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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1882

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Newcastle District Court. (Before His Honor Mr. District Court Judge Josephson.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 August 1882 · page 4

THE Court resumed its sittings on Tuesday morning, at 10 o'clock, and the disposal of defended cases was dispensed with. The greater portion of the day was occupied…

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Attempted Burglary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 September 1882 · page 2

AN ineffectual attempt at burglary was made on the office premises of Messrs. Charles F. Stokes and Co., ship owners and merchants, Bolton-street, early yesterday…

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Divorce Court. Purtell V. Purtell and Riley

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1882 · page 8

IN the Divorce Court, Sydney, on Thursday, before His Honor Mr. Justice Windeyer, the above case, of local interest, came on for hearing:—…

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Divorce Court. Purtell v. Purtell and Riley

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 September 1882 · page 2

THE hearing of this suit was resumed at 11 o'clock, on Friday, before Mr. Justice Windeyer. From our Sydney exchanges we…

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Irish Police Disaffection. Great Rioting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 September 1882 · page 2

LONDON, September 3.—The discontent prevailing in the police force at Limerick, and elsewhere, has extended to Dublin. A numerously attended…

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Police Disaffection in Ireland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 September 1882 · page 2

THE long-expected has come at last. Each successive day European cablegrams have announced mid intensified the fact that Ireland's troubles…

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Melbourne Morals and Melbourne Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 September 1882 · page 4

THE Melbourne correspondent of the South Australian Advertiser, in referring to the charges made against Superintendent Winch, paints the following highly…

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Charged with Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 September 1882 · page 2

MELBOURN, Tuesday.—There is a third charge of murder against Burns, recently acquitted of the Deep Lead murder, and now charged with another crime at…

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Melancholy Scene in a Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 September 1882 · page 3

The Otago Daily Times relates that a few days ago a scene took place in a polics court that may be truly described as heart-rending It was when the father and…

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A Melbourne Doctor Charged with Malpractice

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 September 1882 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The detectives are investigating a case of alleged malpractice on the part of a prominent member of the medical profession in Melbourne, who…

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Attempt to Murder a Warder at Berrima

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 September 1882 · page 4

ON Saturday evening last, says the Scrutincer, a notorious prisoner named Charles Cunningham made a most determined attempt to murder…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1882 · page 4

MR. MAIR, P.M., disposed of the Police Court business yesterday. A batch of five topers having been disposed of, Daniel M'Intosh, for disobedience of lawful…

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Lambton Police Court. Friday, Sept. 15, 1882. [Before Mr. Perrott, P.M.]

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1882 · page 8

FRANCIS W. TAYLOR, a 'bus driver, was charged with assaulting and beating Ah Chim, on the main road at North Lambton, on Sunday, the 10th inst. Mr. Gorrick…

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Daring Escape from Albury Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 September 1882 · page 2

ALBURY, Saturday.—A prisoner named Michael Hoonan, who is serving a two years' sentence in the Albury goal, scaled the wall of the exercise yard to-day…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1882 · page 3

MR. MAIR, P.M., with Messrs. W. A. Sparke and J. Creer, J.'sP., disposed of the police business yesterday. Several offenders were dealt with for…

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The War in Egypt Arabi Pleads "Compulsion." The Khedive Reviews our Troops. Indian Loan of Two-and-a half Millions Proposed! Insurgent Leaders in Gaol. Egyptian Army Formally Disbanded. All Rebels to be Tried by Strict Courts-Martial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 September 1882 · page 2

ALEXANDER, September 17.—Arabi has written a letter to the Khedive, imploring pardon. Mr. Dechair, the midshipman who was…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 September 1882 · page 2

MR. MAIR, P.M., with Messrs. W. K. Lochhead and Creer, J.'sP., were the presiding magistrates, at the Police Court, yesterday. Several drunkards, one ship deserter, and…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 September 1882 · page 3

MR. MAIR, P.M., and Mr. G. Donald, J.P.. presided at the Police Court yesterday, John Russell, a seaman, pleaded guilty to desertion from the barque Clyde, and was…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1882 · page 2

AT the Police Court yesterday five drunkards were disposed of John M'Gurdy, a seaman, for assaulting one Patrick Bryan, was sentenced to two months' hard labour…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 September 1882 · page 5

AT the Newcastle Police Court yesterday, before the P.M., Donald M'Donald, seaman, convicted of being drunk and disorderly, and resisting the police was…

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