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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
129 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 7
WAGES.—John Patten, captain of the barque Sydney Griffiths, was summoned by Thomas Phillips, a fleam an on board the same vessel, for nonpayment of wages amounting to £8 18s. 4d After…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LARCENY.—Jam's Kewley was found guilty of stealing three planks, the property of Thomas Brooks, and fined 20s., or in default to locked up seven days…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An important case as defining the powers of the incumbent of a parish church and the churchwardens, was decided in the Small Debts' Court on the 19th June. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ABSENCE FROM DURY.-John Drove, cook of the ship British Sovereign, was charged with being absent from his duty on the 11th instant. John McNab, chief officer of the ship stated that the prisoner was absent on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →One of the most frightful murders that has over occurred in this part of the country was perpetrated on Tuesday night last, or early on Wednesday morning, at Bowling…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →HoRSE STEALING—James William was brought up on remand,charged with horse stealing.—James Maddgan dep[?] that he is a farmer living at Hinton. Last week the prisoner,whom he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The magisterial investigation touching the death of Celia Butler terminated on the 17th instant. Senior-constable King gave evidence to the effect that about six o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →UNLAWFULLY CUTTING TREES.—Franch Hughes, John Archer, and Edward O'Sullivan were brought up, on remand, charged with unlawfully and maliciously cutting certain trees growing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →INDECENT LANGUAGE.-James Clark, charged with using indecent language in a public thorough, fare, on the 24th instant, was found guilty, mid fined 10s, with 2s, 6d. costs, or in default of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was an action by the manager of the H.R.N.S.N. Company, to recover from the defendant, the president of the St. Benedict's Young Men's Society, the sum…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DISONEDIENCE.-George Cheltenham pleaded guilty to a charge of disobedience of lawful commands on board the barque Anna, on the 1st instant, and was discharged at the request of the captain on promising to do his duty…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BAO LANGUAGE.-Alexander Dodds, for using obscene language in a railway carrion at Waratah station, on the 5th instan:, was fined £5 by distress.-Edward Knopp, for using indecent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FURIOS RIDING.-John Ross was charged with furiousling in Hunter-Street,on the 6th inst.,where by one lile of Edward Hay was endangered Micheal connor deposed that he is a constable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the Warnambool Police-court, on Tuesday, before the Stipendiary Magistrate the Mayor, and Mr. Macgregor, J.P., Thomas Menard, alias Yankee Tom, alias…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DRUNKNESS.-John smith pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkness, and was discharged. PROPANE LANGUAGE-Jane Butts, charged with using profane language in a public through…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DISORDERLY CONDUCT.-David Thompson, a seaman on board the big Pride, was charged with being disorderly in the vessel on the 19th instant, and being found guilty, was fined 40s., or in default…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yesterday, David Young the convicted murderer of Margaret Graham, was hanged at Castlemaine, and was hanged without confession of the deed for which he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →OBSCENE LANGUAGE.-James Fozey and William Waddle wera charged with using obscene language in a public thoroughfare at Wallsend, on the 19th insant, and being found guilty were each fined 10s., or in default 48…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We have received from a correspondent the following account of the murder of Mr. John Dowling briefly mentioned in our last. The communication is undated, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →we gave an account in our last issue of the proceedings of a band of four bushrangers who had stuck up tho Gineroi station on the Gwydir or Big River, where…
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