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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1913

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, April 17. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 7

Four first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, with the alternative fat five minutes' detention. Patrick Ryan (37), seaman, and Chong Lee…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, April 17. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 3

John Phillips pleaded guilty to using improper language, and was fined £1, or seven days' imprisonment. Daniel Brown pleaded guilty to behaving improperly, and…

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Wages Board Delays. Application to the Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 5

Mr. Nathan appeared for the Mine Owners' Association of New South Wales in the Industrial Court to-day in support of an application to Mr. Justice Heydon…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M., Deputy Registrar.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 7

In re Sarah Ann Reid, of Hobart-road Ne Lambton, storekeeper. The single meeting of creditors was disclosed. At the public examination. Mr. A. N…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 7

Music permits were granted to E. Butterworth, General Roberts Hotel, New Lambton: John Fahey, Carrington Hotel, Wallsend: and Frederick Dews, Lake…

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Boy Charged with Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 7

The coroner's jury in the shooting case in which a boy named George Fyfe, 12 years of age, met his death on Sunday at Whangarel, returned a verdict that…

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Municipal Appeal Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 6

Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., presided at an appeal court in connection with the East Maitland Municipal Council at the East Maitland Courthouse yesterday. Mr. J…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 3

In the case of Hannah Eason against Alfred Hansen, to recover the sum of £4 4s 5d, alleged to be due for goods sold and delivered, Messrs. A. H. James…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, April 18. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 3

Two first offenders were each fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of five minutes' detention, for drunkenness, Eunice Saxon (43), married, was filled £2, in default…

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Postal Electricians. Arbitration Court Award. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 4

In the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to-day Mr. Justice Higgins delivered his judgment in the matter of the claim of the postal electricians…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, April 19. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1913 · page 7

Six first offenders were each fined 2s 6d. with the alternative of five minutes' detention for drunkenness. William Evans (36), miner, was fined 5s, with the…

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Maitland Circuit Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1913 · page 6

The Maitland Circuit Court will be held next week. The following cases are set down for hearing:—Wednesday. John Thomas Charlton, Newcastle, alleged…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1913 · page 6

Mr. M. T. M'Mahon, relieving police magistrate, and Messrs. E. Bowden and J. W. Perder, Js.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland. Police Court,…

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Attempted Murder. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1913 · page 5

M. Pierou, the reputedly wealthy Mayor of Gentilly, a suburb of Paris, who was charged with attempting to murder Mudame Chabrux, the widow of a…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, April 21. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1913 · page 6

John Rawling was charged with having used improper language. He pleaded guilty, and said that he was very excited at the time. A fine of 10s, with costs 6s,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, April 21. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1913 · page 7

Six first offenders charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, with the alternative native of five minutes' detention. Patrick Doyle (62), carpenter, and William…

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Charlestown Police Court. Tuesday, April 22

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1913 · page 6

Frederick Sneider, for being drunk at Dudley, was fined 20s. Charles Lloyd, for a similar offence, was fined 10s, with 6s costs. Richard Merten Toohey, for…

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Murder Story Written on Door

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1913 · page 8

A grim drama of a trapper's' terrible death, written by his, murderer, on the door of a shack with the point of a hunting-knife, has been discovered by a party…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, April 22. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1913 · page 11

Four first offenders were each fines 5s, with the alternative of five minutes' detention. Frederick Turnbull (32), was fined, 10s, in default three days'…

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The Belgian Strike. Murder by Soldiers. Brussels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1913 · page 5

Two drunken soldiers deserted, and ran through the streets shooting and shouting "Long live the strike!" They killed a chasseur, and escaped…

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