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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1916

1,022 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 52

Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.)

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

Verdicts were given for the amounts stated, with costs, in the following cases:—Elizabeth Farrant v.—Richards (a female), of 62 Watt-street, Newcastle, £7…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, June 1. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M., and Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.)

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

Renewals of publicans' licenses were granted as follows: G. Messenger, Criterion Hotel, Carrington; G. Hyde, Criterion Hotel, Newcastle; F. Garnham, Newmarket…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1916 · page 6

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

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, June 2. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 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. An Allen Enemy…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, June 3. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 June 1916 · page 7

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. Michael Ryan (43), bootblack, was fined 5s, in default 24…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, June 5. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1916 · page 7

One first offender, charged with drunkenness was fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of five minutes' detention. John Martin (45), machinist, was fined 10s, in…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, June 6. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 June 1916 · page 9

Four first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default, imprisonment for five minutes. Kate Ingall, 28, servant, was fined £1, in default…

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American View. a Navy in Gaol. New York

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

The consensus of newspaper opinion is that the German navy is still a navy in gaol, which assaults its gaoler now and then, but remains in gaol nevertheless…

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Newcastle Police Court Cases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 3

Sir,—As a side light on the effects of reduced hours for sale of liquor, I submit this statement, which is vouched for by a public officer as correct. The…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, June 7. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 3

Two first offenders, on charges of drunkenness, were each order to pay a fine of 2s 6d, or to be detained for five minutes. Kate Ellick (55) pleaded guilty…

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Charge of Murder. Against an Officer. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 5

The Court-Martial on Captain Bowen Colthurst, who is charged with the murder of Skeffington, Dickson, and M'Intyre, the Irish rebels, opened yesterday…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, June 8. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 6

Two first offenders were fined 2s 6d, or five minutes' detention, for drunkenness. James Briggs, of New Lambton, was fined 14s, and 6s costs, or fourteen days'…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, June 8. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 7

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

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 7

Verdicts, with cosis of corrt, were awarded the plaintiffs in the following cases:—F. Allan, Hamilton, v.—Keenan (a male), Newcastle, 18s, for goods sold: Catherine Holt,…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, June 8. (Before Messrs. F. G. Adrian (Chairman) and T. H. Gale and C. Hibble, L.Ms.) Centennial Hotel Decision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 7

The Bench gave their decision in the application of William Leonard, licenses of the Centennial Hotel. Newcastle, for a renewal of the license. In which the licenses had…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, June 9. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1916 · page 7

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

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The Arbitration Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1916 · page 11

Those who hoped that the substitution of the Federal Arbitration Court for the old method of settling industrial disputes would greatly diminish, if it did not…

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Socialist Leader Charged with Treason. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 June 1916 · page 5

The Wolff Press Bureau states that Dr. Liebknecht, the Socialist leader, has been charged with treason, and the German military authorities will shortly pass…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, June 10. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 June 1916 · page 7

Frank Haigh, 59, labourer, pleaded not guilty to a charge of having used improper language in Hunter-street. Constable Thompson said that the defendant…

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Irish Murder Trials. Colthurst Insane. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 June 1916 · page 6

The court-martial on Captain Colthurst, charged with killing three journalists without trial during the Irish rebellion, found Colthurst guilty on three…

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