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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1912

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, February 9. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 2

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. Alfred Ferguson (41), and Albert Ofe (35),…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, February 10. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Charge of Vagrancy

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

James O'Brien (55), labourer, was sentenced to two months' imprisonment on a charge of vagrancy. Deserting Seaman…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 6

Messrs. T. C. K. M'Kell, P.M., and J. W. Pender, J.P., presided at the West Maitland Police ourt yesterday. George Mediam jun., was fined 20s,…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, February 12. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 6

In the summons division Charles Hulse pleaded guilty to keeping his shop open for the purpose of trading on Sunday, the 4th instant, and was fined 5s,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, February 12. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 3

Six first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default, imprisonment until the rising of the court. James Powell, 42, miner, and William…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, District Registrar.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 3

Re James Porter, of Teralba, miner, The single meeting of creditors lapsed, and the public examination was declared concluded, Bankrupt attributed his…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, February 13. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 2

Four first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court, and one of them, John…

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The Brisbane Strike. Police Demonstration. Great Array of Force. Strikers Perfectly Quiet. Brisbane

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

The police authorities made a remarkable demonstration of their present force thin morning in Market Square. The police had issued an order…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, February 14. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 7

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the court. George Shoesmith (34), dealer, wan lined £2, in…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 6

Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, P.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday morning. William Johnston pleaded guilty to…

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Burglary in Sydney. a Safe Dynamited. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 5

Messrs. Allen and Hanbury's now warahouse, 15 and 17 Market-street, city, near Kent-street, was visited by burglars some time last night…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, February 15. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 7

Four first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court…

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Theft of Signal Books. Vigilance in Germany. Berlin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 5

The majority of the police at Wilhelmshaven have been replaced, and the detective force has been increased. This action is on account of the…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 7

Charles W. Rich, trading as Field and Rich, sued Joseph Mitchell, of Islington, for the recovery of £6 11s 2d, for goods sold. A verdict was given for the amount…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 6

Messrs. T. C. K. M'Kell, John Rourke, and Ellas Bowden, L.M.s., held a special sitting of the Licensing Court at the West Maitland Courthouse yesterday…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M., and Dr. John Harris, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 7

The following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted:—G. Menzies to J. Shaw, Grapes Inn, Plattsburg; T. O'Connor, to E. J. Doyle, Ocean View Hotel,…

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A Jackdaw's Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 11

An Edinburgh gentleman, while staying on a holiday at Killin, in the month of June, 1964, had a watch taken from his room by a tame jackdaw. He saw…

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Secret Police Agent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 3

The corruption which marks the Russian secret police is well illustrated by the career of one of the agents, whose arrest in Paris is reported by Reuter…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, February 16. (Before Mr. J. M'Kensey, S.M.) Riotous Behaviour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 3

John Taylor (26), labourer, and Leslie Cook (23), driver, were each fined £1, in default seven days' imprisonment, for riotous behaviour…

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Industrial Prosecutions. Registrar's Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 6

The Industrial Registrar's Court (Mr. G. F. Addison president) sat again yesterday at the Newcastle Courthouse. THE TAILORS' LOG…

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