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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1915

798 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 40

Newcastle District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 August 1915 · page 7

His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge presided at the further sittings of the Newcastle District Court at the Newcastle Courthouse, yesterday…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, August 18. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 August 1915 · page 7

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each lined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes, and one of them, Patrick White (35), seaman,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, August 19. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Bank Manager Remanded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 7

Walter William Walsh Torr (30), bank manager, on remand, from August was charged by warrant, that he did, at Wallsend, on February 27, being then…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 7

Verdicts, with costs of court, were awarded the plaintiffs in the following cases: Metters, Limited, v. E. Green, £11 6s 4d, goods sold; W. Woods v. Walter…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 7

A music permit was granted to Clarence Griffiths, of the Speers' Point Hotel, Speers' Point…

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Attempted Chinese Murder. Shanghai

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 August 1915 · page 5

A Chinese threw a bomb to-day at Admiral Tseng, Governor of Shanghai, while be was entering, his motor car in the French Concession…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, August 20. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Bad Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 August 1915 · page 7

John Thomas Whaian, 34, miner, was charged with using improper language in Scott-street, and with having used insulting words to Constable Holby. Whalan…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, August 21. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 August 1915 · page 7

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of five minutes' [?]tention. To Leave the City…

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Neutrality Violated. Cold-blooded Murder. Copenhagen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 August 1915 · page 5

The incident has stirred public feeling to the depths. The press comments are guarded, but there is a undertone of bitter resentment…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, August 23. (Before Mr. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 August 1915 · page 7

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default two hours' imprisonment, and another for being drunk on the Newcastle…

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Wallsend Police Court Monday, August 23. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 August 1915 · page 7

Emlys Thomas Lewis and Malcolm Smith, who pleaded guilty to charges of having failed to reader the personal service required under the Defence Act; were…

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The Kovno Assault. German Captures Amsterdam

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 August 1915 · page 5

The Germans subjected the first fort captured at Korne to a bombardment by 600 guns. A shell destroyed the facede of the cathedral…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, August 24. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 August 1915 · page 11

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d. in default, two hours imprisonment. Thomas prinnivile, 50, labourer, was fiend £2, in default, a…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, August 25. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 August 1915 · page 7

J. H. Peters was charged by Inspertor Wrightson with non-payment of sanitary fees, 6s, due to Waratah Council, and was ordered to pay same, with 6s costs, or 24…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, August 25. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 August 1915 · page 7

One first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of two hours' detention. Daniel Winston (50), labourer, and Arnold…

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Industrial Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 7

Mr. G. C. Addison, Chief Industrial Magistrate, sat at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday morning. Claim for Contributions…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, August 26. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 3

One first offender, charged with drunkenness was fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of two hours' detention. Duncan M'Intyre, 47, seaman, and John Aarsen,…

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German Atrocities. Torture and Murder. Petrograd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 5

Evidence has been obtained of atrocides at Lipuvka, where the Germane; falling to extract information from a tying Cossack named Antonoff, branded…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 3

Music permits were granted to John Shaw, Grapes Inn, Plattsburg, and John Thom, Merewether Hotel, Merewether. Booth licenses for the Newcastle races…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 3

In the claim of P. Crotty against D. Griffiths, for £19 19s, alleged to be due for board and residence and money lent. Mr. H. M. Cohen (Messrs. Braye and…

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