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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1916

1,022 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 41 of 52

Derr Liebknecht's Appeal. Dismissed by Military Court. COPENHAGEN

Northern Times · Monday 6 November 1916 · page 1

A German military court has dismissed the appeal by the Socialist leader. Herr Liebknicht, against his imprisonment…

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Police Court

Northern Times · Tuesday 7 November 1916 · page 4

At Newcastle Police Court this morning. before Mr. F. G. Adrian. S. M. two first offenders for drunknness were each fined 2s 6d. in default five minutes…

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West Maitland Police Court

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

Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. John Hart, for having been drunk in…

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Exemption Court

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

The Court for hearing claims for exemption from military service was reopened at the West Maitland Courthouse yesterday, before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, November 6. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

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

For drunkenness, a first offender was fined 2s 6d. in default five minutes' detention. John Bevan, clerk, was fined 10s, or 24 hours, for being drunk. William…

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German Police Methods. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1916 · page 5

The Agents Provocateurs arrested two girls for distributing invitations to working women to attend a meeting to Protest against the treatment of Dr. Liebknecht…

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Exemption Court. Wallsend Cases

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

At the Wallsend Courthouse yesterday, Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., dealt with 19 applications for exemption from military service. In two cases the applications…

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Murder in Mexico. Americans Reported Killed. New York

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

Unconfirmed reports have been received from Mexico to the effect that 11 Americans have been murdered at Parral, in the State of Chihuahua…

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Exemption Court. Bitting This Morning

Northern Times · Tuesday 7 November 1916 · page 4

A further 100 applications for exemption from military service were listed for hearing at the Newcastle Court House to-day. Mr. F. G. Adrian,…

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Merewether Police Station. Progress Association Angry. "Northern Times" Commended

Northern Times · Tuesday 7 November 1916 · page 6

At the meeting of the Merewether Progress Association, last night, the secretary stated that, although a paragraph had appeared in "The Northern Times"…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, November 7. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 November 1916 · page 3

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. Deserting Seamen…

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Delay in Court

Northern Times · Wednesday 8 November 1916 · page 6

Proceedings in the Newcastle Police Court this morning were delayed nearly half-an-hour by the [?] Mr. F. G. Adrian being engaged with a case in…

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Exemption Court. Newcastle Cases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 November 1916 · page 3

Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M., was occupied at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday from shortly after ten o'clock until six o'clock with the hearing of applications for…

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Maitland District. Exemption Court. West Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 November 1916 · page 8

The Court for hearing claims for exemptions from military service was reopened at the West Maitland Courthouse yesterday, before Mr. H. H. Chippindall,…

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Cessnock. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 6

Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Polio Court on Tues- "day. James Bonomini, an Italian, was charged…

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Industrial Court

Northern Times · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 5

Mr. Addison, Industrial Magistrate, visited Newcastle this morning from Sydney, accompanied by a clerk, with the object of dealing with a summons under…

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The Dublin Police. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 5

The second reading of the Irish Constabulary Police Bill, dealing with pas and pensions, was moved in the House of Commons this evening…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, November 8. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.m.) Summons Division. Not in Attendance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 7

Lancelot J. Matthews was fined 10s, and 4s costs, in default three days' imprisonment, for not having been in attendance on his stationary cab in Crown-street,…

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Licensing Court. Sitting To-day

Northern Times · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 5

A sitting of the Newcastle Licencing Court wan held at noon to-day, before Mr. F. G. Adrian. Mr. C. F. Butler and Mr. C. Hibble, licensing…

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West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 6

Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday Calopides, proprietor of…

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