Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Tue 16 Jan 1912 ¹

NEWCASTLE POLICE COURT.
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Monday, January 15.
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(Before Mr FG Adrian, SM.)
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DRUNKENNESS, Etc.

    Three first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d, in default, imprisonment for five minutes.
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REMANDED.

    Peter Lane, 38, labourer, one of the first offenders dealt with for drunkenness, was remanded until Thursday on a serious charge.

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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Fri 19 Jan 1912 ²

NEWCASTLE POLICE COURT.
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Thursday, January 18.
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(Before Mr FG Adrian, SM.)
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SERIOUS CHARGE.

    Peter Lane (38), labourer, charged on remand with a serious offence, was committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions to be held at Newcastle on January 30th. Bail was allowed at self in £100 and a surety in a like amount, or two in £50 each.

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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Wed 31 Jan 1912 ³

QUARTER SESSIONS.
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(Before Judge Fitzhardinge.)
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    The Newcastle Quarter Sessions were held yesterday. Mr AF Dawson was Crown Prosecutor.
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PLEASE OF GUILTY.

    Peter Lane pleaded guilty to a charge of improper assault [on John Small] at Waratah, and was sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment in Grafton Gaol. Mr R Harris (Messrs Harris, Westcott and Co.) appeared for the accused.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 31 Jan 1912 ⁴

NEWCASTLE.
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QUARTER SESSIONS.
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Newcastle, Tuesday.

    At the Newcastle Quarter Sessions to-day, before Judge Fitzhardinge,
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    Peter Lane pleaded guilty to a charge of assault at Waratah on January 13, and was sentenced to 12 months in Grafton Gaol.

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Peter Lane, Gaol photo sheet ⁵

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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 12194

Date when Portrait was taken: 14-2-1912

Name: Peter Lane

Native place: Ireland Year of birth: 14-12-1884 Arrived       Ship: Yoma in Colony }   Year: 1895 Trade or occupation previous to conviction  } Laborer Religion: C of E Education, degree of: R & W Height: 5' 2¾" Weight     On committal: 140 in lbs     } On discharge: Colour of hair: Light brown Colour of eyes: Blue

Marks or special features: Scar on left thumb. Scar on right upper arm. Scar on back of right hand.

(No. of previous Portrait ... )  CONVICTIONS
Where and When				Offence.	Sentence
Central PC Newcastle PC Newcastle Q.S.	-   5 30	- 12   1	1909 1911 1912	Evading cab fare Indecent language Indecent assault on a male person	30/- or 4 days HL 10/- or 3 days HL 12 mths HL Grafton Gaol

 

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¹     Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Tue 16 Jan 1912, p. 7.

²     Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Fri 19 Jan 1912, p. 7.

³     Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Wed 31 Jan 1912, p. 2.

⁴     The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 31 Jan 1912, p. 17.

⁵     SRNSW: NRS2138, [3/6078], Darlinghurst Gaol photographic description book, 1911-1912, No.12194, p. 152, R5115.

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