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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
585 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 30
Yesterday morning one William Stewart, of Fresh Water Creek, arrested on warrant was charged with unlawfully assaulting one Simon Spe[?]ro by breaking his nose…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Henry Thomas, miner, was charged with being druck, and further with indecent exposure. Constable She lock gave evidence, and prisoner was found guilty and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ches. Walker, locked up for protection, was discharged. Mary Jane Tierman, charged with being drunk in Hunter-street, was fined 20s, or…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →OUTRAGE on defenceless women and innocent children of tender age is a description of crime punishable by flogging and lengthened incarceration…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A COURT-MARTIAL was recently held on board her Majesty's ship Victory, in Portsmouth Harbour, for the trial of Viscount Dursley and Rogers E…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Three inebriates paid for their spree by small fines. STEALING A TENT. John Coonan, labourer, was charged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Thompson, for using profane language in Hunter-street yesterday, was fined 20s, or 7 days' imprisonment. Ernest Cook pleaded guilty to a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The inspector of nuisances bough charges against eight defendants for breach of the bye-laws in allowing cattle to stray, or not having the control of their horses. All…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Yesterday, before Mr. Perrott, H. M., and Mr. Turton, J.P, a license to sell colonial wine was granted to James M'Bride…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Judging from the crowded audience a stranger would imagine that our Governor or the P.M. was holding a grand levee. The attraction, however, was of a totally…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →DRUNKENNESS.—Two cases of drunkenness were dealt with. DESERTION FROM THE OPAL.—Wm. Steel, for deserting from the Opal, one…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two inebriates appeared in the dock yesterday, pleaded guilty and paid the usual fine. STEALING…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A driver named Jas. Dunne, of the Permanent Artillery, has been found guilty by court martial of discbeying the lawful commands of his superior…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE New Zealand Herald of April 3 gives the following particulars of the dreadful tragedy as Arch Hill, near Auckland, on the 2nd instant, briefly…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Twenty-five culprits appeared in answer to various charges. DRUNKENNESS. Twelve prisoners brought up…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →There was a large gathering on the cricket ground on Saturday to witness the match between Evan Howell and John Court, both of Adamstown and members of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →John Fitzsimmons is charged with the wilful murder of Jane Beckinham, at Manilla…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At the police court hearing of the assault case against a policeman, by a sergeant the magistrate remarked that he felt he was in an atmosphere of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A MASS meeting, called together by the Social Democratic Federation, was held in Hyde Park on February 21. Extensive arrangements were made…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Despite the festivities of yesterday the charge-sheet was very light, only two culprits being arraigned for drunkenness…
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