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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1898

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, 17Th May, 1898. (Before Mr G. F. Scott, P.m.) Affiliation Case

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 May 1898 · page 4

Madeline Kavanagh v. Walter Perrott.—This was a charge of neglecting to contribute towards the support of an illegitimate child. Mr Shaw…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, 17th MAY, 1898. (Before G. F. Scott, P.M.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 May 1898 · page 4

JAMES DINES v. James Bowe, claim of £1 12s 10d, goods sold. The debt was proved by plaintiff's wife, and a verdict was giveu for the amount…

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Alleged Serious Assault. an Old Man's Depositions Taken. SydnEy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 May 1898 · page 3

An elderly man named Henry Heaps is at present an inmate of the hospital, suffering from a serious internal injury. Heaps resides at Newtown, and, as be alleges, he was assaulted on the night of the…

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To-day's News by Wire. Sydney. a Policeman Charged with Perjury

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 May 1898 · page 3

At the court, to-day, Fanny Sidley proceeded against Constable Andrew Travers on a charge of perjury, in having falsely sworn that he never visited Mrs, Lazarus's place on a bicycle nor in any…

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A Cool Theft

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1898 · page 12

A gentleman, faultless-dressed, and of most engaging manner, walked into a jeweller's shop in Melbourne the other day and requested to see some particular description of clock which the…

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The Murder Near Mudgee

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1898 · page 16

A discovery has just been made at the scene of the alleged murder of James Reeves at Grattai, which substantially supports the theory of murder. In cleaning out the ashes from the fireplace in…

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Bankruptcy Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1898 · page 2

At East Maitland, this morning, before Mr. G. F. Scott, Registrar, a single meeting of creditors in the estate of Stephen Dumbrell, of 76 Dargan-street, Glebe, Sydney, formely formely of Sempill-street…

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Police Court. Wednesday, May 8Th, 1898. (Before Messrs. W. A. WILSON, C. F. JUCHAU, and K. Simson, J's.p.) Police V. P. GRACE

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 21 May 1898 · page 2

Defendant was summoned for having left the dead carcase of a beast undestroyed. Sergeant McCabe stated that defendant had since paid for the destruction of the…

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Norton and Caulfield. Alleged Contempt of Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 May 1898 · page 2

PLAINTIFF and defendant in the suit Caulfieled v. Norton sought, in the Full Court en Thursday, for orders attaching each other for contempt of…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, May 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 May 1898 · page 2

The Magistrates on the Beneh this morning were Messrs. F. Scott, P.M., A. Wilkinson, and H. Crothers, J's.P. INDECENT LANGUAGE.—James Griffin, on bail,…

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Small Debts Court

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1898 · page 2

Hugh Jones v J. McSweeney,— claim £2 10s in lieu of week's notice. Mr Waller appeared for plaintiff. In this case it appeared that…

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To-day's News by Wire. Sydney. a Sufferer From Assault

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 May 1898 · page 3

The injured man, John Brown, who was taken to the Hospital yesterday, suffering from injuries said to have been caused by another man assulting him, this morning was in slightly improved…

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Dungog Police Court. Friday, May 20, 1898. (Before F. W. Garstane, Esq, P.M., G. A. Muckay, F. A Hooke, E. Piper, and S. S. Kingston, Esqs., J.sP.)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1898 · page 2

The adjourned case against Loban Montague, for killing ducks, the property, of Messrs Skillen and Walker, was gone into, when it was found that…

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An Assault Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 May 1898 · page 5

At the Court this afternoon, Thomas Jones was charged with having assaulted Henry Wilson. It appears both men were engaged in a fight, during which Wilson sustained injuries to his head which…

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Police Court. Friday, May 20,th 1898; (Before Mr. G. R. Evans, P.M.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 May 1898 · page 2

On the application of his wife, a prohibition order for 12 months was granted against John Jaeger. Publicans should make a note of this…

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Tragedy at Forster. Double Murder and Suicice. Forster

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 May 1898 · page 5

A terrible tragedy was enacted at Forster to-day at midday. A half-caste named John Field attacked and murdered his wife and child, aged three years, with a tomahawk, and then proceeded to cut…

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A Strange Assault Case. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 May 1898 · page 2

AT the police court to-day Thomas Joues, a tailor, was charged with assaulting Henry Wilson on April 23rd, causing Wilson to go mad. The case…

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Randwick Monte Players. Arrested and Sentenced. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 May 1898 · page 3

TWO monte men arrested for playing their unlawful game at Randwick races yesterday appeared before the court to-day. One was sentenced to…

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Next District Court

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 May 1898 · page 2

The next District Court will be held at Singleton on Saturday, June 18. His Honor E. B. Docker, judge of the Western district, has been appointed to act…

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Tragedy at Forster. Double Murder and Suicide. Forster

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 May 1898 · page 2

A terrible tragedy was enacted at Forster to-day, at midday. A half caste named John Field attacked and murdered his wife and child, aged…

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