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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
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This was an appeal case from Moreton Bay, which involved an important preliminary question as to the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of this colony in the matter, arising out of the recent separation of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Thursday, George E. Swan was brought up on remand, at the Court House, West Maitland, charged with the murder of John Barton, on the 18th of April. The first witness called for the prosecution was Margaret…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MURDER.—A sick aboriginal, named Charley Hippi, was murdered at a back station, belonging to Mr. Thomas G. Dangar, on the 2nd Instant. Hippi and a white man, named Henry Smith, ware shepherding a [?]ock of sheep each, and a few…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LAST DAY OF FIRST TERM. Before the fall Court. IN RE ALFERD FAIRLESS. Mr. Stephen moved upon habeas corpus for the discharge from custody of Mr. Alfred Fairies, who had been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →George E. Swan was again brought up, on remand, at the Court House, West Maitland, on Tuursday. The first witness called was [?] John Baylis, who deposed that he was a farmer and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IMPOUNDING ACT.—Alfred Coberoft, of Charleton, was summoned by Samuel Clarke for having committed a breach of this Act, by rescuing seven head of horses which complainant was taking to the pound on the 22nd…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The following is the list of new cases for hearing at the District Court East Maitland, the sittings of which commence to-morrow, Friday: Moffitt & Co. v. Bird, Nunn v. Brown, Christian v. Harding;…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The arguments in this cane (which begin on Monday, and had taken the whole week) were resumed on Saturday and concluded. It was an appeal by the Rev. Dr. Lang, against a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →George Swan, in custody by remand, charged with the murder of John Ba[?]ton, at Ravensfield, on the 18th April, was again brought up at West Maitland, on Thursday. John Wallace, sworn, deposed: I am gaoler at East…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—Ponelope Dorkins, for having been drunk on the 1st instant, was fined £1.—James M'Kenzie, for a similar offence, committed on Saturday last, was fined the same amount…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →This Court opened yesterday, before R. Owen, Esq., District Judge. As at the last sitting, the short and undefended cases were taken first. Of these there were several, the particulars of which, being of interest to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another frightful murder has been committed here, last night or this morningâa victim to the insatiable demon, drink. While the court was sitting, a black-fellow brought information to the police that Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was an action for false imprisonment, arising out of a case tried at the Quarter Sessions previous to the last. The plaintiff sued the defendant for unlawfully, unjustly, and maliciously laying a charge against him of feloniously…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tenders will be received at this office, until 12 o'clock on Tuesday, the 12th June next, from persons willing to contract for the erection of a Court House, at Tamworth. Tenders to be endorsed, "Tender for Court House, Tamworth."…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following statement was taken at the Gaol, on Wednesday last, before Mr. E. D. Day. The prisoner Swan was picked out of some dozen men standing in the yard as the man that purchased some powder and bullets…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Little more than three years ago the murder of an aged couple, attended with circumstances of great atrocity, was perpetrated in the rural and secluded village of Bolton-upon-Dearne. On the night of the 4th…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The following is the list of cases for bearing before the District Court, at West Maitland, the sittings of which will commence on Monilay, when the abort and undefended cases will be taken…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The inquest held by the coroner (W. C. Weston, Esq.) on the body of Go-Koon, a Chinaman, who was found by his fellow shepherd on the 28th ultimo, brutally murdered at Reedy Creek, terminated on Tuesday, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was an action for the recovery of a sum of £30, one year's rent for a farm at Aberglasslyn, held by the defendant from Patrick Kelly, the pla[?]tiff. The rent was alleged to he duo for the year 1859. It appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was an action for breach of a contract as to the condition of certain sheep sold by defendant to the plaintiff. The flook forming the subject matter of this suit was one of nearly a thousand ewes, for which…
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