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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
585 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 30
The Court-house at Copeland, with the books and documents, has been destroyed by fire. The warden, Mr. De Boos, and his family, were barely in time to escape…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CAISLEY v. BRINSMEAD.—This was a case of some small quarrel between two lads, aged 14 and 10. Their fathers appeared in court, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Several culprits were fined for drunkenness and obscene language. LICENSING COURT. George Lennon was granted a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Robert Vale was charged with using obscene language, also with resisting a special constable while in the execution of his duty Mr. Gorrick appeared for the defence, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →FOR some days the wife of George Kundert, a night watchman, had been confined to bed by sickness in (Marshfield, America. Shortly after…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Several fines were imposed for drunkenness. Henry James Amery pleaded guilty to being drunk and having made use of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Joseph M'Donald, traveller at Messrs. Tooheys, has been committed for trial on the charge of committing a criminal assault upon Annie Purcell, a servant girl…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →William Dunn was yesterday charged with being unlawfully on the premises of Mr. J. Lewis, Lemongrove Hotel, on Saturday evening, between 11 and 12…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →FIVE drunkards pleaded guilty, and were sentenced to the usual fine or 24 hours' detention. RESISTING A CONSTABLE…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At an inquest held to-day on the body of Mrs. Lockyer, who died on Friday evening last at Warrah Creek from the effects of a stab inflicted by her husband,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE April Circuit Court was opened at East Maitland yesterday morning. Mr. F. Rogers prosecuted on behalf of the Crown, the other barristers present being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A match between Farnan and Lees for £400 and the championship of Australia CAME OFF THIS MORNING at the Williamstown Racecourse, there being…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Liddiard, found guitty at the Grafton Assizes of the Wardell murder, has been sentenced to death…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Thomas Campbell, who the previous day was found guilty of indecent assault upon his own daughter, was again brought up charged with carnally knowing another…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE Fiji Times contains the following account of the murder at Vuna: "News is to hand from Vuna of a terrible tragedy which was enacted at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Maunsell acts as D.S.M. in Sydney in the absence of Mr. Abbott…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →IN the case of Henry Neville, who was sentenced to be hanged at Wagga, for the murder of Mary O'Brien, a girl of 12 years of age, at Narrandera, in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LAST Friday we gave some brief particulars of a terrible occurrence at Warrah Creek. We are informed that the unfortunate victim has since…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →John Murray, sailor, for using obscene language in Scott-street, was fined £3 or one months' imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MICHAEL LAVELLE, a youth of sixteen years, has been indicted at the Liverpool Assizes, England, for the wilful murder of Maxwell Fitzpatrick, a…
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