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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1916

1,022 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 39 of 52

National Service. Exemption Court. Next Week's Sittings

Northern Times · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 1

The Newcastle Exemption Court, presided over by Mr. Butler, S.M.. will again sit on Tuesday next for the purpose of hearing the claims of…

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Coal Miners' Claims. Discussion in Court. Date of Hearing Fixed. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 6

Mr. S. J. Morgan, the assistant secretary of the Southern Coal Owners' Association, applied to Mr. Justice Higgins in the Arbitration Court to-day to be…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, October 28. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 October 1916 · page 7

Mary M'Intyre (47), married, was fined 10s, in default 18 hours' imprisonment, for drunkenness. For insobriety, Ellen Kellet (29), married, was ordered to pay 5s,…

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Th Bow-street Magistrate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 5

Mr. E. W. Garrett, promoted to the Bow-street Bench, takes with him from the Marylebone Police Court a solid reputation begun in the West London Court…

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Irish Will Romance. Court Upholds £3,000 Gift to Police

Northern Times · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 3

A probate action which aroused consider able interest was heard at the Belfast Assizes, the plaintiffs being two men of the Royal Irish…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, October 30. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 7

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

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Police Honour Roll. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 5

Mr. Mitchell, the Inspector-General of Police, this afternoon unveiled at No. 4 Station a roll of honour, bearing the names of the men who had volunteered…

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Exemption Court. Newcastle Sitting To-day

Northern Times · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 5

A further sitting of the Military Exemption Court was held at the Newcastle Court House this morning, before Mr. C. F. Bu[?]er. S.M. Lieutenant…

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A Court Reference. Pelaw Main Conditions

Northern Times · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 5

A reference to the crisis arose at the proceedings of the Federal Coal Board this afternoon as a side issue is the cross-examination of the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, October 31. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 November 1916 · page 4

For drunkenness, four first offenders were fined 2s 6d, in default, two hours detention; George Hockham, 64, blacksmith, and Fredk. Gitsham, 38, fireman,…

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Exemption Court. More Newcastle Cases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 November 1916 · page 2

Yesterday was a busy day for those associated with the Exemptions Court at Newcastle. Mr. Butler, S.M., was on the Bench, and Lieutenant Bull appeared for…

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Exemption Court. Sitting Next

Northern Times · Wednesday 1 November 1916 · page 6

Yesterday's sitting of the Military Exemption Court in Newcastle was not completed until after five o'clock in the afternoon. Including…

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Loss of the Tuncurry. Marine Court Inquiry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 November 1916 · page 7

In the Court of Marine Inquiry this morning, Judge Backhouse conducted an inquiry into the foundering of the wooden steamer Tuncurry, which sank off…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, November 1. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1916 · page 3

John Hancock, charged by Municipal Inspector Wrightson, pleaded guilty to riding a bicycle on the footpath in Turton-road, and was fined 10s, with costs…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, November 1. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1916 · page 7

A first offender was fined 2s 6d, in default, two hours' detention; and John Martin, 50, labourer, 10s, or 48 hours, for drunkenness…

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Maitland Exemption Court

Northern Times · Thursday 2 November 1916 · page 6

Two Exemption Courts sat at West Maitland this morning, presided over by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., and Mr. H. H. Chippendale, P.M. Sixty-one…

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Exemption Court. Waratah Cases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1916 · page 3

Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M., sat at the Waratah Courthouse yesterday to hear claims for exemption from military service. Lieutenant H. Bull appeared for the…

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Exemption Court, Cases at Waratah

Northern Times · Thursday 2 November 1916 · page 8

The list before Mr, F. G. Adrian, S.M., at the Exemption Court at Waratah yesterday was very light. Lieut, Bull appeared on behalf of the…

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Steel Works Employees. Forthcoming Court Gases

Northern Times · Thursday 2 November 1916 · page 6

When Mr. Justice Edmunds took his scat at the Newcastle Industrial Court this morning Mr. F. T. Turner, secretary of the Federated Engine…

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Lambton Police Court

Northern Times · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 1

At the Lamhton Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. Adrian. S.M., the town clerk of the Municipality of Lambton (Mr. Noble) appeared to…

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