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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
288 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 15
A shocking occurrence has taken place about two miles on the other side of the Peel River Co's Wallamore cattle station, and about seven from Tamworth. The facts, from what we can learn, are, that a Mr. Thomson, who is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was a special case from the Maitland A[?]i[?]e[?]. The defendant, William Nicholson, junior, had been tried and convicted before his Honor Mr. Justice Hargrave, for having sent a letter to one John Mayo, demanding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Friday afternoon, March 13, a lad, 18 years of ago, named John Wilkins, was employed in scaring birds on the farm of Mr Henry Hancock, at Winscombe, Somerset, and shortly after 6…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following are the causes entered for hearing at the June sittings of this court, to be held on Saturday, the 20th instant:—Cornelius M Cosker v. Charles Thorpe; Joseph William Withers v. Edward Gates; William…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DRUNKENNESS.âSarah Miller, for being drunk, was fined 10s.âWilliam Cartwright, for a similar offence, was admonished and discharged. ROBBERY.âHenry Read was charged with stealing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The argument in this case was resumed and concluded. It was a motion on rule nisi, for new trial, in an action by the official assignee of strachan and Co., of Maitland, against a Maitland firm, creditors of the insolvents, for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →STEALING FROM A DWELLING.—Sarah Jane Evans and Elizabeth Hobson were charged with stealing the sum of £15, the property of Frederick Barden, of Singleton. The prisoners had been arrested in the vicinity of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →James Sullivan was brought up, charged with being drunk and disorderly in Bridge-street, on the night of the 13tb inst. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and was admonished and discharged…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr. Butler for plaintiff; Mr. Slade (of Rexburgh, Slade, and Spain), for defendant. Plaintiff claimed £195, for a number of meals, at 1s. each, extending over five years. Defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was an application, on rule nisi, for an order to set aside the election of Mr. Fitzgerald as Mayor of Armidale. Mr. Stephen and Mr. Davis for the application; Sir William…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the case of Henry Read, who had been indicted for stealing £3, the property of William Cartwright, on the 13th June, 1868, at Chain of Ponds, the prisoner made a statement after the adjournment of the court, relying…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →VAGRANCY.—John Smith was charged with being an idle and disorderly character, and soliciting aims. The prisoner was admonished and discharged. INDECENT ASSAULT ON A CHILD.—Joseph Johnston,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →His Honor, Judge M'Farland, gave judgment upon the application in this case for a new trial, on the ground that certain evidence had been improperly excluded, and certain other evidence improperly admitted, and that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Barristers present: Mr. Ellis, Mr. Rogers. Attorneys present: Mr. Waring, Mr. Thompson. CHARGE OF ILLEGAL ARREST. M'COSKER V. THORPE…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CARRPENTARIA, BURKETOWN, APRIL 16—The Easter holidays over. Burketown has resumed its usual quiet appearance; in fact, so quiet that business seems suspended. The country now looks splendid—plenty of grass and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Wednesday last a woman of the name of Annie Hunt, the wife of a man named Richard Hunt, better known as Dick Hunt, a pugilist of local renown, was found lying dead in a hut[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Qaarter Sessions were opened at twelve o'clook noon, on Monday, 22nd June instant. There were no cases for trial, and his Honor, in thanking the jurors for their attendance, stated that it was with great pleasure…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This was a motion to set aside an award in reference to a disputed boundary on an arbitration between Messrs. Lethbridge, Brothers, of Curnangandi, and Mr. Francis Townsend Rusden, of Lindsay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THREATENING LANGUAGE—Sarah Miller was charged with making use of threatening language towards her husband, Robert Innes Miller, who deposed: I am a printer, and reside…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BREAKING WINDOWS IN THE WESLEYAN CHAPEL.—Henry Wilson and Robert M'Ginness were charged by senior-constable James Johnstone with wilfully and maliciously breaking the…
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