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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1890

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Scone Police Court. Friday.december 27Th, 1889. (Before Mr J. J.Dodd, J.P.)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 January 1890 · page 4

ARTHUR SATCHELL was charged with absconding from his hired service, to wit, that of a compositor at Mr Michael Austin Cleary's office at St. Leonards…

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A Welshing Case. Sent to Gaol for Two Months

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 January 1890 · page 2

AT the Water Police Court, Sydney, on Monday, Harry Theodore Olsen, 26, a labourer, was charged with, in company with another, stealing the sum of 10s, the…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, December 31St. Before Messrs W. Dudding and J. M.Douall,and Dr Read, J's.P. [?]

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 January 1890 · page 2

LICENSES were granted to Samuel [?] Singleton; William Partridge, Bulg Irwin, Glendonbrook. John Dines also applied for a 1[?] for…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, January 2. (Before Mr. Brooks, P.M.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1890 · page 8

TURNING STREET CORNERS AT AN UNLAWFUL PACE.—Henry Church and Frank Becker wore each fined 5s, with 2s 6d court costs, for driving round the corners of streets at a pace faster than a walk…

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Murder at Downfall Creek, Queensland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1890 · page 2

The following additional details regarding the murder—for murder there can be no doubt it was—which was committed at Downfall Creek on Sunday morning are given in the…

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The New Land Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 January 1890 · page 2

AN impression seems to prevail in what are generally regarded as well-informed circles that although the question of the personnel of the Land Court was touched upon in…

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A Shocking Murder. Man Stabbbed in a Park

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 January 1890 · page 2

AT 6 o'clock on Thursday morning the body of a man was found on the reverse at North Melbourne. The unfortunate fellow had evidently been murdered as a number of…

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West Maitland Police Court. Saturday, January 4, 1890. (Before Mr. A. S. Browne, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1890 · page 4

VAGRANCY.—Mary Smith was charged with having no visible means of support or fixed place of abode. Constable Mcintosh gave evidence in suppost of the charge, and the woman was sentenced…

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Murder or Suicide. (Melbourne Argus, Jan. 3.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1890 · page 7

Another mysterious discovery of human remains was made yesterday morning, when the dead body of a man was found in Arden-street, North Melbourne, outside the railway paddock, which is…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, January 7Th. (Before Messrs J. N. Brooke, P.M., G. T. Loder and R. Read, J's.P.) Slaughter License

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 January 1890 · page 1

A SLAUGHTERING license was granted to M'Donald Clark, of Bulga. HAWKER'S LICENSE. Edwin Chapman, James Powis, Thomas…

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Official Appointments. the New Land Court. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 January 1890 · page 2

THE Executive Council to-day appointed Mr F. F. Rogers, Q.C. President of the new Land Court, and Mr S. Freeman, Undersecretary of the Lands Department, and…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, January.7th. (Before Messrs J.N.Brooks, P.M., G.T. Loder, and Dr R.Read,J's.P,) Breach of Licensing Act

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 January 1890 · page 1

WILLIAM HOTSPUR PEROY, of the Royal Hotel, was charged with a breach of the Licensing Act, in not having had his billiard license for the year 1889…

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Charge of Attempting to Criminally Assault a Child

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 January 1890 · page 4

Yesterday, at the Morpeth police court (before Mr. Brooks, P.M., and Mr. D. J. Campbell, J.P.), Henry Sampson was charged with attempting to criminally assault a little girl, between 9 and 10…

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The Land Court

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 January 1890 · page 4

The members of the Land Court were appointed on Monday, and will consist of Mr. F. E. Rogers, Q.C., barrister-at-law, Mr. Stephen Freeman, Under-secretary of Lands, and Mr. C. Brandis,…

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Morpeth Police Court. Wednesday, January 8, 1890. (Before Messrs. J. N. Brooks, P.M., and D. J. Campbell, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 January 1890 · page 8

INDECENT BEHAVIOUR.—John McDonald pleaded guilty to a charge of having behaved in an indecent manner in Swan-street, on the 2ith December. Constable Snushall stated accused was drunk at the…

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Assault

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1890 · page 2

John Murphy was charged with unlawfully assaulting and beating Michael Dunn. Mr. Shaw appeared for plaintiff. M. Dunn deposed: I am a publican…

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A Brutal Assault

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 January 1890 · page 6

At the Central Police Court, Sydney on Wednesday, a man named Richard Donnelly was charged with having assaulted a woman named Emily…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, January 9, 1890. (Before Mr. Brooks, P.M.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1890 · page 4

BREACH OF THE MASTERS AND SERVANTS ACT.— John Thompson, who was directed under a process of the court to appear to answer an information charging him that he, having contracted with…

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The Land Appeal Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 January 1890 · page 6

THE appointment to the new Land Appeal Court which has been created by the Act passed last year have been made, as we announced in our last issue. The…

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Police Court. Tuesday, January 7, 1889. (Before Messrs. W. F. Parker, P.M., and J. J. Dodd, J.p.) Hawkers' Licenses

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1890 · page 1

Hawkers' licenses were granted to Jacob Hursfield, Henry Thalburg, and A. Morris. SLAUGHTERING LICENSES…

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