Licensing Magistrate Resigned
Mr C. H Dighr, M.P., has resigned his position as a member of the Singleton Licensing Bench…
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Courts & crime, 1898
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Revision Court
The names of the Cessnock residents were added to the electoral list, no objection being taken…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, 20th SEPTEMBER, 1898. (Before Mr G. F. Scott, P.m.) Hawker's License
A hawker's license was granted to an Indian with a typiea'. unpronounceable name. ALLEGED MONEY THEFT…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Small Debts Court. Tuesday. 20Th September, 1898. (Before Mr G. F. Scott, P.M.)
R. BURNETT v. A. Lawrence.—Claim of £1 11s 8d, goods sold. Verdict for plaintiff with costs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tom Harlows Burglary
The firm of Matthew, Taylor, and Company, stockbrokers and prominent members of the Stock Exchange, had just emerged from a siege of bard times and mental worry which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bankruptcy Court
Mr. G. F. Scott, Registrar, presided at the Bankruptcy Court at east Maitland, this morning. Edward John Walker, labourer, was examined as to the cause of his bankruptey. He said he was a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Meagher—Norton Fracas. the Parties Before the Court. Fresh Developments in the Matter. Sydney
The cases against John Norton and R. D. Meaghar, arising out of the fracas in Pitt-street on Wednesday afternoon were called on at she Central Police Court this morning, but were not advanced in any…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Singleton Police Court. Thursday, 22nd SEPTEMBER, 1898. (Before Mr F. B. Treatt, J.p.) Alleged Cattle Stealing
John M'Taggart, appeared on a charge of stealing a roan cow, in company with others, on or about the 15th instant, at Dargan's Farm, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Quarterly Licensing Court
The Quarterly Licencing Court for the District of Murrurundi will be held at the Court House on Thursday, 20th October next…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Victorian Murder. Important Discoveries. Melbourne, Friday evening
There have been important developments in connection with the supposed Uluppa Creek murder. The detectives to-day traced Julia Groves, a woman with whom Archer, the suspected man, lived, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An Admiral Court-Martialled. LONDON
Admirnl Montoja, the commanderin-chief of the Spanish fleet at Manila, has been court-martialled for incompetency and cowardice…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Tocumwal Murder. An Important Link Discovered. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
A WARRENT was issued yesterday for the arrest of a man named Fre[?] Archer on a charge of murdering Robert Lindsay, whose body was found…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Norton-meagher Case. The Court Proceedings Adjourned. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
THE Northern Meagher case was postponed until next Friday. No evidence was taken. Meagher and W Lawless, a [?] clerk, are both…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne. the Murder of Matthews
Frederick Archer, who is charged with the murder of William Matthews at Ulupna Creek, was brought before the North Melbourne Police Court this morning, when the court was crowded. On the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Terrible Tragedy. a Father's Mad Act. Murder of a Wife and Child. Mudgee
A shocking tragedy was enacted here this morning about seven o'clock when John McCoy an ex-Constable of Police, brutually murdered his wife and child by chopping their brains out with an axe…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tocumwal Murder. The Arrest of Archer in Melbourne
LATE on Saturday night Alf. Archer, who is wanted on the charge of murdering W. Matthews, at Ulpona Creek near Strathmerton, was arrested by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland Circuit Court. Tuesday, September 27
The Maitland Circuit Court was opened this morning at the East Maitland Courthouse, before his Honour Judge Cohen. Mr. A. Thompson was Crown Prosecutor, assisted by Mr. Harnett, from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder at Mudgee. An Ex-Policeman's Deliberate Act. Butchers His "Wife and Child with an Axe. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
A SHOCKING tragedy occurrred at Mudgee this morning. John M'Coy, an ex-constable and pensioner, murdered his wife and a three-weeks old…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court
AT the local Police Court, on Monday, before Messrs. E. C. Brecht and W. Clendinning, J's.P., an offender was fined 5s., or 24 hours' imprisonment, on a charge of indecent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder of a Wife and Child
A shocking tragedy was enacted at Mudgee, on Monday morning about seven o'clock when John McCoy, an ex-Countable of Police, brutually murdered his wife and child…
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