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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
354 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 18
When Pringle communicated the result to Helen, he was greatly relieved at the apparent calmness with which she received it. "I was mad to expect any good of one of that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We have been favoured with the following correspondence, for publication, by Mr. H. H. Brown, M.L.A.:- (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Attorney-General (the Hon. W. B. Dalley) prosecuted for the Crown. CHARGE PREFERRED TO EXTORT MONEY. Thomas Woods alias Buchanan alias Macdonald…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CAPITAL OFFENCE.—Joseph Finch, a railway porter, was brought up charged with committing this offence on one Mary Rue, on the 6th August— Mr. Driver appeared for the prisoner.—The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Thursday last, Joseph Finch, a shunter employed on the railway line at Raglan (four miles from Bathurst), and George Bartier, platform porter at the same station, were brought up at the police…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dewhurst v. Jefford.—Assault—In this case their was no appearance of either party. Berges v. Parker.—Insulting Language.—Wm. Burges deposed that as he was standing at his gate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →George Bartier was then charged with having criminally assaulted Mary Rule.—Mr. Driver appeared for the prisoner. The evidence in this case was in the main a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Intelligence was received in Melbourne yesterday evening of a horrible double murder which had been committed at Frankston on Saturday evening, when a man and woman were almost instantaneously…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tom thrust his bushy head into Mr. Pringle's private office. "Same fellow's here, sir that came in this morning."…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Butler, Q.C., and Mr. Darley, instructed by Messrs. Driver and Merriman, appeared for the plaintiff; Sir William Manning, Q.C., and Mr. Sa[?]omons, instructed by Messrs. Daintrey and Chapman,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DURING the last week there were about ten cases of drunkenness brought before the Police Magistrate, and the defendants were mulcted in the sum of oue shilling each, or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—Thomas Cook, [?]seph Adams, and Rudolph Pitch were each fined [?]he mitigated penalty of 1s., and John Coster was [?]d 5s. for this offence…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →S Reynolds pleaded set guilty, first is each 2s. 6d. costs- The fine was paid E. Rose pleaded guilty, fined is and 2s. 6d. coats, or three [?] in the looking [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →James Ballard was charged by Constable Gamble with being drunk and disorderly. He pleaded not guilty, but the case being proved, he was fined 10s., with 5s. costs of court, or 48 hours in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. and Mrs. Earl remained abroad some years. At the close of the first year of their married life, a babe was born to them—a daughter…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This case was a claim for [?] services as midwife. The case was postponed until next Court of Requests…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the Central Police Court, on Friday morning, before Messrs. Jolly, Levey, and Reading, a middle-abed man named Thomas Reynolds was charged, on remand, with, having assaulted and beaten Mary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Barr, of Branxton, was summoned by Thomas Searles for the sum of £25 0s. 6d., wages due to him. Mr. A. Gould appeared for the complainant,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NON-PAYMENT OF WAGES.—John Barr, of Branxton, was summoned by Thomas Searles for the sum of £25 Os. 6d., wages due to him. From complainant's statement it appeared that he entered into…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This action was brought by John Campbell Dibbs and Alexander Brown against James Brown and Alexander Brown junior, to recover damages for the seizure and detention of certain coal waggons…
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