Alleged Assault with Intend to Rob
AT the Newcastle Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Mair, P.M., William Jones and Edward Large, alias Sage, both described as firemen, were charged…
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Courts & crime, 1886
585 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 30
Newcastle District Court. (Before his Honor Judge Wilkinson.)
His HONOR entered court at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, and resumed the hearing of the case of MASSEY V. SHAW…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, September 24Th. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. D. Ludlow, and Captain O'Sullivan, Js.P.) Stealing From a Shop
Two men named Wm. Thompson and Michael Walsh were charged on remand with having in company on Friday last stolen a suit of clothes, value £1 15s, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Court. (Before R. J. Perrott, P.M., and Jas. Richardson, J.P.)
Joseph Liversage, hailing from Lambton, was charged with being drunk, and indecent behaviour in Kemp-street. As our worthy sergeant…
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Benjamin Joseph, before the court, charged with the murder of a man named Lipman in Brisbane-street, and with shooting two others, has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. (Before Mr. J. Mair, P.m.) Drunk
THERE were three persons brought up for drunkenness, who were mul[?]ted in the usual fine. DRUNK, AND USING OBSCENE LANGUAGE…
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Gurney and Thomas Johnson, two burglars, have been sentenced to 10 years each…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tasmania. Hobart, Wednesday. Wife Murderer Sentenced to Death
Wife Murderer Sentenced to Death Oakes, found guilty of the murder of his wife at Hobart, has been sentenced to death…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, September 29. (Before Mr. Mair, P.m.) Drunk and Disorderly
ONE MOORE was charged, first, with having been drunk and disorderly in Hunter-street at 8 o'clock the previous evening. He pleaded guilty and was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police Court. (Before R. J. Perrott, P.M.)
Ellen Elliott, a diss pated-looking old dame, was charged with being drunk and making use of obscene language. For the first offence she was fined £1, or one month,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, September 30 (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., and G. Donald, J.p.) Vagrancy
DUNCAN M'KECHNIE, a decrepit-looking old man, was charged with having no lawful visible means of support. Constable Coutts deposed that about…
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Another burglar was sentenced to-day to seven years' hard labour…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, October 1. (Before Mr. Mair, P.m.) Drunk and Indecent
William Betts, a seaman, was charged with being drunk in Hunter-street on Thursday night. He was fined 5s, or 24 hours' imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, October 2Nd. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, P.m.) Drunkenness
THREE offenders were called upon to pay 5s each towards the revenue, with the usual alternative of secluding themselves from the public gaze for a…
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WILLIAM SHOESMITH, a boy 12 years of age, and George Carew, 10 years of age, were charged by Mr. William Morgan, storekeeper, of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, 4Th October. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. D. Ludlow, J.p.) Drunk
FIVE persons were fined for this offence. INDECENT CONDUCT. James Johnson was fined £2, or…
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Frank Roderiek, a prisoner in Goulburn gaol, hung himself with his braces…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Great Barrier Reef Murder
Great interest is still being manifested here in the arrest of the men Caffrey, one of the Great Barrier Reef murderers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Great Barrier Murder FERNMOUNT
JOE ADAMS, alias John Caffrey, was brought up at Boat Harbour to-day on suspicion of having murdered Robert Taylor on Great Barrier Island, New…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, 5th OCTOBER. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Messrs W. H. Shaw, W. Lindus, and W. Sparke, Js.'P) a Noisy Man
Michael Cochrane pleaded guilty to having been drunk, having resisted the police, and used indecent language. He was fined £8, or four months…
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