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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
497 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 25
JOHN HALLIDAY was charged with making use of insulting words to one Catherine Cummerford in De Vitre-street, Lambton, on the 17th inst. Complainant and Albert Bussell…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—One offender was fined 5s. RIOTOUS BEHAVIOUR.—William Wilson was fined 10s or 48 hours for this offence, and William Kennedy, 5s, or 24 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AN attempt to effect a good haul was made on the premises of Messrs. McRickard and Co., Hunter-street, between Saturday night and Sunday morning. An entrance must…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A SHOCKING occurrence is reported as having occurred at Hunter's Hill on Monday afternoon. A man named M'Govern had some words with his wife, and her brother, being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—One drunkard was punished. DESTROYING PROPERTY.—James Wilson was found guilty of wilfully destroying one cell…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was a petition on notice made by Mr. Davis, instructed by Messrs. Allen, Bowden, and Allen, on behalf of the Bank of New South Wales, praying that the abovenamed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A MOST melancholy homicide, committed in a moment of ungovernable pa[?]rion, and while the wretched perpetrator, who is now within the walls of Darlinghurst repenting his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENNESS.—One person was fined 5s. or 21 hours; one 10s or 48 hours; end Walter Howell, 20s, or seven days for this offence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LICENSES.—Billiard and bagatelle licenses were granted to W. Henderson, Thos. Davis, Edward Lorey, R. Richards, F. P[?]kes, J. Burley, and W. Cork,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE return of fine weather has apparently had the effect of causing the machinery of the law at this particular court to be brought to a standstill; for a day at least there was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AT the police court, on Saturday, before Mr. A. Brown, J.P., John Murphy was fined 105 or 48 hours for behaving riotously in Hunter-street, on 27th inst. This was all the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—Two offender were fined each, and Charles Holston 10s. or s[?] days. UTTERING FORCED NOTES.—George D[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IT was not until Sunday (says the E. News) that the body was recognised by his friends as that of the well-known and popular actor, Mr. F. M. Bates, and a preliminary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—One offender was fined 5s. RIOTOUS BEHAVIOUR.—Two young men were fined 5s each, for behaving riotously in Newcomen-street…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—William Owen was charged with being drunk and disorderly at Lambton, on June 28th last. The Bench remarked that Owen was a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →His Honor intimated that in this case he had conferred with Mr. Justice Faucett as to the application to vary an order of Mr. Justice Hargrave setting down this case for trial…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AT the Police Court, yesterday, before Lient.-Col. Maunsell, P.M., and Mr. Tully, J.P., John Gibson was summoned by Bernard Rooney for neglecting to instruct complainant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT the Police Court yesterday, before Lieut.-Col. Maunsell, P.M., and Mr. G. Tully, J.P., John Wilson was convicted of riotous behaviour in Wolfe-street, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AT the Police Court, yesterday, before Lieut. Col. Maunsell, P.M., four persons were fined 5s each for being drunk, and Anne Williams, 10s, for using indecent language. In…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sandwich, Mass., May 2.—The quiet dwellers on this portion of the Cape have been suddenly thrown into a terrible state of excitement over the…
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