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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
269 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 14
George Brown was charged with embezzling a quantity of flour from the ship Ellen White. Mr. Leader appeared for the defendant. Robert Geddis deposed: I am the master of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Solicitor-General prosecuted for the Crown. Senior-constable Martin deposed: I saw Dower at the Queen's Wharf, Circular Quay,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →George Brown was charged with assaulting Robert Geddis, master of the barque Helen White, on the 21st instant, in the port of Newcastle. Mr. Leader appeared for the prosecution…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →William M'Crow was placed at the bar, before his Honor Mr. Justice Hargrave, to answer to the charge of having feloniously, unlawfully, and with malice aforethought, killed and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Richard Dainty, of Lambton, was charged with assaulting one Grace Hughes, at Lambton, on the 19th instant. Mr. Capper appeared for the plaintiff…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was substantially a suit to recover £5 17s. 6d., held by defendant for payment, in accordance with the directions of a certain committee at Lambton, being members of the Lambton Band,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Thornton was charged with assaulting John Smith, on the evening of the 21st instant, while at sea, on board the Lady Emma, on her passage to Newcastle from Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An investigation was instituted by Dr. Laidman, the district coroner, at the board-room of the Maryborough Hospital, on Monday, into the circumstances attending the death of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rachel M'Minimy was brought before the Court, charged with stealing a shawl, the property of Mrs. Bellamy, of Lochinvar, on the 14th instant, and, after hearing the evidence of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Margaret Murphy was brought before the Court, charged with using obscene language in the hearing of persons passing in a public place, in Newcastle. Prisoner had a very unenviable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Catherine Walters was charged with assaulting Sophia Rogers, at Newcastle, on the 25th instant. According to the evidence of the complainant,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two drunkards were brought before the court, charged with being drunk on the 28th ultimo. One was discharged with a caution and the other was fined 5s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The quarterly sittings of the Newcastle District Court were commenced yesterday (Monday) morning, at ton a.m., before his Honor Judge Simpson. The following, barresters were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir James M'Culloch, acting Agent-General for Victoria, and Mr. Daintree, Agent-General for Queensland, have been presented to the Queen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Captain Craigie, of the steamship Morpeth, pleaded guilty by his solicitor to the charge of committing a breach of the Customs Act, by refusing to allow the Tide Surveyor to inspect the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This Court resumed its sittings at the usual hour, this morning. Mr. P: J. Healy, instructed by Messrs. Thompson and Pigou, for the plaintiff, and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John H. Lewis, a coloured man, was brought before the Court, charged, with having no visible means of support. Mr. Chambers appeared for the prisoner…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charles Lawrence pleaded guilty to the charge of being drunk and disorderly, and was fined 10s., or forty-eight hours in the lockup. The fine was paid…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The lately published memoirs of Baron Stockmar contain some interesting anecdotes. Among them is the following one, apropos of Stockmar's memorandum regarding the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A shocking murder was committed shortly before seven o'clock on Tuesday evening, in Hotham-street, Emerald Hill, near the Police Station. The facts, us far as they could be…
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