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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1877

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Supreme Court. Wednesday, December 12, 1877. Sittings in Banco

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 December 1877 · page 2

EQUITY APPEAL—DINNS V. JAMES BROWN. This was an appeal from a decree of the Primary Judge (Mr. Justice Hargrave), ordering the ex cution of I bond of i[?] demnity…

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EUROPEANS V. Chi[?]men at Court. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 December 1877 · page 2

SIR,—Knowing your columns are ever open to way one who think they have been wronged, would you grant me a shall corner in the columns of your widely circulated paper, to…

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Waratah Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 December 1877 · page 4

On Friday morning, a man named Fzrkiel Williams was brought up in custody of constable Daly before his Worship the Police Magistrate on a charge of…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, Dec. 14, 1877. (Before Lie[?]nant-Colonel Maunsell, P.M., and [?] Parnell, Esq., J.p.) Drunkenn[?]ss

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 December 1877 · page 4

Two inebriates were fined. DISORDERLY CONDUCT. [?]clics v. Williams. This case was returned Mr. W. H. Capper…

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Wife Murder. Horrible Result of Intemperance and Jealousy—details of the Crime—escape of the Murderer. Richmond Va., Oct. 21, 1877

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 December 1877 · page 2

INFORMATION received here gives the particulars of the brutal murder of his wife by a man named Robert Harris, who lived near Nisburg, Henry County,…

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Police Court Eccentricities

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 December 1877 · page 2

An amusing incident occurred on Saturday morning at the Police Court. Mrs. Catherine Salisbury, whose persistent devotions to Bacchus during the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, Dec, 15, 1877. (Before Lieutenant-Colonel Maunsell, P.M., and E. Parnell, Esq., J.p.) Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 December 1877 · page 2

Emanuel Bear was charged with stealing a quantity of raisins, value threepence, the property of the A. S. N. Co. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Nicholson; and…

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Waratah Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 December 1877 · page 2

Fzekiel Williams was again brought up yesterday (Monday) morning, on a charge of committing an aggr[?]vates assault. As there was only the Police Magistrate on the Bench,…

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Murder at a Corroboree

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 December 1877 · page 2

ON Sunday, the 2nd instant (says the Macleay Herald) while a number of blacks assembled at Port Macquarie to have a corroboree, one of the blacks from the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, Dec. 17, 1877. (Before F. J. Shaw, Esq., J.p.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 December 1877 · page 2

Two offenders were punished. INDECENT ASSAULT. George Cowan, about 13 years of age, on bail, was charged with indecently assaulting…

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City and District Newcastle. Police Court. Two inebriaies were lined yesterday. Groat Art Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 December 1877 · page 2

Two inebriated were fined yesterday. Great Art Union. Subscribers to the above are reminded that the drawing will take place at the city Hall tomorrow…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 December 1877 · page 2

YESTERDAY, before Lieutentant-Colonel Munnsell P.M., and F. J. Shaw, Esq, one inebriate and James Elliott, being proved to be of unsound mind, was sent to the receiving-house at…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, Dec. 19, 1877. (Before A.A.P. Tighe, Esq., P.M., and W. Robson, R. W. Moody, and James Fletcher, Esqs., J.p.s.) [?]Enses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 December 1877 · page 2

Slaughtering licenses were granted to G. W. Allen, John E. Fenwick, James Green, H. Wilkinson, John Edwards, Joseph Partner, N. Elliott, and A. L. Payne…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, Dec. 20, 1877. (Before Lieuteanant-Colonel Maunsell. P.M., and F. J. Shaw, [?]sq., J.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 December 1877 · page 2

Plaintiff sued defendant for 18s,, balance of wages alleged to be due to to plaintiff Mr. Wallace appeared for the defendant…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 December 1877 · page 4

ON Friday. December 21, before Lieut.-Colonel Maunsell, P.M., and Dr. Brookes, J.P. Thomas Meakin for wife-desertion, was ordered to pay 10s, for twelve months, for the support of his wife, Bridget Meakin,…

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EUROPEANS v. Chinamen at Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 December 1877 · page 2

REFERRING to a letter with the above heading, written by Mr. Francis Craig. Wallsend, which appeared in our issue of the 14th, Mr. Craig now sends us a long letter, which we really have no room…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, Dec. 27, 1877. (Before Lieut. Colonel Maunsel and Dr. Brooks, J.p.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 December 1877 · page 2

George White, for being drunk on board the ship Garstang, was fin[?]d 10s. ASSAULT. Phillip Smith, cook on board a ship…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, Dec. 27, 1877. (Before Lieu.-Colonel Maunsell, [?] Brookes, J.p.) Absent Without Leave

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 December 1877 · page 4

Alfred Towell was charged with being absent without leave from the barque Seagull, at Newcastle, on the 26th inst. Defendant pleaded not guilty…

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DIBBS v. BROWN Supreme Court Sydney. (Condensed from the S. M. Herald.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 December 1877 · page 8

THE following are the judgments delivered in this suit:— The Chief Justice said; The case alleged by the bill in this suit is as…

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