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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1912

935 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 40 of 47

Last Word in Burglary. Safe-breaking Science

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 November 1912 · page 11

Mainly from the fact that the burglars who raided the London Hippodrome on Sunday night blew open the safe with gelignite, the police authorities have come…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, November 12. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 November 1912 · page 11

One first offender, for drunkenness, was fined 5s, in default, five minutes' imprisonment. Seamen's Cases…

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Assault on Roosevelt. Question of Sanity. Milwaukee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 November 1912 · page 5

John Schrank, a Socialist, who shot at and wounded Mr. Roosevelt outside his hotel here on October 18th, was brought up for trial yesterday…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, November 16. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 November 1912 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default, imprisonment for five minutes. John Roberts, 30, and Thomas Roberts, 62, seamen,…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 November 1912 · page 7

D. Brogden v. H. Pritchard, for goods supplied to the value of £2 5s 6d. A. verdict for the amount claimed, together with 5s costs of court, was given…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, November 14. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 November 1912 · page 3

Michael Fitzsimmons was charged with neglecting to comply with an order of the Court made against him in August 1912, for the maintenance of his child,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, November 14. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 November 1912 · page 7

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, in default, imprisonment for live minutes. Mary Crawford 41, married, was fined 10s, in default…

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West Wallsend Police Court. Wednesday, November 18. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 November 1912 · page 7

Fifty-one cadets were charged that they did not put in the number of drills required under the Defence Act. Lieutenant S. Anderson Adjutant 15th…

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Small Debts Court. Wedding Photos

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 November 1912 · page 7

W. C. Stinson proceeded against Mrs. Nicholson to recover the sum of £7 9s, alleged to be due for photographs supplied to the defendant. Mr. A. H. James…

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New York Police. Startling Revelations. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 November 1912 · page 5

Convict witnesses at the investigation into the charges against the New York police swore that the police assisted in robberies, and benefited by…

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Greta Police Cour. Wednesday, November 13. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 November 1912 · page 7

Ethol May Lumby proceeded against Ames Lumby for alleged with desertion and also for alleged child desertion. The cases were adjourned to December 11th…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 November 1912 · page 7

Transfers of licenses were granted from Ellen Reen to David Robertson, of the Cross Keys Hotel, Carrington; from George Pike to John Henry yarsley, of…

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Murderous Assault. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 November 1912 · page 6

A mysterious shooting case occurred early this morning at Newry-street, East Prahran, the victim being Robert M'Gregor a young married man, by occupation…

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Some Police Veterans

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 November 1912 · page 11

It is sixty years since, with a view to improving the Victorian police force, the Government of that day—it being the ante-protection…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, November 15. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 November 1912 · page 10

Edward Murphy (37), fireman, was fined 5s, with the option of 24 hours' imprisonment, for drunkenness. Remanded…

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A Mortgage Covenant. Equity Court Judgment. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 November 1912 · page 6

Mr. Justice Simpson, the Chief Judge in Equity, delivered his reserved decision to-day in respect of an important point raised in a suit for foreclosure,…

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Assault on Scutari. Turks Lriven Back. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 November 1912 · page 5

After a lull in hostilities, due to the terrible winter weather, the Montenegrins have resumed the bombardment of Scutari…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, November 16. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

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

Two first offenders, for drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d with the alternative of imprisonment to the rising of the Court and James M'Ewan (52),…

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Plots in Stamboul. Conspirators Sentenced. Constantinople

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1912 · page 5

It is reported that two hundred arrests have been effected in connection with a plot to create a republic under Shevket Pasha…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, November 18. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1912 · page 3

James Kagen pleaded guilty to being drunk in Kemp-street, and was fined 20s, or seven days' imprisonment A case, police versus Matthew…

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