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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1916

199 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 10

Newcastle Police Court Monday, February 7. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, Deputy S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 2

Nine first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, with the alternative of five minutes' detention. Thomas O'Toole, 59, was fined £1, in…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, February 8. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 2

Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default five minutes' imprisonment. Anton Emanuelson (35) was fined 10s, in default…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, February 9. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.). Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 3

One first offender, on a charge of drunkenness, was ordered to pay a fine of 2s 6d, or undergo detention for five minutes…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 7

Cameron and Reeves v. J. Rowney, verdict for plaintiffs, £6 9s 4d; Rich Son and Co. v. J. Prince, verdict for plaintiff, £6 10s 3d; J. Cotterill v. S. M'Donald, verdict…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, February 10. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 7

Four first offenders on charges of drunkenness were each ordered to pay a fine of 2s 6d, or undergo detention for five minutes. For being drink Norman Phillips,…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, February 10. (Before Messrs. C. H. Gale and C. H. Hibble, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 7

Alexander Frew, Rhondda, Hotel, Rhondda, was granted two booth licenses for Wallsend re[?]s. Giovanni Ruggero was granted a renewal of his colonial wine…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, February 11. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 7

John Evans (52) pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk in Bolton-street on Thursday, and was ordered to pay a one of 5s, or suffer 24 hours' detention…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, February 12. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 7

One first offender, on a charge of being drunk, wan mulcted in a fine of 2s 6d, with the Alternative of detention for five minutes. Elizabeth Ellick was fined 5s, or 24…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, February 14. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 3

Thomas L. Means, who pleaded guilty to a charge of improper behaviour near Kemp-street, was fined 20s, with costs 6s, or seven days' imprisonment…

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Wonganella in a Cyclone

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 4

The steamer Wonganella, which arrived at Newcastle yesterday afternoon from Ocean Island, and Nauru, via Brisbane, met with some exceptionally heavy…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, February 17. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, Deputy S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 3

George Melbon, licensee, of the Central Hotel, Lambton, pleaded guilty to having a person on his premises at prohibited hours, and was fined £2, with 6s costs…

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Teralba Police Court. Tuesday, February 15. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 3

Thomas Matthews, for riotous behaviour at Toronto, was fined 10s, or three days. The same offender, for improper language, was fined 20s, or fourteen days. Mathew…

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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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Induna in Cyclone. Sydney

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

Burns, Philp's Island steamer Induna ran into a cyclone on January 5, on the outward run from Sydney, and survived a severe buffeting with the loss of one…

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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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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. 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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Storm-swept

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 15

There is a beautiful figure in one of Wordsworth's poems of a bird that is swept from Norway by a storm. And it battles against the storm with desperate…

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Storm Near Canberra. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 6

Mr. O'Malley, the Minister for Home Affairs, to-day received a telegram, stating that in consequence of heavy rain in the Federal capital area, floods had…

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Storms in Holland. Fears for Amsterdam. Hague

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 5

A strong north-east snowstorm is causing great floods. It is feared that the dykes will yield and that Amsterdam will be flooded…

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