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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1912

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 6

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

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M., and and Mr. H. M. Shedden, L.M.)

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

Transfers wore granted of the following publicans' [?]ses:—A. Howard, to Matilda Jane [?]nes, Oriental Hotel, Newcastle; W. M. Levey to Sophia Hayes,…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1912 · page 6

Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., occupied the Bench at the East Maitland Police Court yesterday morning. Harold Ellis Southwell, forest guard,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, July 19. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1912 · page 2

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s in default imprisonment until the rising of the court. Charles Brown (54), dealer, was fined 5s,…

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The Lust for Gold. Murder in California. Oreville (California)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1912 · page 5

An unknown man has been found murdered in a dredging pond with his pockets full of golf. The police theory is that the man…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, July 20. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 July 1912 · page 3

Two first offenders were fined 5s each, with detention until the rising of the Court, for drunkenness. No Prosecution…

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New York Murder. Citizens Take Action. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 July 1912 · page 5

The city is stirred by the failure of the police to arrest the murderer of Rosenthal, the gambler, who was shot death in the street on Tuesday…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1912 · page 6

Messrs. C. H. Gale, P.M., and John Pender, J.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court, yesterday morning. A first offender pleaded guilty to a…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, July 22. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1912 · page 3

William Cunningham, Inspector to the Wallsend Council, proceeded against John Shaw and David Price for allowing horses to stray. A fine of 5s, with 6s costs,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, July 22. (Before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1912 · page 7

Three first offenders were fined 1s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court, for drunkenness. For drunkenness, Thomas Larsen (47), seaman, was…

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Murder of a Priest. for Rebuking Loose Livers. Bucharest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1912 · page 5

A priest who had rebuked three peasants at Tatareste for leading a loose life has been murdered, and also his wife and three children…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, July 28. (Before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 July 1912 · page 3

Two first offenders for drunkenness were each fined is in default imprisonment till the rising of the Court. John Stone (39), seaman, for using improper…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, July 25, 1912. (Before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 3

Four first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 1s, in default imprisonment till the rising of the Court. John Johnson (43), miner, was fined 5s, or…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, District Registrar.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 3

Ro Fordinand James Van de Heyde, of Newcastle, commercial traveller, Bankrupt attributed his insolvency to losing his position and the failure of a…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 3

Daniel Genge, of the Hamilton Station Hotel, was granted a music permit for the evening of July 27…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, July 26. (Before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1912 · page 7

Two first officers charged with drunkenness, were each fined 1s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court, Richard Pearce (38),…

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The Grafton Murder. an Arrest Made. Grafton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1912 · page 4

Considerable excitement has been caused by the discovery of the dead of Edward Hooy in a tent three and a half miles from. South Grataton. Hocy…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, July 27. (Before Mr. H. H. Chippindall, J.P.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 July 1912 · page 7

A first offender, charged with drunkeness was fined as, In default imprisonment untill the rising or the Court; and another,for whom Mr. J. D. Rold…

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New York Police. Charges of Corruption. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 July 1912 · page 5

Investigations held as the result of the murder of a gamblor named Rosenthal, who had offered to make serious charges against the police, showed…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1912 · page 6

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

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