Police and Soldiers
Sir,—In reply to Mr. Dawson's letter, in which he mentions my name as having taken part in the discussion at the council meeting when the subject was introduced…
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Courts & crime, 1916
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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, September 22. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness
One first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of five minutes' detention. Thomas Prinniville (56), labourer, was fined £1,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, September 23. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Remanded
Nita Davis (21), married, was charged with (1) being an idle or disorderly person having insufficient lawful means of support; (2) at Newcastle on or about…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →German Atrocities. Murder of Belgian Girls. Amsterdam
Twenty-two Belgians were sentenced to death at Hasselt on Friday on charges of espionage. Seventeen have already been executed, including two girls of 10 and 14…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Maitland Police Court
Mr. W. J. N. Fincham, P.M., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday Archibald Kerrigan was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wallsend Police Court. Monday, September 25. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.)
William Parker, 26, and Frederick Anderson, 29, were charged with behaving in a riotous manner in Nelson-street on the 16th instant. Both defendants pleaded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, September 25. (Before Mr. G. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness
A first offender was fined 1s, in default five minutes' detention, for drunkenness. William Arthur Fulton (45), labourer, 10s, or three days' imprisonment, for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Adverse Police Report. an Interesting Case
Interesting points were raised before Mr. G. H. Gale, D.S.M., in the Newcastle Police Court yesterday, in connection with applications by Albert George Finnie and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Adelaide Tug Employees. Arbitration Court Case. Adelaide
The hearing was continued in the Industrial Court to-day of the dispute between the Adelaide Steam Tug Company and Messrs. Ritch and Smith, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police and Soldiers
Sir,—In your paper of Friday Mr. Holden expresses disgust at my defence of the police and their tactics. Well, I can truthfully assure Mr. Holden that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, September 26. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness
A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. William May (46), wharf labourer, was lined 10s, in default…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The British Troops. Irresistible Assault. London
Mr. Philip Gibbs, in a message to the "Dally Chronicle," says:—The enemy massed many machine guns against us, and it was hard, fierce fighting. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, September 27. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc
Three first offenders, charged with being drunk, were each fined 2s 6d, in default five minutes' detention; Albert Hogan (54), labourer, 10s, in the alternative,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coalminers' Claims. Mention in Court. Melbourne
The matter of the claims of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Association was mentioned in the Arbitration Court to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greta Police Court. Wednesday, September 27. (Before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M.)
John Edward Dailey, of the Sportsman's Arms Hotel, was charged with a breach of the Liquor Act for allowing James Mitchell on his premises during prohibited…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, September 28. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc
A first offender was fined 2s 6d, in default minutes' detention, for drunkenness Henry Shoesmith (42), dealer denied that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, September 28. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, L.M.)
A transfer of the license of the Royal Hotel Stockton, from Bernard Heydon to Alexander Olsen was granted, William O. Crockett's license of a billiard room…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, S.M.) Negligent Motor Cyclist
Albort E. Myers, waggon builder, of Hamilton West (represented by Mr. T. Torpey) claimed £10 from Robert E. Cowry, of the Commercial Hotel, Lamb…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Caps for Corn-stealing Crows
The following clever way of keeping crows away from a cornfield is used by the Dutch farmer, and is practised to a certain extent in the eastern districts of…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, September 29. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Wearing Military Boots
"They gave me them when I was discharged," pleaded Charles Garvey (37), labourer, who was charged with having worn military boots without authority to do so. He was…
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