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Courts & crime, 1879

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East Maitland Police Court. Friday's Proceedings

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1879 · page 3

Four persons were dealt with at the East Maitland police court, on Friday. Mr. Addison, P.M., and Mr. Wm. Eckford, J. P., were the occupants of the bench…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday's Proceedings

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1879 · page 12

Ten cases were set down for hearing at the West Maitland police court on Thursday. The presiding magistrates were; Mr. Addison, P.M., and Mr. John Pearse, J.P…

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A Daring Burglary in Sydney. (From the Evening News.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1879 · page 6

A very cleverly executed burglary, all particulars concerning which have for some reason or other been carefully suppressed by the police, recently occurred at the premises of James Sands, baker,…

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Brutal Murder at Ararat

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1879 · page 6

The Ararat corpespondent of the Melbourne Age on the 26th instant writes:—Yesterday evening this place was thrown into a state of great excitement on its becoming known that a brutal murder had been…

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The Northern Court

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1879 · page 2

THE first meeting of the committee appointed at the recent public meeting held with reference to cooperating with Maitland and other northern towns to…

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Singleton Police Court. Wednesday, May 28, 1879. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.m.) Arsconding

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1879 · page 2

John Jamieson, under warrant from Jerry's Plains, was charged with absconding from the hired service of Mr. John Alford, of Maryville, Jerry's Plains…

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Central Criminal Court. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, May 21

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1879 · page 6

William M'Mahon, a respectable-looking middle-aged man, was charged with having on April 25, atCowbara, five bulls, five cows, five oxen, and five heifers, the property of William…

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Central Criminal Court. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, May 29

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1879 · page 7

Charles Henry Wh[?]tten, a respectably dressed man, about thirty years of age, was charged with having f[?]rged and uttered a cheque for £9. Mr. [?]lcher, instructed by…

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The Great Assault Case

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 4 June 1879 · page 2

The Fattorini broils take up a large space in some of the city papers. Their trial for a divorce became quite a cause celebre, but their legal separation was…

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Singleton Police Court Monday, June 2nd, 1879. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.m.) Brunkenness

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 4 June 1879 · page 2

Edward Wherter for being drunk and disorderly, was fined 2s. 6d., with the alternative of 24 hours' seclusion. Ah Key, a Chinese, for being drunk,…

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Singleton. Police Court, Monday, 2Nd June, 1879. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 June 1879 · page 7

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Edward Wheeler pleaded guilty to this charge, and was fined 2s 6d, in default twelve hours imprisonment…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday's Proceedings

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 June 1879 · page 12

Six cases were disposed of at the West Maitland police court on Thursday. The sittings did not terminate until nearly one o'clock. Mr. John J. Riley and Mr. John…

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The Fattorini Assault Case. (From the Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 June 1879 · page 14

The assault case preferred by Mrs. Fattorini against her husband was concluded at the Water Police Court on Wednesday morning, before Messrs. V. Brown, and T…

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Singleton Appeal Court. Friday, June 6, 1879. (Before Messrs. J. N. Brooks, P.M. and J. C. S. M'Douall, J.P.)

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1879 · page 2

THE following were disposed of:— Daniel Morrison, house and shop in John-street, assessed at £162. Reduced to £l46…

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Singleton Police Court Saturday, June 7th, 1879

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1879 · page 2

(Before Mr. Dudding, J.P.) James Watson, for drunkenness, was fined is., with the alternative of remaining in the lockup till noon…

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Murrurundi Police Court. Tuesday, June 3rd, 1879

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1879 · page 1

(Before Dr. Knowles and Mr. G . R. Evans, J .P .'s.) Assault J. [?]err v. D. M'Gowan.—Complaint for…

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Police Station at Goorangoola. Police Department, Inspector General's Office, Sydney, 4th June, 1879

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1879 · page 2

Sir,—I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 3rd inst., representing the necessity which exists for the formation of a Police Station at Gooran…

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Murrurundi Land Inquiry Court. TUESDAY, 3rd JUNE, 1879

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1879 · page 2

(Before Mr. Commissioner Bolding. J.P.) There were twenty-five cases sot down for hearing, which were investigated in the following order…

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Quirindi Small Debts Court. FRIDAY, 30th MAY, 1879. [From Our Correspondent.] (Before Mr. Garrett, P.m.)

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1879 · page 1

There was an unsually large number of cases down for down for hearing this day, both in Courts of Requests and in Police Matters, so that the Court…

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Police Court, Tuesday, 3Rd June

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 June 1879 · page 7

Lively. Several cases disposed of with profits. Cash in fair demand; cases quite up to par. M. Maloney, charged with being drunk and…

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