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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
196 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 10
On Wednesday morning Mr.R. B. Armstrong, coroner, held two inquests at the dwelling-house of Daniel Caldwell, Tipperary Gully. The first one was on the body of a woman named Marianne Lilian…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our readers will be disagreeably astonished to learn that Mr. John Lee's valuable sire, Barbarian, full brother to the Barb, has been stolen from Bylong We possess but soanty…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A lad named Henry Cameron, employed [?] messenger in the Surveyor-General's office, pleaded guilty on Friday, at the Water Police Court, to a charge of stealing money and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →We learn that a post-mortem examination was held, on the 4th instant, by Dr. Hancock, on the body of John Wilkinson, who was murdered by two aboriginals—one named Peter, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ALLOWING ANIMALS TO STRAY—Henry De Courcy pleaded guilty to a charge of allowing animals to stray in the streets of the town, and was fined 5s., with 2s. 6d court costs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A deputation, consisting of the Postmaster-General, Mr. Scholey, M.L A., Mr. Jacob, M.L.A., Mr. Theophilus C[?]oper, J.P, Mr. H. Chapman, and Mr. W. Scully, waited upon the Colonial Secretary to-day, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A very peculiar action for assault was heard in the jury court on Wednesday, before his Honor Sir. W. M, Manning and jury of four. The plaintiff w[?]s a boy named James Murphy, 10 or 11 years old, who sued…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A deputation, consisting of Mr. W. C. Browne, M.L.A., and Messrs. George Wyndham, J.P., Thomas Drinan, J.P., H. Wilkinson, Reginald Wyndham, W. Baylis, and Dr. Schulzen, waited upon the Colonial…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the Gundagai Police Court, on the 22nd August, John Powell and Henry Burgess, were charged under warrant for that they did on the 27th April last unlawfully and maliciously…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On Saturday night a public meeting was held in the Temperance Hall, Pitt-street, for the purpose of passing resolutions expressing sympathy with the fireman John Burns, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →EJECTMENT —Anthony Herman was sam moned by Mary Farrow to show cause why he should not be ejected from the premises in his occupation. The bench remanded the case for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →BREACH OF MUNICIPAL BY-LAWS.—Stephen Reynolds, of Singleton, was charged by the Inspector of Nuisances with a breach of the by-laws of the Borough of Singleton, in carting…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An influential and important mass meeting was held at the Royal Hotel, Vegetable Creek, on Wednesday evening, 30th August; to, consider the expediency of petitioning the honorable the Colonial…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →One of the most villanous attempts at robbery that we have bad yet to record occurred yesterday morning, shortly after midnight, near Wallsend. It was unsuccessful, however, owing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The September sittings of the Maitland District Court were commenced at the East Maitland Court house on Tuesday last, at ten o'clock, before Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →This was an action to recover the sum of £200 for alleged wrongful conversion by defendant in 1874 of certain property—namely, a pianoforte, album containing portraits, a riding-habit, whip, and other…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →This was a claim for £31, rent of a pile-driving machine, at the ra[?]e of [?]s. per diem. Defendant already paid £10, and plaintiff allowed £2 8s. for repairs of en in[?], thus r[?]ducing the original amount…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BUCKLAND: 1 country lot of 124 acres 2 roods parish of Dight, adjoining the southern boundary of George Weakley's c.p. No. 19 of 210 acres. Upset price, £ per acre…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →RICHMOND: 5 suburban lots, parish of West Coraki, being lots 1 to 5 in section 70 in the village of West Coraki; containing 1 acre 2 roods 16 perches each. Upset price, £4 per scre…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →This was an appeal on behalf of the plainfiff. On the 26th of last May, the plaintiff made an application to his Honour the Primary Judge for liberty to issue a writ of attachment against the defendantfor breach of the decree made, on the hearing of…
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