These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.
Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
515 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 26
DRUNKENNESS.—An inebriate, who was arrested on the previous night, was sentenced to pay a fine of 5s, in default to be imprisoned for twenty-four hours…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Fosbery, the Inspector-General of Police, has recently forward his report for the year 1889 to the Colonial Secretary. The report states that 30 additional constables were added to the force…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ALLAN M'DONALD was charged, on the information of Constable Butler, with throwing missiles in Liverpool-street, on the afternoon of [?]arch 9th, thereby…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A daring burglary was committed at Wallace's Broken River Hotel, [?]nalla, at 4 o'clock this morning just as the constable on night patrol had returned to barracks. The burglars removed a[?]iron…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →DRUNKENNESS.—An inebriate was fined 20s, or seven days' imprisonment. His conduct was described to have been very unseemly. Unable to obtain drink, he broke a window at the Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An extraordinary case was dealt with in the Bankruptcy Court on Friday, before the Registrar. It was the matter of Walter Everest, which was set down as an examination under section 30…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A WHARF laborer named George Symmons, 38, was charged in the Control Police Court on Saturday, before Captain Fisher, S.M., with shooting at Maria Martha Beale, with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →RICHARD DAVIES, aged 17, and George Davies, aged 15, were to-day convicted of the wilful murder of their father, Richard Davies, at the village of Hough near Crewe…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A LAUGH deputation waited on the Victorian Governor on Monday to urge the commutation of the sentence of Imprisonment passed on Bella Fergasoa for the murder of bar…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT the Central Police Court on Saturday morning, before Captain A. M. Fisher, S.M., Thomas Cosgrove, 61 years old, and an auctioneer, was charged,—"That he did…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the Central Police Court this afternoon (says Tuesday's Echo) George Simmons was charged, on remand, with shooting at Maria Martha Beale with intent to commit murder…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The well-known aboriginal, Tommy Ryan, was again brought before the Water Police Bench this morning, charged with escaping from the custody of the police at Grafton, and with shooting at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Richard Davies a well-to-do tailor and draper carrying on business in Crewe, was driving to his residence Hough late on Saturday night, Jan. 25, with his son, when some men, who were lying in wait about…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →John Mento Lester, charged with obtaining goods by means of a valueless cheque with intent to defraud. Thomas Henry Clarke, being duly sworn, saith: I am Sergeant of Police stationed at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ASSAULT OCCASIONING ACTUAL BODILY HARM.— Alexander Cameron was brought up on the charge of having, at Hinton, on the 20th instant, assaulted one Matthew Borrow, thereby occasioning…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →About 20 minutes past 12 o'clock this morning two men reported to the St. Kilda police that, when passing the end of Vale-street, off High-street, St. Kilda, they had heard a cry of murder and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An American negro seaman, belonging to the British ship Meant Carmel, was charged to-day with an assault upon the second mate. He had been placed in from for 63 days till…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WILLIAM EMMETT, charged by Constable Butler for making use of indecent language in a public place on Saturday night last, was fined. 10s.; in default…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AN inquest was held at Melbourne on Wednesday on the body of George Thomas May, shot at St. Kilda on Monday night by his nephew, john Henry Bennett a lad of 16,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →JOHN PATRICK WALSH v. Michael Walsh; claim £10 damages for defamatory libel. Mr. J. A. K. Shaw appeared for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →