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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1915

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Industrial Court. Friday, July 9. (Before Mr. G. C. Addison, Chief Industrial Magistrate.) Deductions for Insurance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1915 · page 4

Reserved decision was delivered in two cases, in which Inspecter Isabel Golding, though Inspector Gregory, proceeded against Scott's Limited, for talling to…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, July 9. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Prohibited Immigrant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1915 · page 10

Vincent Ardiles, 23, seaman, charged with on 6th July, deserting from the American vesuel Yucatan, was dischaanged. On a charge of on 9th July being an…

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Curran Will. Upheld by the Court. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1915 · page 4

The action in regard to the Curran will was concluded to-day. The jury returned a verdict that Thomas Curran was mentally sound when he…

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Attempted Murder of the Egyptian Sultan. Alexandria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 July 1915 · page 5

While the Sultan of Egypt was going to prayers a bomb was thrown through the window of his carriage, and fell at the feet of his carriage without exploding…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, July 12. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1915 · page 7

John Wilkinson was charged, on the information of Inspector George Godfrey, with failing to keep the yard of his pig-keeping premises in order. Defendant…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, July 12. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1915 · page 6

Two first offenders charged, with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, with the alternative of ten minutes' detention. Municipal Cases…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, July 12. (Before Mr. T. C. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1915 · page 7

William M'Donald Brown (50), miner, was fined £1, in default seven days' imprisonment, for being drunk and disorderly. Enoch Winsor (29), labourer, was…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, July 13. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Minor Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 July 1915 · page 11

Joseph Eade, 35, labourer, pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in Scott-street, and was ordered to pay a fine of 40s, or undergo one month's…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, July 14. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Exemplary Punishment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1915 · page 7

Henry Smith (57), labourer, pleaded guilty to charges of being drunk and disorderly, and using improper language in Hunter-street. Constable H. Ward stated…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, July 14. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 3

Arthur Chencry, P. Ayliffe, James Hanlon, George Chenery, James Kearin, J. Young, and T. Fitzpatrick were each fined 10s, with costs 6s, or three days'…

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Cessnock Police Court. Wednesday, July 14. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 3

George Patrick was summoned by John Robertson, who charged him with using insulting words in Aberdare-street, Cessnock, on June 15. Patrick was also…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, July 15. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 7

John Murphy (31), shearer, on a charge of being drunk in Hunter-street, was ordered to pay a fine of 10s, or undergo 48 hours' imprisonment. One first offender…

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Maitland District. West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, July 16. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 6

Mary Brown, a half-caste, was charged with maliciously damaging nine windows, valued at £2, the property of the Chief Railway Commissioner, to which she…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 7

Verdicts with costs of court, were given for the plaintiffs in the following cases:— R. T. Rundle v. G. Miller, £2 7s 6d; R. T. Rundle v. E. J. Bull, £2 10s; O'Riley…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, July 15. (Before Messrs. C. F. Butler and C. Hibble, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 7

Renewals of publican's licenses were granted: Michael Joseph Nolan, Argenton Hotel, Argenton; Patrick Hillier, Swansea Hotel, Swansea; Albert Edward Nelson,…

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Police Recruiting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 July 1915 · page 5

Yesterday's enlistments at the Newcastle Police Station totalled 26. This is in addition to the names handed in at the post-office recruiting meeting…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, July 16. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Minor Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 July 1915 · page 7

One first offender, on a charge of drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of detention for one hour. Two Japanese, J. Shirot (36), greaser, and M…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, July 17. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 July 1915 · page 3

One first offender on a charge of being drunk in Hunter-street was fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of detention for two hours…

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Alleged Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1915 · page 6

Eric Bannister, a police constable, was charged at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., on the information of…

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Industrial Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1915 · page 6

Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., occupied the Bench in the Industrial Court at the West Maitland Courthouse yesterday. Ponder Brothers, Limited, were…

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