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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
133 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 7
This was an action of tresp[?]s, in which G[?]lbort Elliott and — R[?]dford were plaintiffs, and Thomas George Burden detendant. The dclaration stated that the defendant, at divers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tenders will be received at the Office of the Borad of Works until twelve o'clock on Saturday, the 17th proximo, from persons willing to contract for the erection of a Court and Watch House at Wingham…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →OBSERVING that Mr. Justice Therry was evidently disposed to go through all the business possible at the present Circuit Court, we have not said…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The trial of this cause, before Mr. Justice Dickinson and a special jury of twelve, concluded on Saturday, having occupied thirty days…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This was an action of [?] in which Samuel Clift was plaintiff, and William Nowland d[?]tend[?]nt. For the plaintiff, Mr. [?] and Mr. Dangnr; attorney, Mr. Mullen. For the defendant, Mr. D[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This case was resumed. His Honor summed [?] With respect to Br[?] and W[?] Creek, the jury would have to confine their attention to the question whether the £40 paid into court…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The court was opened by his Honor the Chief Justice. The barristers present were the Attorney General, Mr. Holroyd, Mr. Dalley, and Mr. Stephen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This was an action resulting from a collision. The plaintiff was Daniel Peattie, and the H. R. N. S. N. Co. were the defendants. For the plaintiff, Mr. Darvall and Mr. Faucett,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Dominique, alias Pompey, and Frederick Noyes were indicted for uttering a forged £5 note on the Commercial Bank, at Tambaroora. Dominique pleaded guilty. Dominique passed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The honorable the Secretary for Finance and Trade, directs it to be notified, that the contractor for furnishing supplies of provisions, and other articles in too district of Scone,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The court was opened before his Honor, Mr. Justice Dickinson. Mr. Butler conducted the prosecutions for the crown. John Lawless the older and John Lawless the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →James Kelly was indicted for obtaining £30 on the false protence that a shepherd under his charge had authorised him to draw it on account of wages. Guilty. Remanded for sentence…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →James Greenslade was indicted for receiving and unlawfully appropriating certain moneys, for, in the name of, and account of his employer, Captain Hart, a miller at Jamberoo. Guilty, with a recommendation to merry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Robert Lack was indicted for having, at Mount. Otway, in the colony of Now South Wales, on the 23rd May, feloniously assaulted and ravished one Jessie Shepherd…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →John Pitt and John Hood were indicted for stealing two oxen, the property of Charles Butten. Not guilty. The same prisoners were then indicted for stealing two oxen, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →George Wilson was indicted for maliciously wounding Patrick M'Loughlin, at the North Shore, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. The affair originated in a drunken…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →William Kemp was arraigned upon the charge of having stolen bank notes to the amount of £1627, the property of the Commercial Banking Company, on the 30th May. This was a new…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →George Edwards and Hector M'Kenzie were indicted for stealing nine horses, the property of John Giblett, at Cook's Vale; a second count charged them with receiving the same, knowing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →James Purcell was indicted on three separate informations, for having uttered three forged chiques. To two charges he pleaded guilty; of the third he was found guilty. For the first…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The October sittings of this Court commenced on Monday, the 5th. James Rankin, committed by the Dalby bench on a charge of arson, was called up and discharged…
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