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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1915

798 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 40

Industrial Court. Thursday, May 6. (Before Mr. G. C. Addison, Chief Industrial Magistrate.) Exhibition of Awards, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 3

Liellwyn Davies was proceeded against by Inspector Young for failing to pay an employee the award rate of 25s, as required by the Food Supply Distribution…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, May 6. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of four hours' imprisonment. Christopher Reilly (35), fireman, for…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 7

Yerdicts were awarded the plaintiffs in the following cases, with costs :—John Donald v. c. Taylor, £2 1s 7d, for goods sold and delivered; Mrs. S. J…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. C. F. Butler and C. Hibble, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 7

An application by George Hyde, Criterion Hotel, Newcastle, to make a reduction in the present accommodation, was granted. Music permits were…

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Melbourne's Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1915 · page 3

It is proposed by the State Government to do away with the Melbourne Gaol, in order to allow of the much-needed extension of the workingmen's college, and the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, May 7. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Bad Conduct Cases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1915 · page 3

Ali Dumalie (23), seaman, pleaded guilty to a charge at being drunk and disorderly, and was ordered to pay a fine of 5s, or suffer one hour's imprisonment…

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Newcastle Police Fourt. Saturday, May 8. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1915 · page 3

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of four hours' imprisonment. John Joseph Cusick. 22, labourer, was…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, May 10. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1915 · page 3

William John Brown was charge with having on the 15th ultimo, at Argenton, stolen an oilskin coat of the value of 15s, the property of Edward Stanley…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, May 10. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Misbehaviour Cases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1915 · page 7

William Dowd (51) labourer and Mary Wilson (57) cook, pleaded guilty to charges of improper behaviour in King Edward Park. Dowd was ordered to pay…

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Chinese Sentenced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1915 · page 2

Sen Yaing was charged with a improper assault on a girl at Adamstown on January 25th, on a second count he was charged with common assault. He…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, May 11. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1915 · page 2

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. John Joseph Cusick (44), labourer, and…

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The Lusitania. the Inquest. Verdict of Murder Against the Kaiser. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1915 · page 5

The inquest into the deaths of the victims of the Lusitania disaster was opened yesterday. Captain W. T. Turner, commander of the…

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Sentenced for Bigamy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1915 · page 7

George Stuart, who had pleaded guilty to a charge of bigamy, was forward for sentence. Mr. R. Cowan, who, instructed by Messrs. Braye and Cohen, appeared for…

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Bank Manager Charged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1915 · page 7

John Smith was charged, on separate indictments with at Newcastle (1) on 13th August, 1914, forging a warrant or order for the payment of £23 6s 4d,…

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Alleged Enemy Trading. Gem Merchant Charged. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1915 · page 5

At the Central Police Court to-day, before Mr. Barnett, S.M., a gem merchant named Ernst Hugo Becker, carrying on business in Sydney, was charged…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, May 12. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1915 · page 7

Benjamin Doran (33), labourer, was fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of live minutes' detention, for drunkenness; for having made use of improper…

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Murder of Prisoners. Britain Will Remember London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1915 · page 5

Lord Crows, the Secretary of State for India, replying to a question in the House of Lords, said that the communication respecting Prince Ruprocht of Bavaria,…

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Court Martial. Colonel Paton, V.D. Honourably Acquitted. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1915 · page 4

A court martial assembled at the Victoria Barracks this morning, to hear a charge against Colonel J. Paton, V.D., C.O. 17th Battalion, A.E.I.F…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, May 13. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 May 1915 · page 3

Michael Riley, who was charged with being drunk in Regent-street, New Lambton, pleaded guilty, and was fined 1s, or detention until the rising of the court…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, May 13. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 May 1915 · page 7

Two first offenders, on charges of drunkenness, were each find 2s, 6d, with the option of detention for five minutes. William Palmer (38), traveller, on a…

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