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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
447 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 23
SIR,—In my letter to you of the 16th instant I charged Mr. John Lee with having maliciously slandered Mr. Brunker when he addressed the meeting at the School of Arts on Thursday last;…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A cabman named Frederick Willis, aged 28, was brought up at the Water Police Court yesterday (says Friday's Herald) before Mr. Marsh, S.M., charged with having illegally in his possession…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENNESS.—An inebriate, who was arrested at half-past 4 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, was sentenced to pay a fine of 10s, with the alternative of forty-eight hours' imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—In your telegraphic report of the proceedings of the deputation in Sydney as to the site for Court House, I am made to say in effect that I knew that site was never flooded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →George E. Brookshaw sued William Gilbert to recover the [?]m of £7 4s 6d, being the amount due by defendant for wages. Defendant did not appear, but paid into…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Quarterly Licensing Court for the Licensing District of Maitland was held at the Court-house, East Maitland, on Tuesday forenoon, Messrs. P. Green, D.L.M., R. Scobie, and Dr. Wright, J.P.,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—I have read with much interest all the intelligence you have lately printed in regard to the site of the proposed new Court House, together with the correspondence to which it has given rise…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—On returning home on Tuesday, my attention was drawn to "Cornstalk's" letter which appeared in your issue of Saturday last. As replies to letters which appear in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →(Before Messrs, Brooks, P.M., and John Pearse, J.P.) STOCK ASTRAY.—Michael Darcy and James Dwyer were each fined 2s 6d, and Oswald Sellars 5s, with 2s 6d court costs in each…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →It will be remembered (says the Herald) that the 24th March last a resolution was carried in the Legislative Council, on the motion of Mr. Darley, for the production of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Robert Sims (real name Bussell) from Maitland, was brought up on remand, charged with stealing a pair of boots, the property of James Torry, a lodger at the Willow Tree Inn, Scone. John Moran,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →BREACHES OF THE PUBLIC INSTRUCTION ACT.— George Carter, Walter Munson, Charles Dyer, John Murphy, Robert Woolridge, Kate Pender, William Andrews, James Branch, Tory Osland, and Edward…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Mr. J. D. Miller's acknowledgement of the authorship of the now notorious "Cornstalk" letters has, I confers, greatly surprised me. True, I invited him to do so, but with faint hopes that he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →James William Bailie Frederick, application for the renewal of a license for the Agricultural Hotel, South Singleton, Granted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A newly-born infant, the offspring of Jessie Allen, died at Hamilton, near Newcastle, on last Sunday week in circumstances which demanded official investigation. The mother, a single woman, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SIR,—Passing up the street this morning I was informed a deputation from West Maitland, are to interview the Minister for Justice on Thursday next in regard to the much-agitated question of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—In my letter of the 21st inst. I had to direct Mr. John, Lee's attention to a flagrant untruth, which he wrote in his letter of the 19th inst.; and now I have to censure him for again…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →George Goodsby, James O'Brien and Walter Paul were charged with assaulting ene, David Adams, on the 5th July last. Mr A. J. could appeared for the defend…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Mitchell was charged by Constable John Dunshea with indecently assaulting one Jane Bateman, a child of six years.—Constable John Dunshea on oath, stated that the prisoner was given into…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →ABOUT 7 o'clock on Thursday morning a man named Powell, a minor, who lives on the beach at Stockton, assaulted his wife with a shovel, and cat her fearfully…
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