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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1916

1,022 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 44 of 52

Lambton Exemption Court

Northern Times · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 8

Lieutenant Bull appeared for the military authorities in the Exemption Court at Lambton, yesterday, before Mr. Adrian. S.M. Three cases which were…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, November 16. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Charges of Robbery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 3

John Brown (23), was charged with having, at West Maitland, on November 14th, stolen one suit of clothes, a pair of boots, and 8s in cash, of the total value…

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Patrick Kelly's Appeal. Court Grants Prohibition

Northern Times · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 6

Messrs.Reid and Reid. solicitors, were advised by telegram from their Sydney agent (Mr. W. T. Flynn) this morning that Mr. Justice Ferguson…

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East Maitland District Court, Cases for Dungog

Northern Times · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 2

At the East Mailand District Court yesterday morning. before judge firaharding. the following cases from Dungog were dalt with:-…

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Mistaken Name. Violent Woman Arraigned. Scenes in Court

Northern Times · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 6

There was pretty considerable row in High Street. West Maitland., about two 'o'clock this morning, when a woman. Who bore every appearance…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 3

Robert Gibson summoned Mrs. C. Moate for £4 15s, for goods sold and delivered. William Nimmo (for plaintiff) said the debt had been owing for six years. Mrs…

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Police Court Charges

Northern Times · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 1

At the Newcastle Police Court this morning, before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., there were two charges of drunkenness. A first offender was fined 2s 6d, or two…

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Alleged Theft of Pin

Northern Times · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 1

Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., at Newcastle Police Court this morning, granted a remand till Thursday, November 23, in a charge against Sidney Smith, 26 years of…

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Alleged Theft. West Mailand Case

Northern Times · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 6

This morning, at the West Maitland Police Court, before Mr. Geddes, J.P., John Brown. 28. was charged with stealing a suit of block clothes a pair of boots…

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Exemption Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 2

At the Newcastle Courthouse, yesterday, Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., dealt with applications for exemption from military service. Lieutenant Bull represented the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, November 17. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 2

For drunkenness, a first offender was fined 2s 6d, in default two hours' detention. Samuel Trimble (47), labourer, was fined 5s, or 24 hours, for being drunk…

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Miscellaneous. Sultan of Egypt. Sentenced to Death by Turks. AMSTERDAM

Northern Times · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 5

A Constantinople message states that the Sultan of Turkey has confirmed the sentence of death passed by the Turkish War Tribunal on the (Egypt has been declared a British Protectorate since the war commenced. The Khedive of Egypt was depesed for adhering to King George's…

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Maitland District. Exemption Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 6

Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., occupied the Bench at the Military Exemption Court held at East Maitland Courthouse yesterday. Lieutenant Elworth was the…

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A Violent Paralytic. Charged As Vagrant

Northern Times · Monday 20 November 1916 · page 2

Edward Mantle, paralysed in the left arm and leg, who seemed quite unable to walk unaided, was presented before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., at the…

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A Mesopotamia Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 November 1916 · page 6

Nasiriyah, Mesopotamia, when we first occupied it during the flood season last year, was more than a physical island; it was an island in an abstract sense, a small…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, November 18. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 November 1916 · page 7

One first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of two hours' detention. David John Phillips (38), was fined £1, in default…

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West Maitland Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 6

Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. William John M'Karrar, 27 years, was…

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Exemption Court

Northern Times · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 6

Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, P.M., at the Miltary Exemption Court, at Newcastle, the morning five cases were lasted. Of these four were adjourned till Friday…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, November 20th. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 7

Andrew Drummond Johnson was called to answer a charge of using improper language. He did not appear. Constable Rochester deposed that the language…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, November 20. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 3

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

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