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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1912

935 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 47

Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 7

Sidney Hewson proceeded against L. B. Blackwell for the sum £8 11s due for work done and materials provided. Mr. J. Windeyer appeared for plaintiff, and…

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Maitland District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 6

The Maitland District Court was opened yesterday, before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinage. Markham v. Robertson.—James G…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, July 11. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 3

Mary Ann Sherwood pleaded guilty to being drunk at New Lambton, and was fined £1, with 6s costs, or seven days imprisonment. John Herbert pleaded…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, July 11. (Before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 7

Five first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 1s, in default imprisonment untill the rising of the Court. Thomas Pinniville (49),…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M., and M. H. Fitzhardinge, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 7

A renewal of the license of the General Washington Hotel Stockton, was granted to Caroline Brohan. A transfer of the license or the Commercial Hotel,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, July 12. (Before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 7

Carl Anderson (25) and Henry Norman (52), seamen, were each fined 5s. in default 24 hours' imprisonment for drunkenness. William Hammon (73), seaman,…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1912 · page 6

The Maitland District Court was reopened yesterday, before. His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge. Clift v. Judge.—Eva A [?]berta Christian…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, July 13. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 July 1912 · page 7

One first offender, for having been drunk, was fined 5s, or detention until the rising of the Court. Thomas Larson (47), seaman, was fined 1, or seven…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 6

Mr. C. H. Gale, P. M., and Mr. John Pender, J. P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday morning…

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Murder of Russians. Pekin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 5

A force of Chinese soldiers and villagers surrounded a building near Khotan, in Eastern Turkestan, belonging to Said Effendl, and set fire to it…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, July 15. (Before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 3

George Gunter, who pleaded guilty to being drunk, was fined 10s, or seven days' imprisonment. Archibald Brown was charged with…

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Clapham Murder. Alleged Confession. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 5

A sensation was caused in Sydney today by the report that a sailor on one of the British warships had made a confusion that he was concerned in the murder…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, July 15, 1912. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 7

Five first offenders were each fined 5s, in defalut 24 hours' imprisonment for drunkenness. James O' Hara (45) miner, was filled 10s, with the option of three…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 6

The Maitland District Court was reopened Yesterday, before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge. DRAINAGE TRUST RATES…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, July 17. (Before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 July 1912 · page 3

John Hanlon, senior, was fined 5s, with costs 6s, for allowing cattle to stray in the streets, John Hanion, junior, was fined 10s, with 6s costs, or seven days, for…

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Charlestown Tragedy. Inquest Concluded. Murder and Suicide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 July 1912 · page 5

Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, conclude the inquest yesterday at the Charlestown Courthouse, into the deaths of Daniel Joseph Keenan and Mary…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, July 17. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 July 1912 · page 7

Three first offenders were fined as, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, for drunkenness; and Oscar Coleman (31), engineer, for being drunk and disorderly,…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 July 1912 · page 6

The Maitland District Court was reopened yesterday before his Honor Judge Fitzhardlage. DRAINAGE TRUST RATES…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, July 18. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 7

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court, and another 5s, default 24 hours'…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 7

Verdicts were given for the amounts claimed, with costs, in the following cases:—J. C. W. Cummin and T. Barber, executors in the estate of John Thorn,…

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