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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1898

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, November 1St, 1898 (Before Mr G. F. Scott, P.M., and Mr R. Faulkner, J.P.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 November 1898 · page 2

WILLIAM FERRIS and Charles Clifton, on remand, wore charged with travelling without a railway ticket. Accused pleaded guilty. Fined 20s each, but…

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Burglary at a Narrabri Hotel. the Thief Gets Away After a Struggle with a Boarder. He Daringly Returns to the Hotel, and Is Captured. Narrabri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 November 1898 · page 3

Thurlow's hotel was the scene of some little excitement amongst the inmates shortly after midnight last night. A burglar had entered the premises up stairs from a back staircase, and…

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Assault on a Member

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 November 1898 · page 3

Two seamen, named Samuel Bergen and Cales Stranberg?, were brought before the Court to-day charged with having assaulted Mr. Carroll, M.P., in Hunter-street yesternight. Prosecutor swore…

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A Buralar Sentenced. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 2

AT the Quarter Sessions to-day a man named. Sydney Orminston was convicted of house breaking at Newtown, and sentenced to seven years'. The…

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Daring Burglary at a Narrabri Hotel. Narrabri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 7

Thurlow's hotel was the scene of some little excitement amongst the inmates shortly after midnight last night. A burglar had entered the premises up stairs from a back staircase, and…

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Police Court. Wednesday, 2Nd November, 1898, (Before r. R. Simson, J.p.)

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 3

Charles Morrell McLean, alias Paterwiney, [?] Rexten, alias Le Strange, alias Thomas, 31, chemist, was charged with obtaining the sum of £2 from Joseph Dooley by means of a…

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Singleton Police Court. Thursday, Nov. 3rd. (Before Mr F. B. Treatt, J.P.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 5

James Havelock was charged with being drunk and disorderly in George street on the previous day. He pleaded guilty, but explained that he…

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Murrurundi District Court and Quarter Sessions

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 15

The District Court and Quarter Sessions opened here on Saturday, his Honor Judge Gibeon presiding. The following cases were disposed of:— George Johnson, for breaking and entering the…

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District Court. SATURDAY, 29th OCTOBER, 1898 (Before his Honor Judge GIBSON). J. BROOIBANK V. James Brown

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 2

Claim £9s 0s 1d goods sold. This case had been before the District Court on two previous occasions, and had been adjourned so that the boots and papers might be…

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Repairs to Maitland Gaol

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 November 1898 · page 3

I. Banks and Sons are the lowest formal tenderers for alterations and additions to the gaol' at East Maitland, the price being £541…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, November 7. (Before. Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., H. Crothers, and Alex Wilkinson. J's.P.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 November 1898 · page 2

DRUNK.—One man was fined 5s, or 24 hours, for drunkenness ; and a woman, for a like offence, was cautioned and discharged. AllEGED BREAKING, ENTERING, AND STEALING…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., H. Crothers, and Alex. Wilkinson, J's.P.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 November 1898 · page 2

H. J. Cracknell v. W. M'Koughan, goods sold and delivered, £2 2s Verdict for amount with costs. Same v. F. C. Nickisson, goods sold and delivered…

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Small Debts Court

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 November 1898 · page 2

Courtenay Smith v. W. H. Masters.—Wages claim, £1 10s. Defendant paid 5s 6d into court, and pleaded n set off as to remainder. Verdict for…

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Police Court.—tuesday, November 8. (Before Messrs, G. F. Scott, P.M., and D. MeDougall, J.P )

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 November 1898 · page 2

LARCENT AS A BAILKE,—David Payne was charged with fraudulently converting a tip dray, the property of Hoary McFaddeu, sen., of the value of £9, at Comlaroi, near Warkworth, on the 28th…

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Tea Gardens Police Court. 1St November, 1898. (Before F. W. Garstang, Esq, P.M., C. White, Esq., J.P.)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 November 1898 · page 2

Police v. Stewart Smith.—Unlawfully taking oysters from Crown lands. Fined £5, with 8s costs of court, to be recovered by levy and…

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Dungog Police Court. 4Th November, 1898. (Before F. W. Garatang. Esq , P.M., and P J. Fitzgerald, Esq, J.P.)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 November 1898 · page 2

Mrs. Wilson complained that her husband Amos Henry Wilson had left her without means of support. Mr. Waller appeared for defendant…

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Warden's Court, Bullahdelah. 2Nd November, 1898. (Before F. W. Garstang, Esq., Warden.)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 November 1898 · page 2

Alfred Wools Cobb summoned James Fenning for £41 alleged to be due by defendant for wages as mine manager, for overtime, for report and…

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Witchcraft and Assault

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 November 1898 · page 4

ANOTHER death has occurred amongst the natives in the Bay of Plenty district, and it has been attributed to witeheralt. The police are…

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Charged with Manslaughter by Neglect

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 November 1898 · page 3

At the inquest on Harold Frederic, the novelist, the verdict was manslaughter against his mistress, Miss Lyon and Mrs. Mills, a Christian science healer, for neglecting to call medical aid. Both…

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The Strathmerton Murder Archer to be Executed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 November 1898 · page 4

The Cabinet on Wednesday afternoon considered the case of Alfred Archer, who was sentenced to death for the murder of his mate, William Matthews,…

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