Divorce Court
The divorce case Splatt v. Splatt was concluded. Judge Windeyer reserved his judgment. Five other divorce cases were before the count…
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Courts & crime, 1886
585 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 30
Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, August 26Th. (Before Messrs. Jas. Mair, P.M., and G. Donald.) DRUNKENNESS
THERE was only one prisoner charged with this transgression. ALLEGED ILLEGAL PAWNING. Charles Thompson, alias Edmund…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ECKFORD v. Eckford. in the Supreme Court, Sydney, on Monday, (in Equity, before his Honour the Primary Judge.)
Mr. A. H. Simpson, instructed by Mr. R. W. Thompson, of Maitland, for the plaintiff; Mr. Wise, instructed by Messrs Way and Way, for Mr. Chambers, of…
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THE August sittings of this court commences on Monday next. There have been 140 cases entered since the last sittings, but only 35 of that number will come before the court, the remainder having…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, August 28Th. (Before Mr. Mair, P.m.) Vagrancy
AN old offender named Margaret Keller was charged with having no lawful visible means of support. Constable Price stated that the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Waratah Police Court Saturday, August 28. (Before Mr. R. Perrott, P.m.) Mining Regulations
MESSRS. BROUGHALL and Thomas Griffiths, owners of the Dunkirk Colliery, New Lambton, were charged at the instance of Mr. John M'Kenzie, examiner of coalfields, with…
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Alfred Reynolds, arraigned for the murder of his wife at Newtown, pleaded guilty. His Honour asked the prisoner if he was fully aware of the…
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THE quarterly District Court was opened yesterday morning by His Ho or Judge Wilkinson. The following professional…
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Before Judge Innes, Simeon Earsmere, found guilty of burglary at Tenby House, was sentenced to 10 years; John Egan, charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, August 30. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, P.M., and Mr. D. Ludlow, J.p.) Small Charge Sheet
There was a very small charge sheet at the court considering that it was Monday, only eight offenders appearing to answer the awful…
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Sir Geo. Innes has passed sentence of death upon Alfred Reynolds for the murder of his wife. The prisoner received the sentence without the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, August 31. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, P.M)
ONLY ONE.—Only a solitary offender faced the Bench to answer to the charge of drunkenness, and he was [?]uleted in the usual sum…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wallsend Police Court. (Before R. J. Perrott, P.M., and Jas. Richardson, J.P.)
Elizabeth Burrowes, hailing from Dark Creek, an old offender, who had just returned from a lengthy sojurn at Her Majesty's boarding house, East Maitland,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle District Court. (Before his Honor Judge Wilkinson.)
THE business of the court was resumed yesterday morning at ten o'clock. TURNBULL v. TURNBULL. This was an action brought to…
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The Comptroller-General of Prisons condemns the gaol at Port Macquarie…
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BUSINESS was resumed yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. MOWETT v. WARNER. This was an action brought to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miss Edith O'gorman's Lectures. Gunnedah Police Court
DANIEL LEARY, charged with throwing stones in a public place,, pleaded not guilty, and was defended by Mr. Brown, instructed by Mr. Nash…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wallsend Police Court. (Before R. J. Perrott, P.M.)
There were nine cases of small debts which were dealt with in the usual mann[?] The only other case was Wm. Young summoned for being drunk, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, September 2. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. W. H. Shaw, and Geo. Donald, J's.P) DRUNKENNESS
Two offenders toed the scratch, and were mulcted in the usual sums. A ROUGH CUSTOMER. John Cox, a labourer, who appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, September 3. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and the Mayor.) Riotous Behaviour
Elizabeth Foran was charged with riotous behaviour in Railway-street. Water Police-constable Hatherley proved the offence, and prisoner was fined £2, or…
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