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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1917

1,227 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 62

Lambton Police Court. Thursday, February 22. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1917 · page 9

The case of the police v. William Jordan, for breaking and entering his father-in-law's house as De Vitre-street, on the 15th instant, was called. At the solicitation of the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, February 23. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1917 · page 2

George Young (35), draughtsman, was fined 40s, or a month's imprisonment, for having been drunk and disorderly on the Stockton wharf on Thursday. Detective…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, February 24. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 February 1917 · page 7

A first offender was fined 2s 6d, in default one hours imprisonment, for drunkenness. Change of Abode…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, February 26. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1917 · page 7

Two first offenders, who pleaded guilty to being drunk, were each lined 2s 6d, or imprisonment until the rising of the court…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, February 26. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1917 · page 7

For drunkenness, a first offender was fined 2s 6d, in default 5 minutes' detention; Isabella Richards (49), married, 5s, or 21s hours; Ada Wilson (84), married,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, February 27. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 February 1917 · page 5

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. Patrick Murphy (29), butcher, was fined 5s, in default 24…

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Wholesale Murder. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1917 · page 6

Austrians executed 150 Bosnians and Herzegovinans, who declared themselves to be Servians. They included clergy, members of…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1917 · page 7

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, in default, five minutes' imprisonment. Ellen Wright, 45, domestic, was fined £1, in default, seven…

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Greta Police Court. Wednesday, February 28. (Before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 7

John Plain proceeded against Bertram J. Muray for an assault in Nelson-street on 17th February. Lettitia Maud Plain proceeded against Bertram J. Murray for…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 7

Kate Ellick, 56, married, was fined £1, in default seven days' imprisonment, for drunkenness…

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Maitland District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 6

The Maitland District Court was opened yesterday before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge, at the Courthouse, East Maitland. Shroeder v. Baker.—In this case, Eugene…

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Summons Division. Theft of Ducks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 11

Albert Wennen proceeded against Arthur Cook, of Adamstown, on a charge of stealing four Muscovey ducks, valued at 15s. Mr. J. D. Reid (Messrs. Reid and…

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Women Police. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 5

Sir George Cave, the Secretary of State for Home Affairs, stated in the House of Commons, in reply to a question, that he did not consider it would be useful to…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, March 2. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 11

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. Lily Atkinson (31), married, was fined £1,…

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Mortlake Coal Lumpers. Application to Court. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 4

Before Mr. Justice Heyden, in the Industrial Arbitration Court, to-day, Mr. Bavin (instructed by the Crown Solicitor) appeared on behalf of the Minister for…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, March 3. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 March 1917 · page 7

Thomas Drinane (36), baker, and Thomas Kelly (38), against whom charges of drunkenness were preferred, failed to answer when called, and their bail bonds…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1917 · page 6

At the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Mr. W. J. N. Fincham, relieving police magistrate, Walter Barfoot, on remand, was charged with the larceny as a ballee of…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, March 5. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1917 · page 3

One first offender, who pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, or five minutes' detention. James Scott and David Bower, two…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, March 5. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1917 · page 3

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 1s, in default five minutes' imprisonment. Two others failed to appear, and their bail bonds were forfeited…

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Assassination Plot Against President Wilson Confession by a German Plot to Murder Wilson German Reservist Arrested

Northern Times · Tuesday 6 March 1917 · page 1

NEW YORK, Monday.—A plot to murder President Wilson has been discovered. Fritz Kolb, a German reservist…

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