Police Report. Week ending August 28th, 1857. Felonious Intent
Thomas Nichols was charged with having upon him a mortising-chisel, in Townsend street, at 4 oâclock, on the morning of Thursday, the 20th, with…
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Police Report. Week ending September 4th, 1857. MORE—STEALING
John Glasson was brought up charged with the above offence, and sho with (fleeting his escape from the Wodonga look-up. Constable Power swore that…
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Considerable sensation was caused on Sunday forenoon by the rumour that the bodies of two Chinamen, apparently murdered, had been found on…
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We take the following from the Ballarat Star :â An inquest was held on the 19th ult., before Dr Clondinuing , the district coroner, at…
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The court was opened on Monday the 28th September, before his Honour Mr Justice Dickinson. [?] WILLING CATTLE…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Report. Week ending October 30th, 1857
DES[?]TION.âWilliam Dwyer was charged with being a deserter from Her Majestyâs 40th Regiment of foot, stationed at Melbourne. Defendant whilst under…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Retort. Week ending November 7th, 1857
USING OBSCENE LANGUAGEâJohn Mahon was fined £2 [?] for this offence ROUSTING TH[?] âRobert Sinclair was charged with this offence…
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There were only six criminal cases for trial at the half-yearly sittings, which commenced on Wednesday, the 4th…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Supreme Court, Melbourne. Murphy V. Wise
For the plaintiff, Mr Chapman ; for the defendant, the Attorney-General and Mr Dawson. This was an action by William…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Report. Week ending December 4th, 1857
LICENSES GRANTED.âAuctioneersââ John Solomon, and William Gordon Price. PublicanâsâWilliam Tuckey. Confectionerâsâ Francis St. Omer. Hawkerâs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Report. Week ending December 12th, 1857
ABSCONDING FROM SERVICE, â Burns appeared to answer a charge of absconding from the hired service of William Wise. From the evidence of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Report. Week ending December 18th, 1857
WAGES CLAIM.âCharles Hopgood appeared to answer a claim of £5 [?] for wages due to Thomas Goddard. The dispute was in reference to the rate of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Murder at Dunolly. (Abridged from the Maryborough and Dunolly Advertiser.)
An inquest was held on Monday last on the bodies of the murdered men found in a gully between Dunolly and Jonesâs Creek, under the circumstances already…
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In our last number we informed our readers that we had reason to believe that the names of the two murdered men were discovered. since than, the facts…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Report. Week ending December 24th, 1857
ABSAULT.âJames Layton was charged with assaulting James Delany. Complainant swore that he was at the house of defendants father-in-law, and asked…
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