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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1916

199 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 10

Newcastle Police Court. Monday, September 25. (Before Mr. G. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1916 · page 7

A first offender was fined 1s, in default five minutes' detention, for drunkenness. William Arthur Fulton (45), labourer, 10s, or three days' imprisonment, for…

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The Melbourne Floods. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1916 · page 5

Because of the floods four houses at Brunswick are on the point of slipping into a quarry 180ft deep. Rain is still falling, and Mr. Hunt, the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, September 26. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 September 1916 · page 9

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. William May (46), wharf labourer, was lined 10s, in default…

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Floods in Victoria. Two Boys Drowned. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 September 1916 · page 8

Steady rain has continued throughout the day, and most of the rivers in the State are still in heavy flood. Though the Yarra shows signs of falling. The…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, September 27. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 September 1916 · page 3

Three first offenders, charged with being drunk, were each fined 2s 6d, in default five minutes' detention; Albert Hogan (54), labourer, 10s, in the alternative,…

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Victorian Floods. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 September 1916 · page 6

With ceasing of rain, the flood waters in the country and metropolis lave fallen. No material damage has been done to the works at the Goulburn Weir, but the…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, S.M.) Negligent Motor Cyclist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 September 1916 · page 7

Albort E. Myers, waggon builder, of Hamilton West (represented by Mr. T. Torpey) claimed £10 from Robert E. Cowry, of the Commercial Hotel, Lamb…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, September 28. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 September 1916 · page 7

A transfer of the license of the Royal Hotel Stockton, from Bernard Heydon to Alexander Olsen was granted, William O. Crockett's license of a billiard room…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, September 28. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 September 1916 · page 7

A first offender was fined 2s 6d, in default minutes' detention, for drunkenness Henry Shoesmith (42), dealer denied that…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, September 29. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Wearing Military Boots

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 September 1916 · page 9

"They gave me them when I was discharged," pleaded Charles Garvey (37), labourer, who was charged with having worn military boots without authority to do so. He was…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, September 30. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Through his Pockets

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 October 1916 · page 7

Carlos Maguerla (37), seaman, was charged with stealing, at Newcastle, on September 29th, the sum of £5 from the person of Philip Forbes. Inspector Cook…

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Heavy Rain in Sydney. Races and Sports Postponed. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 5

Though the weather showed signs of clearing on Sunday, the anticipations of those who looked for a fine holiday to-day were not realised. Soon after…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, October 4. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 3

Patrick M'Dounell (61), labourer, charged with offensive behaviour in a railway carriage, was fined £5, in default two months' imprisonment with hard labour…

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Flooded Colliery. Action for Damages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 3

Mr. Justice Pring and a jury at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday hall before them an action in which William Laidley and Company, Limited, proprietors of the…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, October 5. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 4

Edward Donnelly, an aged man, who had a previous conviction, who pleaded guilty to a charge of vagrancy, was sentenced to seven days' hard labour in Maitland…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., and Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 3

Renewals were granted of publicans' licenses as follows: P. Dougham, Sulphide Hotel, Boolaroo, asessment £78, license fee £20; J. J. Manning, Royal…

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Floods in the State. Railways Damaged. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 5

The torrential rains which fell throughout yesterday caused heavy floods in many parts of the State. The heaviest rainfall was at Gosford, where 849 points…

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Flooded Colliery. Laidley V. Sneddon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 7

The hearing of the action, William Laidley and Company, Limited, against Frances Sneddon and Daniel Sneddon, proprietors of the Marylands Colliery, Plattsburg,…

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Flooded Colliery. Laidley V. Sneddon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 9

The hearing of the action, William Laidley and Company, Limited, against Frances Sneddon and Daniel Sneddon, proprietors of the Maryland Colliery, Plattsburg,…

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Floods in the Country. Great Damage at Forbes. Forbes, Saturday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 October 1916 · page 4

The greatest flood in the history of Forbes is new being experienced. The flood waters which have been surging along the Lachlan River reached the town…

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