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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1916

1,022 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 45 of 52

Wallsend Exemption Court

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

Applicants who were granted military exemption at the courts held at Wallsend on the 25th October and on the 6th instant can obtain their certificates by…

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Exemption Court. Wallsend Cases

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

At the Wallsend Courthouse on Monday, Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., dealt with 17 applications for exemption from military service. Lieutenant Bull represented…

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Maitland District. Exemption Court

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

Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., occupied the Bench at the Exemption Court held at the West Maitland Courthouse yesterday. Lieutenant Elworthy, military representative,…

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District Court. Workmen's Compensation Case. Claim Against Stevedores. Nonsuit Granted

Northern Times · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 6

A sitting of the District Court was opened at the Newcastle Court House this morning, before Judge- Fitzhar-diage The first defended action was…

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Police Court, This Morning's Cases

Northern Times · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 1

Before Mr. F. G. Adrian. S.M., this morning in the Newcastle Police Court. John Karlsen, aged [?]0 years, appeared on ball, charged with, while being a…

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Cessnock Police Court. Small Charge Sheet

Northern Times · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 3

At Cessnock Police Court on Tuesday morning. Mr. Gale. P.M., presided. "Drunks" and "Indecent language" were the majority of charges, and…

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A Sleeper on the Line. Charged with Trespass

Northern Times · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 6

At the Cessnock Police Court on Tuesday morning (Mr. Gale, P.M.). the railway station-master at Cessnock (Mr. M'Far[?]ane) Charged Ambrose Dodd with…

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Stockton Revision Court

Northern Times · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 4

The court for the revision of the [?] of electors for the Municipality of Stockton will be held at the council chambers. Stockton, on Monday,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, November 21. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 9

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. Brynolt Lindstrum (27), labourer, was fined £1…

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Exemption Court. Newcastle Cases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 9

Mr. F. G. Adrian presided at a court held at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday to hear claims for exemption from military service…

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Cessnock Shire and Police. Report Received by Council

Northern Times · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 7

Recently a panel of the pound yard at Cessnock was sawn out, evidently to facilitate illegal removal of an [?]npounded beast. A complaint was…

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A Boy Plaintiff. Taken Away in a Motor. Fight at the Police Station

Northern Times · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 6

Mr. M. C. Chubb, instructed by Mr. T. D. O'Sullivan, appeared at Newcastle District Court this morning, before Judge Fitzhardinge, for Raymond…

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District Court. Tuesday, November 21. (Before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge). NONSUITED

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 9

Under the Workmen's Compensation Act, William Robert Brooks brought an action against T. Corrigan and Sons, of Scottstreet, Newcastle, carriers. Mr. Chubb…

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Teralba Police Court. Tuesday, November 21. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 3

A. H. Latham, licensee of the Cardif Hotel, was proceeded against by Inspection J. Cook on two charges of having Henry Taylor and Henry Cartwright on his…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, November 22. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Remanded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 7

John Karisen (30), on ball was charged that, being an Austrian subject, he had failed to report himself regularly to the police. At the request of the police, a…

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Small Debts Court

Northern Times · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 3

Richard T. Rundle tailor. secured verdicts at Newcastle Small Debts Court this morning for the recovery of £3 17s 6d and 9d costs from…

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West Wallsend Court

Northern Times · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 4

At the West Wallsed police Court before Mr. Butler S.M., on Wednesday Charles Williams was fined 20s, and 6s costs for using…

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Telephone Wanted. Police Station Connection

Northern Times · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 4

The Mayor of Hamition (Ald. Torpey) submitted a minute to the council meeting last night in favour of representations being made to…

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Appreclalion of Police, Hamilton Council's Thank3

Northern Times · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 4

Reporting to the Hamilton Municipal Council in regard to the preosecutions at the Newcastle Children's Court on Tuesday of two boys who…

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Warder's Court, Compensation for Land

Northern Times · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 5

A dispute concerning compensation to bo paid for a quarter of an acre of land In the parish of Pokolbin, county Northumberland, which is…

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