Horrible Murder in Adelaide
A HORRIBLE murder has been discovered in Nairne township, near Adelaide. Margaret Buxton whose dead body was found last Wednesday morning, was drinking in the…
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Courts & crime, 1884
447 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 23
TELEGRAMS. F[?]ogged for an Indocent Assault
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—James Irving, who has been convicted of an indecent assault, received twenty lashes yesterday, previous to his removal to Berrima gaol for five…
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HOBART (TAS.), Tuesday,—A father and his son quarrolled yesterday, when the latter deliberately took a gun and shot his father dead. The murderer then fled into…
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MR. J. N. BROOKS, P.M., and Mr. W. K. Lochhead, J.P., dealt with the local police court business yesterday. Johanna Lund, a constant offender, and the possessor of a…
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MR. J. N. BROOKS, P.M., and Mr W. H. Shaw, J.P., presided on the local bench yesterday, and were kept busy until 1 p.m. DRUNKARDS.—A batch of four pleaded…
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ON Wednesday, before Mr. Perrott, P.M., And Mr. R. Turton, J.P., Mrs. Elizabeth Swanson was charged by Sergeant Vizzard, a sub-inspector under the Licensing Act of 1882, with having, on the 4th day of…
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MR. J. N. Brooks, P.M., and Mr. W. H. Shaw, J.P., again disposed of the police court business yesterday. The roll of drunkards was unusually small. David Thomas, miner, suffering from supposed Iunaey, the…
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DR. MORGAN and Mr. W. H. Shaw, J's.P., dealt with the business at the Police Court on Saturday. There was not much of importance to deal with, although the court…
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MELBOURNE, Saturday.—The trial of James Hawthorne, for the murder of his brother William, at South Brighton, on March last, after extending over four days,…
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MR. J. N. BROOKS, P.M. and Mr. David Ludlow, J.P., presided at the Police Court yesterday, and put through the few offenders who appeared before them. The first…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A navvy named Adams, working at Prospect reservoir, tried to murder his wife. He shot her in the face. The woman has been removed to the…
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As usual of late, there was but little business of public interest at our local hall of justice yesterday; hardly a smile or ripple of appreciation passing over the features of…
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THERE is a little grievance which presses severely on the impecunious and solvent alike, and which might with advantage be remedied. We…
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IN reference to the attempted wife murder at Prospect by a man named Adams, a correspondent of the Sydney Echo sends the following particulars:— On Saturday night, about half-past 10, a woman…
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BUSINESS was lighter at the Police Court yesterday, the charge cases comprising the running in and fining of but a couple of drunkards. A. Kinnear and Frank Kimber…
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AT the Police Court yesterday, there was not much to trouble the justices. A pair of inebriates were ordered to pay the inevitable, and one Michael Batterley, a…
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MR. J. N. BROOKS, P.M., and Mr. W. H. Shaw, J.P., presided yesterday at the Police Court. One drunkard was dealt with. The only other case was the remanded one, Hawkins v. Hawkins, in which…
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SUITORS and others would do well to remember that on Tuesday next, 1st July, remanets from the recent District Court sittings are to be heard. His honor Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson will take his…
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THE local rostrum yesterday was filled by Messrs. J. N. Brooks, P.M., and Mr. D. Ludlow, J.P. At the outset they disposed of five drunkards. David Thomas, on…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—It is stated that the proceedings of the Central Police Court are shortly to be removed to the new Masonic Hall buildings. The rumour of the…
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