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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1874

308 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 16

Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, December 16, 1874 (Before A. A. P. Tighe, Esq., P.M., and R. Turton and W. Robson, Esqs., J.P.'s.) Obscene Language

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Saturday 19 December 1874 · page 4

Mary Pooley was fined 5s. and costs for using obscene language at Waratah. STEALING SLABS. John Murray was charged on warrant by…

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Police Court Proceedings. Monday, December 21. Before Messrs. F. J. Shaw, and E. A. White, J.P.'s

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 22 December 1874 · page 2

Six drunkards were dealt with, and two persons were fined for obscene and indecent language. DISOBEDIENCE OF ORDERS…

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Supreme Court, Sydney. Wednesday, December 16. Sittings in Banco. Before Sir James Martin (Chief Justice,) Mr. Justice Hargrave, and Mr. Justice Fawcett. DIBBS v. BROWN

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 22 December 1874 · page 3

This was an appeal from a decree of the Primary Judge in Equity, made in October last. The facts of the case were as follows:—In August, last year, Mr. James Brown, of…

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Newcastle Police Court

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 23 December 1874 · page 3

George Hickson and his wife, who have been wandering about Wallsend lately, without following any occupation were escorted to Newcastle yesterday Tuesday) morning, by constable Leonard, and brought…

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The New Court-house at West Maitland

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 23 December 1874 · page 3

This building is now completed, and occupied for the purpose for which it was purchased. The old Northumberland would hardly be known; the building has been thoroughly repaired in a satisfactory manner by contractors, and a verandah…

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Supreme Court Sydney. Wednesday, December 16. Sittings in Banco. (Before Sir James Martin, Chief Justice, Mr. Justice HARGRAVE, and Mr. Justice Faucett.) Dibbs V. BROWN

Miners' Advocate and Northumberland Recorder · Wednesday 23 December 1874 · page 3

This was an appeal from a decree of the Primary Judge in Equity, made in October last. The facts of the case were as follows:—In August, last year Mr. James Brown, of Newcastle, a member of the…

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Police Court Proceedings. Newcastle. Tuesday, Dec. 22, 1874

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 24 December 1874 · page 2

Before Messrs. F. J. Shaw and E. A. White, J.P's. Three inebriates were disposed of. VAGRANCY. George Hingston was charged with vagrancy…

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Police Court Proceedings. NEWCASTLE

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 26 December 1874 · page 2

THURSDAY, DEC. 24, 1874. Before James Hannell, Esq., J.P. Two persons were dealt with for drunkenness. PROFANE AND INDECENT LANGUAGE…

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Police Court Proceedings. Newcastle. Monday, Dec. 28. Before F. J. Shaw, Esq., J.P. Eight drunkards were disposed of. Resisting the Police

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 29 December 1874 · page 2

Thomas Doyle pleaded guilty to resisting the police whilst in tho execution of their duty, at Newcastle, on the 27th instant, and was fined 5s. or to be imprisoned for twenty-four hours…

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Police Court Proceeding Newcastle. Tuesday, December 29Th, 1874. Before F. J. Shaw, Esq., J.P. DRUNKENNESS

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 31 December 1874 · page 2

Fire inebriates were dealt with. DISOBEDIENCE OF LAWFUL COMMAND Frederick Berlin was charged with [?] disobedience of lawful commands on…

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