Police Business
At Greta on 19th November, before Theophilus Cooper, Esq., William Landen, for drunkenness in High-street, pleaded guilty. Constable Dunsbea stated that accused had been in the lockup since…
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Courts & crime, 1883
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The Murder of Margaret Nolan
The Warrnambool correspondent of the Argus furnishes the following additional particulars concerning the above tragic occurrence:—…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →East Maitland Police Court. Friday, November 23, 1883. (Before Mr. Abbott, P.M.)
LUNACY.—Bridget Pritchard, on remand, was brought up on suspicion of being of unsound mind. Dr. Spink deposed that the defendant had been under his care…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Muswellbrook. Police Court, Nov. 19Th, 1883. (Before R. E. Grigson, Esq., J.P.)
George Moss, in custody, is charged with being drunk. Pleads guilty. Fined 10s or 48 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Singleton Police Court. Wednesday, November 21st. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks P.M., and Mr. R. H. Mathews, J.p.) Larceny
Arthur Normas and George Hoge were charged with the Iarceny of a pair of shoes. Constable Heydon deposed to arresting the two men about a mile from the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, Novemebr 22, 1883. (Before Messrs. Abbott. P.M., R. Scoble, P. Green, and A Vindin, J's.P.)
LOITERING IN ELGIN-STREET.—D. C. Carter v. John Ashworth.—This was a proceeding Under a by-law passed by the Borough Council in Nov., 1880, and confirmed by the Governor,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →West Maitland Police Court. Satubday, November 24, 1883. (Before Mr. A. Viadon, J.P.)
DRUNKENNESS—One person was fined for being drunk in a public street, on Friday evening…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →East Maitland Police Court. Tuesday, November 27, 1883. (Before Messrs. Abbott, P.M., F. H. Bartlett, P. Green, J. B. R. Robertson, and A. Wilkinson, J.P.)
DRUNKENNESS—An old offender was fined 20s or seven days' imprisonment for being drunk in High-street, West Maitland, on Monday evening. Defendant admitted his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland Quarter Sessions. Friday, November 30, 1883. (Before His Honor Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson.)
The Court re-opened at 10 o'clock. DISTURBING A CONGREGATION. John Varley surrendered to his ba[?]l to answer the charge that on the 11th November, at West Maitland,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, December 1, 1883. Maitland Quarter Sessions. Friday, November 30. (Before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson.) [Continued From Another Page.]
For the defence:â Michael O'Brien deposed; I reside at West Maitland, and am engaged on the reporting staff of the Mercury; on Sunday, the 11th November, I was in the Salvation Factory, and saw…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lecture. the Land Question. In Refrence to the Police by which the Distribution Of Lands should be Regulated. (Continued from last issue.)
How can it be otherwise than well with a race that is fruitful, and multiplying,and replenishing the earth? How can it be otherwise than progressively well With such…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Court. Thursday, Dec,6th. [?] Mr. J. N. Brooke, P. M. and Mr. W. P[?], J.p,)
[?] with unlewfally [?] guility. [?] of court. [?]W. doyle for a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court. Thurdday, Dec. 6Th. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M. and Mr. W. Pearse, J.P.)
Isaac Frith, charged with unlawfully occupying crown lands, pleaded guilty. Fined 1s. and 6s. 5d. cost of court. The application of R. W. Doyle for a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alleged Murder. Molbourne
A man named Patrick Fay, a fireman on board the steam tug Sophia, was arrested to-day on a charge of having wilfully murdered one Joseph Smith,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court. December 17th 1883. Before Mr. Wm. Pearse, J.P.
Patrich Hanrahan was charged with stealing oranges the property of John Walters. Remanded to the 22nd inst. Bail allowed, self in £20 and two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Singleton Police Court. Thursday, December 27Th. (Before Mr. R. H. Mathews, J.p.) Vagrancy
Elizabeth Lucy, one of the unfortunate class, was charged with being a vagrant and having no fixed place of abode…
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