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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
324 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 17
Combo and Johnny Gibson, aboriginals, were indicted for having on September 26, 1885, near Ghiny Ghiny, Manning Biver, murdered one Henry Kitz. Mr. A. P. Canaway was assigned for the…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →The following letters addressed to Ministers, and the official answers, have been forwarded to us for publication by the member for West Maitland, Mr. R. W.Thompson:-…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The steamship Guthrie, which arrived at Cooktown to-day from Hongkong, brings the following intelligence:- The Hongkong community received a terrible…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. A. H. Simpson and Mr. Lingen, instructed by Messrs. Pigott and Trickett, for Mr. R. G. D. Fitzgerald, of Muswellbrook, for the plaintiffs; Mr. Darley, Q.C., and Mr. C. J. Manning, instructed by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →STEALING FROM A PUBLIC WHARF.—David Dunning and Henry Hungerford, aged about 14 and 13 respectively, appeared in custody on remand from last Saturday, charged with stealing one…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →John Page, in custody, was brought before the court to find sureties to keep the peace towards William Page.—James Smith, on oath, saith: I am a senior-sergeant of police, stationed at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LUNACY.—Hugh M'Connelt, who was arrested at Cessnock in circumstances denoting derangement of mind, was remanded for eight days for medical treatment. Accused stated that a man had come…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BREACH OF THE LICENSING ACT.—John Clifford, licensee of the Gold-diggers' Arms, Denison Diggings, Moonan Brook, was charged on summons with that he did, on the 10th instant, keep his…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →CHARGE OF STEALING A FOWL.—James Dwyer was charged with having, at West Maitland, on the 29th November, stolen a fowl, the property of James Burns, of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the Central Criminal Court on Thursday, before his Honor Mr. Justice Windeyer, Ellen King was arraigned upon an indictment charging her with having, on the 10th of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Walter Neddrie was sentenced to pay a fine of 10s, in default to be imprisoned for forty-eight hours, for having made use of obscene language in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The sittings of the local Land Board were held here last Friday and Saturday. James Vernon, Esq., Chairman of the Board, presided. Robert Logan, Esq., member of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SIR,—Some months having now clapsed since a new and appropriate site for a court house was purchased, also a certain sum of money voted for the election of the new court house, can you kindly…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Thomas A. Moore v. Georgina Hector, detention of piano valued at £10. Mr. Soiling for plaintiff, who purchased the piano from defendant, and then rented it to her; he had not been paid the rent…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Constable Dunshea prosecuted the following persons:—Charles Fulton, drunk and disorderly. Fined 20s.; in default, 3 days Maitland Gaol. For obscene language, fined 60s.; in default, one mouth…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →DRUNKENNESS.—A female was sentenced to pay a fine of 5s, in default to be imprisoned for twentyfour hours, for drunkenness in a public street. VAGRANCY.—Martin Daley was charged under…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →UNLAWFUL DETENTION OF PROPERTY.—Terence M'Farrelly was charged with having unlawfully detained a gold albert chain and locket, valued at £8 15s, the property of William Murphy. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Following is a list of the cases set down for trial at the Maitland District Court, on Thursday, before his Honor District Court Judge Wilkinson: Strickland and Co. v. Benjamin Mitchell, goods…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →John Relton, on bail, appeared to answer the charge of having stolen a pair of trousers. Mr A. J. Gould appeared for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BREACH OF THE IMPOUNDING ACT.—Frank McFarlane was charged on the information of James McCarthy, with having, on the 2nd instant, impounded one mare, the property of the…
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