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Courts & crime, 1880

629 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 32 of 32

Murder and Susicide. Shocking Tragedy at a Michigan Farm House. Special to Cincinnati Commercial

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 December 1880 · page 2

Jonesville, Mich., Sept. 20.—Late yesterday afternoon a shocking tragedy was enacted at the farm house of Andrew Tiffany, a few miles west of this place, the farmer's…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, December 20, 1880. Before Messrs. Addison, P. M., Jas. Wolstenholme, and John Lee, J.'sP.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1880 · page 7

DRUNKENNESS,—Henry Cains was charged with having been drunk in High-street. He pleaded guilty, and was admonished and discharged. LARCENY.—Henry Nicholson, a young man, was…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, Dec. 21St, 1880. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.m.) Hickey V. LLOYD

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 December 1880 · page 2

The defendant, billiard-marker at the Royal Hotel, was,charged with being the occupier of and using a room for the purpose of gaming…

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Brutal Murder at Chatham Islands

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 December 1880 · page 6

The following telegraphic account of the murder by a Maori of his [?]uropean wife is taken from the [?]ew Zealand Times of the 11th instant. The telegram is dated from Christchurch, December 10:-…

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East Maitland Police Court. Tuesday, December 21, 1880. (Before Messrs. Addison, P.M., W. Ecktord, and F. H. Bartlett, J.'sP.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 December 1880 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—Alexander Smith was convicted of having been drunk in High-street, West Maitland, on Monday, and was admonished and discharged. PROFANE LANGUAGE.—The same defendant was…

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East Maitland Police Court. Friday, December 24, 1880. (Before Mr. Addison, P.M., and Mr. W. Eckford, J[?]P

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 December 1880 · page 8

D[?]NKENNESS.—Robert Taylor was charged with having been drunk in a public street. He pleaded guilty, and was admonished and discharged.—Philip Giles was similarly dealt with for a like offence.—John M'Cormack was charged with…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, December 23. (Before Mr. Addison, P.M., and Messrs. A. Viudin and Joseph Pearse, Js.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 December 1880 · page 1

APPRENTICE CASE.—In the case James Frazer v. Alfred James Shaw, ill-behavour as an apprentice, which had been postponed to allow of the father of the boy being communicated with, in the hope of his consenting to the cancellation of the…

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Horrible Murder and Outrage at Acton. Examination of the Accused

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 December 1880 · page 3

A horrible murder has been committed at Acton, in Middlesex. The victim was a girl between, 10 and 11 years of age, the eldest daughter of a master painter and decorator,…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, December 27, 1880. (Before Messrs. A. Vindin and R. Scobie, J's.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 December 1880 · page 4

DRUNKENNESS.—Chin Gek (a Chinese) was charged with having been drunk in Highstreet on Christmas Eve. He pleaded guilty, and was admonished and discharged. Thomas…

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East Maitland Police Court. Tuesday, December 28, 1880. (Before Mr. Addison, P.M., and Mr, W. Eckford, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 December 1880 · page 6

DRUNKENNESS.—Philip Giles was convicted of having been drunk in Banks-street, and was fined 5s, or twenty-four hours, imprisonment.—William Fawcett, charged with a…

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