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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1880

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, 16Th Oct., 1880. (Before Mr. Buchana[?]., P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 October 1880 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—One tippler was mulct in the customary amount. VAGRANCY.—John Fullick, a seaman, who had been found sleeping out, pleaded…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1880 · page 2

THE charge sheet at the Police Court yesterday morning contained the names of an unusually large batch of inebriates, some of whom were fined in the customary…

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Murder of an Austrian Dragoman

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 October 1880 · page 2

CONSTANTINOPLE, October 16.—Events have recently transpired in connection with Duleigno. The difficulty as already reported has led to a very excited state of…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, October 19, 1880. (Before Mr. Buchanan, P.M., and Captain O'Sullivan, J.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 October 1880 · page 3

DRUNKENNESS.—TWO offenders were dealt with, OBSCENE LANGUANGE.—A boy named William Lane pleaded guilty to being…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 October 1880 · page 2

AT the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Buchanan, P.M., and, Mr. W. K. Lochhead, J.P., Ellen Clark, with an infant in her arms and a child at her…

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A Romantic Trial for Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 October 1880 · page 4

THE Court of Assizes at Laon has been engaged in the trial of a woman named Virginie Dumaire, who is charged with the murder of her former…

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Maitland Circuit Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 October 1880 · page 3

THE October sittings of the Maitland Circuit Court opened at East Maitland yesterday (Thursday) morning before his Honor Sir William Manning. Mr…

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Maitland Circuit Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 October 1880 · page 8

THE court re-opened at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, and adjourned after the case Regina v. Dehn had been disposed of This case concluded the criminal business…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 October 1880 · page 2

THE following business was disposed of at the Police Court on Saturday, by Mr. Buchanan, P.M. Three drunkards were each fined 5s, with the usual alternative…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1880 · page 2

THE only charges on the sheet yesterday morning were those of drunkenness against four persons. Throe were discharged, having been looked up for…

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Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1880 · page 2

MR. BUCHANAN, P.M., yesterday disposed of the Small Debts Court business. There were no cases of any public interest, a majority of verdicts going by default, ten…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 October 1880 · page 2

AT the Police Court, yesterday, before Mr. Buchanan, P.M., Alexander Clark, who had failed to surrender to bail on the previous day, was fined 20s., or forty-eight…

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The Murder of Mrs. Young in New Zealand

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 October 1880 · page 2

WE learn from our Auckland files that the trial of the two Chinanman, Ah Lee and Leo Guy, for the murder of Mrs. Young, at Kyeburn, was concluded at the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, 27Th October, 1880. (Before Mr. Buchanan, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 October 1880 · page 3

DRUNKENNESS.—One offender was dealt with. A VIRAGO.—Sarah Coleman, aged 80, described as a married woman, was…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, 28Th Oct., 1880. (Before Mr. Buchanan, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 October 1880 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—Frank Schuck, who pleaded guilty, was fined 5s, with 1s additional cost of bringing him in a vehicle to the lockup, in default the…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1880 · page 5

AT the Police Court, yesterday, before the P.M., the following business was dealt with:—William Powell, seaman, drunk and disorderly, was fined 10s, in default…

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The Trial of Edward Kelly Verdict of Guilty. Prisoner Sentenced to Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1880 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Ned Kelly's trial lasted until 11 o'clock last night. It is expected that it will be concluded to-day. Later.—The evidence is concluded…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, 30Th Oct., 1880. (Before Mr. Buchanan, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 November 1880 · page 3

DRUNKENNESS.—One offender was dealt with. A DRUNKARD'S ESCAPE.—Henry Coslett, an old offender, pleaded guilty to…

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The Trial of Edward Kelly the Prisoner Sentenced to Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 November 1880 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—The trial of Nod Kelly was continued yesterday morning. The court was, excessively crowded, and every precaution was taken…

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District Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1880 · page 2

INTENDING litigants will do well to bear in mind that the last day for issuing plaints for the District Court (to be held on 29th November) will be Tuesday, 16th…

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