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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1916

1,022 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 52

Details of the Assault. Collapse of German Schemes. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 February 1916 · page 5

Though the tidings of the success of the Russians at Rrzerum were received without flag-waving in the Entente countries, there was a strong under-current of…

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Death of Prince Yussuf. a Brutal Murder. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 February 1916 · page 5

Mr. Martin Donchue telegraphs from Athens a vivid story of the death of Prince Yussuf, heir to the Turkish throne…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday February 21. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 3

James Kagen, who pleaded guilty to a charge of improper behaviour, was fined 10s, with costs 6s or 24 hours' imprisonment. A similar charge was preferred…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, February 21. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 7

A first offender, George Slade (27), soldier, was fined 2s 6d, in default five minutes' imprisonment, for drunkenness, and £2, in default a month's imprisonment,…

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The Liverpool Riots. Soldiers Before the Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 7

At the Liverpool Police Court, before Mr. Clegg, P.M., several cases arising out of the mutiny at Liverpool on Monday week were dealt with…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, February 23. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.s.m.) a Violent Drunk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 7

William Waters, 25, barman, pleaded guilty to charges of, in Mitchell-street, Stockton, being drunk, of using improper language, and assaulting Constable Moore…

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Maitland District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 6

The Maitland District Court was opened yesterday, before His Honor, Judge Rogers, at the courthouse, East Maitland. Hart v. Kingsley.—John Hart sued…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, February 24. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 7

James Thompson, 39, seaman, was fined 5s, in default, 24 hours imprisonment, for drunkenness. Begging Alms…

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Police Chief's Views. Results Beneficial. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 5

Mr. James Mitchell, Inspector-General of Police, to-day made available some interesting figures, which tend to show that the earlier closing of hotels in…

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The Late Disturbance. Court-martial Appointed. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 5

The Federal Executive to-day approved the appointment of a general court-martial, to be held in Sydney at 10 a.m. on March 1st, for the purpose of trying such…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. G.H. Gale, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 7

Verdicts were given for the amounts claimed, with costs, in the following cases:— J. Cotterill v. J. Penshon, of North…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, February 25. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 7

Two first offenders on charges of being drunk were each fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of detention for five minutes. Andrew Campbell (34), bricklayer, for…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, February 26. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 February 1916 · page 3

William Irwin, 41, cab-driver, charged with being drunk, was ordered to pay a fine of 5s, or undergo 24 hours' imprisonment…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 6

Mr. H. F. Roberts. P.M. occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. John Earl Mitchell, on remand, was…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, February 28. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 3

Five first offenders, on charges of being drunk on Saturday, were each ordered to pay a fine of 2s 6d, or undergo five minutes detention…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, February 28. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 7

In the summons division Clarence Mervyn Hogg was charged, on the information of Area Officer Captain S. Anderson, with having on the 22nd January…

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Federal Arbitration Court. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 5

During the hearing to-day of evidence in the Broken Hill mining dispute in the Arbitration Court, Mr. Justice Higgins uttered a warning to the public against…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, February 29. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

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

Two first offenders charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. One of them—Walter Price (22), soldier—was…

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The German Assault. Twenty-five Abreast. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 5

A soldier who fought at Ornes says the order came on Thursday to prepare to retire, as the position was becoming untenable. The retirement began on…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, March 1. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

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

Patrick William Reardon (45), seaman, was fined 5s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, for being drunk and disorderly. Michael Sheahan (20), labourer, was fined…

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