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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
497 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 25
STEALING FRUIT.âTwo boys named Alexander Rae and James Solway, on bail, were charged with stealing fruit from a garden at Waratah, on Sunday last. The children had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →INDECENT LANGUAGE.—One offender was convicted, and fined 10s. and 5s. 10d costs. VAGRANCY.—Alfred Godthorpe, on bail, did not appear. His bail was estreated, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →PROHIBITION.—An order was issued by the Bench, at the request of Mary Ann Owen, prohibiting the publicans of the district from supplying William Owen of Waratah, with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Claim, £1 14s, for rent. Verdict for plaintiff for full amount, and costs 5s. J. H. ANDERTON V. HUGH RANCLAUD. Claim, £6 16s 4d, for goods sold and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Several undefended cases were called, and struck out, as the parties did not appear. T.M'Namarra v.P.Hanson. Claim, £16 damages for plaintiff's cow, being gored by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ASSAULT.—Anthony Parkes was charged with assaulting Thomas Conn. No appearance. BREACH OF THE VEHICLES' ACT.—James…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →COMBINING TO DISOBEY LAWFULLY COMMANDS. —Eight seamen of the ship Hospodar were brought up in custody on the charge of combining to disobey lawful commands on board…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS. — Three drunkards were punished. REFUSING TO PAY HIS FAKE. — Michael Cleary pleaded guilty to a charge of refusing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AT the Police Court, on Saturday, before Mr. C. Bolton, J.P., one drunkard was punished. David Friend, charged with unlawfully assaulting one Carl Mathew…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—Three persons were fined 5s each, or 24 hours; one 15s, or seven days; and Emily Sampson, against whom five previous convictions were regestered, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—The persons were fined 5s each for being drunk. OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Matthew Burridge, in addition to being fined for being drunk,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AT the Lambton Police Court, yesterday, before H. A. Smith, Esq., P.M., George Blackwell was brought up on remand, charged with attempting to murder a little…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENNESS.—Seven persons were fined for being drunk. DISOBEYING LAWFUL COMMANDS.—Martin Hansen was convicted of unlawfully and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—One person was fined 5s for this offence. Thomas Jennings, 50, a miner, was fined 10s, with the alternative of 48 hours, for being drunk…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →William Owen was fined 10, and 4s 10d costs, for making use of obscene lauguage at Tighe's Hill. RIOTOUS BEHAVIOUR.—John Young…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT the public court, on Saturday, before Dr. C. W. Morgan, J.P. one icebriate was fined 10s or 48 hours for this offence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS. Four persons wore cautioned and discharged for the offence and one, an old offender, fined 5s. The clemency shown was because of the general holiday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MARGARET JENKINS, a girl 17 years of age, was charged, at the Haverfordwest police court, with concealing the birth of her illegitimate child on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DRUNKENNESS.—Ten persons were brought before the Court for this offence. Some were fined, and others discharged. PROFANE LANGUAGE. — Thomas Buckfitt…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →RIOTOUS BEHAVIOUR.—Robert Burrowes was charged with conducting himself in a riotous manner in a public place at Lambton, on the 11th inst. Senior-constable Frize…
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