April Holidays. XIV. [?] to Gaol
It fall to the lot of most men to make humiliating confessions at one time or other of their precious lives. It is my unhappy lot to make one now. I had not been long…
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Courts & crime, 1877
423 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 22
Singleton Police Court. Saturday, 25Th August. 1877. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooke, P.m.) Illegally on Premises
Fredrick Paton, and Charles Bruderlin. charged with having been found concealed. on the premises of Mr. J. W. W. Campbell, in George-street, were remanded until…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murrurundi Police Court. (From our Reporter.) Tuesday, August 2lST, 1877. (Before Mr. G. G. Brodie, J.p.) Butler v. BENNETT
This was an action for ejectment, but there being only one magistrate, the case was postponed for a week, the parties being advised to settle the matter in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Singleton. Police Court, Monday, August 27, 1877. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M.)
ILLEGALLY ON PREMISES.—Charles Bruderlin and Frederick Paton, two boys, pleaded guilty to a charge of being illegally on the premises of Mr. John W. W. Campbell. They…
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First of all I went into the Court-house where the visiting justice administers the law to refractory subjects. The room was comfortably furnished, and had a new look about…
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A young man named John Samuel Warby, appeared on bail at the East Maitland police Court, yesterday, charged with having on the 17th August, stolen the sum of £4, from the dwelling-house of Joseph Strough,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Muswellbrook. Police Court, 28Th August. (Before J. H. Keys and W. Bowman, J's.P.)
OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—H. Swan pleaded guilty to this charge, and after being admonished, was discharged. CUTTING TIMBER ON RESERVES.—Joseph W…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Singleton Police Court. Friday, August 31, 1877. (Before Messrs J. N. Brooks, P.M. W. Dudding, and J. C. S. McDonall, J'sP.) Wine License
The application of Messrs More and Co. for a colonial wine license was granted. (Before Messrs J. N. Brooks, P.M.. J. C. S McDonall. S. B. Dight G. L…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Branxton. (From our Correspondent.) Police Court. Thursday, August 30, 1877. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooke. P.M., T. Drinan, R. Wyndham, and G. Wyndham, J.P.'s). Coal Miners' and Colliery Act
WALTER ROURKE summoned Charles Harper for balance of wages due to him, viz., 36s, for Work performed at Greta coal mine. Defendant pleaded not guilty…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Small Debts Court. Friday, 31St August, 1877, (Before Messrs. J. N. Brooke, P.M. J.C.S. McDonall, and S. B. Dight,J's. P.
The following were the eases heard:— W. C. Hand. v. W. A. McDougall. Claim, for £8 15s. Mr. A. J. Gould for plaintiff, who did not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Police Court. Monday, September 3Rd. 1877, (Before Mr. W. Dudding, J.p.) Protection
"Henry Cable, charged with having been found under circumstances denoting mental derangement, was remanded for' two days for medical treatment…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Y[?]tman. Police Court, Tuesday, 21St August, 1877. (Before mr. Rusden, P.M., J. A. Shepherd, Esq., and John Dight, Esq., J.'sP.)
G. W. Dight, Esq, J. P., was also present, but did not adjudicates G. W. King was charged with drunkenness and riotous behaviour of the charge being proved,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Singleton. Police Court, Tuesday, September 4Th 1877. (Before Mr. J. N, Brooks, P.M., Messrs. Andrew M'Deugall., J. C. S. M'Douall and John Johnston. J.'sP.)
CATTLE STRAYING—Peter Russell pleaded guilty to allowing a horse to stray in Cam bridge-street, and was fined 2s 6d, with 2s 6d court cos's…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Warrego Murder
The Bourke correspondent of the Dubbo Dispatch writes:-That a most fool murder has been done on the Warrego, there no doubt, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Branxton. (From our Correspondent.) Police Court, Thursday, 6Th Sept., 1877. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M.)
HAWEER'S LICENSE.-Edward Dixon, of Greta, applied for a hawker's general license Application granted. MUSIC AND DANCING.-William Scully,…
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The following causes are set down for hearing at the Maitland District Court, before Honor Mr. District Court Judge Wilki The court commences at ten o'clock this (T on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Extraordinary Attempt to Murder the Government Astronomer. Sydney, Monday afternoon. [Telegram From the A. A. PRESS.]
Shortly after two o'clock on Saturday afternoon, a youth nineteen or twenty years of age called at the Sydney Observatory, and left a small box addressed to Mr. H. C. Russell, the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Land Inquiry Court. [?]
THE court having been opened at the usual hour, ten o'clock a.m., the following cases were heard:-In re NAMES MURRAY…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Singleton Police Court. MONDAY, 10th SEPTR., 1877. (Before Mr. J.N. Brookw, P.m.) Robbing a Mate
James Lennard was charged with having stolen the sum of £3 and a match-box from William Featherstone. Defendant and prosecutor were stated to be "males"…
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The September sittings of the Maitland District Court began before his Honor Mr District Court Judge Wilkinson on Tuesday. Mr. F. E Rogers and Mr. Robert Wisdom were…
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