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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1882

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District News. Cessnock. (From a Correspondent.) Police Court, Wednesday, June 7. (Before Henry Gordon, Esq., P.M.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1882 · page 3

Thomas H. Blick appeared on summons to answer a charge of wilfully damaging a pound book, the property of the New South Wales Government. Defendant pleaded not guilty…

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A Supposed Clue to a Murder

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 June 1882 · page 6

The Coleraine correspondent of the Argus states that the result of inquiries made in that district and at Harrow within the past two or three days, suggeet a strong suspicion…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, June 12. (Before Messrs. J. B. R. Robertson, and R. Scobie, J's.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 June 1882 · page 7

DRUNKENNESS.—George Poxley was charged by Senior-constable Wirrell with having been drunk in High-street on Saturday evening. He pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s, or…

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East Maitland Police Court. Monday, June 12, 1882. (Before Dr. Spink, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 June 1882 · page 6

DRUNKENNESS.—Duncan McPherson[?] was convicted of having been drunk in a public street, and was fined 5s or twenty-four hours' imprisonment…

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District News. [From Our Various Correspondents.] Muswellbrook. Police Office, Tuesday, June 13. (Before Messrs. E. Bowman, E. White, and F. C. Bell, J's.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1882 · page 3

DRUNKENNESS.—Neil Mackay, in custody, pleaded guilty to the charge of being drunk, and was admonished and discharged. INSULTING LANGUAGE.—Hougham v. Cassia.-No…

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District News. [From Various Correspondents] Clarence Town. Small Debts Court. Wednesday, June 14, 1882. (Before Messrs. Johnston, Holmes, Lyall, Lawrie, and Carlton, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1882 · page 8

George Ford v. William Croker, trespass, £10; Mr. Young for plaintiff, Mr. Readett for defendant. Plaintiff non-suited. J. C. Brown v. Michael Welsh, goods sold, £2 10s;…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, June 19, 1882. (Before Messrs. T. K. Abbott, P.M., and A. Vindin, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 June 1882 · page 4

ASSAULTING A BAILIFF.—John Drinan was charged that he did on the 29th May, at West Maitland, unlawfully assault John Chapman while in the discharge of his duty as a bailiff…

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District News. Wollombi. (From our correspondent.) Licensing Court, Friday, 16Th Inst

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 June 1882 · page 8

Owing to the absence of a member of the Licensing Court, Mr. Henry Gordon, P.M., the Licensing Magistrate, had to postpone all the business set down for hearing until ten…

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The Toowoomba Murder

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 June 1882 · page 2

ON June 12 (says the "Brisbane Courier) the Commissioner of Police received a telegram from inspector Harris at two woomans, stating that a man named Timethy Spillane and his wife had that morning been…

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Singleton District Court

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 June 1882 · page 2

THE following cases are set down for hearing at the ensuing District Court, which is to take place on Saturday next: Abraham Join Andrews v. David Cane,…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, June 20Th, 1882. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooke, P.M., and Mr. A D. Browne, J.p.) Breaches of Municipal By-laws

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 June 1882 · page 2

Alexander Borman was charged by the Inspector of Naisances under [?] 103, with allowing a horse and buggy to stand in the street without anyone being in charge…

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Murder and Suicide

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 June 1882 · page 8

The Christchurch correspondent of the New Zealand Herald telegraphs that a ghastly crime was committed on the 12th June in the timber district of Oxford, some…

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West Maitland Police Court. Wednesday, June 21, 1882. (Before Mr. A. Vindin, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 June 1882 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS—Duncan McPherson was charged with having been drunk in High-street on Tuesday. He was convicted, and fined 10s or three days' imprisonment…

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East Maitland Police Co[?]rt. Friday, June 23, 1882. (Before Mr. Abbott, P.M.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 June 1882 · page 8

DRUNKENNESS.—James McElroy was charged w[?] having been drunk in High-street, West Maitland, of Thursday. He pleaded guilty. Senior-constable Wirrell arrested the defendant outside the…

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Assault and Robbery of an old Woman. (From the Herald, June 24.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 June 1882 · page 7

At the Water Police Court, Sydney, on Friday, John Clarke, John Maher, Patrick Rowley, and Richard M'Namara were brought up on remand, charged with having at Sydney,…

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Attempted Rape and Murder by a Kanaka at Lake Macquarie

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 June 1882 · page 6

On Friday morning, says the Newcastle Herald, a messenger rode into Newcastle from Lake Macquarie, with intelligence of an outrage having been committed upon a…

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A Spiritualistic Lecturer in Court. DOWIE V. WALKER

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 June 1882 · page 6

An action for libel was, says the Argus, tried in the Melbourne County Court on Thursday, before his Honor Judge Cope and a jury of four. The plaintiff was the Rev…

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Singleton District Court. Saturday, June 21Th,1882. (Before His House Mr. District Court Judge Joeaph[?].)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 June 1882 · page 2

THE Court opened no ten o'clock and the following cases were dispatched of:- J. W. ROYDELL V. GEORGE B. COOK. Claim for £16 106., for promissory note…

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Licensing Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 July 1882 · page 2

AN adjourned meeting of the Liesusing Court was held in the Court House Singleton, on Wednesday last. There were present: Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M,(Chairman)…

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