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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
252 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 13
Evan Charles and David Rees were charged with absenting themselves from their hired service, at the Hunter River Copper Smelting Works, before the term of their contract had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A. Lenthall, charged with permitting a case to be placed on the carriage way in Hunter-steet, in the 16th instant, was fined 5s. and 2s. 6d. costs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Twenty-three persons were summoned to answer the charge of keeping unregistered dogs on their premises. Of these, twenty-two were find 10s. and 5s. 6d. costs, and one postponed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Michael Thompson was charged with neglecting or refusing to pay Mary M'Ewen the sum of eighteen shillings. Mary M'Ewen deposed: About two and a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →William Palmer was charged with deserting from the British ship Mcrope, at Newcastle. Prisoner was ordered to be sent to Maitland gaol for twelve weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The October sittings of this court commenced last Thursday, at East Maitland, before his Honor Mr. Justice Faucett. The Attorney-General (Mr. Butler) prosecuted for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Julia Arnold was brought before the Court, charged with being drunk in the public street, at Lambton, on the 27th ultimo. This being the fourth time the prisoner was before the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →George Smith was charged with stealing a watch under the value of 40s., the property of William Donnon, on the 25th of October, at Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →William Davison was charged with continued neglect of duty on board the barque Cyrene, on the 1st instant. At the request of the master, the defendant was let off by paying the court…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was a suit to recover the price of two brooms, sold at Mr. Cross's store, to defendant and another person, named Coulter, with whom he was working for the Corporation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →William Craig was charged by his wife, Catherine Craig, with deserting hit two children, by leaving them without lawful means of support. It appears this was a dispute between the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[We regret that the length of the proceedings in this important case, which lasted over several days, prevents us from giving more of the evidence. Our space obliges us to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two drunkards, who pleaded guilty, were admonished and discharged. VAGRANCY. John Stanton was brought up by the police…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Court re-opened on Tuesday morning, before his Honor Mr. Justice Fawcett, and a jury of four. HOLLINGSHEAD V. BOROUGH OF NEWCASTLE…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The sitting of this Court re-opened on Thursday morning before His Honor Mr. Justice Faucett and a jury of four. HOLLINGSHEAD V. BOROUGH COUNCIL OF…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sebastian C. Ashton was brought before tho court, charged with deserting from the ship Sarah Grice, on the 19th October last. The prisoner was found guilty, and ordered to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The correspondent of the Evening News, November 5, gives the following account of an atrocious murder:— The most exciting item of news here is the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alexander Copeland appeared to answer the complaint of Sergeant Donohue, for that he did, on the 3rd instant, harbour and conceal one John Mare Herry, a seaman, deserter from the French…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thomas Regan was charged with assaulting Joseph Crocket, on the 9th instant, at Newcastle. Joseph Crocket deposed: On the 9th instant, while standing with a person of the name of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The issue of this action, one for slander, excited considerable public attention, inasmuch that the court was overcrowded on every day the case was in the list during the last and…
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