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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1912

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How Wags the World. London, June 28th. Armour for Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1912 · page 7

The recent series of murderous attacks by motor bandits upon the Paris police has set M. Lepine seeking for some form of protective armour which…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, August 6. (Before Mr. M. A. H. Fitzhardinge, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1912 · page 2

Four first offenders, for drunkenness, were each fined 1s, in default imprisonment till the rising of the Court. Stephen Earl was fined 20s, in default 14 days'…

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Teralba Police Court. Tuesday, August 6. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1912 · page 2

Max Weinsfell, for neglecting to pay sanitary fees to the Lake Macquarie Shire Council, was ordered to pay the amount due, together with 6s costs, within 14 days…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, August 7. (Before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 August 1912 · page 7

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined is in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. Donald Nicholson (24),…

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New York Police. Alleged Intimidation. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 August 1912 · page 5

"Bridgie" Webber, who is being held the police in connection with the [?]rder of Rosenthal, the gambler, who as killed as he was about to make…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 3

At the Miami Police Court, on Wednesday, before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M., Stewart Plain, for being drunk and disorderly in Railway-street, Minmi, was…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 6

Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court, yesterday morning. William Barry pleaded guilty to being…

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Summons Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 7

D. Mitchell and Co., Ltd. sued H. Young for the sum of £4 3s, being a claim for the loss of a case of goods short delivered to A. J. Connell, of Booral, and…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, August 8. (Before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 7

Ellen Quong Chong (53) was fined 10s, or seven days, and Joseph Bernard Cal-len (32) was fined 20s, with the option of 14 days' imprisonment, for being…

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State Supreme Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 6

Next Monday important changes are to come into effect in the State Supreme Court. Under rules made in pursuance of the…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 7

Music permits were granted to D. Renfrew, George Parry, and Catherine M. Carrall, Rees Morris was granted a renewal of the license of the Argenton…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, August 9. (Before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 August 1912 · page 7

Four first offenders were each fined 1s, in default imprisonment till the rising of the Court; and Edward Clegg (62), seaman, was fined £2, with the option of…

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Criminal Appeal Court. "Shield to the Innocent." Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 August 1912 · page 5

The first sitting of the Criminal Appeal Court, the outcome of the recent State Criminal Appeal Act, was held in Banco to-day. The full appellate Bench…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, August 10. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 August 1912 · page 7

Two first offenders, for drunkenness were fined 5s, in default, imprisonment until the rising of the court. Ellen Quong Chong, 53, was fined £2, with the…

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Murder by a Lad. Sentenced to Death. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1912 · page 5

A lad named Rouses, 17 years of age, has been sentenced to death in Paris. He had strangled his aunt, a paralysed woman, with a view to robbing…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, August 12. (Before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1912 · page 7

The adjourned case against John Lang for disobedience of a maintenance order was withrawn. George Nordin, who pleaded guilty to…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, August 12. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1912 · page 7

Five first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default, imprisonment until the rising of the court, and three others were each fined 5s, in…

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Murder by Javanese. in the Straits Settlements. Singapore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1912 · page 5

Two murders have been committed in the Straits Settlements which have caused a sensation. A Javanese coolie fatally stabbed…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 August 1912 · page 3

Patrick Mark Nesbit was charged upon two indictments of stealing and receiving one cow, the property of Robert Biggs Talbot. Mr. R. Cowan,…

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Socialist Riots. a Murderer Sentenced. Budapest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 August 1912 · page 5

Sentence of death has bean passed on Luka Jukitch, the Bosnian student, Who in June last shot at. Mr. Cuvaj, Royal Commissioner of Croatia…

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