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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1916

1,022 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 52

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 2

On charges of being drunk, Richard Pearce (42), horse-trainer, and Thomas Barry (45), labourer, were each fined 26s, in default seven days' imprisonment…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, May 25. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 7

Joseph Farish, who was charged, on remand. with stealing a coat, valued at 10s, at Tighe's Hill on the 2nd of May, pleaded guilty, and was fined £1, with 15s witness'…

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Maitland District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 6

The Maitland District Court was resumed yesterday, before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge. Robert Graham, of Dunmore, sued…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 2

Verdicts for the defendants were given for the amounts claimed in the following cases:—W. Montgomery v. Walter E. Warren, £3 16s 2d, and 7s costs; Gilbert…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, May 25. (Before Messrs. F. G. Adrian and C. H. Gale, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 2

Renewals of publicans' licenses were granted as follows:— John J. Johnson Cosmopolitan Hotel, Carrington: William Carroll, Duke of Edinburgh Hotel…

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A Murder Mystery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 11

A tragedy of another sort Is reported from Kalapol, a quiet, long-settled district in the South Island. A farmer and his wife, living on the outskirts of the…

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Industrial Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 7

Mr. C. G. Addison, chief industrial magistrate, sat at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday. Inspector Dunleavy proceeded against…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, May 26. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 9

Two first offenders, on charges of drunkenness, were each ordered to pay a fine of 2s 6d, or be detained for five minutes. Henry Turner (57) boilermaker,…

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The Irish Commission. Police Evidence. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 5

The Commission, which is inquiring into the recent rising in Dublin, under the presidency of Lord Hardinge, has heard evidence respecting the origin of Sinn…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, May 27. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 May 1916 · page 7

One first offender, on a charge of drunkenness, was ordered to pay a fine of 25 6d. or undergo detention for five minutes. Alien Remanded…

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Germany's Food Supply. Women Fight the Police. Amsterdam

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 May 1916 · page 5

These women of Frankfort on Main marched in procession on Wednesday because meat was unobtainable. They carried famine flags, raided the butchers' shops,…

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Maitland District. West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 6

Mr. W. J. N. Fincham, P.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Arthur Blanche was remanded until…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, May 29. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 7

The case of Holdsworth versus Holdsworth, was adjourned for a fortnight, by consent. Robert Parkes pleaded guilty to a charge…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, May 29. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Breaches of Conduct

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 2

James Ryan (40), fireman, for being drunk, was fined 10s, with the option of 4S hours' imprisonment, and for using profane language was ordered to pay a…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, May 30. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1916 · page 5

Attempt to Leave the Commonwealth. John de Waal Conyers (22), crane driver, pleaded guilty to a charge that, being a British subject over 17 years and under…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, May 31. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1916 · page 7

One first offender on a charge of drunkenness. was fined 2s 6d, with the option of detention for five minutes. Charles Wilcox 70, charged with being drunk, was…

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Industrial Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 June 1916 · page 3

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

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Attempted Murder. Two Egyptians Convicted. Cairo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 June 1916 · page 5

Two natives have been sentenced to death by hanging for conspiring to throw a bomb at the Sultan of Egypt on July 10th of last year…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, June 1. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 June 1916 · page 7

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. George Kjellberg (27), seaman, was fined 5s, in default 24…

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Hans Portmann's Death. Verdict of Murder. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 June 1916 · page 5

Mr. Clark, the district coroner of Parramatta, delivered his verdict to-day concerning the death of Hans Portmann, a German prisoner of war, who…

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