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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
280 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 14
This was a motion for leave to insert in plaintiffs' bill an amendment touching a matter discovered since the appeal (upon which judgment was reserved) was argued…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This Court opened at ten minutes to five o'clock on Tuesday evening, before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Simpson. The barristers present were Mr. G. Milner Stephen, Mr. Wisdom, Mr. Rogers, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The court re-opened at ten o'clock. JACKMAN V. MISKELL. Plaintiff claimed for money lent. It was stated that the costs of a previous action, in which the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was an appeal from an interlocutory order of the Primary Judge in Equity (Mr. Justice Hargrave), granting an injunction to stay the sale by defendants of certain mortgaged or alienated property, pending…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—John Jones, for making use of obscene language in Elizabeth street, was fined 5s. The fine was paid. THREATENING LANGUAGE.—William Hickey…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Friday last our quiet little Township was considerably excited over a report that at an early hour was circulated to the effect that Lawlor, a prisoner awaiting his trial on two charges, one of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—George Moore and Robert Terry were each fined 5s. for this offence, or be imprisoned until sundown. OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Robert Terry for this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Windeyer moved for a rule nisi for a writ of prohibition calling upon the Right Rev. Dr. Tyrrell, Anglican Bishop of Newcastle, to show cause why he should not be restrained from proceedings taken…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →UNSOUND MIND.—Joseph Nagle was brought up on this charge. It appeared that the prisoner had been suffering from delirium tremens, brought on byan overdose of Queensland rum. As he had evidently…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Henry Stephen moved the admission as an attorney, solicitor, and proctor of this Court, of Mr. Ernest William Nairn, a barrister, attorney, solicitor, and proctor of the Supreme Court of Tasmania…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This Court opened on Thursday last before Mr. Justice Hargrave, Mr. W. J. Foster prosecuting for the Crown. James Clarke, charged with bestiality, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →PERJURY.—John Killen was charged with committing wilful and corrupt perjury in a case wherein defendant was complainant and William Hickey the defendant. Mr. A. J. Gould appeared to conduct the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tucka Tucka Jemmy, who pleaded guilty to a charge of escaping from the police, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour in Maitland gaol. A charge of murder against him…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This Court opened on Friday, April 10, before Mr. Justice Hargrave. Mr. Rogers prosecuted for the Crown. Ellen Nugent pleaded guilty to an indictment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was a motion made by the official assignee under the bankruptcy of John Potter Macqueen, appointed in the place of John Price M'Kinnon, the former assignee, who had been removed from his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Court re-opened at ten o'clock. George Parker, charged with stealing £2, two boxes of matches, a handkerchief, and a shirt, the property of Ludwig Glocke, pleaded not guilty. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DRUNKENNESS.—James Bulpit pleaded guilty to this charge, and was admonished and discharged. COLONIAL WINES ACT.—John Wilcher was charged with a breach of this Act, by allowing wines…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Court re-opened at half-past nine o'clock. CRIMINAL LIBEL. Samuel Henry M'Cord, on bail, was indicted for that he did at West Maitland, on the 15th…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thomas Dicks was indicted for the commission of an assault with intent upon Louisa Hanchart, at Tunnabutta, in March last. Not guilty. Ah Cheen and Sit Yung were indicted for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Court re-opened at ten o'clock. The new jury panel was called. BAPE. Owen Lawless was indicted for having at Boobialla…
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