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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1915

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 3

Low, Yaw claimed from Mrs. Kefton the sum of £1 0s 2d as being due for goods sold and delivered. Defendant stated that she had never had any transactions with…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, October 8. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 9

One first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2a 6d, with the alternative of two-hours imprisonment. John Joseph Fitzerald (72), labourer, pleaded…

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The Police of the Seas

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 15

We can no more look forward to the time when we can suppress our fleet than we can to the time when we can dismiss our police. They are the guardians of…

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Circuit Court. Wickham Resumptions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 7

The hearing was continued before Sir William Cullen, State Chief Justice, at the Newcastle sittings of the Supreme Court yesterday, of the action brought by the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, October 9. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 October 1915 · page 7

One first offender was fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of two hours' detention, upon a charge of drunkenness. John Fisher (57) was fined £1, in default seen…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 3

Daniel Winston (50), wharf labourer, pleaded guilty to being drunk, in Hunter-street, and was ordered to pay a fine of 20s, in default seven days'…

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Circuit Court. Wickham Resumptions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 5

The hearing was continued, before Sir William Cullen, State Chief Justice, and a jury, at the Newcastle sittings of the Supreme Court yesterday, of the action…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 October 1915 · page 9

Three first offenders, charged with drunkeness, were each fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of five minutes' detention. Albert Clark (29), labourer, was…

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Circuit Court. Wickham Resumptions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 October 1915 · page 9

The hearing was continued, before Sir William Cullen, State Chief Justice, and a jury, at the Newcastle sittings of the Supreme Court yesterday, of the action…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1915 · page 7

George Henning, 52, seaman, was fined 5s, in default, 24 hours' imprisonment, for drunkenness…

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Circuit Court. Wickham Resumptions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1915 · page 3

The hearing was concluded, before Sir William Cullen, State Chief Justice, and a jury, at the Newcastle sittings of the Supreme Court yesterday, of the action…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 6

Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Vivian Robert Bailey, a recruit, who…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, October 14. (Before Mr. J. Bracken, J.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 3

Several cases for non-payment of sanitary fees to the Lambton Council had been set down for hearing. The magistrate was informed that in all the cases…

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Industrial Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 4

Mr. G. C. Addison, the Chief Industrial Magistrate, sat at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday. BREACHES OF AWARDS…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, October 14. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Discharged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 7

William Evans (39), [?]reman, and Victor Francis Moran (17), seaman, were each charged with vagrancy. Senior-sergeant Stove said that there was no evidence to…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 7

Verdicts for the amounts claimed were awarded the plaintiffs, with costs, in the following cases:—Mrs. J. Kennedy against Walter Perry, claim for £2 18s 10d, with…

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Bankruptcy Court. Thursday, October 14. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, District Registrar.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 7

In re John Winning, minor, Minmi. Bankrupt attributed his insolvency to having been burnt out and meeting with an accident in the mine several years ago,…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, October 14. (Before Messrs. F. G. Adrian and C. Hibble, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 7

Renewals of publican's licenses were granted to Edwin Sara for the Clarendon Hotel, Newcastle, and Margaret Watson for the Northumberlane Hotel, West…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, October 15. (Before Mr. F.G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 October 1915 · page 7

One first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s, 6d, with the alternative of five minutes' detention. Thomas Prinniville (61), labourer, was fined £1,…

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Murder of Belgians. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 October 1915 · page 5

Since their occupation of Belgium the Prussian troops, under the orders of then officers, have shot over 5000 civilians…

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