The license of the Cross Keys Hotel, Carrington, was transferred from Alexander Young to Robert Shaw. Application Adjourned…

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The Christchurch Murder. Wellington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 4

At the resumed inquest into the death of Ethel Bradley, whose body was found is a lane at Christchurch, Sadler, one of the two men charged with murder, said…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, February 24. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, S.M.) Under the Vagrancy Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 2

Jessie Stockton, 32, married, appeared on ball, and was charged with that she, on and previous to the 12th February, 1911, was the holder of a house…

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Police Dogs. How They Work in Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 13

The polite dog has become an integral part of the French criminal prevention system. The employment of these animals has ceased to have anything of an…

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The Law's Delays. Equity Court Trouble. Attorney-general's Views. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 4

The attention of Mr. Holman, the Attorney-General, was drawn to-night to a letter which appeared in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" on Thursday of…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, February 25. (Before Mr. T. H. Willknson, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 February 1911 · page 2

Alice Johnson, 30, domestic, was fined £1, in default, 14 days' imprisonment, and Daniel Cain, 76, tinsmith, 5s, in default, 48 hours' imprisonment, for…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 6

Messrs., J. M'Kensey, P.M., J. Rourke, and E. Bowden, Js.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland. Police Court yesterday morning…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, February 27. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 6

In the charge division, Joseph Parkinson, who pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, was fined 5s, or the rising. A similar fine was indicated on a first offender,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, February 27. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 7

Four first offenders for drunkenness were cash fined 2s 6d, in default, five minutes' Imprisonment. For drunkenness John Cheers was lined 10s, in default, 48…

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General Cable News. Murder in Tiflis. St. Petersburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 5

Two unknown miscreants murdered Mr. Glss, a Belgian, assistant manager of the tramways in Tiflis, in a street in that town…

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Maitland District Court

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

His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge presided at the Maitland District Court, which was opened at East Maitland yesterday morning…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, February 28. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 2

Three first offenders for drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default five minutes' imprisonment. Thomas M'Guire was fined 5s, in default 24 hours, for…

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Standard Oil Trust. Supreme Court Appeal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 9

According to despatches from Washington printed here, the Standard Oil Company and the American Tobacco Company are both making a "fight for…

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Summons Division. Charge of Assault

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

Robert Carlyle proceeded against Samuel Liddle, of Newcastle, on a charge of assault. Defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr. A. H. James appeared for the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, March-1. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

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

Four first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default, imprisonment for five minutes. John Garaty, 38, labourer, was sentenced…

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The Clapham Murder. True Bill Against Morrison. London

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

The Grand Jury at the Old Bailey have found a true bill against the man Stinie Morrison, who was charged with the murder of Leon Boron on…

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Charlestown Police Court. Tuesday, February 28. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, S.M.)

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

Frederick Turnbull was fined 5s, 6s costs, or 24 hours' imprisonment, for being drunk and disorderly at Belmont. Herbert Williamson, Ernest Pascoe,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, March 2. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

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

One first offender for drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, In default, five minutes' imprisonment. Emerson Dixon was fined 5s, in default, 24 hours' imprisonment…

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Charge of Murder. Against a Countess. Rome

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 5

The Countess Delatila has been arrested at Sassari, in Sardinia, on a charge of murdering her husband in June last…

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