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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
536 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 27
LUNACY.—John Stafford, aged 46 years, was brought up on remand having been arrested in circumstances denoting derangement of mind. He was apprehended in Newcastle on the 7th…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON Thursday afternoon about half-past 1 o'clock, a well-known artist resident in Sydney, who was of late given way to habits of intoxication, and while under the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About half-past one on Thursday afternoon (says the Herald) a tragedy occurred in a house in Bourke-street, which resulted in the death of a married woman named Annie Godlington Wilson, and also…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WHAT appears to have been a horrible murder has been committed near Coalbaggie Creek, about 26 miles from Dubbo, on the Gilgandra-road. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →DRUNKENNESS.—A female who was apprehended in High-street on Saturday evening on a charge of drunkenness, pleaded guilty. It was stated that the defendant was brought before the court on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →JOSEPH M'ALPIN pleaded not guilty to making use of obscene language on the 24th December last. Mr H. V. Howe appeared for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Parliamentary committee of the Trades and Labor Council met last night, when a resolution was passed affirming the desirableness of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following applications for colonial wine licenses were granted:- Thomas Benson,Warkworth Road; Philip Smyth,Broke. '…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PATRICK MURPHY was charged with fraudulently appropriating the sum of 18s 6d, and pleaded guilty. It appears the money was intended for change for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →RICHARD DAVIES made an application for the partial suspension of the labor conditions on the New Royal Standard Mine Stewart's Brook…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FALSE PRETENCES.—John Brindley Sheridan was charged with having, at Maitland, on the 20th December, by means of false pretences, obtained two sums of £15 each and one sum of £50 from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BOOTH LICENSE.—An application was made by Adolph E. Wiebe for permission to conduct a booth at the Rutherford racecourse on the 26th and 28th January. The request was acceded to, the booth…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →There was a sudden hush in the crowded provi n cial assize court as we jurymen took our places. I sat next to the foreman and commanded a particularly good view of the prisoner's dock. The list…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE case (adjourned from last Thursday) against Solomon Brown, of having a closet on his premises which was a nuisance and of neglecting to abate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →JOHN MITCHELL, was charged with stealing 3s, the property of John Edward Wallace, at South Singleton on the 20th January…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Richard Collins was charged with stealing two pairs of boots. Constable Brook deposed that he received certain information the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A RENEWAL, of colonial wine license was granted to Francis Berends, of Abbey Green road, near Singleton. MUSIC AND DANCING…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ALLEGED CASE OF FELONY.—George Eyton was brought before the Court, having been arrested on on suspicion of stealing five horses. The police stated that inquiries had been made, and it was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ASSAULT.—Jas. Pithers was charged with having at East Maitland, on the 22nd instant, unlawfully assaulted David Wyllie. Mr. Young appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Solling for the defendant,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →R. Robinson v. J. Kerr, goods sold, £4 4s. Postponed till next court. R. Robinson v R. Geddes, goods sold, £2 4s 2d. Verdict for plaintiff, with 5s costs…
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