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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
510 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 26
STOCK ASTARY.—Thomas Hannan was fined 2s-6d, with 2s 6d court costs, for suffering a cow to stray in High-street. ALLEGED MALICIOUSLY WOUNDING.—Tommy, an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SUMMEL HOTTON and Edward Jones, on bail, were charged with assaulting John Waddell, thereby occasioning grevious bodily harm…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MARGARET GRAEMER v. Robert E. Burns.—Claim, for £7 12s, for clearing land.— Mr W. W. Robinson for plaitiff ; Mr H. V. Howe for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—An inebriate, who was apprehended on the previous day, was sencenced to pay a fine of 5s, in default to be imprisoned for twentyfour hours. He was arrested in the vicinity of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BREACH OF THE LICENSING ACT.—John Francis Barry was charged that, on the 23rd August instant, he being the holder of a publican's license for premises known as the Commercial Hotel,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →William Colston, the self-confessed murderer of Mr. and Mrs. Davis, at Narbethong on the night of Friday, the 20th of February last, was, executed in the Melbourne Gaol on the morning of that day. In…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MR F. W. GASTANG, J.P., Has been gazetted acting police magistrate at Murrurundi during the absence of Mr Evans…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS AND OBSCENE LANGUAGE.— Benjamin Woodgate, who was discharged for drunkenness, was also accused of having made use of obscene language in High-street. Defendant: I…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Amongst other Peculiarities of seamen it is well known that they have an inveterate tend[?] to dercribe everything in the language of the sea. This peculiarity was strikingly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ellen White v. James Blackwell.—This was a claim for rent, the sum of £3 7s 6d was claimed. As the question of title cropped up, the Court decided they had no jurisdiction…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →INDECENCY.—Jenkin Evans pleaded guilty to a charge of exposing his person in Newcastle-street, on the previous evening. Accused had only been discharged from the gaol tbe same morning. A fine…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A sober man scruples to do that which a drunken man will execute without hesitation. These words embody the essential motives that induce people to have recourse to stupefying drugs and drinks…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the Gloncestar assizes in 1880 Henry Fovey, a Bristol workman, was sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for shooting with intent to murder his…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE [?] Argus of september 20th Bays :— During the last few days there have been many vague rumours in the air concerning a murder that was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BREACHES OF THE LICENSING ACT.—John Moran was charged with that he did on Sunday morning, the 30th of August, drink liquor in the licensed premises known as the Garrick's Head,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shilling and wife v. Cobley.—This was a claim for rent, £1 12s, damage to windows 8s, and cost of 5 globes 10s. Mr. Young appeared for complainant, and Mr. Norrie for defendant. It was stated that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Shanghai Mercury at June [?] gives [?] of the aunder of Mr A. W. Green the English Custom House officer, and M. Argent, the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT OF MONEYS.—Edward Jonn Kennedy was brought up, on remand, charged with having embezzled various sums of money, in all amounting to £1 16s ll½d, the property of his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →STOCK of various kinds are frequently missed in Every district under very straNgE circumstances, but for cool, unblushing effrontery a case has just…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At Melbourne shortly alter 5th on Saturday afternoon, NNNMIss Annie Carew, daughter of a well-known saddler of Elizabeth-street, was parsing along…
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