Exemption Court. West Wallsend Cases
At the West Wallsend Courthouse yesterday, Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., dealt with 49 applications for exemption from milltary service. Lieutenant Bull represented…
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Courts & crime, 1916
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District Court. Wednesday, November 22. (Before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge.) Action for Compensation
James Bainbridge v. George Whittfled, nominal defendant. This was an action under the Workmen's Compensation Act for compensation for the death of…
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Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court, yesterday. Frank Edwards, 25 years, labourer, was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An Unregistered Russian. Police Court Charge
Kornelius Rosen, 33 years of age a Russian appeared at the Newcastle Court this morning, before Mr. F.G. Adrian. S.M., on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, November 23. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Improper Language
Elias Hannell (26), labourer, was fined 40s, in default two weeks' imprisonment, for having used improper language in Young-street, Carrington…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Maitland District. Licensing Court
Messrs. C. H. Gale, P.M., J. W. Birkenhead and E. Bowden, L.Ms., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Licensing Court yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bodies Burled in a Garden. Sensational Find in Lanc3. Village. Man and Wife Charged
At the result of the discovery of the bodies of two children buried in a garden. Louina Poole, Forty of Scarisbronk a Lancashire Village which divides Southport…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)
Verdict were given for plaintiffs for the lowing amounts:—Richard Thomas Rundle, tailer, v. J. Keppie, of Gresford, £3 17s 6d for goods; Rundle v. P. J. Stapleton, of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, November 24. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness
Two first offenders were fined each 2s 6d, in default five minutes' detention, for drunkenness. Wearing the Uniform…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charge of Stealing. Police Find at Carrington. Quarter Sessions Heading
The only defended case at Newcastle Quarter Session to-day was a charge against William Nelson, or Nilsson. on ball, of having at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, November 25. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.m.) a Whisky Theft
Edward Alexander (41), cook, was charged with stealing, at Newcastle on or about November 24, nineteen bottles of whisky, six flasks of rum, and four bottles…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sheep Stealing. Heavy Losses in the Northwest
A considerable amount of sheepstealing is reported from the northwest district. The most serious losses so far reported have been those of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Station Rifled. Theft at East Greta
Some time yesterday tho sum of 19s old was taken from the drawer in the railway station premises at East Greata Junction. It is the practice of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stealing Peaches
There was no little excitement in Weal Maitland yesterday afternoon, when Mr. T. Wilks, tobacconist, of High Street. discovered three boys…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Vagrancy Appeal. Police Court Sentence Upheld
Netta Francis, convicted at the Newcastle Police Court on October 31 on a charge of having insufficient lawful means of support, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wallsend Police Court. Monday, November 27. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)
Claud Griffiths pleaded not guilty to a charge of assaulting Alexander Craig, a tram conductor, at Wallsend, on the 25th October. Mr. J. H. Pickin (inspector)…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, November 27. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc
Six first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default two hours' imprisonment: and one of them, Norman M'Kinnon (19), clerk, was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Money in Stocking. Widow's Theft in Response to Boy's Kindness
"A miserable, mean and sordid set," was Mr. Paul Taylor's description of the conduct of Annie Cameron a widow thirty-seven years of age, Ilving at Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miscellaneous. Hun Thieves Attacked. Crowd Charged with Bayonets. AMSTERDAM
The "Telegram" says that Germans were smuggling food out of Belgium at Welkenraedt (Province of Liege), when they were attacked by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Minor Police Charges
At the Newcastle Police Court this morning, before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., William Bradley, on ball, was charged with having boon drunk in Market…
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