Newcastle Police Court
AT the Police Court, yesterday, before Mr Buchanan, P.M., and Mr. W. K. Lochhead, J.P., in a case—Ruth Street v. James Street, for assault, there was no appearance of…
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Courts & crime, 1880
490 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 25
Attempted Murder. Clarence Town
James Murphy was committed to-day, to take his trial at the next Maitland Circuit Court, for cutting and wounding his wife, with intent to murder her on Saturday last…
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AT an Insolvency Court held at Newcastle yesterday, before Mr. Buhhanan, P.M., the following insolvents were examined. John O'Donevan, contractor, Greta, first and only…
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MR. Buchanan, P.M., attended at the Newcastle Police Court yesterday, and di[?] of the charge sheet. A foreigner named Justian was charged with drunkenness and…
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NEWS was received at Milwaukee, Wis., on October 11, of a terrible tragedy which occurred at Grand Rapids, Wis., whereby Judge Henry…
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THE Burrangong Chronicle reports that a most daring and determined attempt at escape was made at the gaol on the evening of Wednesday, the 24th…
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ON Saturday at the Police Court (before Mr. Buchanan, P M., and Mr. G. Tully, J.P.), one drunkard wag fined, George Brown, for riotous behaviour at the railway station,…
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AT the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Buchanan, P.M., Mr. G. Tully, J.P., and W. Robson, J.P., Robert Anderson for drunkenness was fined 5s.; a further charge…
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YESTERDAY at the Police Court, before Mr. Buchanan, P. M., Nicholas Stepwhich was summoned for a breach of the Game Act, in wilfully…
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AT the Newcastle Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Buchanan, M.P., and Dr. Morgan, J.P., Nicholas Stipwich was charged with a beach of the Colonial Game Act, in having…
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A fireman named William Wade, employed on board the s.s. Suva, committed suicide this morning in a most determined manner, after having first attempted to…
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THE only case on the sheet for hearing yesterday was that of one drunkard, who was ordered to subsidise the exchequer as usual. Mr. Buchanan, P.M., and Mr. G…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Plattsburg Police Court. Thursday, January 8Th. [Before Messrs. Perro[?]t, P.M., and J. Birrell, J P.]
OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Mary Mitchell v. Elizabeth Horn. Mr. Wallace appeared on behalf of complainant. Defendant, who pleaded guilty, was fined 10s., costs of court…
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MR. FOSBERRY, reports as follows, concerning the totalisator;—"The totalisator was worked at Randwick racecourse, simply as an indicator of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lambton. Police Court. Tuesday, January, 6th 1880. (Before Mr. Perrott, P.M., and Messrs. Vale and Thomas J.P's.) a Raffle Swindle
Walter Goodwin was charged with stealing a saddle, the property of John Kennick at Charlestown on the 24th December last. Mr. Wallace appeared for the defence…
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THE following telegram has been received by the Minister of Education in South Australia, from the Government Resident:—…
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AT the Newcastle Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Buchanan, P.M, and Mr. G. Tully, J.P., the business consisted chiefly of the hearing of a charge against…
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A DRAMATIC investigation of a murder which, it is thought, was perpetrated two years ago is now in progress at Dunmore, two miles from Scranton,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lambton Police Court. Tuesday, January 13th, 1880. (Before Mr. Perrott, P.M., Messrs T. Croudace, S.S. Vale, and C. Thomas, Js P.) Perjury
John Kurnick was charged with having committed perjury in the Charlestown raffle, case head at the Lambton Police Court, on Tuesday, the 6th instant. Mr. George Wallaco…
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AT the Police Court, yesterday morning, (before Mr. Buchanan, P.M., and Mr. G. Tully, J.P.,) an old offender, named Edward Travers, pleaded guilty to having been drunk…
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