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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1915

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, December 10. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1915 · page 10

Three first offenders charged with drunkenness were each fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of five minutes detention. Attempted Suicide…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, December 11. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 December 1915 · page 7

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of five minutes' detention…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, December 13. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 December 1915 · page 7

Five first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were earn lined 2s 6d, in detault, two hours imurisonment. Fined for Assault…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, December 14. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 December 1915 · page 5

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, in default two hours' imprisonment. Alleged Child Desertion…

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Melbourne Trades Hall Murder the Jury Disagree. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 December 1915 · page 6

The second trial of Richard Buckley and Alexander Ward, for the murder of Constable M'Grath at the Trades Hall on October 1st, took place before Justice…

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The Kaiser and His Court. Responsibility for the War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 December 1915 · page 9

A brilliant exposure of the German court is given by the late Belgian ambassador in Berlin, Baron Reyens, in his book, "Germany Before the War." Baron…

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Guilty of Murder Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 December 1915 · page 5

John M'Namara was tried at the Criminal Court for the murder of Ann Norah Johnstone at Preston on November 20th by stabbing her with a bayonet…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, December 15. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 December 1915 · page 2

Edward H. Shoesmith pleaded guilty to using improper language, and was fined 10s, with 6s 2d costs, or three days' detention…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 December 1915 · page 7

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

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Maitland District. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 December 1915 · page 6

Mr. A. Gates, P.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Kate Fletcher was fined 2s 6d, with…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 December 1915 · page 2

Verdicts were given for the amounts mentioned in the following cases:—Hamilton Municipal Council v. Ellen Hammett, for pries due, 19s 8d (payable by…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, December 16 (Before Mr. C.F. Bulter, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 December 1915 · page 2

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default two hours' imprisonment. Charles Evenson (27), seaman, and Thomas Mulhern…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1915 · page 6

Mr. A. Gates, P.M., occupied the Bench at the East Maitland Police Court yesterday. George Russell and Ellen Backhouse were charged with stealing a…

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Summons Division. Charge of Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1915 · page 7

George Bowden pleaded guilty to a complaint that he, on 12th December, at Wickham, unlawfully assaulted Edwin Wallace Sexton. Mr. C. W. Readett…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, December 17. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1915 · page 7

Two first offenders on charges of drunkenness were each fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of detention for two hours. Florence Lathloan (34), was ordered to…

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Breaches of Award. Findings of the Court. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1915 · page 6

In the Federal Arbitration Court to-day, Mr. Justice Powers delivered judgment on the summonses by the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemens' Association…

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Nurse Cavell's Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 December 1915 · page 5

To give Lord Derby all the men he asks for is the best answer the nation can make to the murder of Nurse Cavell, the topstone of German infamy. The crime has…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, December 18. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 December 1915 · page 7

Four first offenders were charged with drunkenness. One of them, a female, was fined 1s, with detention to the rising of the court, and the three males were each…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, December 20. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Minor Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1915 · page 3

Three first offenders, on charges of drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default five minutes' detention. Otto Lee (22), a Russian seaman, on a charge of…

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Industrial Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1915 · page 2

Mr. G. C. Addison, Chief Industrial Magistrate, commenced a sitting of the industrial Court at the Newcastle Courthouse, yesterday…

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