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Courts & crime, 1879

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Wednesday, July, 23, 1879. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.m.) Stealing a Night Dress

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1879 · page 2

Mary Ann Parsons surrendered to her bail on Wednesday morning, and the Senior-sergeant of Police stated that he had closed the prosecution in the case…

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District News. [From Various Correspondents.] Singleton. Police Court, Tuesday and Wednesday, 22Nd and 23Rd July, 1879. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks. P.M.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1879 · page 16

LARCENY.—Mary Ann Parsons was charged with stealing a quantity of wearing apparel, the property of Charlotte Evans; and on a second charge, with stealing a nightdress, the…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday's Proceedings

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 July 1879 · page 4

Mr. Addison, P.M., and Messrs. J. B. R. Robertson and P. Green, J's.P., were the magistrates in attendance at the West Maitland police court yesterday. There was…

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East Maitland Police Court. Friday's Proceedings

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 July 1879 · page 7

Mr. Addison, P.M., and Mr. Wm. Eckford, J.P., were the magistrates in attendance at the East Maitland police court on Friday. Three cases were disposed of…

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Murrurundi Police Court. Thursday, July 24Th, 1879. (Before Dr. KNOWLES and Mr. T. B. BOYCE, J.P.'s.) Stealing Pork

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1879 · page 2

Robert Cross was charged with having stolen a quantity of pork, the property at Win. Vaughan, of Murrurundi. Prisoner agreed to be dealt with…

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Singleton Police Court. Saturday, July 20, 1879. (Before Mr. W. Dudding, J.p.) Sheepstealing

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1879 · page 2

Patrick McManus, was charged with sheep-stealing. Senior-sergeant Webb deposed that he received a message from the prisoner…

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Murrurundi Police Court. Tuesday, July 22Nd, 1879. (Before Dr. KNOWLES and Mr. T. B. BOYCE, J.P.'s.)

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1879 · page 1

Mr. T. K. Abbott, P.M., of Gunnedah, and Mr. G. L. Cooper, occupied seats on the Bench—and the Court room was filled with persons interested…

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Quirindi Police Court. FRIDAY, 18th JULY, 1879. [From Our Correspondent.] (Before Mr. J. GARRETT, P.M., MESSRS. G. A. SINGLE, and R. H. ALLNUTT, J.P.'s.)

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1879 · page 1

The usual Court business for the day was light. Before proceeding with the cases set down for hearing his Worship Mr…

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Police Court

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1879 · page 7

George Reginald Humble, late of Goonoo Goonoo, Tamworth, was brought before the bench, charged with using threatening language, scarcely fit for publication. The…

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East Maitland Police Court Proceedings

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1879 · page 4

Dr. Spink, J.P., attended the East Maitland police court on Thursday. Six cases were set down for hearing on the following day. Mr. Addison, P.M., and Mr. W. Eckford, J.P.,…

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Police Court Proceedings. East Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1879 · page 11

Eight persons were dealt with at the East Maitland police court on Tuesday, the greater number being charged with drunkenness. Mr. Addison, P.M., Mr. W. Eckford, and Dr…

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Miscellang. the Murder of Captain. Cook

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

AT a meeting of the French Geographical Society, to celebrats the centenary of Captain Cook's death, M. Huber britfly adverted to the native account of the tragedy, as…

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The Murder of Mr. Finlayson, in Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1879 · page 12

All Melbourne was horrified yesterday, says the Argus of July 29, by the intelligence which was circulated about mid-day, that Mr. Thomas Finlayson, secretary of the…

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Small Debts Court Cases

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1879 · page 15

William Childs v. Michael Keegan.—Goods sold and delivered. Verdict for defendant. William M'Queen v. G. G. Street.—Illegal charge on cattle impounded. Verdict for…

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Horribel Murder and Suicide. (From the South Australian Advertiser, July 25.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1879 · page 14

The quiet village of Goodwood-park was the scene of a horrible murder, followed by the deliberate suicide of the murderer, on Thursday afternoon, July 24. The news of…

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Plot to Blow Up a County Court

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1879 · page 14

On Thursday morning, May 10, about nine o'clock, when the Leeds County Court was opened for the purpose of being swept, previous to the sitting of the court at ten o'clock,…

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Murder of a Wife. (Abridged from the Hobart Town Mercury, July 23.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1879 · page 14

At the Criminal Sessions, Hobart Town, on the 22nd inst., before Mr. Justice Dobson, James Stockley was charged with having, on the 5th day of July, wilfully, feloniously, and…

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Brained with an Axe. Wife Murder in Connecticut, Followed by the Suicide of the Murderer. Killingly, Conn., May 13

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1879 · page 14

Elmville is a small factory village in this town. It is delightfully situated on a high hill overlooking a ravine, and has two small mills devoted to the manufacture of woollen…

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West maitland Police Court. Monday's Proceedings

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 August 1879 · page 4

Twelve persons were dealt with at the West Maitland police court on Monday. Mr. A[?] dison, P.M., and Messrs. John Lee and Jame Wolstenholme, J.'sP. were the magistrates in…

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Murrurundi Police Court. Saturday, July 20th, 1879. (Before Mr. T. B. Boyce, J.p.) Cattle Stealing

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 6 August 1879 · page 2

Robert Hall was brought up on remand, charged with stealing two heifers and one steer, the property of John James McGiveny…

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