Police Court
IN the Police Court to-day, before Mr. Thomas, P.M., and Mr. Mills, J.P., Joseph Gaze Wiseman, late council clerk at Lithgow, was remanded to Lithgow on a charge of…
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Courts & crime, 1898
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Burglary at Oxenham's. Sydney
H. Oxenham's premises were broken into early this morning and a large quantity of expensive cigars stolen…
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The Premier has refused to give evidence before the Police Commission on the ground that it would be derogatory to his position…
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IN the Police Court to-day, before Mr. Thomas, P.M., and Mr. Mills, J.P., Joseph Gaze Wiseman, late council clerk at Lithgow, was remanded to Lithgow on a charge of…
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BEFORE Mr. Thomas, P.M., in the Police Court to-day, Harry White was charged, on remand, with maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm on John Edwards on the 4th instant…
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A peculiar matrimonial case was beard at Fremantle to-day. Ada Anderson was charged by her husband, James Anderson, with desertion. Anderson said his wife had left him,…
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Wallsend a coalmining town a few miles from Newcastle, was subjected to a seasation last night. Miss Nellie Wells, the daughter of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Friday, 8Th Inst. Before Mr. J. W. Fletcher. P.M.
Joe Denison pleaded guilty to a charge of furious driving in Raid-street and was fined 20s and 4s 10d costs of Court, lory and distress…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Quarterly Licensing Court. Friday, 8Th Inst. [Before Messrs J. W. Fletcher, L.M.,(chairman), T. E. Atkins and J. M. Byrnes, L.Ms.]
The Inspector's quarterly report was read and received, and showed that with one or two exception the houses under the Inspector's jurisdiction were all fairly…
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IN the Police Court to-day, before Mr. Thomas, P.M., and Mr. Harrington, J.P., Thomas Williams was fined 45s.—in default, 15 days—on charges of drunkenness in…
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IN the Police Court to-day, before Mr. Thomas, P.M., George Jackson, for being drunk and disorderly in Argent-street, was ordered to pay 5s.—in default, 24 hours' gaol…
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BEFORE Mr. Thomas. P.M., and Mr. Harrington, J.P., this afternoon, four lads were charged—three with stealing suits of clothes, the property of T. Goode and Co., and one…
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IN the Police Court to-day, before Mr. Thomas, P.M., George Jackson, for being drunk and disorderly in Argent-street, was ordered to pay 5s.—in default, 24 hours' gaol…
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M. DUCHESNE, a retired officer of the merchant service living in the Ruc[?] Alesia, brought home an ourang-outang with him from Borneo some two years ago. The brute…
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At the Police Court on Friday, 8th inst., before Mr. J. W. Fletcher, P.M., James Austin was charged on s[?]hons, that be did, on the 2nd July, 1893, assault…
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A TERRIBLE tragedy occurred on Tuesday morning at Burslem in Staffordshire, which resulted in the death of five persons, while two others are not expected to suvive the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shall Debts Court. Monday, 11Th Inst. Before Mr J. W. Fletcher, P.M.
John Perkins v. Mary Allan—Work and labor done, £6 13s 10d. Mr Julian for plaintiff. Mr Millard for defendant. Case dismissed…
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IN the Police Court to-day, before Mr. Thomas, P.M., James Crawley was ordered to pay 10s., with the option of three days' imprisonment, for being drunk and disorderly…
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BEFORE Mr. Thomas, P.M., to-day, William Vine was tined £3, with the option of spending 21 days in gaol, on a charge of making use of language of a particularly disgusting…
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IN the Licensing Court to-day, before Mr. Thomas, P.M., renewals were granted to George Allen, Allendale Hotel; Patrick Quinn, Southern Cross Hotel; and James…
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