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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
133 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 7
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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Pitt convicted on Thursday of knowingly receiving stolen cattle, was sentenced to two years' hard labour in Parramatta gaol. His Honor said that if on inquiry there appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Their Excellencies the Administrators of the Government, with the advice of the Executive Council, direct it to be notified, for general information, that Helenus Scott, Esq., Police…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A naval court-martial was held on board the Sybille upon Commodore Keppel and his crew, for the loss of the Raleigh. It was chiefly remarkable for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →This was an action for breach of contract. The contract declared upon was one by defendant the steward of the steamer Paterson, to deliver up the furniture of the cabins linen,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was an action for slander. The deck ration consisted of five counts upon five different conversations with the following persons:— James Morgan, Alexander Moore, P. C. Boswell,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was an action for work and labour, and for goods bargained and sold. The Solicitor General and Mr. Stephen appeared for the plaintiffs; Mr. Isaacs for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →John Montgomery was indicted for having, on the 27th March, 1857, at Millera, Maryborough, stolen one filly, the property of Mr. John George Walker. Guilty; remanded for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was a motion, on notice, to set aside an order made by a Judge in chambers. By the order, the notice for a new trial in the case had been taken off the file, not having been given in due…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tenders will be received at the Treasury until noon of Tuesday, the 17th Instant, from persons willing to furnish, from the 1st December, 1857, to the 31st March, 1858, the supplies required in the police district of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →John Clark was indicted for stealing a sum of money, to wit, £31 14s., the property of Samuel Webber, at Maitland, on the 17th July. The prisoner pleaded not guilty, and was undefended…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was a motion upon notice, on behalf of defendant, to change the venue, in an action for slandery from Sydney to Maitland, upon the ground the slander declared upon was uttered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Anne Davis was indicted for feloniously stealing a sum of money, to wit, £21, the property of John Hall, at Maitland, [?]n the 29th May…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Patrick Brady and Jamea Molloy were indicted for having at Patereon, on the 4th October, feloniously driven and taken away two steers, the property of Edward Peters…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Justice Therry said they were two cases respecting which he could not come to a decision satisfactory to his own mind, that justice would be done to the suitors, without further…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The contractor for furnishing supplies of provisions and other articles in the Police District of Scone, having, according to agreement, given three months' notice that his contract will terminate on the 31st…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Monday last an inquest was held in the house of Mr. Beresford, Jerrawa Creek, before I. M. Blake, Esq., district coroner, to investigate the particulars connected with the death…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was an [?] The declaration set out that [?] and is the manager of the Hunter Rive. New Steam Navigation Company, and went on to [?] that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →His Honor gave [?] in this case as follows:- This is a suit [?] against William Henry Loder [?] defendants [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was an action to recover damages for the total destruction of the sohooner Fortitude, belonging to tha plaintiffs, by a collision with the company's steamer Thistle, said to have…
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