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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
108 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 6
VAGRANT.—Charles Oatley was brought up by Serjeant Kennedy for being a vagrant. Found guilty, and sentenced to a months imprisonment. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.—James Smith was summoned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Michael Fagan was summoned by Bourn Russell for having violated the Electoral Act, by giving a false answer, on the 6th November, to a question put to him by the Returning Officer, relative to this qualification as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THREATENING LANGUAGE.âJohn Hitsham appeared against Dennis Nayes for using threatening language. Complainant stated that on the 14th December he was a servant of the defendant's and on going into the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ASSAULT.—Robert Thompson was placed before the Bench, on a warrant, charged with having on the 13th November last assaulted Constable Morris. The constable deposed that on the day in question hearing cries…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was a motion for a new trial of an action upon a promissory note in which the plaintiff obtained a verdict. The case had been partly argued on a previous day, and was now concluded…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was a motion to set aside an order by Mr Justice Milford, dismissing an application for a change of venue from Sydney to Maitland, in a squatting action. Mr. Wise and Mr. Feucott appeared in support of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →VAGANT.—Ann Bourke, an old offender, brought up by constable Armor for vagrancy, was sentenced to three month' imprisonment. She confessed her want of chasti[?]y, he said she worked had for her living…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNK.—Those Casey was fined 20s. for being drunk at linton on the 22nd inst. There were six other persons brought up, but, as it was their first offence, they were admonished and discharged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Friday last, in the grey of the early morning, some [?]rowing up the river obtained a bound[?]ing on one of the abutments of Waterloo Bridge. I proved to be a carpet bag, locked and corded, with a…
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