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Courts & crime, 1884

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Muswellbrook. Police Court.—tuesday, February 26th, 1884. (Before W. F. Parker, Esq., P.M., R. T. Keys, and W. Bowman, Esqrs., J.'[?]P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1884 · page 3

Municipal Council v. Richard Noble, for allowing dead cattle to remain in a public place. No appearance. Case settled out of court…

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A Medico in Gaol

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 March 1884 · page 4

GUNDAGAI, Friday.—Dr. O'Dwyer, the new surgeon in the Gundagai hospital, was arrested by the police on Thursday for having threstened to stab a man…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, March 4. (Before Messrs. J. N. Brooks, P.M., J. P. Quinn and St. T. Loder, J s.P.) Breach of Impounding, Act

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 March 1884 · page 2

Herman J. Sattler was charged with impounding three horses of William Thomas without giving the poundkeeper the name and address of the supposed…

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Small Debts Court. Friday, Feb. 29, 1884. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M., and Mr. W. Pearse, J.P.)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 March 1884 · page 1

Robert Burns v. George Brooker Junr. Claim £4 8s goods sold and delivered; 14s 11d paid into Court. Mr. Howe for plaintiff and Mr. Gould…

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Daring Assault and Robbery in Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 March 1884 · page 3

The extremes to which the criminal class will occasionally go in their anxiety to obtain plunder (says the Age), received an illustration early on Wednesday morning. James…

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Supposed Murder in Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 March 1884 · page 6

The Melbourne Argus reports that a case of supposed murder was brought to light at Brunswick about 2 o'clock on Friday afternoon, the dead body of a woman being found…

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East Maitland Police Court. Saturday, March 1, 1884. (Before Mr. G. H. Smithers, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 March 1884 · page 3

CHILD DESERTION.—Frederick Smallbone, on warrant, was charged with having unlawfully deserted his infant child at Sydney. Constable Kennedy gave evidence as to the…

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Police Court, Tuesday, March 4,1884. (Before W. F. Parker, Esq., P.M., and W. Bowman, Esq., J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1884 · page 11

George Mann, charged with b[?]i[?]g the owner of a certain dray, and that be did not have his name and place of abode painted in full length on the off side of the same dray, legibly, at least two inches high,…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, March 6. (Before Messrs. F. Green, J. Wolstenholme, A. Wilkinson, and J. Bowden, Js.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1884 · page 13

VARIOUS CHARGES.—John G. Miller pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk in the street at a quarter-past eight the previous evening. He also pleaded guilty to a charge of making use of obscene…

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East Maitland Police Court. Friday, March 7. (Before Mesars. F. H. Bartlett. A. G. Cullum, and Dr. Wright, Js'.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1884 · page 3

DRUNKENNESS.—A woman pleaded guilty to a charge of having been drunk in the public streets the previous evening. She stated that she had only come out of gaol that morning, and had lost her clothes, the woman with whom she left them…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, March 4. (Before Mr. Brooks, P.M., and Mr. W. Pearse, J.p.) Breach of the Pastures and Stock Protection Act

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 March 1884 · page 1

The hearing of the case against W. G. G. S. Byrne, for sending in a false return to the Inspector of Stock under "The Pastures and Stock Protection…

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West Maitland Police Court. Saturday, March 8, 1884. (Before Mr. A. Vindin, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1884 · page 4

DRUNKENNESS.—One person was punished for drunkenness…

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Supreme Court—Friday, March 7. (From the Herald.) (IN EQUITY.—Before Mr. Justice F[?]tt.) Bell and Others V. Bell and Others

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1884 · page 7

Mr. H. F. Barton, instructed by Mr. R. D. G. Fitz Gerald, of Muswellbrook, for the plaintiffs (trustees); Mr. A. Nash, instructed by Mr. D. K. Farr, for Mrs. A. W. Bell; Dr…

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East Maitland Police Court. Monday, March 10. (Before Dr. Spink, J. P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 March 1884 · page 2

DRUNKENESS.—An inebriate was fined 10s, with the option of forty-eight hours' imprisonment. Tuesday, MARCH 11…

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East Maitland Police Court. Wednesday, March 12, 1884. (Before Dr. Spink, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 March 1884 · page 4

DRUNKENNESS.—Two persons were punished for drunkenness on Tuesday evening. DRUNKENNESS, OBSCENE LANGUAGE, ETC. —Joseph Colgan was admonished and…

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Morpeth Police Court. Monday, March 10, 1884. (Before Messrs. D. Sim and D. J. Campbell, J's P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 March 1884 · page 4

RIOTOUS BEHAVIOUR.—Lawrence Naughton, aged 15 years, was charged with having behaved in a riotous manner in Swan-street on Saturday evening. Defendant pleaded…

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Greta. Police Court

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 March 1884 · page 16

(Before J. N. Brooks, Esq.,P.M., and J. A. Osborne, Eaq., J.P. Henry Cains, George Armstrong, James Brennan, Robert Madden, Mark Hodges, sen,, George Hodges, George Woods, John Booth, George Maddocks,…

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Police Court. (Before Mr: J. N. Brooks, P.M.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 March 1884 · page 1

Elizabeth Lucy, charged with being drunk in a public place, pleaded guilty and was fined 20s. in default 7 days in the lookup. The fine was not paid…

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An Alleged Attempt to Murder

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 March 1884 · page 13

The Melbourne Age reports that at about eight o'clock on Monday night screams were beard in the neighbourhood of Edwards' boatsheds on the Tarra, Mr Arthur Edwards was in his room at the time,…

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Court of Inquiry

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 March 1884 · page 2

MR. COMMISSIONER BLDING held a Court of Inquiry under the Land A[?] at the Singleton Courthouss on Thursday. The following were the persons…

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