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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1881

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 August 1881 · page 2

ON Thursday, before the Police Magistrate, Elizabeth Gee, for threatening to take the life of her husband, George Gee, was ordered to find sureties, and in default…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 August 1881 · page 5

At the Police Court, yesterday, the charge sheets did not contain much business. One drunkard was dealt with. Hannah Farmer, for using obscene language In…

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Scene in a Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 August 1881 · page 8

IN reporting one of the cases heard at the Local Court, held at York, Western Australia, the other day, the Eastern Districts' Chronicle says:—"Before the final…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, 13Th August, 1881. (Before Mr. Buchanan, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 August 1881 · page 3

DRUNKENNESS.—Several inebriates were disposed of. One offender, before leaving the dock, sought his Worship's advise as to a peculiar position in which…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 August 1881 · page 2

AT the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Buchanan, P.M., two drunkards comprised the number under that heading. Catherine Fannan, a dirty-looking old…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 August 1881 · page 2

THE Police Court business yesterday was light. Henry Turner, for being drunk was fined 5s., or 24 hours, and for resisting constable Alexander, 10s., or three days…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 August 1881 · page 2

BUSINESS at the Police Court, yesterday was but light and unimportant, several offenders being dealt with for minor offences…

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Suffering for Others Or, Edith's Vow. Chapter Xxxiii. Oblivion—the Last Interview—the Burglary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 August 1881 · page 4

GUILTY. To be hanged by the neck till he was dead. Such had been the verdict and sentences. An innocent man was to meet…

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District Court Registrar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 August 1881 · page 5

We are pleased to notice that Mr. W. G. Smith, Registrar for the District Court in this city, has been appointed Commissioner for Affidavits…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 August 1881 · page 2

THERE was another clean shoot at the Police Court, on Saturday-no cases being set down for hearing either on charge or summons side. The not infrequent…

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Escape from Braidwood Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 August 1881 · page 3

ON Tuesday, just after noon (the Braidwood Dispatch reports), the notorious convict, Michael Minton, under sentence of two years imprisonment in…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1881 · page 2

AT the Police Coust yesterday, before Dr. Morgan, and Mr. S. S. Vale, J's.P., the following cases were heard.—Several drunkards were disposed of as usual. In…

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Assault Upon a Mother

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1881 · page 2

AT the Albury Police Court, on Monday, William Wittler and Jacob Wittier were charged with assaulting their mother, Mary Wittler, an old woman sixty-five…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 August 1881 · page 2

AT the Police Court yesterday morning, Sarah Tuck, was remanded until this morning, on a charge of having, on or about the 31st July, stolen a gold brooch,…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 August 1881 · page 2

Mr. BUCHANAN, P.M., with Messrs W. K. Lochhead and J. Creer, J.'sP. presided at the Police Court yesterday. Two inebriates were dealt with; John…

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Waratah Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 August 1881 · page 2

AT the Waratah Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. Perrott, P.M., and Mr. R. Thomas, J.P., Francis Nichols, charged with stealing 2s 6d,…

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Insolvency Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 August 1881 · page 2

NEW INSOLVENTS.—John Date, jun., Tighe's Hill; liabilities, £35; assets, £1 10s. John Moss, miner, Plattsburg; liabilities, £35; assets, £1…

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Police Bar acks, Hinton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 August 1881 · page 2

MR. WILLIAM DART, of Newcastle, the contractor for the erection of the police barracks at Hinton, has made a start with the work. There is a good deal…

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Refusing to Aid the Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 August 1881 · page 2

AT the Queanbeyan Quarter Sessions last week, William Collier pleaded guilty to a lengthy indictment charging him with knowingly and unlawfully…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 August 1881 · page 5

Mr. BUCHANAN, P.M., assisted by Messrs. Brooks, Creer, and Chapman, J's.P., disposed of the Police Court business yesterday. Minor business being disposed of,…

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