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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1882

291 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 15

Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1882 · page 2

MESSRS. W. K. Lochead, C. F. Stokes, Captain O'Sullivan and J. Creer, J. Ps., occupied the Bench yesterday. John Mitchell, for riotous behaviour in…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, January 4, 1882. (Before Messrs. W. K. Lochhead, Dr. Morgan, and C. F. Stokes, J.'sP.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1882 · page 2

DISCHARGING FIREARMS ILLEGALLY.—Benjamin Green, W. Jones, E. Heath, J. Ferguson, T. Sheldon, J. Hutch, S. Bell, E. Heath, jun., H. Pilkington, and J…

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The History of the Coal-mining Monopoly in This Colony. (Continued.) Supreme Court.—banco Sittings. the Attorney-general v. BROWN

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1882 · page 3

NEW SOUTH WALES is termed in the Statute 54, George III., c. 15, and in the 59, George III., c. 122, His Majesty's colony, not the colony of…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1882 · page 2

MR. BUCHANAN, P.M., presided at the Police Court yesterday. The charge sheets were small; only two drunkards being dealt with. Charles M'Leish, charged with…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1882 · page 2

YESTERDAY, Mr. Buchanan, P.M., with Messrs. W. A. Sparke, Major Bolton, and S Chapman, J's.P., occupied the bench. Edward Beck, a seaman, pleaded guilty to…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1882 · page 5

ON Thursday, before Messrs. W. K. Lochhead and G. Donald, J's.P., the following cases were heard:—Alexander Spiers, John Devereux, and Sydney Smith, three boys,…

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Burglary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 January 1882 · page 2

AN attempt to effect a burglary on the promises of Mr. Joseph Creer, J.P (Mayor), in Wolfe-street, was made during Friday night. By means of a log of wood the iron…

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Burglary in Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 January 1882 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—An extensive robbery was effected at the Mutual Store, Flinders-street, last night. On the eastern side of the store the Company is erecting…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1882 · page 4

MESSRS. W. K. Lochhead, Brooks, and Creer presided at the Police Court yesterday. There was only one inebriate dealt with. Seven seamen, charged with desertion from…

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Newcastle Police Magistrate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. James Mair, Police Magistrate at Armidale, is appointed Police Magistrate for Newcastle…

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Police Magistrate for Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1882 · page 4

IT will be seen from our telegraphic columns that Mr. James Mair, P.M., from Armidale, has been appointed Police Magistrate for Newcastle, vice Mr. J. Buchanan, promoted…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1882 · page 2

AT the Police Court yesterday, Richard Zillmer, a German vagrant, was sent to gaol for three months with hard labour. One drunkard was also dealt with. George…

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Police Promotions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. Sub-Inspector Charles Thorpe, of Newcastle, is gazetted Inspector, dating from the first instant. A number of Sub-Inspectors, and…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1882 · page 2

LUCIEN IREY, seaman, was charged yesterday, with riotous behaviour in Newcomen-street, and fined 10s; in default twenty-four hours. One "drink" was also dealt…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1882 · page 2

AT the Police Court yesterday Bernard Wiley, mate of the barque Guardian, was fined 10s. and costs, with 21s. professional costs, in default seven days, for assaulting…

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TELEGRAMS. New Police Magistrate of Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1882 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. T. K. Abbott' Police Magistrate of Gunnedah, has been appointed to Maitland…

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Circular Notes. Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1882 · page 2

THE authorities have commenced an inquiry into the disgraceful conduct of the constables who brutally illused a woman and her child whilst conveying…

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Police Raid on a Gambling House

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1882 · page 3

THE Argus gives the following full particulars of the raid on the gamblers at Mace's Hotel in Melbourne:—"It will be remembered that about five weeks ago a raid was…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 4

The business sheets at the Police Court yesterday were light. George Andromi, a seamen, for wilful disobedience aboard the barque, Lord Tredegar, was sentenced to…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 January 1882 · page 2

THE only police business on Saturday was the case of one drunkard, who was discharged. Mr. Samuel Chapman, J.P., presided…

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