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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1913

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, February 12. Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1913 · page 7

Daniel Evans, 45, miner, was fined £1 with the alternative of seven days' imprisonment for drunkennerss. No Prosecution,…

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Murder in Vienna. Austrian Political Leader. Vienna

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1913 · page 5

Herr Schumeir, Parliamentary leader of the Socialists, was assassinated at the Vienna railway station. The murderer has been arrested…

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Greta Police Court. Wednesday, February 12. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., and Mr. B. Pryor, J.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1913 · page 7

Edward Hill, for riotous behaviour, was fined 15s, with 7s costs, or seven days' imprisonment. Ernest Newton for riotous behaviour was fined 10s, with cost…

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Burwood Wheelers. Court of Inquiry. Judgment Reserved

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1913 · page 5

His Honor Judge Scholes sat at the Newcastle Courthouse, yesterday, in industrial Jurisdiction, to inquire into the dispute between the Burwood wheelers…

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Maitland District. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 February 1913 · page 6

Messrs. C. H. Gale,, P.M. and E. Bowden, J.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday morning…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 February 1913 · page 7

Verdicts, with costs of court, were given for the plaintiffs in the following cases:— William Cann against G. Nehl, goods sold, £60 18s 8d; William Cann against. Dawson…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, February 13. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 February 1913 · page 7

Mary M'Williams (35), no occupation, was fined £1, with the alternative of seven days' imprisonment, for drunkenness…

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Industrial Court. Sitting in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 February 1913 · page 5

Mr. C. Hibble, Industrial Magistrate, sat in Newcastle yesterday, when a number of cases dealing with alleged breaches of industrial awards, was heard…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell (Chairman) and H. M. Shedden, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 February 1913 · page 7

Music permits were granted to John Rowan, of the Rawson Hotel, Newcastle, Peter Bailey, of the Beach Hotel Merewether, and Sofia Hayes, of the Glasgow…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, February 14. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.) Alleged Embezzlement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1913 · page 3

Richard Hughes, 22, a clerk, was charged with having embezzled the sums of 11s 10d, £1 7s 6d, and 18s 1d, the property of his employer, William Strait…

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Melbourne Gossip. Melbourne, February 12. the New High Court Judge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1913 · page 13

When Senator M'Gregor talked during the last sittings of the Senate about the necessity of Labour being represented on the High Court Bench, some people…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, February 15. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 February 1913 · page 7

Two first offenders were each fined 5s, with the alternative of five minutes' detention, for drunkenness. Emerson Dixon (56), miner, pleaded guilty to…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, February 17. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 3

One first offender pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, and was fined 5s, or 24 hours. In the summons division Arthur…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 3

Three first offenders were each fined 20 Rd, or detention for five minutes, for drunkenness. Carl Schildt, Joseph Banks, William M'Carthy and John William…

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The Burglary Boom. More Cases in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 4

The events of the last few days seen to indicate that throughout the metropolitan district there there is a revival of the been glary boom of a few months ago. Two…

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The Carlton Murder. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 5

The name of the girl who murdered in Bouverie-street last night was Alice Hudson. It transpires that she was keeping…

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Maitland District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 6

The Maitland District Court was opened yesterday afternoon, before his Honor judge Fitzhardinge. Nicholls v. Crawford—In this case…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 11

Terence Smith (30), fireman, and Mary M'Intyre, were each fined 20s, in default seven days' imprisonment, for drunkenness. For a like offence, Frank…

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Carlton Murder. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 5

James Rawlings has confessed to the murder of Alice Hudson, at Carlton. He wrote a statement to-day, in which he said he was driven to crime, as the…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 7

The only police prosecutions were those of three men charged with drunkenness: They were all first offenders, and a fine of 2s 6d was imposed in each…

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