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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1878

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Fatal Encounter with an Offender near Dubbo. an Old Police Officer Shot Dead

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 September 1878 · page 4

Senior-sergeant Thomas Walli[?]gs, of the Dubbo police, was shot dead on Thursday, at Wonbobbie, near Warron. From the particulars at present to hand, it appears that senior-sergeant…

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Murrurundi Police Court. Tuesday, Sept 17Th, 1878. (Before Messrs. A. BRODIE, W. E. ANSOTT, and Dr. KNOWLES, J.P.'s.) Wine License

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 25 September 1878 · page 2

An application was made by Mr. P. W. Wright of Bickham, for a wine license Granted. (Before Mr. P. W. WRIGHT F. R…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, September 24, 1878. (Before Mr. J.N. Brooke, P.M. Messrs G. T Loder and D. Thorley, J's.P.) Breach or Tenants Act

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 25 September 1878 · page 2

Eliza Manns, charged by John Wilson agent for Henry Hobden, with not having given up possession of the premises occupied by her, was allowed one week to procure…

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Singleton. Police Court, Monday, 23Rd Sept., 1878. (Before Mr. J. N. Brook[?], P.M.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 September 1878 · page 7

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Thomas Burke, for this offence, was fined [?]s; in default, 24 hours' imprisonment. ASSAULTING THE POLICE—The same prisoner…

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Murder of Police-Sergeant Wallings

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 September 1878 · page 12

We (Echo) are indebted to the Dubbo Express for a full account of the circumstances connected with the fatal shooting of Police-sergeant Wallings: The murderer is supposed to be a man named…

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District News. [From Various Correspondents.] Raymond Terrace. Police Court Business. September 13. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 September 1878 · page 8

In re H. Slade v. J. Campbell, using cattle; summons was not served. In re A. Gillies v. J. M[?]Guire, for assault and battery; there was no appearance of either party…

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Singleton Police Court. Friday September 27, 1878. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.m.) Cattle Stealing

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 28 September 1878 · page 2

Henry Keogan,who was charged at the late Quarter. Sessions with cattle stealing from the Murrurundi Bench, having found bail, himself in £100 and two sureties of £60…

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Brutal Murder in New Jersey

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 September 1878 · page 13

Long Branch, July 3.—A cold-blooded murder was committed this evening at Jenkinson'a hotel, at the Highlands of Navesink, eight miles from Long Branch. The name of the murdered man is Peter…

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Muswellbrook. (From our Correspondent.) Police Court, Thursday, Sept. 23, 1878. (Before Messrs. F. W. Thrum, and Edward Bowman, J's.P.)

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 28 September 1878 · page 2

MUNICIPAL COUNCIIL v. Beckingham, Allowing two horses to stray in the street. Fined 5[?]. each, and 2s. 6d. costs. Same v. F. Dunn, horse straying. De…

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Californian Mail Extracts Daubley's Spectre Story. His Horse Stopping and Trembling with Terror at the Scene Op a Murder. (From the Reading Eagle)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 September 1878 · page 4

There was a fearful runaway of a frightened horse on Wednesday night on the turnpike between Mohrsville and Shoemakorville. The occupants of the light wagon were James Daubley, a drover of…

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Brutal Assault in Brisbane, and fatal Results

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 2 October 1878 · page 3

THE Courier of Monday gives the following account of a brutal assault committed on Saturday night in Queenstreet :-" An outrage, resulting in the…

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Quirindi Police Court. FRIDAY, 20th SEPTEMBER, 1878. [From Our Reporter.] (Before Mr. Ga[?],P.M.) Unsound Kind

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 2 October 1878 · page 2

Mary Ann Barelay, of Quirindi, was charged with bring of unsound mind. David Bartlett Barelay, husband of the accused, deposed that he was labourer…

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Murrurundi Police Court. TUESDAY,SEPT. 24th, 1878. (Before Mr. W. E. A[?] and Dr. Knowles, J.P's.) Allowing a Prisoner to Escape

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 2 October 1878 · page 2

This was an information laid by Mr. Superintendent Garland against seniorconstable Bowen and constable Mitchell, for allowing a prisoner named Edward…

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Murrurundi District Court. Monday, September, 23[?], 1878

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 2 October 1878 · page 2

Before his Honor JUDOS MEYMOTT. THE Court began at 10 a.m. with an unusually long cause list. Most of the cases were undefended. The only…

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Singleton Police Courts. Tuesday, October 1, 1878. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.m.) Drunkeness

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 2 October 1878 · page 2

James M'Cann charged with the above, was fined [?]. or two hours' in the lockup, OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Bernard Mooney, charged with obscene…

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Singleton. Police Court, Tuesday, 1St October, 1878. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 October 1878 · page 7

OBSCENE LANGUAGE—Bernard Mooney was fined 2s 6d, with 2s 6d court costs, for this offense; in default, 24 hours imprisonment in Singleton gaol…

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Supplement, Friday, September 20. At the Police Office, Gunnedah, on Wednesday, October 25

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 October 1878 · page 7

POTTINGER: 20 country lots, parishes of Mema, Howe's Hill, Trinkey, Saltwater, Calala, Bundulla Clarke and Brennan, in Trinkey run, in Bobala or Ulaman run, in Bomera run, in Bando run, in…

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Muswellbrook. (From our Correspondent:) Police Court. Tuesday,oct. 1, 1878

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 5 October 1878 · page 2

Dr. R. E. GRECSON was sworn in a magistrate before Mr. J. H. Keys, J.P., a writ of dedimus potestatum having been sent to him for that purpose…

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Charge of Assault by a Schoolmaster

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 October 1878 · page 12

On Thursday, at the West Maitland Police Court, before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. T. W. Pearse, W. H. Mullen, J. B. R. Robertson, and R. Hydnes, Js.P., Frederick Shawelhood was charged…

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Escape of Prisoners from a Victorian Gaol. (Argus, Sept. 30.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 October 1878 · page 14

Four prisoners out of a gang of twelve at work on the roads escaped on Saturday morning from Maryborough gaol. Their names are Alexander Agar, aged 21 years; Henry Joseph Aden, 23 years (both…

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