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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
398 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 20
CHARGES AGAINST CABMEN.—Alexander Neddrie and Walter Neddrie were each fined 10s, with 2s 6d court coats, for having suffered his hansom cab to stand in High-street…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ernest Jones was charged by the Inspector of Nuisances for the Municipality of South Singleton with committing a breach of the by-laws by riding on one of the footpaths of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The horrible details of the above, by which the unfortunate man park met his death whilst locked up drunk in a cell with another man mad with drink, are well known, as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An aboriginal yesterday attempted to murder his employer, William Harrison, at Kar[?] (Q.) after having stolen a horse and some money from him…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A young woman, 21 years of ago, named Mery Kempton, was sentenced to death yesterday at Hamilton (Vic.) [?] murder. She will probably be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →FAILING TO HAVE HIS NAME ON HIS DRAY.— John Kelly, sen., was fined 2s 6d, with 4s lOd court costs for being tbo owner of a dray driven on the Morpeth road which did not have his name and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Auctioneer's License.—An auctioneer's general license was granted to Harry James Marshall, of West Maitland. WAGES CASE.—Patrick Moylan sued Michael…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Richard Read, M.D. has been gazetted a member of the Licensing, Court the district of Patrick's Plains, [?] Mr S.B. Dight deceased…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WILLIAM RILEY, Samuel Nelson, and John Cheriton were charged with stealing a number of articles from a hut at Rix's Creek on Friday Inst…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ah Coon was charged that he, on the 7th July last, at Newcastle, did in the dwelling-house of George Wachang and another, steal two coats, two vests, two pairs of trousers, two suits of clothes,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Following is a list of causes for trial at the Maitland District Court, which opens at ten o'clock this morning before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson. The undefended cases will be heard at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr. James Curley, Secretary of the Association, stated that he had known the prisoner for two or three years, and he had never known until these proceedings began anything dishonest in regard to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Court re-opened at ten o'clock. CATTLE STEALING. Timothy Foley surrendered to his bail to answer the charge that he, on the 4th June last, at Nine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A respectable young man named H. Sharps was to-day sentenced to four months for stealing books from the School of Arts library. The accused was a clerk, and stated he was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ah Coon was charged that he, on the 7th July last, at Newcastle, did in the dwelling-house of George Wachang and another, steal two coats, two vests, two pairs of trousers, two suits of clothes,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The sitting of the Maitland District Court began on Thursday before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson, Messrs. W. H. Coffey, W. Edmunds, and Wilfred Blackett were the barristers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENNESS AND PROFANE LANGUAGE.— James M'Lennon, who appeared in custody charged with the above offences, was fined 5s or 24 hours for over indulgence, and £1 or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Court re-opened at twenty-five minutes past 10 o'clock. Mr. Coffey prosecuted for the Crown. ASSAULT WITH INTENT. Edward Reay was charged that he, on the 6th…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Heydon, instructed by Mr. P. N. M'Culloch, appeared for the appellant (plaintiff); and Mr. Rogers, Q C., and Mr. Edmunds, instructed by Mr. J. Malbon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SUSPECTED OP BEING OF UNSOUND MIND.— Stewart McNicoll was brought before the bench in circumstances denoting derangempnt of mind. Sergeant Cruise stated that on Sunday afternoon…
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