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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
257 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 13
Hugh Burkitt appeared before the Court, on summons, charged with deserting his two children, aged two years and a half and three years, respectively. The defendant said he was willing to pay 10s, a-week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thomas Harrington Miller was brought up, on warrant, issued by the Singleton Bench, charged with deserting his wife and child. Prisoner, when arrested by the constable said that he was going to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →G. W. Taylor applied for a district auctioneer's license. The application was granted. There were no police cases on the sheet…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Legislative Council, on Thursday last, Mr. Holt moved the adjournment of the House, in order to bring before its notice a letter which had been produced by his hon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Michael Driscoll appeared, on summons, to answer a charge of being drunk in Newcomenstreet. Constable O'Mara proved the charge. Prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to pay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A claim for £118s., for goods sold and delivered. Defendant did not appear. Verdict for plaintiff in the amount claimed. Thompson v. Abraham…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Monday and Tuesday, 2nd and 3rd instant, Frank Sydney Bowerman was tried before the Chief Justice of Queensland, for having, on November 24, 1868, feloniously…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →James Downie appeared, on summons, to answer a charge of furiously driving through Hunter-street, on the 6th instant. William Grew, being sworn, said: I am the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Thursday last (before Mr. H. B. Lane, P.M.), at the Belfast Court-house, twenty-two witnesses were examined in this case. The prisoner was much affected…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Before the Police Magistrate, and E. Parnell. J.P. Drunkenness. Peter Ausen pleaded guilty to being drunk in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Philip Skilicorn was brought up on a charge of being drunk in Hunter-street on the 10th instant. Mr.Scott: were you drunk or not drunk? Prisoner: I was drunk…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →G. Terry was charged with having made use of obscene language at raymond Terrace. Fined 5s. and 5s. 6d. costs. J. Ashley was also charged with the same…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hannah Burt, in custody, was charged with absconding from the indentured apprenticeship of Mrs. Cunningham. The defendant was formerly an inmate of the Industrial School…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →His Honor delivered judgments in the following applications for certificates of conformity:— RE DIBBS AND CO. EX PARTE JOHN CAMPBELL…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR— I perfectly agree in the remarks of your correspondent of the 11th instant, relating to the conduct of the police force of this township. This day I was charged before the Bench with the use of profane…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alexander McLennon was charged, on remand, with behaving disorderly on board the British ship Hyderabad, on the 11th instant. John Boyle deposed: I am chief officer of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →John Kavanagh, in custody, was charged with stealing a parrot, the property of one William Langham, on the 14th instant. Prisoner said he got the bird on the street,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thomas Cassidy and William Gordon pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness. The former was fined 10s., the latter 5s., with the usual alternative…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →James Oatson, in custody, was charge with unlawfully assaulting one George Jackson, master of the barque Rangoon, on the 15th inst., while on a voyage. Through the discourtesy of the Police Magistrate,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →W. Mordue appeared, on summons, to answer the charge of wilfully destroying a signboard, the property of one L. Hartman. Mr. Brown appeared for the complainant…
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