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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1914

988 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 50

Burglary in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 July 1914 · page 4

Another burglary took place in Newcastle on Saturday night, the premises of Mr. H. Pack, who carries on business as a clothier near the boat harbour,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, July 11. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 July 1914 · page 2

Four first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of five minutes detention. Bertha Wright (30) was fined £1, in…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1914 · page 6

Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday morning. Percy Dee, on a charge of being drunk…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, July 13. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1914 · page 3

In the charge division John Smith, who pleaded [?] to a charge of drunkenness, was fined 5s, or 24 hors' Imprisonment…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, July 13 (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1914 · page 3

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each lined 5s, with the alternative of five minutes' detention, John Linsonneur 62, fisherman, was fined…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, July 14. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 July 1914 · page 7

Two first offenders were each charged with drunkenness, and fined 6s, with the alternative of live minutes' detention. Discharged…

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Darlinghurst Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1914 · page 4

The removal of the last prisoner from Darlinghurst Gaol terminates the existence of the institution familiar to the people of Sydney for many…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, July 15. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1914 · page 7

Three persons, charged for the first time with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, of detention until the rising of the Court…

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Burglary at Carrington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 July 1914 · page 5

When Mr. F. Elphnick, [?]reman for Mr. A. M'Gregor, Jun., butcher, of Young-street, Carrington, went to the premises yesterday morning to commence…

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Industrial Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 July 1914 · page 3

Mr. G. C. Addison, Chief Industrial Magistrate, sat at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday, and dealt with a number of alleged breaches of industrial…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, July 16. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 July 1914 · page 11

Two persons, charged for the first time with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, with the alternative of detention until the rising of the court…

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Alpine Tragedy. Murder of a Guide. Vienna

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 July 1914 · page 5

Melounig, a guide, and four tourists were found dead on the Gross Venediger glacier, in the Eastern Alps. The tourists were frozen to death…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, July 15. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 July 1914 · page 11

Transfers.—Adamstown Hotel, Adamstown and billiard license, James Edward Conner to Robert Emerson: Exchange Hotel, Newcastle, Basil Lanser to Henry…

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Police Courts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 6

George Harris, alias Frederick Albert, alias Frank August, alias Krison Louis, Alfrich, alias Auguste Palaise, alias Alfred Kreser, was lined 5s, for…

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Sentenced for Libel. an Ex-policeman. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 5

Ex-Inspector Syme, of the Metropolitan police, was yesterday convicted of libel, and sentenced to eight months' imprisonment…

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Echo of a Murder Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 2

"Murder will out" is an old saying, but it is not often that one hears of a case again in the courts nearly 20 years after the penalty has been paid. In 1895 the…

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Charlestown Police Court. Tuesday, July 14. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 10

A Baker, for being drunk and disorderly at Charlestown, was fined 10s, with 6s costs, and for using improper language at the same place, he was fined…

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Wee Jasper Murder. Murderer Confesses. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 5

The mystery concerning the murder of Gertie M'Alister at Wee Jasper Station, near Yass, was cleared up by a telegram which was received at police…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, July 17. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 7

Nine first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each lined 5s, with the alternative of five minutes' detention. Henry Jones (60), carpenter, was fined 10s,…

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Rose Bay Murder. the Coroner's Verdict. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 5

The inquest concerning the death of Edward Dixon, 26 years of age, who was beaten to death at a camp in the scrub at Rose Bay on February 21st, which has…

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