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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
497 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 25
BREACH OF THE HARBOUR REGULATIONS.â Charles Tilley was charged with discharging ballast in a place not duly authorised. Pleaded guilty. Mr. Bohle, ballast master,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON Saturday, there was no business at this court, not even a solitary drunk…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →VAGRANCY.—Kate Lane appeared on this charge. She stated she had a home in Stroud; on promising to go to her home, she was discharged.—Elizabeth To Ti pleaded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →William Royal, charged with cruelly ill-treating a goat with a stick, was found guilty, and fined 10s., and costs 4s. 10d. William Royal was then charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WYAGS CASE.—James Reeve, was charged on summons, with refusing to pay to one Robert Hall, the sum of £1 4s for wages said to be due. The Bench gave a verdict for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A single meeting in the estate of David Williamson. The insolvent appeared, and stated: I desire to amend my schedule, wherein there is an error ; it should be shown…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—One drunkard was dealt with. DISORUDELY CONDUCT.—Thomas McBean was charged with disorderly conduct on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE following meetings were held yesterday at the Courthouse, before the Substitute Commissioner (Lieut.-Col. Mannsell):—An adjourned meeting of creditors in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS—Two offenders were dealt with. DESERTION.—Five seamen pleaded guilty to deserting from the British barque…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Six delinquents Were disposed of. OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—One offender was convicted, the Bench inflicting a fine of £1…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE only case on the sheet on Saturday was George Les for deserting from the barque Southern Cross, and for which he was sentenced to eight weeks' imprisonment in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A DOCUMENT on the doors of the court house announces that the next District Court will be held on Monday, the 3rd March; and the last day for taking out plaints is Tuesday,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—Three cases were dealt with for this offence, and were punished as usual. One old lady, said to be an old offender, pleaded that she had not been in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A FIRST and only meeting was held yesterday, before the Substitute Commissioner Lieut. Col. Maunsell, in the estate of Daniel Jones, labourer, Wallsend. The insolvent states : I…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—Four persons were dealt with for this offence DESERTION.—Thomas Evans was charged with deserting from the barque Courier, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE only cases adjudicated upon yesterday by the Police Magistrate, were three cases of drunk and disorderly. In two of the eases the punishment inflicted was 5s., or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →INSULTING WORDS.—James Howard v. W. Hodges and J. Graham. No appearance. Catherine Lawson summoned Jane O'Brien for a similar offence. Cause dismissed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Thomas Gregg, who pleaded not guilty to this charge, was defended by Mr. G. Wallace. Constable Monday proved to taking the prisoner in charge, at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stephen S. Vale was charged with making use of insulting words to one Charles Turner, calculated to provoke a breach of the peace in a public place, to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →AT about half-past three o'clock on Sunday morning the police on duty observed the shutter bar and two of the shutters removed from the shop of Mr. Pearce, Jeweller,…
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