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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
988 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 50
Three first offenders on charges of drunkenness were each fined 5s, with the alternative of detention until the rising of the Court, Edward Quinn, a seaman,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Clarissa Teece, Grand Hotel, was granted a renewal of billiard licence, John Fay, Wallsend, was granted a music permit for New Year's night…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The police have commenced proceedings against certain persons, whose names are not specified, on the charge of stealing the will of the late…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Eight persons arrested for drunkenness, and charged as first offenders, were each fined 5s, with the alternative of detention until the raising of the court…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Before Mr. King, in the Summons Division of the Central Police Court this morning, Sebastian John Backhouse proceeded against Constable F. M. Brown on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two first offenders on charges of drunkenness were each fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of 24 hours' imprisonment. A third was fined a similar amount, or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rees John (81) pleaded guilty to a charge of vagrancy. It was stated in evidence by Senior-constable J. Robertson that the defendant had long constituted…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday morning. James Webb, for having made use of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Four first offenders, charged with drunkenness were each fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of five minutes' detention. James Wallace (35), seaman, was fined…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →John Burnett (44), labourer, was fined 5s with the alternative of 24 hours' imprisonment, for drunkenness. No Prosecution…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The police have stifled an attempt to revive the Bennot gang. A plot was unearthed to rob a bank clerk near Meaux by the aid of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →William Summerville, 20, labourer, and Ted Summerville, or Duxbury, 23, seaman, were charged with using improper language in a tramway carriage in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three first offenders were fined sums ranging from 2s 6d to 5s, and costs, for drunkenness. Michael Fitzsimons was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of five minutes' detention, John Kemlo (33), boilermaker, was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The inquest into the death of Miss Bradfield, whose body was a few weeks ago found in the Liverpool Canal, was concluded yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Inquiries into the explosion at Dublin Castle show that when a constable at the Castle left duty he gave up his revolver, of which two chambers were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The court-martial at Strasburg of Colonel von Reuter, on a charge of having infringed the liberty of the subject in connection, with the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Verdicts were awarded the plaintiffs in the following cases, with costs:—A. E. Vesper against L. Sampson, of Sydney, £1 10s, for professional fees; Low You…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Renewals of publicans' licenses were granted to Robert Durie, of the Holmesville Hotel, Holmesville; John Fahey, of the Carrington, Plattsburg: and Ellis…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →George M'Laren (38), a boilermaker, pleaded guilty to having failed to pay his fare, or exhibit a ticket, or other receipt, showing that he had paid it, on the…
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