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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1877

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Suez Mail Extracts. Shocking Murder at Aston.—arrest of the Murderer. (Birmingham Post, Jan, 20.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1877 · page 11

Considerable excitement was occasioned at Aston, on Tuesday, by the discovery of a shocking tragedy which had been committed during the preceding night. For some months last there had lived…

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Attempted Murder at Cudgegong Creek. (From the Western Post, April 13.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1877 · page 6

At the Gulgong police court, on Monday, April 9, before Mr. J. F. Plunkett, J P., William Jones, a free selector, of Cudgegong Creek, was charged with cutting and wounding…

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Court-martial on Captain Stevens. London, April 14

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1877 · page 4

A court-martial has been held on Captain Stevens, of the Barracouta, and resulted in his dismissal from the service…

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Armidale Circuit Court. (Abridged from the Armidale Express, April 13.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1877 · page 3

The Armidale Circuit Court was opened before His Honor the Chief Justice, Sir J[?]mes Martin, on Tuesday, April 10 John M'Master was indicted for that, being…

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Police Court. (From our Reporter.) Murrurunde, Tuesday, April [?] 1877. (Before Messrs. A. [?] and G.G. [?] ASSAULY

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1877 · page 1

Henry Millar and Patrick Oats were charged on the information of a Chinaman, named Jemmy Pitie, with assa[?]ing him at Haydonton…

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Singleton Police Court. Saturtday, April 14Th, 1877. (Before Mr. J. N. BROOKS, P. M.) a Caution to Apprentices

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1877 · page 2

Richard Jacques, [?] apprenticed to Thomas B. Boyce. printer of singleton, pleaded guilty to having absconded from his lawful service…

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Supposed Murder in Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 April 1877 · page 3

Yesterday morning, says the Argus of April 12, at about half past 1 o'clock, Senior-constable O'Sullivan and Constable Costello were stauding in a right of way off Brogan lane,…

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Muswellbrook Police Court, 10Th April (Before Messrs. P. W. Thrum and C. Bowman, J.'sP.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 April 1877 · page 5

DRUNKENNESS.—C. Charlier, on bail, charged with being drunk, did not appear. Bail forfeited. OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—James Wroth, charged…

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District News. [From Various Correspondents.] Singleton. Police Court, Tuesday, 17Th April, 1877. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P. M.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 April 1877 · page 5

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Robert Terry, an old offender, was found guilty of this offence, and fined 20s, in default four days' imprisonment…

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District News. [From Various Correspondents.] Branxton. Police Court, Wednesday, 18Th April, 1877. (Before Messrs. J. N. Brooks, P. M., G. Wyndham, and H. Glennie, J.'sP.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 April 1877 · page 3

Enoch Brennan was sentenced to pay a fine of 10s, and 5s. 6d. costs of court, or in default levy and distress; and the case of William Lanham was withdrawn on payment of 5s. 6d. court costs, for…

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Maitland Circuit Court. (Continued from another page.) Wednesday, April 18

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 April 1877 · page 2

The Court re-opened at ten o'clock. FORGERY AND UTTERING. James Edward Buchan was indicted for that he did on the 13th of September, 1876, at…

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Singleton Police Court. Friday, April 20th, 1877. (Before Mr. J. N. [?] P.M.) [?]

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1877 · page 2

THE hearing of a case in which constable Thomas Hickey was charged with having asssanlted John MeMahon, was adjonrned, an appilcation of complninant, until…

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Maitland Circuit Court. Civil Side

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 April 1877 · page 4

The above Court opened for the trial of the Civil causes at ten o'clock on Friday (yesterday), before his Honor Sir James Martin, Chief Justice. The members of the bar present were—Mr. E. Butler,…

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Saturday, April 21. The Court re-opened at ten o'clock. DAVIS V. WAKEPORD

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 April 1877 · page 6

This was an action for breach of agreement The Attorney General (Mr. Windeyer) and Mr. E Butler, Q C, instructed by Mr. R. W. Thompson, appeared for plaintiff; and Mr…

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Maitland Circuit Court. Friday, April 20, 1877,—(Continued.) Civil Side. (Before Sir James Martin, C. J., and juries of four.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 April 1877 · page 6

The Attorney-General was present in addiction to the barristers mentioned in our last, and took part in the last case. LODER V. THOMAS BYMAN,…

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Police Court. (From the [?]) Murrui[?]ndi, Tuesday, April 17th, 1877. (Before Messrs. A. [?] and G. G. Broudle, J.P's) DRUNKLNNESS

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 25 April 1877 · page 1

George Thtempson was brought up charged with being drunk in Maynestreet. Pica, guilry…

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Singlet n Police Court. Tuesday, April 20th, 1877. (Before [?] J. N. Brooks, P.M. A. McDongall, G.L. Lethbeidge, S.B. Dight, and D. Thorley, J.P.'s.) Wages Case

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 25 April 1877 · page 2

In the case of Thomas Conolly, sred Henry Noad for non-payment of wages, the summons was not served and the case struck out…

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District News. Branxton. Police Court, Wednesday, April 25, 1877. (Before Mr. J. N. Brook[?], P.M.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 April 1877 · page 5

INSULTING LANGUAGE.—Ralph Minto appeared before the Court, charged by Constable Powell with having made use of insulting language, at Greta, on 21st instant. He was found…

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Muswellbrook. Police Court, 17Th April. (Before Mr. J.F. Doyle, Jun., J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 April 1877 · page 11

BAIL FORFEITED.—William Smith, on bail, charged with using obscene language, did not appear. His bail, 10s., was forfeited, The same prisoner, on bail, upon a ebarge of using insulting language,…

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The Court London, March 16

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 April 1877 · page 7

Her Majesty is in good health, and has held several, levees and drawing-rooms in London during the month. The Rev J. Hanson, the here of Mrs. Stowe's…

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