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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
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William Thompson was indicted for stealing 2lbs. ton, the property of Henry Edward Nealds, captain of the brig Christina. Prisoner, who was cook on board the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Robert Andrew Newman and William Gilley Martin were indicted for the manslaughter of Ti Kio, a Chinese, on board the ship Ganges, on the high seas, on the 21st January; Newman…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Robert Jones was indited for discharging a gun at Mickey, an aboriginal native, at Broulee, on the 1st February, inflicting on him a wound, which caused his death…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BELPER, SUNDAY EVENING.—It is our painful duty to record one of the most cold-blooded and daring murders that have ever taken place in the county of Derby. The scene of the foul…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Spanish Ambassador has not received this day any telegraphic message from Madrid, whether owing to the state of the atmosphere, or, as it is to be hoped, that the state of her…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This court opened on Tuesday, 18th May, before his Honor the Chief Justice. STEALING A MONEY ORDER. William Perry was indicted for stealing a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →George Williams was indicted for entering the house of John James Falconer, at Sydney, on the 15th April, and stealing 3 pairs of boots, and 3 dishes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →James Miller was indicted for stealing wearing apparel, the properly of Albert John and Henry Hockings, at Brisbane, on the 15th November, 1851…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →J[?]hn Simms was indicted for having, at the Shoalhaven River, on the 22nd April last, wilfully murdered one Richard Hampton, by casting him [?]to the water, and then striking him on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was an action of trover, to recover the value of a "nugget" of gold weighing about 31¼ounces, and valued at £90. The defendants pleaded that they were lawfully possessed of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The justices of the peace acting in and for the district of Ipswich, in petty sessions assembled, have this day appointed Frederick Charles Travers Daneney to be Registrar of the Small…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This was an action by John Icke Kettle against Henry Wallace M'Vitie, M. D., for the seduction by the latter of plaintiff's daughter Mary Anne. Defendant pleaded not guilty…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →David Carr was indicted for stealing a ham, the pr[?]perty of Joseph Cro[?]t, at Newcastle, on the 26th June, 1852. The witnesses called were Joseph Croft, Frederick…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In this case, it will be remembered, the court gave judgment on Monday last, on the point argued as to the validity of the grants, holding, as to the grant of 120 acres, that it was void for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →James Russell was indicted for stabbing Colin Munroe, at the North Shore, Sydney, on the 11th July, with intent. The evidence was contradictory. For the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Francis Thomas Green was indicted for the wilful murder of John Jones, at Buckley's Creek, on the 10th March, 1852, by shooting him with a pistol, and inflicting a wound in the ne[?]k,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This Court opens on Monday, the 30th August instant. The calendar, so far as is known to the authorities at the gaol, is yet small, but there may be other cases, in which the parties…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Joseph Woodcroft was indicted for attempting to shoot at Owen James Gorman with a loaded pistol, at Cooma, on the 28th March. Guilty of assault. Twelve months'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thomas John Dawson and Robert Quantino were indicted for stealing a cow and calf, the property ofâHieronymns, of Wellington. Guilty; Dawson seven years, and Quantino…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This court opened on Monday, before his Honor Mr. Justice Dickinson. Major Crummer, P.M., officiated as Deputy Sheriff.— Sempill, Esq., clerk of arraigns, read her…
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