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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
500 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 25
Two persons were punished—one for being drunk, and the other drunk and disorderly. STABBING CASE. Andrew Johnston (a cloured man), labourer,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Morgan, William Morgan, and Joseph Davies, were charged on remand from Newcastle, with assaulting one Richard Bellows, and robbing him of the sum of 30s. in money, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two drunkards were punished, and four persons were fined 10s and 2s 6d costs, each, for being drunk and disorderly at Stockton, on 14th instant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT the Police Court, yesterday, before Lieut. Col. Maunsell, P.M., Edward O'Gallagher was fined 2s. 6d and 2s, 6d. costs for obstructing the footway in Hunter-street. Robert Turner,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Tuesday last, about midnight, an attempt was made by two men to break into several of the stores in this township, but fortunately with very little success, It appears the burglars…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AT the police court, yesterday, before Lieut. Col Maunsell, P.M., five drunkards were fined…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AT the Police Court on Saturday, before W. Robson, Esq., J.P., Thomas Cleary was fined 20s. for being drunk; the same prisoner was fined 20s. in addition to the former fine for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A case against Andrew Dickson, charged with stealing a cost (value £5, the property of one D[?]ean Kelford, was dismissed, the cost having been proved to have been lawfully purchased…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Claim for £8 6s 8d for work performed. Mr. W. W. Capper appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. C. Readett for the defendant. Plaintiff sued defendant for £8 6s 8d, being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Denis Jordan was charged with stealing a basket, containing twenty five dozen eggs, the property of one Joseph Healey, at the Market Wharf, on Saturday last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A FIRST and only meeting in the estate of Joseph Minto, of Lambton Commonage, coal miner, was held at the court house, Newcastle, on Wednesday, at noon, before Lieut. Col. Maunsell,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Five drunkards were punished. OBSCE[?]E LANGUAGE. William Mitchell, previously fined for drunkenness, was mulct in the sum of 20s, with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Daniel Hamill, seamen, pleaded guilty to a charge of refusing to obey an order of the Court for the support of his wife, Catherine, and was remanded till Monday next. Bail allowed, one…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AT the Police Court on Saturday, before W. Robsin Esq. J.P. five persons were fined for being drunk. Thomas Walsh, for being disorderly on huard the schooner Lapwing, at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DAVID SHAW, and Yeden Welsh, were brought up, in custody, charged with attempting to commit a rape on Agnes Osw[?]ld, at Platts[?]urg, on Saturday last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thomas Craig, a miner, pleaped guilty to a charge of bring drunk by disorderly, and was fined 10s, or 48 hours. ASSAULTING THE POLICE…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT the Police Court yesterday, before lieutenant Colonel Maunsell, P.M., and Mr. W. Robson, J.P., for drunkers were fined. Charlotte Hemmings an old offender pleaded guilty to a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two persons were punished for drunkenness. UNLAWFUL USE OF FIREARMS. George Melville was charged with having unlawfully used firearms at Signal Hill, Newcastle,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LAST evening, pursuant to advertisement, a public meeting was held in the Court-house to consider the propriety of giving a suitable expression of the general feeling by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two drunkards were punished DISORDERLY CONDUCT. Frederick Gibeon, for disorderly conduct on board the steamer Kembla whilst on the voyage…
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