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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
585 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 30
John M'Kay, boilermaker, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Cooper street, Bullock Island, on the 21st inst. He pleaded…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At a court martial aboard the Nelson a seaman named Kirkaldie has been sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment for desertion…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WILLIAM HENDERSON, an old offender, was fined 20s, or seven days' imprisonment, for drunkenness. James Miller was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →RICHARD SMITH, charged with using indecent language in Scott-street, pleaded guilty, and was fined £2, or 14 days imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A SANDHURST correspondent writes:—The mysterious disappearance of Constable Thomas Ryan, of the White-hills police station, is at the present…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SELINA M'GUIRE, 21 years of age, was charged with vagrancy, having no lawful means of support. Constable Price stated that he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ATTORNEY DYASON (Dyason and Carlyle) appeared for the captain and owners of the Jason. Captain Henderson handed in his…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →IN the case Michael Hogan v. George Croker, defe[?]dant was charged with assaulting prosecutor on the 18th inst., and pleaded not guilty. Prosecutor…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Constable Champion has been authorised to act as prosecutor of trespassers on Crown lands at Hamilton; Senior-constable Salter at Lambton; Constable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →William Williams, labourer, was charged with being drunk in Ferry-street, Islington, on the 26th inst; and further, with using obscene language…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE trial of Elizabeth Hampton, Annie Eliza Hampton, Eleanor Mary Hampton, and Mary Hampton, on a charge of murdering Ethel May…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Samuel Bennett, on bail, was charged with indecent behaviour. The P.M. explained that it was fortunate he had not been taking up under the Vagrant Act, as…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The usual muster of inebriates appeared in the dock yesterday, and were fined. RIOTOUS BEHAVIOUR…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WILLIAM TURNBULL, 60, surgeon, and Mary Nottage, 40, midwife, were jointly indicted at the Central Criminal Court on January 22nd, 1886, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Five cases of drunkenness and two charges of obscene language formed the police charge sheet yesterday. SUMMONSES…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →JOHN LYNCH, cab-driver, was brought up on remand under a charge of stealing a box of tobacco valued at £14 14s. Mr. Gorrick appeared for the defence…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A HORRIBLE railway murder, similar in its details to that of M. Barreme, with the exception that the victim was not a person occupying any…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dennis M'Cormack, charged with absenting himself from the hired service of Walter C. Green, of Mount Huntly, without lawful excuse, was remanded to Greta…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In Bousfield v. Hughes defendant did not appear. Verdict for amount claimed and costs. In Boggis v. Patterson, balance of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →After five cases of drunkenness had been disposed of Timothy Kelly was charged with attempting to steal from the person of James Wilson, in the…
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