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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1892

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Greta. Small Debts Court, Dec, [?]39, 1891. (Before J. A. Osborne, A. E. O. [?]ker, and A. E. Davies, J's.P

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 6

Tulloch Bros. v. James Callag[?], goods sold, 13s. Settled. Same v. Frank Rourke, goods sold [?] £10. Verdict for plaintiff, with 7s costs…

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West Maitland Police Court. Saturday, January 2. (Before Mr. H. Crothers, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1892 · page 4

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Joseph Wethers was charged with having been drunk and disorderly in High-street on the previous day. He was admonished and discharged…

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1892 · page 4

The following cases were heard and determined: Mary Wilks v. William Hatcher, goods sold and delivered, £3 10s. Verdict for plaintiff with costs…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, 5Th January. (Before Messrs J. N. Brooks, P.M., G. T. Loder, J. Alford, C. H. Dight, Robert Faulkner, St. T. Loder, and George Loder, J's.P.) Slaughtering Licenses

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 January 1892 · page 2

The following persons were granted slaughtering licenses : J. J. Bruuner Sadgefield ; John Dines, Singleton ; John Irwin, Glendenbrook.; William…

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1892 · page 3

Benjamin Raisbeck and William Raisbeck v. John Holcombe, goods sold and delivered, £3 9s 0½d. Verdict for amount claimed, with 5s costs. Borough Council of East Maitland v. Mrs. Woods,…

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East Maitland Police Court. Tuesday, January 5. (Before Dr. Wright, J. Ewing, and J. Cunningham, Js.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1892 · page 3

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY AND ASSAULTING A CONSTABLE.—Thomas Prineville was brought before the Bench, charged with having been drunk and disorderly in Melbourne-street, and also with…

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Police Objections. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1892 · page 6

SIR,—I have heard that our respected alderman, Mr. G. Harman, has applied for a colonial wine license in Greta, and that Sub-inspector Duffy was not in favour of granting it. Now I cannot see for…

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Morpeth Police Court. Friday, January 8. (Before Mr. Brooks, P.M.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 4

DRUNKENNESS AND OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Henry M'Coy was charged with having been drunk on the Raymond Terrace road, near Hinton, on the 26th December, and also with having used obscene…

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Police Court Proceedings. (Before Messrs. Brooks, P.M., A. G. Cullum, and J. Cunningham, J's.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 7

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Thomas Prineville was charged with having been drunk and disorderly in Melbourne-street on the 4th instant. Defendant pleaded not guilty, and was represented…

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East Maitland Police Court. Friday, January 8. Licensing Jurisdiction. Before Messrs. Brooks, S.M., R. Scobie, and A. G. Cullum, J.P.

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 7

COLONIAL WINE LICENSES.—The wine license held by James Hodges, for premises situate at Farley waa renewed.—Application was made for a new license situate in High-street, West Maitland,…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, December 11, 1892. (Before Messrs. Brooks, P.M., and 3. Crothers, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1892 · page 4

INDECENT LANGUAGE.—Mary Toohey was charged with having used indecent language within the hearing of persons in High-street, Constable Gilles stated that at half-past ten o'clock on…

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Singleton Police Court. Monday, January 11, 1802. (BEFORE Messrs. G. Loder and W. Dudding, Js.P). Stealing a £1 NOTE

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 2

William Freeman and Jas. Maloney were charged with having stolen a £-note from the person of William Daloy. Senior-sergeant Moylan stated that on…

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West Maitland Police Court. Wednesday, January 13. (Before Mr. John Rourke, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 6

ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES.—Charles Jones was charged that he, on the 1st January instant, did obtain the sum of £2 4s by means of a valueless cheque from Daniel Bowcock, with intent to…

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Police Court. Thursday, January 14, 1892. Before Messrs, J. J. Dodd and F. A. Parbury, J's.P

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 2

MATTHEW M'CUE (a boy) was charged that he did, on Sunday the 3rd of January, maliciously injure a fowl kept for domestic purposes the…

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Police Business in Sydney

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1892 · page 6

The returns from the Water Police Office in the Herald show that during the year 1891, of the persona brought before the Court for offences against the person, 370 were diacharged for want of…

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East Maitland Police Court. Friday, January 15. (Before Messrs. Brooks, P.M., and Dr. Wright, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1892 · page 2

ALLEGED ASSAULTS.—Richard Davis was charged with having, on the 4th January, unlawfully assaulted Andrew Burgess.—There was a cross case, the defendant in the latter proceeding being…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, January l8,1892. (Before Messrs. Brooks, P.M., H. Crothers, and Jno. Rourke, J's.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1892 · page 4

DRUNKENNESS.—An inebriate, who had been previously before the court, was sentenced to pay a fine of 20s, in default to be imprisoned for seven days, for having been drunk in High-street on…

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The Case of Clutterbuck. Sentenced Four Years

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 1

At Somerset [?] on November 28th, before Just [?] Dr. James Caspar Clutterb[?] fifty-three, a clergyman in the [?] of England…

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A Prisoner Poisons [?] Court

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 1

An extraordinery scene tool place at the Newcastle Assizes on Dec. [?] A prisoner named Baker commit suicide. He had been couvicted [?]…

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The Dora Dora Blacks. Still Dodging the Police

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 2

INTELLIGENCE from Walcha states that on Saturday last some blacks, supposed to be the Dora Dora murderers, appeared at the house of a man named…

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