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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
516 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 26
On being asked if anything was known about Georgo Harris, found guilty of forgery, Senior- Sergeant Moylan produceed a record showing that he had previously…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE court opened punctually at 10 o'clock. Mr A.B.Shand was in attendence as crown presentor,Mr W.Dudding acting as Sheriff's deputy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The body of William Stone, who murdered George Ryan on Thursday last, by shooting him, two miles from Condobolin, was found on Sunday morning, near Little Mury Lagoon, by his father,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SIR,—In Saturday's issue of the Mercury I notice a report of the District Court case, Hinchcliffe against myself, in which you report that Mr. Thompson appeared for me. This is an error,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The hearing of the application for the remand of Swanson to the custody of the Victorian detective came on to-day. Mr. Cowan, police magistrate, presided. He adjudicated alone, but a large…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A MAN, formerly a resident of South Africa, to-day called upon the Commissi 4rr for Police and idontified "Williams as P. Deeming, whom he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENESS.—An inebriate, who was apprehended in High-street, on Wednesday evening, pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness. Senior-constable Wirrell stated that the man was in a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two "drumlks" pleaded guilty, and were each fined 2s 6d, or, in default, to be imprisoned until sundown. ILLEGALLY ON PREMISES…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →During divine service in a Negra Church, in Georgia, United States, a dispute aroso in the congregation, and one of these present drew a revolver…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ALFRED WILSON was charged by George M. Mexham, railway stationmaster at Murrurundi, with travelling in a railway carriage without a ticket…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →JOHN JONES pleaded guilty to being drunk. Senior-Sergeant Moylan having stated that the prisoner was an old…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Claim for £60, estimated value of a crop of ten acres of barley said to have been lost owing to an alleged breach of agreement…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE first meeting in the insolvent estate of Benjamin Singleton Russell was held at the courthouse yesterday, Mr W. W. Robinson appeared on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →R. SMITH v. W. Power. Claim for £10 10s, for work done. Postponed, the claim being over £10. J. W. Campbell v. W. Cooper…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This was a case in which the plaintiff, Mr. W. Davison, auctioneer for the local Farmers Union, sued Charles E. Sawkins, shopkeeper, for recovery of the sum of £11 7s for 454 lbs. of bacon sold by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The mail steamer, with Williams on board, arrived early this morning. It stopped in the South Channel, until the steamer Lady Loch got along side, when Williams was put on board. He…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DRUNKENNESS.—Two inebriates who had been confined in the lockup since Saturday evening, were discharged with a caution. BREACHES OR THE MUNICIPAL BY-LAWS.—For…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DRUNKENNESS.—Robert Livingstone was sentenced to pay a fine of 20s, in default to be imprisoned for seven days for having been drunk in a public street.—He pleaded not guilty to a further…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Allan Simmons v. William Burney, claim for goods sold, money lent, etc., £3 3s. Defendant pleaded not indebted. Mr. Chambers appeared for the plaintiff, for whom a verlict was given for £2…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CASES UNDER THE PUBLIC INSTRUCTION ACT.— Earl King was charged by the local School-Attendance officer with having neglected to send his child, Leona King, to school for at least seventy days…
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