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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1883

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Legal Intelligence. Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 June 1883 · page 3

A BATCH of seven inebriates were the only offenders who underwent the customary ordeal at the Police Court on Saturday. By the way we notice that the local bench…

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Supreme Court, Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 June 1883 · page 3

The hearing of the action Anderson v. Fairfax and another was continued before his Honor Sir G. Innes and a special jury on Friday. George Anderson and Sir…

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Insolvency Court.—saturday. Surrenders

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 June 1883 · page 3

James Robert Wooderson, of Tighe's Hill, miner. Liabilities £109 18s 6d, assets £7. Mr. E. M. Stephen, official assignee. John Cormack, of Balmain, out of…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, June 11, 1888. (Before the P.M. and David Ludlow, Esq., J.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 June 1883 · page 3

DRUNKENNESS.—Eight inebriates were dealt with, and one obscenist sent to gaol for a week. WILFUL DISCRESIDENCE—Alfred…

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Legal Intelligence. Newcastle District Court. Monday, 11Th June, 1883

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 June 1883 · page 3

The Newcastle District Court sittings commenced at the Court House yesterday, before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Dowling. The members of the bar present…

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Wallsend Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 June 1883 · page 3

On Monday, before the Police Magistrate, Charles Bryant, for indecent behaviour, was found guilty, and sent to Maitland gaol for fourteen days…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 June 1883 · page 3

Mr. Mair, P M., and Mr. David Ludlow, J.P., presided at the Police Court yesterday. Alfred Neill, charged with wilful disobedience aboard the barque…

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Legal Intelligence. Newcastle District Court. Tuesday, June 12, 1888

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 June 1883 · page 3

YESTERDAY the District Court sittings were resumed before his Honor Judge Dowling. There was only one case—a jury case—remaining for disposal, of no particular public…

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An Extraordinary Scene in Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 June 1883 · page 3

At the Liverpool Assizes Frederick Scott, a negro, who on Tuesday, May 1, was found guilty of shooting at another negro named Alfred Haines, was brought up for sentence…

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Legal Intelligence. Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 June 1883 · page 3

YESTERDAY, at the police court, a batch of drunkards were disposed of, George Ashley, seaman, pleaded guilty to having been drunk and disorderly, and was fined 10s, of…

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LAW v. Brown and Others. Supreme Court.—tuesday, June 12. Banco Court.—(Before his Honor Sir James Martin, C. J., and a jury of four.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 June 1883 · page 2

MR. M. B. STEPHEN and Mr. F. H. Rogers, instructed by Mr. W. H. Mullen, for the plaintiff; Mr. Darley, Q.C., Mr. Cecil Stephen, and Mr. Bruce Smith, instructed…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1883 · page 4

MR. MAIR, P.M., and Mr. T. Brooks, J.P., disposed of the police court business yesterday. George Blackwell, on remand, charged with having stolen a silver watch and gold…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1883 · page 2

AT the police court yesterday, Andre Reprussa, Arthur Agoa, and Michael Leeord deserters from the French barque Kallakaua, were ordered to be sent aboard…

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Legal Intelligence. Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1883 · page 3

MR. MAIR, P.M., and Mr. W. K. Lochhead, J.P., presided on the local bench yesterday. Oscar Zernberg, Otto Neilson, Carl Larson,…

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Legal Intelligence. Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1883 · page 4

MR. MAIR, P.M., with Messrs. Lochhead. Brooks' and Creer, J.'s P., presided at the police court yesterday. The adjourned case, Charles Thomas, manager of Waratah Smelting Works v. Thomas…

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Attempted Murder in Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1883 · page 4

W. JAMES, painter and grainer, attempted the life of James S. Lugg, apholsterer and Importer, in Grenfell-street, Adelaide, on Tuesday. James has called several times lately at Lugg's house,…

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Insolvency Court.—thursday. Surrenders

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1883 · page 4

Joseph Henochsberg, of O'Connell-street, Sydney, importer of pictures. Liabilities, 2279 7s, assets, £4176 9s 2d. Mr. L. T. Llyod, official assignee…

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Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1883 · page 3

THE P.M. (Mr. J. Mair) and Mr. David Ludlow, J.P., presided at the Police Court yesterday. A batch of six drunkards were disposed of—a brace of whom were…

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Legal Intelligence. Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, 27Th June, 1883. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., Mr. W. K. Lochhead, J.P., and Mr. T. Brooks, J.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1883 · page 2

MINOR OFFENCE.—Thomas Fitzgerald for having used obscene language at Hamilton, was fined 22s 6d; in default, a week in gaol…

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Legal Proceedings. Newcastle Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1883 · page 4

THERE were only there drunk [?] before the Bench yesterday. Swett O[?]man, drunk and disorderly in Hunter-street [?] fined 10s or forty-eight hours. Willi[?] a companion of his, was…

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