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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1918

144 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 8

Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, July 3. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 July 1918 · page 3

A first offender was dealt with for drunkenness, and his bond forfeited. Alleged Theft of Solder. Thomas Blakley Mitchell (42),…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 July 1918 · page 2

Verdicts for the plaintiffs were given in the following cases:—Low Yow versus—Stewart, 12s 9d, paid into court. Hamilton Council versus Robert Turton,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, July 4. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 July 1918 · page 2

John Powell (48) and Allan. M'Kay (46) were each fired 2s 6d, in default five minutes' imprisonment, for drunkenness. Case Remanded…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, July 5. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1918 · page 3

Sophia Sparks, alias Selwyn, 32, was charged with having been drunk in King-street, Newcastle; a further charge of having used improper language was also preferred against…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, July 6. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 July 1918 · page 2

Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d with the alternative of two hours' detention. Without License…

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Lambton Police Court. Thursday, July 11. (Before Mr. Gale, D.S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 July 1918 · page 6

Edward Griffiths, who pleaded guilty to being drunk in Hobart-road, New Lambton, was fined 2s 6d, with 6s court costs. George Barnes, for using improper…

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Floods in Austria Danube Still Rising Zurich, Thursday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 July 1918 · page 1

The Vienna newspapers give further details of the heavy, continuous rains and serious floods in Austria and the south of Germany. Houses and bridges were…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, July 15. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1918 · page 7

A first offender was dealt with for drunkenness, and his bond forfeited…

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"Injustice to Mr. Gale" Solicitors' Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 July 1918 · page 5

It is understood that a meeting of the solicitors of Newcastle will be held this afternoon to discuss the recent appointment to the Newcastle Stipendiary Bench and the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, July 16. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 July 1918 · page 3

A first offender was dealt with for drunkenness, and his bond forfeited. Ship Captain Fined. Robert Thirlaway, master of an oversea…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, July 17. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 2

A first offender was dealt with for drunkenness, and his bond forfeited. David Lindus Hewie (56), miner, who pleaded guilty to a charge of having been drunk…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 3

Zones N. Vaisey proceeded against "The Northern Times" Newspaper Company, Limited, for £12 compensation, in lieu of holidays. The case for the plaintiff, who had…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. Gale, Mr. Butler, and Mr. Hibble.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 3

John Raymond Milgate was granted a renewal of license for the General Washington Hotel, Stockton. The application of Robert Forbes to transfer the license of the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, July 18. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 3

Two first offender were dealt with for drunkenness, and were each fined 2s 6d, in default five minutes' imprisonment. Hawker Fined…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, July 19. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1918 · page 3

Three first offenders were dealt with for drunkenness, and their bonds forteited. John Brown (32), seaman, was charged with having used improper…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, July 20. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.) Cases Remanded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 July 1918 · page 7

Robert Black, 19, labourer, was charged with having, between June 3 and July 15, stolen from the dwellinghouse of Alexander Montes, Bolton Point, Toronto, one…

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Drought to Flood State Threatened Stand-off Signals SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 July 1918 · page 5

Forty-eight hours ago drought existed in various parts of New South Wales. Yesterday the drought was broken, and now the State is threatened with floods. Mr. D. J…

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Rain Continues. Flood Falls Likely. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 July 1918 · page 5

Last night and to-day it continued to rain over Sydney, and present indications favour a continuance. The State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares), who was recently…

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Floods in the South. Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 July 1918 · page 4

The recent heavy rains have been the means of blocking the inlet to the Tom Thumb Lagoon, and have caused the water to bank up towards the southern end of…

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Heavy Rainfall South-easterly Gale

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 July 1918 · page 5

After a few hours of sunshine yesterday, following the rain of the early part of the week, the clouds again gathered yesterday afternoon, and shortly after 5 o'clock steady…

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