Alleged Murder in Victoria
MELBOURNE, Saturday.—A woman was yesterday found dead at Janeville, near Tarangulla. She was covered with blood, and her head showed signs of a fracture…
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Courts & crime, 1884
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The Salvation Army in Court
ADELAIDE, Saturday.—Thirteen Salvation army soldiers at Kapunda were fined £2 and coots, or in default seven days' imprisonment, for marching in procession…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Two persons were fined five pounds each to-day for assaulting the police…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, 24Th November, 1884. (Before the P.M., and D. Ludlow, Esq., J.P.)
DRUNKENNESS. — Seven inebriates were fined in various sums. UNLAWFULLY REFUSING TO GO TO SEA. John James live (first mate) and Frank…
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YESTERDAY, at the Police Court, after the disposal of drunkards, Ellen Tighe was found guilty of drunkenness and obscenity. She had faced the Bench several times…
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Colonel John Donald H. Stewart, who was murdered by Arabs on the Nile, was born Oct. 15, 1845. He received his first appointment as ensign in the 11th Hussars…
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MR. MAIR, P.M., and Mr. W. H. Shaw, J.P., presided yesterday at the Police Court. Four drunkards were fined…
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NARRANDERA, Wednesday.—What appears to be a murder was committed yesterday morning at the house of a man named Killen, a selector, about fifteen…
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MR. MAIR, P.M., with Messrs. Donald and Ludlow, J's.P., presided yesterday at the Police Court. Four drunkards were fined. Frank…
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MAJOR BOLTON and Mr. Alexander Brown, J.'sP., dealt with yesterday's Police Court matters. The chief and second mates of the foreign ship Domings Santa Maria, appeared on remand, charged with…
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NARRANDERA, Friday.—It is stated that the man Killen, who is accused of the murder of James Graham, is the son of a prominent literary gentleman, a professor…
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ON Friday, before Mott, P.M., the case William D. Angus v. [?]letcalfe, manager of Waratah Coal Company for wages, £2 5s, again came on for heari[?]…
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On Saturday George Davis, a deserter from the ship Magician, was sentenced to four weeks' hard labour. Six drunkards were also dealt with. William Graham, an…
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THE Newcastle District Court sittings commence this morning, before his Honor Judge Dowling. A large number of cases have been set down for hearing, a majority…
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THE December sittings of the District Court commenced yesterday, before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Dowling. The bar was represented by Messrs. Tarleton,…
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HIS Honor Judge fowling yesterday repeated his previous well-grounded complaints as to the unsuitability of the Newcastle Court House. Prior to his…
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JERILDERIE, Monday.—A woman employed at the Tanks station, Jerilderie, cut the throat of one of her children with a pair of shears. She then severed the…
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MR. DISTRICT Court Judge Dowling, resumed and concluded the sittings of the District Court yesterday. His Honor took his seat it 9.45 a.m…
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MR. MAIR, P.M., and Mr. W. R. Lockhead, J.P., presided yesterday on the local bench. Three drunkards were fined. Carl Nelson, seaman, for drunkenness, and violently…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, December 4Th, 1884. (Before the P.M., and Messrs. Donald and Creer, J.'sP.)
DRUNKENNESS.—Five inebriates were dealt with. WILFUL DISOBEDIENCE.—Michael Hilbert, John Nicholson, and John Godfrey were…
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