Violent Assault on a Mother
A NOTORIOUS young ruffian named Richard Penhall, was charged before Mr. Clark, S. M., at the Redfern court, with assaulting his mother, Susan Penhall. The…
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Courts & crime, 1885
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Newcastle Police Court
MR. MAIR, R.M., dealt with the Court business yesterday. Five or six drunkards were fined. George Walters, drunk and disorderly, was fined 10s. or forty-eight hours. George Stevens, in custody…
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Mr. MAIR, P.M., and Mr. George Donald, J.P., dealt with yesterday's Police Court business. A string of drunkards having been disposed of, John Reay, a huge herculean built sailor, was charged by…
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MAJOR BOLTON and Mr. Alexander Brown, J's.P., presided at the Police Court yesterday, and dealt with both charge and summons cases. John Mowatt, traveller for Grahame and Sons, was…
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AT the Police Court yesterday, before Major Bolton, J.P, and Mr. Alex. Brown, J.P., Joseph Thompson, chief officer of the barque Altcar, was charged with having shot at a smelter named John Williams, at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lord Coleridge in Court Again. a Breach of Promise Case This Time
ADELAIDE, Friday.—Archibald Forbes states in his letter, published to-day, that Lord Coleridge, whose domestic affairs have lately excited public attention, is about to…
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MR. MAIR, P.M., and Mr. David Ludlow, J.P., dealt with yesterday's Police Court business. A brace of Sunday drunkards were each fined half a sovereign. One…
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MESSRS. Mair, P.M., and Shaw, J P., disposed of yesterday's police court work and though occupied all the morning had but little to dispose of One inebri[?]te booted serenely, and paid the penalty…
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MR. MAIR, P.M., and Mr. Alexr., Brown, J.P., presided yesterday at the Police Court. One defendant was fined, at the instance of Schools Attendance Officer Lyne, for a breach of the Compulsory…
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MAJOR BOLTON and Mr. W. H. Shaw, J's. P., presided at the local court yesterday. There were only four occupants of the dock, who were dealt with as follows:—David Williams, drunk and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, February 17. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. Joseph Creer and W. H. Shaw, J.'sP.)
DRUNKS, ETC.—Three offenders were fined for being drunk, and Elizabeth Howarth, for being drunk and disorderly, was ordered to pay twice that amount. In addition, for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, February 18. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. W. K. Lochhead, J.P.)
OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—John M'Cormack, for using obscene language in a public place, at Bullock Island, with in hearing of persons passing, was mulet in the sum of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, February 19. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. Donald. Ludlow, and Morgan, J.'sP.)
DRUNKS.—TWO drunks were fined 5s, or twenty-four hours. ALLEGED BREACH OF THE LICENSING ACT.—Henry Ball was prosecuted by…
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A case of child-stealing—an offence luckily of rare occurence—has just come before the assizes of the Oise. In March last a married woman,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. (Before Major Boltor and A. Brown, J. P.)
DRUNKS.—Six drunks faced the Bench, two being women. They were each fined 5s., with the usual alternative. INDECENT LANGUAGE.—John Deley, for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, Feb. 21. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.)
DRUNK.—One inebriate was fined 5s. or twenty-four hours. PROFANE LANGUAGE.—Duncan M'Farlane, a middle aged man, was brought up…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, February 23. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. D. Ludlow, J.P.)
DRUNKS.—Six drunkards appeared to answer for their misdoings, and were each called upon to pay 5s towards the revenue, or to go up for twenty-four hours. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, Feb. 24. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Joseph Creer, J.P.)
DRUNKENNESS.—One offended was mulct in the sum of 5s. or twenty-four hours, and a woman named Annie Carter, for being in a state of intoxication in a public place,…
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GOULBURN, Tuesday.—Messrs. Moriarty. Tait, and Alexander, members of the Local Land Court, held their first sitting yesterday, when they decided that land agents…
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DRUNKS.—Three inebriates were brought before the bench, charged with indulging too freely in intoxicating liquors. Two were fined 5s or twenty-four hours, and one 10s or forty-eight hours…
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