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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1915

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

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

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for 5 minutes. Mary M'Intyre (38), married was fined 10s, in…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, December 22. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 December 1915 · page 7

Mary M'Intyre (38), and George Hughes (27), coaltrimmer, pleaded guilty to being drunk, the former in Scott-street, and the latter at Carrington, and were each…

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Sydney Council Elections. Referred to Full Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 December 1915 · page 5

The application to make absolute the rule nisi to oust Clarence Walter Bridge from his seat in the City Council as an alderman for Denison Ward was made to…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, December 23. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 December 1915 · page 3

James Gladding pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly at Lambton, and was fined 10s, or 48 hours' imprisonment. John Hall, who had been charged by…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, December 23. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 December 1915 · page 3

Five first offenders on charges of drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d in default, five minutes detention. On charges of being drunk and disorderly, John Wm…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 December 1915 · page 3

D. Mitchell and Co. v. F. Skiflington, verdict for plaintiff for £27 11s, and costs, 5s 9d; W. Brock and Sons v. Mary Ann Woods, verdtit for plaintiff, for £17 0s…

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Bankruptcy Court. Thursday, December 23. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, District Registrar.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 December 1915 · page 3

R .William Henry Ball Everton-street, Hamilton.—A single meeting of creditors and public examination of bankrupt took place, and at the close of evidence, were…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, December 23. (Before Messrs. F. G. Adrian and C. Hibble, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 December 1915 · page 3

An application for the transfer of the license of the Marquis of Lorne Hotel, Lambton, from Mathew Wilson to Robert L. Robinson was granted…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, December 24. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 December 1915 · page 7

One first [?]ener, charged with drunkenness, was used 2d 6d, with the alternative of five minutes' connection. Edward Patrick Jones, 35, blacksmith, was used…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, December 27. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 December 1915 · page 7

Four first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of one hours detention. Thomas Mathew, 53 labourer was fined 5s, in…

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The Dumba Affair. the Assault on Democracy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 December 1915 · page 11

Thu Dumba affair in America proves little that is new about the Germanies (writes G. K. Chesterton). It is only another example of that extravagant loss of…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, December 28. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M. Minor Offences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 December 1915 · page 2

Patrick Healey (46), labourer, pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk in Hunter-street on Monday. It was the third charge within a few days, and he…

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A Court Governess. Her Recollections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 December 1915 · page 8

This volume of memoirs is obviously the genuine recollections of a real person, and not merely imaginary accounts of interviews with celebrities fabricated to meet…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, December 29. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 December 1915 · page 7

Three first offenders on charges of drunkenness, were each ordered to pay a fine of 2s 6d, in default, one hour a imprisonment. Thomas Prinniville, 57…

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Conspiracy in Roumania. to Murder Statesmen Bucharest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 December 1915 · page 5

Confessions made by conspirators reveal that a plot was hatched in Budapesth to kill several prominent men, including the celebrated statesman M. Take Jonesen…

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The Ville De La Ciotat. Murder of Women and Children Malta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 December 1915 · page 5

The Ville de la Clotat had on board 135 passengers and a crew of 181. When oil Grete, at ten o'clock in the morning, at Dutch steamer and then a…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, December 30. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Minor Charges

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 December 1915 · page 3

One first offender, on a charge of drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of detention for one hour. Samuel Lieveus (49), cook, pleaded guilty to…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 December 1915 · page 3

T. Punter v. Drinkwater; verdict for amount cleimed, 11s 1d, and costs 3s. Same v. William Slater; verdict for plaintiff for £1 6s 4d. Carrington Council v…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, December 30. (Before Messrs. C. F. Butler and C. Hibble, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 December 1915 · page 3

Adam Holdsworth was granted a renewal of the license of the Carrington Hotel, Plattsburg, and William Oscar Crockett a renewal of billiard license for premises…

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