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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
446 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 23
Great dissatisfaction exists at port Darwin at Mr. Pater's conduct on the bench, and leaders have appeared in both of the local Sapera which comment severly on his actions…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →THE whistle recently supplied to the Metropolitan Police force, as the means of calling in the aid of brother officers to one in danger or need of help, may now be bought by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Municipal Council v. Daniel Hall—one horse straying. Defendant did not appear. Case proved. Fined 2s 6d, and 2s 6d costs of court. Same v. W. H. Percy—horse straying, Defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENNESS.—An elderly woman, in a weak state from the effects of drink, was fined 5s or twenty-four hours' imprisonment. LARCENY OF MONEY.—John Edward…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—James M'Kenzie was charged with having made use of obscene language in Melbourne-street, on Thursday. He pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to pay…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →DRUNKENNESS.—Three persons[?] were punished for drunkenness. DRUNKENNESS AND OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—M[?] chael Murphy, in addition to being fined for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On the 14th instant (before E. Bownam and Keele, Esqe., J's,P.,) Selby Augustus Thrum was charged with being of unsound mind, and ordered to be removed to the hospital for the insane at…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →DRUNKENNESS.—An old offender was sentenced to pay a fine of 20s or to be imprisoned for seven days, for being drunk in High-street, on Wednesday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →AUCTIONEER'S LICENSE.—An auctioneer's district license was granted to William Watson, of Hinton. SLAUGHTERING LICENSE.—Application was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DRUNKENNESS.—Three persons were fined for drunkenness. One of the defendants, a woman named Hoskins, with two little children by her side, was in a very weak state,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ALLOWING ANIMALS TO STRAY.—Charles Mitchell summoned a number of persons for breaches of the by-laws by allowing animals to stray in the streets of the borough…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Edwin Kentish v. A, C. M. Bowman, damage to furniture. Mr. R. A. Young appeared for the defendant. This was an action to recover compensation for damage alleged to have been caused to plaintiff's…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →DRUNKENNESS.—Four persons were convicted of drunkenness and fined. ASSAULT.—Frederick Watters v. Michael Markham, assault. In this esme there was no appearance…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Samuel Sh[?]w was charged with committing an assault upon an old man named Johnstone, occasioning bodily [?]arm…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Saturday.—A[?] G[?][?]n, a Chinese restaurant keeper of Little Bourke-street, was found murdered in his bed this morning. Suspicion points…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →THREATENING LANGUAGE.—Thomas Hayes charged Thomas Bourke with having on the 29th August maliciously declared and threatened that he would chop his head off,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An extraordinary murder, the result apparently of greed and premeditation, was committed early on Saturday morning in the Chinese quarter of the "back slums," within…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"We therefore commit this body to the deep, to be turned into corruption, looking for the resurrection of the body when the sea shall give up its dead."…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →A "prohibition order" was issued against [?]alt[?]r McDou[?]all for twelve months, and the usual notices are to be served on the publicans in this district…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKEN[?]ESS.—Jacob Nelson was charged with having been drunk in Jerdan[?]street on the previous Saturday. He pleaded not guilty to the charge. Constable Ogdea deposed to having arrested the…
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