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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1912

935 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 47

Sentenced to Obey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1912 · page 3

John Bryant, a St. Louis teamster, has been sentenced to obey lie wife for the next six months. This queer sentence was passed by Judge Killel, of the…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, March 14. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1912 · page 3

The adjourned case, police v. Thomas Normyle, for driving a motor vehicle at a speed that was dangerous to the public, was resumed. Mr. T. D. O'Sullivan…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1912 · page 7

Edward M'Intosh (34), wharf labourer, was fined £2, in default fourteen days' imprisonment, for drunkenness. Charge of Assault Dismissed,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, March 16. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness and Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 March 1912 · page 7

Alfred Charles Ricketts (41), labourer, was fined 5s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, for being drunk in a tramcar, and £3, in default a month's…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1912 · page 7

A first offender, charged with drunkenness was fined 2s 6d, in default, imprisonment for five minutes. O. Anderson, 19, seaman, and Peter Nelison, 22,…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1912 · page 7

Re James William Cook of Waratah carpenter. The single meeting of creditors lapsed, and the public examination was declared concluded. Bankrupt…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M., and Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1912 · page 7

A renewal was granted to F. D'Archy of the license of the Speers' Point Hotel, Speers's Point Florence Hogan, Royal Exchange Hotel Newcastle, was granted…

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Court in Tears

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 6

One of those tragic-comic scenes which are so common in French Justice was witnessed at the Charente Assizes at the trial of a restaurant-keeper, Louis…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, March 20. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 7

Thomas Brown, a fireman, for drunkenness, was lined 2s 6d, in default five minutes Imprisonment; and for using improper language he was…

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Sentenced to Death. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 5

At the Circuit Court to-day, George David Silva was found guilty of the wilful murder of Maud Ching, at Alligator Creek, on the 17th November last…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 3

One first offender for having been drunk was fined 2s 6d, or five minutes' imprisonment, Frank Patterson Bromley, 40, seaman, was fined £2, or fourteen days'…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, March 22. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 6

One first offender, for having been drunk; was fined 2s 6d, In default five minutes' Imprisonment. Charles John Poster was fined £1, with 6s costs, in…

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Burglary at Ourimbah. Safe-breakers at Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 March 1912 · page 5

Shortly before noon yesterday Inspector Banks, officer in, charge of the Newcastle police district, received a telephone message from…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 March 1912 · page 3

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. Isaac Hicks (64) was sentenced to three…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, March 25. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 7

Four first offenders, charged with drunkenness were each fined 5s, in default Imprisonment until the rising of the court. Thomas George…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 7

Re James Neal, son., mine, of Killingworth and Cessnock.—The single meeting of creditors lapsed, and the public examination was declared concluded,…

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Maitland Circuit Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 9

Reference was made in the article writ ten by Mr. Justice Burton, in the thirties of last century, and portions of which article were recently published in…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, March 26. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 8

Three first offenders, for drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment till the rising of the Court. Oscar Strangebze, fireman, for using improper…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, March 27. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 6

William Burg was fined 20s, with 6s costs, for allowing a bull to stray in Alfred-street, Waratah. The Magistrate remarked that such animals were likely…

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, March 27. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 7

Seven first offenders, charged with drunkenness were each fined 5s. in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court and author was fined 5s, in…

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