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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1862

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Newcastle Police Wednesday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 28 June 1862 · page 2

Mrs. Madelino Croft, and Charles Clark, were each Good 5s. for allowing their horses to stray in Hunter-street. Charles Austin, charged with being drunk…

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Murder at Parramatta

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 28 June 1862 · page 3

ON Thursday week, a murder was committed at an invalid establishment at Lower George-street, by a blind patient, named (M'Carthy. The murdered man was also an inmate, and…

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Newcastle Police. Friday, June 27. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 5 July 1862 · page 3

SAMUEL BURTON, miner, and passenger per Mary E. Rae, was charged with being drunk and disorderly. For the latter offence, was fined 10s. or 48 hours imprisonment in the lock-up…

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Insolvent Court. New Insolvents

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 9 July 1862 · page 3

July. 4.—On the petition of Alexander Dick, of Sydney, solicitor, praying that Alexander Keith Collins, of Paddington, near Sydney, might by compelled to show cause why his estate should not be sequestrated for the…

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Newcastle Police. Saturday. (Before the Mayor and G. R. Dibbs, Esq., J.P.)

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 9 July 1862 · page 3

Edward Jones, Robert Jones, Issac Buxton, and Thomas Harrison, appeared in answer to a charge laid by E. C. Merewether, Esq., as agent for the A. A. Company, for neglect and…

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Newcastle Police. Wednesday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 12 July 1862 · page 2

Owen Williams, and Charles Gates, seaman, were charged with being drunk in Hunter-street, on the 8th instant, and were discharged. Four Lascars, brought up on remand, charged…

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Newcastle Court of Requests. Monday, 7Th July. (Before the Police Magistrate, and the Mayor.)

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 12 July 1862 · page 2

A. S. Smith v. William Barber, for £1 12s. 6d., money received, and costs.—Judgment for defendant. M. M'Nulty v. Henry Eastwick, for £2 7s. 6l…

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Insolvent Court. Meeting of Creditors

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 16 July 1862 · page 3

July 7.—In the estate of James Menzies, a special meeting for examination. Mr. Garrick appeared on behalf of the insolvent. Mr. Faucelt, counsel for the Bank of Australasia, examined…

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Newcastle Police. Saturday. (Before the Police Magistrate. and G. R. Dibbs, Esq., J.P.)

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 19 July 1862 · page 2

George Murill, being of unsound mind, was to charge of the police. The unfortunate man had previously been restored to custody by the Bench for medical evidence. Doctors Morgan…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 23 July 1862 · page 2

William Dewar, second mate of the barque Mary E. Ray, was convicted of a wilful disobedience of the orders of the captain of that vessel, and was sentenced to 7 days in the lock-up…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday. (Before the Police Magistrate and G. R. Dibbs, Esq., J.P.)

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 26 July 1862 · page 3

James Cuthbertson, James Nelson, Joseph Dun[?]and George Smith, miners, answered to a sum[?] charging them with unlawfully assaulting and [?] one James Duffy, an employee in the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, July 25. (Before H. Scott. Esq., P.M., and R. R S. Bowker. Esq., J.P.)

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 30 July 1862 · page 3

Henry Sneesby, a cartar, appeared on his resognizances to answer a charge, remanded from yesterday, of having stolen a quantity of stones, the property of one John Tulloch, owner of the barque…

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Law. Court of Vice-admiralty. Thursday, July 24. BEFORE his Honor Mr. Justice Milford, (Commissary Judge). Bingle and Others v. the Ship Queens of England

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 30 July 1862 · page 3

The hearing of this case, which had been commonced on Friday last, and had been continued on the following day, was resumed and concluded…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, July30. 1862. (Before H. Scott, Esq. P.M. and ald r[?]man [?] J.P.)

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 2 August 1862 · page 3

FREDERICK O'HARRALL, steward on board the David Watson was convicted of being drunk and disorderly in at the performance of his duty, and was ordered to be put on board…

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District Court. Wednesday, :[?]0th JULY, 1861

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 2 August 1862 · page 2

The usual quartely sittings of the District Court commenced on We[?] the 30th ult. before his Honour Judge Purefoy. Among the legal gentlemen present we…

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Law Court of Vice-admiralty. (Before his Honor S. T. Milford, Esq., Commissary Jude.) Bingle and Others V. the Ship Queen of England

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 2 August 1862 · page 4

His Honor gave judgment in this case us follows:-This case is certainly one of salvage, and not one of towage only. Sir J Nicholl, in…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, August 2. (Before H. Scott, Esq., P.M.)

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 6 August 1862 · page 2

William Braman, seaman, was accused of an assault upon one Henry Dennis, of the ship Australian. The case was settled out of court. Matthew Brambley miner, was charged with…

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Insolvent Court. New Insolvents

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 6 August 1862 · page 2

Aug. 1—James Smith, of the Governor's Arms, Field of Mars, near Parramatta, laborer. Liabilities, £10 4s. Assets, £2 10s. Deficit, £7 14s. WE are often apt to forget, when borne along on the full tide of commercial prosperity, many items of social and domestic importance, and which though…

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District Court. Friday, August 1. (Before His Honor Judge PUREFOY, and a Jury of four

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 6 August 1862 · page 3

On the Court reassembling on Friday morning, it proceeded to dispose of the record SEAMAN V. HARGREAVES. Damages, £200…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, August 6. (Before H. Scott Esq., P.M.)

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 9 August 1862 · page 3

Billy Barrack, an aborigine, charged with assuming his g[?]n, was remanded till to-morrow, the [?]man being considered still in danger…

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