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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
337 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 17
ASSAULT.—Andrew Nowlan was brought up on warrant, charged with assaulting and beating Sarah Nowlan, his wife, at New Lambton, on the 8th inst.—The prosecutrix…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Friendly Appeal Court of this Borough was held on Thursday last, in the chambers, when the following appeals were heard, viz:—Thomas Shipton, reduced from 7s. 6d. to 4s. 9d.; J. Davis, from £1 2s. 6d. to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →John Hanlon was charged by W. H. Whyte with misconduct in his (Whyte's) hired service on the 8th instant, but the case was after withdrawn…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?] discovery was made on Saturday by the family of Mr. Chalmers, at their Sturt-street, the dead body of an infant lying found in the closet at tho rear of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the York Assizes, on Saturday, before Lord Chief Justice Coleridge, Thomas Checkley, 44, and Ann Elizabeth Nendrick, 17, were indicted for the wilful murder of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fourth ward who the scene of a murder on Monday night, the victim being a young and interesting German girl, scarcely twenty years of age, whose sole offence…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WILFUL DISOBEDIENCE. George Clarke was charged with disobeying lawful commands on board the barque Chairman, on tho 12th instant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE June sittings of the above Court commenced on Monday morning, before his Honor Judge Dowling. There were 74 causes on the list, of which number 52 were undefended.—The following gentlemen represented…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →William Madden, a powerfully built man, was charged with stealing, at Newcastle, on or about the 14th instant, a purse containing a one-pound bank note, one half-sovereign, and seven or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Four drunkards were fined in the usual penalties. OBSTRUCTING THE PATHWAY. George Somers, upon the information of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was an action to recover £30, for fraudulently selling cordials with a mark belonging to plaintiff, to wit, by making some gingerbeer and putting same in bottles belonging to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our West Maitland correspondent sends us the following particulars of a desperate case of garrotting:—On Wednesday evening, at about seven o'clock, as our much-respected respected townsman Mr. George Owen was turning…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Our Toowoomba correspondent writes on June 2:—At the Toowoomba Police Court, to-day, before the Mayor (R. Aland, Esq.), I W. Crawford, and S. B. Bailey, Esqrs., J…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The murder with which the prisoner, James Cowan, confined in the goal at Roma for vagrancy is charged, is the murder of the Pohlman brothers, hawkers, at Narandera. It is confidently asserted that the right man…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Thursday afternoon, an Appeal Court for hearing cases of appeal against sundry assessments in the municipality of Hamilton, was held at the Court-house, Newcastle, there being no…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WILFUL EXPOSURE.—Francis Naylan O'Brien was charged with wilfully and obscenely exposing his person in a public place at New Lambton, on the 7th inst.—After the evidence had been heard, his worship came to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →One inebriate was convicted and fined in the usual penalty. PROFANE LANGUAGE. Two offenders were convicted for the above…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →REDMAN V. CLIFTON.—The evidence given in this case as reported in our last issue.—His Honor gave a verdict for complainant, damages 40s. with costs. RICHARDSON v. LUNN.—This case was commenced on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →We stated the other day that the body of a man named John Pearson had been found dead, apparently owing to violence, Dear Merriwa. We are now enabled to supply farther…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →John Carroll, a poor emaciated looking man, was charged with being found in the old gaol, without any visible means of support. Prisoner bore the appearance of past…
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