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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
143 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 8
A public meetiog of the citizens of New-castle took place last night at the court-house the Mayor iu the chair, to agree to an address, and otherwise arrange a proper reception for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ABUSIVE LANGUAGE.—Hugh Carr was summoned before the Bench, for using abusive language to John Henrie Barrett, chemist, in Hunter-street.—John Henrie Barrett deposed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Joseph Vickers and James M 'Kay were severally charged with these offences,and fined by the bench 5s. each. OBTAINING GOODS UNDER FALSE PRETENCES…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DESERTING HIS WIFE AND FAMILY.—John Hodge, a man working on board the Government steam dredge, at present in the Hunter River, appeared on summons to answer a charge of having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NON-PAYMENT OF WAGES.—Captain Cowieson appeared on summons before the bench, to answer a charge of non-payment of wages in the sum of £9 8s., to Robert Jordan. The case had been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—John Bennett was charged with being drunk and disorderly in the Bricklayers' Arms, on the previous evening. The landlady, Mrs. Yates, deposed, that he came into the hotel, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LIST OF CAUSES FOR TRIAL, TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, THE 26TH INSTANT. REMANETS FROM LAST SITTINGS.—Harvey v. Snadden, for goods sold, and delivered…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →INDICENT LANGUAGE.—Richard Richardman in whose house a fire occurred in [?] street, on Sunday night, was placed at the charged with using indecent language…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →JUDGMENT.—WHYTE V. THE BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES. Their Honors gave judgment in this case, as follows:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →There were 55 new plaints, one interpleader, and two remanets. The undefended cases were taken first. Kinsborough v. Dr. Auld, £22 Os. 7d. This was an action for drapery goods supplied…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The plaintiff in this case was a publican riding at Minmi, and he sued the defendant for certain injury done to his property on the cession of his visiting plaintiffs house, in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →JUNE 5 —Enoch William Rudder, of Kempsey, Macleay River, gentleman, on petition and afffJavit, schedule to be filed within one mon b. RULE NINI…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AUSTRALIAN JOINT STOCK BANK v. WILSON. — This case, which was tried before a jury, was an action brought on a promissory note for £177 10s. 6d. The Australian Joint Stock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE— BROWETT V. ARREN.— This was an action brought by Mrs. Mary Ann Ellen Browett, a widow, against William Arren, of this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE EFFECT OF INTER[?]PERNCE.—John Easton and William Small, two masons employed un[?] the new Government crane, were charged with stealing two bottles of whiskey and one of cloves…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →William Croker, described as a bushman, residing ia Lake Macquarie-road, appeared on summons before the Bench, charged with a saulting one William Rugg of Malakoff…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We stated about ten days since that a murder had been committed in the Pelorus Valley upon Mr. William Grants who lived upon a small section of freehold land near…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?] Phillips, a respectable and intelligent taking woman, was brought up before the Bench, [?] of the police, charged by her husband, Times Phillips, a Welsh miner, with being of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →George Lewis and Ann Lewis appeared before the Bench, on summons, charged with keeping a disorderly home at Waratah, on the 23rd instant. The defendants inhabit the house where a child…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The town was in a state of commotion last evening, in consequence of a report that Mr. Richard Harpur, the butcher, in Queen-street, had murdered his wife, by stabbing her. The…
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