Daring Burglary
A DARING burglary was committed on the premises of Mr. W. E. Toose, watchmaker, No. 418, George-street, on the night of the 19th instant, when about £350 worth of…
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Courts & crime, 1885
574 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 29
Newcastle Police Court. Saturday March 27. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.)
DRUNKENNESS.—Four offenders toed the line for inebriation. Three were ordered to pay 5s., and an old offender named Thomas Cleary was mulct in the sum of £1…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, March 30. (Before the P.M., Mr. J. Mair, and Mr. D. Ludlow, J.'sP.)
DRUNKENNESS.—The boat race of Saturday must be the cause of this:—Nine offenders faced their worships for having indulged too freely in "long sleevers."…
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A MOST daring burglary and attempt to rob the landlord of the Miners' Home Hotel, Glebe, of a large sum of money, took place at an early hour on Monday morning. It…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, March 31. (Before Messrs. J. Shaw, Captain O'Sullivan, and J. Creer, J's.P.)
DRUNKENNESS.—Four drunks appeared to answer for their misdoings, and were each fined 5s, or 24 hours. BREACHES OF BY-LAWS.—Eleven offenders…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—A Chinaman attacked a fellow countryman yesterday with a hatchet, and cut him so severely that the man died shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, April 1. (Before Messrs. W. K. Lochhead and Clarence H. Hannell, Js P.)
DRUNKENNESS.—A batch of eight drunkards stood in the dock, and were fined in sums varying from 5s to 10s. each. BREACHES OF THE PUBLIC INSTRUCTION…
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MR. SHIELL, the Sydney coroner, held an inquest on Wednesday morning on the body of an infant which was found floating in Lavender Bay on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, April 2. (Before Mr. J. Mair, P.M., and Mr. George Donald, J.P.
INEBRIATION.—Eliza Stanborough, who has figured before the Bench several times during the past month, was again charged with having been…
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ADELAIDE, Saturday.—After a temporary immunity in this city as regards outrages on unprotected women, a case of this sort is said to have occurred on the…
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BRISBANE, Monday.—All Saints' Parsonage was entered last night while the Rev. Mr. Robinson and his household were at church, and £31 in cash (being the Easter…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—A man named Josiah Jackson, residing at Richmond was arrested to-day on a charge of breaking into the shop of Mr. Frank Wood, of…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Thomas Bowden, a meter maker employed in the South Melbourne gas works, shot his wife dead to-day, and then blew his own brains out…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, April 7Th. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. D. Ludlow, J.P.)
DRUNKENNESS.—Two inebriates faced the Bench, one on bail. A fine of 5s was inflicted in each case, with the alternative of 24 hours in gaol…
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IN the District Court in Melbourne a few days ago Signor E. Majeroni, one of the lessees of the Bijou Theatre, was proceeded against under the Health Act for…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Thomas Bowden, meter maker, employed in the gasworks, South Melbourne, shot his wife Kate early this morning with a revolver,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, April 9. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, P.M., and Messrs J. Donald and K. W. Lochhead, J's.P)
DRUNKENNESS.—Three offenders who had been indulging too freely in liquor were each ordered to pay 5s., with the alternative of 24 hours' retirement…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Babbicombe Murder. Shocking Scene on the Scaffold. Postponement of the Execution. Respite of the Convict by the Home Secretary
An extraordinary scene was witnessed within Exeter gaol, when an attempt was made to hang John Lee, who was convicted before Mr. Justice Manisty…
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AT Darlinghurst Quarter Sessions on Wednesday, Robert Henry was arraigned upon a charge of having unlawfully and carnally known one…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, April 10. (Before Major Bolton and Captain O'Sullivan, J's.P.)
TRAVELLING FREE.—Robert Donnelly was charged with having travelled from Sydney to Newcastle in the steamer Newcastle without payment of his fare. A fine…
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