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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
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On the morning of Sunday, the 26th December, considerable excitement was caused in Mudgee by a rumour that Mrs. Mary Ann Martin, a widow, and an innkeeper at Guntawang, had been murdered at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →HAWKERS' LICENSES.—Licenses were granted to Benjamin Solomon and Anne Easterbrook. "SLAUGHTERING LICENSES. —Licenses were granted to Henry York, of Jerry's Plains, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At Bow-street on Saturday Peter Farrell, a Genoese, was charged on remand with the wilful murder of John Steptoe, on the high seas. The prisoner and the deceased were able s[?]amen on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →James Kilmartin, barber, and Ellen, his wife, were charged at the Fitzroy Police Court yesterday, with receiving stolen property. On the night of December 13 a back window of a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ohio, December 4th.—About seven o'clock this morning.William Alder, an Englishman, and expressman for Cobb, Androw, and Co, living on Soranton avenue, quarrelled with his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The adjourned annual meeting of the members of this society took place at the Royal Hotel,Singleton, on Wednesday. The attendance was small; Mr. George Loder in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Tommy, a chinaman, was charged with igniting grass land at Woodlands, thereby injuring the property of Mr. H. White. Constable Doyle deposed to his arrest and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the county of Warwick, the very heart of what Avon's immortal bard has felicitously called A precious stone set ia a silver sea,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →INDECENT ASSAULT.—Michael Fitzgerald alias Toohey, on remand, was charged with assaulting Elizabeth Skinner, with an attempt to commit a rape. The prisoner had been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gafe v. Quin.—This case, tr[?]pasa on enclosed lands, was dismissed in compliance with the wish of the plaintiff's attorney. Cafe v. Mrs Quin—This similar case was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A most deliberat[?] attempt on the part of a young man to murde[?] a fellow servant was made yesterday morning a[?] Hawthorn. The offender was John Rouget, a[?]d 21 years, native of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →POUNDKEEPER AT ASHTON.—The matter of appointing a Poundkeeper at Ashton, in the room of Mr. A McLean, resigned, was again postponed for one week. Mr. A. J Gould…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Henry Hough v J. Tracey, dishonored promissary note. Case struck out. W Cox v. J Murphy; dishonored cheque, £8 A verdict was given for plaintiff for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →APPOINTMENT OP POUNDKEEPER AT ASHTON. —The Bench considered the applications of John Drane and Owen Traynor for the appointment of a poundkeeper, and renewal of the pound…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →H. Winsor v. T. F. Fagan, wages due. Henry Winsor, duly sworn, stated that he engaged with T. F. Fagan eight weeks and two days before Christmas, and agreed for 7s per…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Municipal Council v. W. Treble, for rates due, amounting to 13s 6d. A verdict for Council was given with court costs 6s…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A burglarious entry and robbery of a most daring nature was committed at the residenoe of Dr. Tennant early on Thursday morning last. The circumstances attending the burglary…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →This Court commenced its sittings on Monday, and was presided over on Monday by Mr. Justice Fancett, owing to the illness of Mr. Justice Cheeke. On Tuesday, the Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →USING OBSCENE LANGUAGE — Michael Glynn was charged before the bench with using obscene language in a[?]public place, at Vacy, on the night of the 26th of January. Defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →John Williams alias Alexander Grey alios Thomas Shanahan, pleaded guilty to three charges of uttering cheques, knowing them to have been forged, and was remandrd for sentence…
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