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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1879

497 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 25

The Police Force and the Vend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1879 · page 2

ACCORDING to the report of the Lambton miners' meeting held on the 7th instant, as furnished to us by our Lambton correspondent, the manager…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Messrs. O'Sullivan, Robson, and Brookes, J.P.'s.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1879 · page 2

C. CHRISTIE v. BUSH.— Claim, £6 for wages. Before the case was opened, Mr. Capper, who appeared for defendant, contended that their Worships had no jurisdiction…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, 16th APRIL, 1879. (Before Lieut. Col. Maunsell, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1879 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.— One drunkard was punished. VAGRANCY.—Catherine Salisbury, an old and hardened offender, was brought before…

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The Pugilists in Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1879 · page 3

LAURENCE FOLEY, James Mace, and John Thompson appeared on remand, at the Moama police court on April 10 (says the Melbourne Herald), to…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, 17th APRIL, 1879. (Before Lieutenant Colonel Maunsell, P.M., G. Tully and J. C. Dibbs, Esq., J.P's.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1879 · page 2

DRUNKENESS.- One drunkard was fined 10s.; Elizabeth Burrowes was fined 20s. with the alternative of seven days. INDENCENT LANGUAGE.—The same prisoner,…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, 18th APRIL, 1870. (Before Lieut.-Col. Maunsell, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1879 · page 5

DRUNKENNESS.—Two persons were fined 5s for being drunk, and a seaman named Edward Riley. 20s, or seven days, for adding disorderly conduct to inebriation…

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Maitland Circuit Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1879 · page 4

THE April sittings of this court commenced yesterday at the Court House, East Maitland before his Honor Acting Judge M. H. Stephen. Mr. Knox prosecuted for the…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1879 · page 2

AT the police court on Saturday, before E. A. White, Esq., J.P., two inebriates were fined 5s. each; and Frederick McDermott alias John Murray, charged with having a…

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The Hatfield Bushrangers Sentenced to Death. DENILIQUIN

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1879 · page 2

The trial of the Hatfield bushrangers occupied the Court the whole of yesterday. A number of witnesses were examined, and Mr. M'Dermott, who appeared for the defence,…

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Lambton Court-house Building

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1879 · page 3

NOTWITHSTANDING that the matter has been frequently represented to the Government and adverted to in the newspapers, the Lambton Court house…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1879 · page 2

THE business at the local Police Court yesterday was very heavy, and it was not till it was almost too dark to carry on any longer that the proceedings were brought to a close…

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Plattburg Police Court. Monday, April 21St, 1879. (Before Mr. Smith, P.M., and Mr. J. Y. Neilson, J.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1879 · page 2

WILLIAM MORGAN, for riotous behaviour, at the Aberdare Hotel, Dark Creek, on the 15th inst., was found guilty, and sent to gaol for seven days…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, 21St April, 1879. (Before Lieut.-Col. Maunsell, P.M., and G. Tully, Esq., J.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1879 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS—Nine persons were fined is each for this offence, with the alternative of 24 hours in the lookup. Two offenders—James Morley, up for drunkenness only, and…

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Lambton Police Court. Tuesday, April 22Nd, 1879. (Before H. A. Smith, Esq., P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1879 · page 3

ROBERT ATKINSON and William Ferguson were charged, on remand, that they did on the 16th inst., rob one Jonathan Stables of one watch and chain, three £1 note, and…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, 22Nd April, 1879. (Before G. Tully and T. O'Sullivan, Esqs., J.P.'s

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1879 · page 3

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Emile Albrietson was fined 5s for this offence, and 20s for resisting Constable Pascoe in the execution of his duty. Two youths, apprentices, were…

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Revision Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1879 · page 2

A COURT for the revision of the electoral lists of Newcastle end Northumberland, was held yesterday at the Court-House. The presiding magistrates were Messrs. Tully (in the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, 23Rd April, 1879. (Before G. Tully and W. Robson, Esqs., J.P's)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1879 · page 2

DRUNKENNEES.—Two offenders were each fined 10s or 48 hours, and one 5s or 24 hours. OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Phœbe Clifton and Susan Perry, alias Bundell, arrested on…

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Licensing Brawl in Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1879 · page 2

AN array of twenty, four magistrates sat at the Central Police Court on Tuesday (says the E. News), to adjudicate in the matter of one Edward M'Donald's application for the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, 24Th April, 1879. (Before G. Tuily, Esq., J.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 April 1879 · page 2

GRIEVOUS BODILY HARN.—Henry Hill alias Harry Hall, alias Yorkey, on remand, was charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm upon one John Wilson, at Newcastle,…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1879 · page 4

AT the police court, yesterday, before Lieut-Colonel Maunsell, P.M., two drunkards were punished. An assault case was withdrawn…

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