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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1912

935 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 38 of 47

Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1912 · page 6

Messrs. C. H. Gale, P.M., and J. W. Pender, J.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Samuel Warbrook was fined 30s, with…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1912 · page 7

One first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of detention till the rising of the Court. James M'Bride, 35, fireman,…

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District News. Wallsend and Plattsburg. Wallsend Police Court. Monday, October 28. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1912 · page 6

Twenty cadets, viz., Thomas Platt, William Wardic, William Sheldon, William Spargo, John Joseph Keogh, Lionel Vincent M'Pherson, Henry Lester…

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Adelaide Jewellery Theft. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 October 1912 · page 5

The mystery surrounding the robbery of £1000 worth of Jewellery from Messrs. Harris, Scarte, and Company's premises was practically cleared up last night…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, October 29. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 October 1912 · page 2

Three men, charged for the first time with having been drunk, were each fined 2s 6d, in default to be imprisoned for five minutes. In the fourth case the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, October 30. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 7

Three first offenders, for drunkenness were each fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of five minutes' detention. John Thomas, 33, firemen, was fined £1, in…

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Teralba Police Court. Tuesday, October 29. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 7

Michael M'Allen, improper language at Teralba, fined 10s, with costs at court, in default seven days' imprisonment. John Roy, improper languages at Teralba,…

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Murder and Suicide. West Australian Tragedy. Fremantle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 5

Further particulars are to hand concerning the tragedy at Spearwood, where Maria Theresa Martin, the wife of a French settler, was found murdered…

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Marine Court. Stranding of the Rock Lily. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 5

Judge Backhouse, who had Captains F. Bra[?]egi[?]dle and J. B. Carpenter with him as assessors, held an inquiry in the Marine Court, Chancery Square, to-day,…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 7

In the case of R. Hall and Son, Ltd., against N. Androico, of Sydney, for the sum of £31 1s 7d, for goods sold and delivered, a verdict was given for the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, October 31. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 7

One first offender was fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of five minutes detention, for drunkenness. A Suspicious Passenger…

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New York Police. Becker to Be Electrocuted. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 5

Police-lieutenant Becker, who was found guilty of the murder in the first degree of Hermann Rosenthal, the gambler, has been sentenced to be…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. F. G. Adrian (chairman) and T. C. K. M'Kell, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 7

Booth licenses were granted Alexander Fr[?]w, for the Newcastle showground on Eight-hour Day, and to John Rowan for the Boolaroo races on November 6…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, November 1. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 7

Five men, charged for the first time with having been drunk, were each fined 2s 6d, in default to be imprisoned for five minutes…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, October 31. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.)

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

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

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The Epping Murder. Suspect Arrested. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 5

William Belcher, the man who escaped from Epping after shooting Arthur Rosan yesterday morning, was caught at about one o'clock this morning in…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, November 3. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 7

James Victor Lionel Smith (30) charged with disobeying an order for the support of his wife, £3 being due, was ordered to he imprisoned until the amount with 6s…

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Turkish Atrocities. Murder of Peasants. Greeks and Bulgarians. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 5

The Turks were flying on the evening of October 22nd, from Saranta Poros. They traversed Metaxa and…

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Cathering Hill Bay Court. Friday, November 1. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 7

The following cases were dealt with as under:—Frederick Robert, using improper language, fined £5, with 15 15s costs: William Firkin, for drunkenness,…

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North Sydney Burglary. Recent Arrival Committed. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1912 · page 4

At the North Sydney Police Court to-day, Charles Bernard Roberts, aged 19, a recent arrival, who is under remand in connection with a charge of burglary and…

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