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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
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A terrible tragedy has occurred at Coburg in the family of Chas. Hampton, officer in the Pentridge prison, where he occupied the position of overseer of one of the trades. Mrs. Hampton, fifty years…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The smallest possible bit of a boy that could be made stood before Justice Murray, in the Yorkville Police Court, Saturday morning. His eyes wer almost as large as his head. He was dressed in a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →What is believed to have been a murder of a very brutal character is reported from Killarney. A gentleman named Hilliard, while proceeding from Killarney in a trap, discovered on the roadside…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Sir Edmund Henderson's annual report upon the manner in which he and his merry men carry out their duties as guardians of the Metropolitan peace is an interesting document, containing not a few…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →DRUNKENNESS.—A female was convicted of drunkenness, and fined 5s., with the alternative of spending 24 hours in gaol. BREACHES OF THE PASTURES AND STOCK…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →An Extradition Court, at winch his Excellency the Governor presided, was held in the Executive Councd Chamber this morning to deal with the cases of two Frenchmen, alleged to be escapees…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →ABANDONING HIS LICENSED HOUSE.—Garreth Fitzgerald was charged with having, on the 5th of January, he being the holder of a publican's license for a hosue situated in West Maitland, known as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Some details have been received of a burglary at Vienna, committed at a jeweller's shop on the Graben. The shop, as usual on Sundays, was closed about noon, and the following morning it was found…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Melbourne Telegraph reports that an inquest was held on Thursday, by Mr. Candler, at the Yarra Bend Lunatic Asylum, upon the body of Joseph Heron, aged 32, who had been an inmate since the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bernard Young was brought up in custody for being illegally on the premises of Mrs. La Roche.— William Scott, on oath, states: I am a constable of the police force, stationed at Scone; about twenty…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE application of John Hynen, for a colonial wine license for premises situated at Newington, was granted. An application from William…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THOMAS POWER v. Thomas A. Johnston. Claim for £10 for trespass of defendant's sheep on plaintiff's land. Defendant paid 16s into court, on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Matthew Swan, in custody, is charged with being drnnk. Pleads guilty; admonished and discharged. Same prisoner is charged with using obscene…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →John Leggett v Reece Lewis, sen, slander,,£10 Mr. S[?]lling for plaintiff and Mr. Young for defendant. The plaint chaiged the defendant with having falsely and maliciously spoken and published of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENNESS.—A person for offending against sobriety was sentenced to pay a fine of 5s., or to be imprisoned for twenty-four hours. PROTECTION.—Mary Fernan, arrested for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →HAWKERS' LICENSES. — John Madden, Albert Eoberts, Walter Thomas, William Gear and E. Moser were granted renewals of their hawkers' licenses…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The application of John Hogan for a certificate authorising the issue of a publican's license for premises situate in High-street, West Maitland, was considered at an adjourned quarterly meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thomas Bell[?]amy v. James Chambers, negligence, £10. This was an action for damages sustained by plaintiff to his omnibus and horses through being driven against by a horse alleged to be the property…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A HORRIBLE child murder was committed on Saturday at Indooroopilly, three miles from Brisbane. A young woman, Mary Newman was observed piling on bushes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR. FOSBERY has prepared his report for 1885 with praiseworthy celerity. Passing by his observations on the condition and material accommodations of the police force, we…
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