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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
446 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 23
A confession of murder was made on Sunday by William Barnes, one of the most notorious criminals' now in Pentridge. He related that on the 11th September last he broke into the house of Joseph Bragge…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →PREJURY.— Daniel McLean, on remand, was charged with having committed perjury at Maitland gaol, on the 30th October, on the hearing of certain inquisition on the body of Hugo Larsen, before Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →BREACH OF THE LICENSING ACT.—Mary Jane Kerrigan WAS charged that on the 7th instant, she being licensee of tbe Sportsman's Arms Hotel, did wilfully delay the admittance to her licensed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →H. H. Heyman, alias Lewis, "the hangman," was charged at the Wellington Police Court with inciting to murder a Chinaman on the 3rd instant. The only evidence was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The fact that a person, out of mer[?] malice or fear, can create a p[?]nic a[?] any crowded entertainment. was once more establshed by the terrible occurrence at the Glasgow Star Theatre, on the night of the 1st…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →KEEPING AN UNREGISRERED DOG.—Patrick Byrnes was sentenced to pay a fine of 10s, with 2s 6d court costs, for keeping an unregistered dog on his premises…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ARMIDALE, Friday.— On Christmas morning a great deal of excitement prevailed here consequent upon a report that an attempt had been made on the…
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