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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1915

798 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 34 of 40

Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1915 · page 6

At the was Maitland Police Court, yesterday before Mr. C. Gale, P.M., Mary Hughes was charged with having, at West Maitland, on or about September…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, October 25. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1915 · page 7

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, in default, imprisonment for five minutes. Charge of Vagrancy,…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, October 25, 1915. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1915 · page 7

John Rowbottom, who pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, was fined 10s, and costs 6s, or 48 hours imprisonment. Thomas Dalton was charged with using…

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Miss Cavell's Death. the German Murder. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1915 · page 5

Sir John Simon, the Secretary of State for Home Affairs, in the course of a interview, stated that, the trial in Bel-glum of Miss Cavell had no parallel in…

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Circuit Court. Mosquito Island Lands

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1915 · page 7

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

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, October 26. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 October 1915 · page 8

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of five minutes detention. A booth license was granted to J. H…

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Circuit Court. Mosquito Island Lands

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 October 1915 · page 8

A conclusion was arrived at yesterday afternoon in the action commenced on the previous day before his Honor Sir William Cullon, State Chief Justice, and a jury,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, October 27. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Trespassed on Railway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 October 1915 · page 7

Napolen Kinstrom 35, seaman, and Bror Bonson, 34, fireman, were charged with wilfully trespassing upon the railway at the Newcastle Railway Station on…

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Another Woman Sentenced. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 5

A German court-martial at Liege has convicted nine more Belgians of espionage. It has sentence four, including a woman, to death…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, October 28. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 3

Joseph Harris, of De Vitro-street, Lambton, appeared to answer a charge of assaulting Mary Jane Harris, on the 18th Instant. Defendant was discharged, and…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, October 28, 1915. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 7

No cases were set down for hearing at the police court…

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Greta Police Court. Wednesday, October 27. (Before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 3

William Lamont, proprietor of the Sportsman's Arms Hotel, proceeded against William Wholert, for refusing to quit licensed premises when requested…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 7

E. Casey and Son, tailors, proceeded against G. Steinhour for the recovery of £1 11s for goods upplied. Mr. C. W. Roadett appeared for the plaintiffs, for…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 7

Music permits were granted to a Thomas Dalton, Commonwealth Hotel, Cook's Hill, and R. Everson Adamstown Hotel, Adamstown. A renewal of an additional…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, October 29. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 2

One first offender, charged with drunkenness was fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of five minutes detention. Deserted from Ship…

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Bulgarians Claim Success. Murder of Civilians. Amsterdam

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 5

Sofia advices report that the Bulgarians have taken Pirot, to the South-east of Nish, after a long and bloody fight. The Bulgarian press admits that most…

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Miss Cavell's Murder. Sympathy of Belgium. the Memorial Service. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 5

Replying to a question in the House of Commons, as to whether Miss Edith Cavell had been guilty of a military offence under the Hague Convention, Sir Edward Grey…

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Newcastle Police Court Saturday, October 30. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.m.) a Ship's Loss

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 November 1915 · page 7

Christopher Morgan, 26, cook, was charged that at Carrington, on October 29, he did have in his possession 14lb of butter reasonably supposed to have been stolen…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, November 1. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Remanded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1915 · page 6

Reginald Nickisson (21), labourer, was charged with having used improper language, and also with maliciously damaging a glass door the property of J. E. Cook,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, November 2. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 November 1915 · page 4

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of two hours' imprisonment…

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