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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1882

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

Murder of a Constable

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

LONDON, December 1.—A constable has been shot dead in Mayo, where a revival of violence and lawlessness is apparent…

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Original Correspondence. the Late Assault Case. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

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

SIR.—In your issue of the 2nd instant, I noticed in the police report, in an assault case, Leonard R. Moore v. Thomas Miller, (the former second mate, and the latter…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 December 1882 · page 3

THE following cases were disposed of at the police court, on Wednesday, before his Worship the P.M., and Mr. J. Creer, J.P.:—Charles Williams, on remand…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 5

THE following cases were disposed of at the Police Court, yesterday:—Joseph King, son., and Thomas Doyle, drunk and disorderly, were fined 10s and costs; Alex,…

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The Victorian Police Commission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 December 1882 · page 4

THE sittings of the Police Commission were continued at Melbourne on Wednesday. Inspector Secretan was examined in regard to certain robberies which were…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 December 1882 · page 2

MR. MAIR, P.M., and Mr. D. Ludlow, J.P., presided at the Police Court, yesterday. A large batch of drunkards, "disorderlies," and obscene language prisoners…

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Newcastle Police Court

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

YESTERDAY the local bench disposed of a batch of drunkards, and minor offenders. Carl Boberg, alleged to have been absent without leave from the British barque…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, December 20Th, 1882. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 December 1882 · page 4

DRUNKARDS.—Two offenders under this heading were dealt with. Daniel M'Cullum, having twice previously been fined during the week, was mulct in the…

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Murder at Sea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 December 1882 · page 8

ADELAIDE, Thursday.—At the Criminal sittings, to-day, William Burns, a seaman, belonging to the ship Douglas, was charged with the murder of Henry Loton, the…

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The Hamley Bridge Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 December 1882 · page 8

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—The trial of Patrick and Elizabeth M'Gree for the Hamley Bridge murder was continued to-day. The Chief Justice occupied nearly…

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The Hamley Bridge Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 December 1882 · page 3

THE trial of the M'Gree family for murder was continued at Adelaide on Tuesday. The Chief Justice said that on re-consideration he thought there was…

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The Murder of Professor Palmer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 December 1882 · page 2

SUEZ, December 23.—The authorities have arrested two Bedouins who are believed to be implicated in the murders of Professor Palmer and his companions, and…

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The Maamtrasna Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 December 1882 · page 2

A propos of this murder, the trial for which will commence in Dublin on November 9, the following story is current in the West of Ireland:—Mrs…

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