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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1914

988 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 50

Appeal Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 6

At the West Maitland Courthouse, yesterday, Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., presided over a Court for the hearing of appeals against the assessments in the Cessnock…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, May 4. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 7

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, with the alternative of five minutes' detention. John Dams (48), labourer, Jack Lansannour (66),…

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Newcastle Licensing Court Proposed New Mayfield Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 2

A petition for the granting to John Lambie of a publican's license for premises situated at Mayfield. Waratah, was a reference by the State Governor, under…

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Maitland District. Circuit Court. (Before Sir William Cullen, the Chief Justice.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 6

The civil business of the Maitland Circuit Court was resumed at the courthouse, East Maitland, yesterday morning, when Walter Windeyer Traill,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, May 5. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1914 · page 7

Four first offenders, for drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment till the rising of the court. For being drunk and disorderly in…

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Newcastle Licensing Court Proposed New Mayfield Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1914 · page 3

A petition for the granting to John Lambie of a publican's license for premises situated at Mayfield. Waratah, was a reference by the State Governor, under…

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Maitland District. Circuit Court. (Before Sir William Cullen, the Chief Justice.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1914 · page 6

The civil business or the Maitland Circuit Court was resumed at the courthouse, East Maitland, yesterday morning, when Walter Windeyer Traill,…

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District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1914 · page 6

The Maitland District Court was opened at the West Maitland Courthouse yesterday morning, before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge. Mr. Carr-Boyd was…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, May 6. (Before Mr. T.C.K. M'Kell, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1914 · page 2

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, with the alternative of five minutes' detention. Frederick Proudfoot (41), engineer, upon two…

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Newcastle Licensing Court Proposed New Mayfield Hotel No Recommendation Made

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1914 · page 7

A petition for the granting to John Lambie of a publican's license for premises situated at Mayfield, Waratah, was a reference by the State Governor, under…

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Maitland District. Circuit Court. (Before Sir William Cullen, the Chief Justice.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1914 · page 6

The civil business of the Maitland Circuit Court was resumed at the courthouse, East Maitland, yesterday morning, when Walter Windeyer Traill,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, May 7. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, with the alternative of five minutes detention. Furious Driving…

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Municipal Appeal Court. Seamen's Institute. Question of Rating

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 4

Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M., sat at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, as a municipal appeal court, for the hearing of an appeal by the Bishop of Newcastle…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 7

Metters, Limited, proceeded against James Gibson, senior, James Gibson, junior, and John Gibson, alleged to be trading as "Gibsons," to recover the sum of…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 7

A transfer of the license of the Victoria Theatre Hotel, Newcastle, was granted from Lena M'Laren to Catherine M'Cartney; approval was given to…

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Alleged Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 May 1914 · page 3

For some little time there has been a mystery at a place called Orari, near Timaru, in the South Island, regarding the disappearance of all old man named…

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Women As Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 May 1914 · page 5

Speaking of police, Chicago recently went in for an experiment. Someone or other in sufficient authority argued that it was brutalising to have a man arrest…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, May 8. Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.) Breaches of Order

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 May 1914 · page 7

Five first offenders on charges of drunkenness were each fined 5s, with the alternative of detention until the rising of the Court. John Dams, (50), labourer,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, May 9. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.). Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 May 1914 · page 7

Four first offenders, charged with drunkenness were each fined 5s, with the alternative of five minutes' detention. William Dunban, (34), carpenter, was fined…

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Claim to a Name. the Court's Ruling. Berlin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 May 1914 · page 5

The Court has ruled that Isolde, wife of Herr Beidlor, conductor of the Court Opera at Munich, who recently instituted a suit against her mother,…

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