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Courts & crime, 1878

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Singleton Police Court. Friday, Mov. 22, 1878. (Before Mr. J.N. Brooks, P.m.) Bathing During Prohibited Hours

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 23 November 1878 · page 2

Charles Phillips, Thomas Southern, Henry Devor, and John Korriyan Plended guilty to bathin during probibted hours, and were each ordered to pay 2s. 6d. costs. The do…

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Central Criminal Court. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.) Tuesday, November 19

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 November 1878 · page 6

George Edwards, who on Friday had been found guilty of uttering a forgery, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment in Darlinghurst, with hard labour…

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Muswellbrook. (From our Correspondent.) Police Office, November 18. (Before Mr. J.H. Davies, J.P.)

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 23 November 1878 · page 2

Francis Edqeworth, in custody, was charged with being drunk. Pleaded guilty. Admonished and discharged…

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Central Criminal Court. (Abridged from the S. M, Herald) Thursday, November 21

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 November 1878 · page 4

Ah Wah was charged with breaking and entering the premises of Lewis Sa[?] of Lower George-street, pawnbroker, and stealing therefrom sundry articles of jewellery. The prosecutor locked up his…

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An Officer Charged with Fraud

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 27 November 1878 · page 6

CAPTAIN R. O. Wallaco surrendered at the Middlesex sessions on September, 6 to answer the charge of having obtained £150 from Frederick Augustus Gosnold by…

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Insolvency Court. SURRENDERS

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 27 November 1878 · page 5

Thomas Golledge, of Tamworth, labourer, out of employment. Cause of sequestration : Being 60 years of age and unable to follow any employment for…

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Murrurundi Police Court. Tuesday, Nov. 19th, 1878. (Before Mr. W. E. Abbott, J.p.) W. D. DOWE V. John Barry

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 27 November 1878 · page 6

Complaint under the Sheep Act. Defendant did not appear, and as it was not known whether the summons was served or not, a fresh summons…

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Opening of the District Court at Vegetable Creek

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 27 November 1878 · page 5

THE above took place on Friday 15th inst., his Honour Judge Meymott presiding. The sol[?] present were Messrs. Forgusson and Fitzbardinge of Glen. In[?]es…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, Movember 26, 1878. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M., and Messrs, John Browne, J.C.S. M'Donall, P. Thorley, and Dr. Glennie, J.'sP.) Affiliation Case

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 27 November 1878 · page 2

THE adjourned case of Sarah Alexauder against E. J. Bourke, for the maintenance of his illogitemate child, came on for hearing…

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District News. [From Various Correspondents.] Singleton. Police Court, Tuesday, 26Th November, 1878. Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M., Messrs. John Browne and D. T[?]ley, J.'sP.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 November 1878 · page 7

DRUNKENNESS.—Joseph Hughes pleaded guilty to this charge, and was fined 2s. 6d.; in default, to be imprisoned until four o'clock, p.m…

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Police Murderes in Victoria

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 30 November 1878 · page 2

THE Mansfield correspondent of the Argus on Monday telegraphs as follows: —"There was considerable excitement in Mansfield last night, just as the…

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The Police Murders in Victoria

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 November 1878 · page 7

The Mansfield correspondent of the Melbourne [?]rgus on Monday telegraphs as follows:—There was considerable excitement in Mansfield last night, just as the people were going to church, occasioned…

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Muswellbrook. (From our Correspondent.) Police Office, November 26

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 30 November 1878 · page 3

ROSANA Clark, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was fined 10s., or 48 hours' in the lockup. Same defendant was charged with using language unfit…

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Central Criminal Court. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, Nov. 27

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 November 1878 · page 12

Georgina Finn and Margaret Harrison were charged with breaking and entering into the dwelling house of William Henry M'Keown, and stealing therefrom a…

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Central Criminal Court. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.) Monday, November 25

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 November 1878 · page 14

His Honor Sir William Manning, in sentencing Hugh M'Dicken and Rachel M'Dicken to six months' hard labour in Darlinghurst gaol, for assaulting their infant child, by…

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T[?]e Berrima Gaol Inquiry

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 December 1878 · page 6

The report of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into and report upon the general management and discipline of Berrima gaol was laid upon the table of the Assembly…

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Murrurundi Police Court. Tuesday, Nov. 28th, 1878, Before Messrs. P. W. Wright, F. R. White and Dr. Knowles. Auctione[?]s, Licernces

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 4 December 1878 · page 5

Licenses were granted to Messrs. J. H. Holden, H. Brook, and T. B. Boyee for the police district of murrarundi…

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Narrabri. Police Court, Monday, 26Th Nov., 1878. (Before C. E. Smith, P.M.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 December 1878 · page 7

Erwin William Brown was charged with having stolen two pieces of beef, tbe property of Shanahan Brothers, butchers; and James Delaney was charged with receiving the same, knowing it to be stolen…

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Singleton. Police Court, Tuesday, 3Rd Dec., 1878. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooke, P.M.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 December 1878 · page 7

DRUNKENNESS.—Hannah Cannon pleaded guilty to this charge. Being the third offence, she was fined 5s., in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment…

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Gosford Police Court, 28Th Nov., 1878

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 December 1878 · page 16

Before E. Reeve, Esq., P.M., Charles C. Fagan, Esq., J.P., and Thomas C. Battley, Esq., J.P., David Flowitt appeared in custody on the charge of stealing an American rifle,…

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