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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1914

988 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 41 of 50

Newcastle Police Court. Friday, October 9. (Before Mr. T. C. K. McKell, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1914 · page 7

One first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, with the alternative of five minutes' detention. Rikecart Johansen, 17, seaman, pleaded guilty, to…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, October 10. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 October 1914 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, with the alternative of five minutes' detention. Obstructing a Thoroughfare…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, October 12. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 October 1914 · page 7

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of five minutes' detention. Charles Patrick O'Callaghan (22),…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, October 12. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 October 1914 · page 7

One first offender, who pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, or one hour's detention. William Punton, charged with using improper…

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The Afternoon Shift. Proceedings in Court. Minute Book Produced. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 October 1914 · page 5

The hearing wan continued to-day by Cr. Justice Heydon, in the Industrial Court, of the prosecutions by colliery proprietors against the Colliery Employees'…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, October 13. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, S.M.) Milk Prosecution

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 October 1914 · page 3

Inspector Charles Francis proceeded on summons against Joseph Dempsey for on 11th September, at Newcastle, selling adulterated milk. Defendant pleaded…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, October 14. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, D.S.M.) Remanded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 October 1914 · page 7

Alexis Harden, (31), clerk, was charged, on warrant, that he did, at Newcastle, on 4th September, falsely pretend to Frank William Pearce that a paper, purporting…

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Plots in Morocco. Enemy Court-martialled. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 October 1914 · page 5

"Le Matin" states that Germans and Austrians at Casa Blanca, in Morocco, including the Austrian Consul, are to be court-martialled on a charge of planning…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, October 15. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 October 1914 · page 6

A first effender was fined 2s 6d, with 6s costs, for being drunk. Mary Logan proceeded against her husband, Robert Logan, for desertion…

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Newcastle Police Court Thursday, October 15. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 October 1914 · page 7

One first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of five minutes' detention. Isabella Richards (39) was fined £1, in default…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, D.S.M.) Cost of a Fence

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 October 1914 · page 7

Alexander Rae summoned J. L. Saunders, claiming the sum of 11s 10d, as being a balance due of proportional cost of the erection of a dividing fence…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 October 1914 · page 7

A transfer of the license of the Lemongrove Hotel, Wallsend, was granted from Benjamin H. Reilly to Samuel William Wilson. A renewal of a colonial wine…

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Greta Police Court. Wednesday, October 14. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 October 1914 · page 7

Greta Municipal Council v. Winter Broughton sanitary service fees, 1s 10d. Verdict for amount, with 6s costs, in default two days' light labour. Greta…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, October 16. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 October 1914 · page 10

One first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of five minutes' detention. Hugh O'Brien, for having been drunk and used…

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Archduke's Murder. Accused's Plea. Rome

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 October 1914 · page 5

At the trial at Serajevo of Printzep, accused of the murder of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his consort, the Duchess of Hohenberg on Saturday, June…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, October 17. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 October 1914 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. Arnold Christiansen (29), seaman, and William…

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Cooranbong Police Court. Friday, October 16. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 October 1914 · page 7

Three first offenders, summoned for being found drunk at Martinsville School of Arts hall, pleaded guilty, and were each fined 2s 6d. costs 6s, or three days'…

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Attempted Murder. of British Subjects. Bucharest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 October 1914 · page 5

A Turk named Pachil Assam fired four shots at Mr. Noel Buxton, who, with his brother Charles, was motoring through the city with H. Gueschoff's son to…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1914 · page 6

Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Daniel Swan was fined £3, in default…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, October 19. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1914 · page 7

On the information of Inspector W. Cunningham, the following persons were charged with allowing stock to stray within the municipality of Wallsend, and were fined…

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