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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
522 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 27
THE court re-opened at 9.30 o'clock, when the first cases taken were those of Edward W. Hely v. Fred. Brunker and the same v. Peter Carroll…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THREE inebriates were fined small amounts. HE WAS NOT THE THIEF. John M'Donald was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Henry Hall sued George Harvey for assault. The case having been proved, defendant was fined 20s, and 6s 6d costs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AN offender who had been imbibing rather freely was called upon to forfeit 5s.; and a case of "drunk and disorderly" was heard, the offender being fined 10s…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ON Saturday, before Mr. Perrott, P.M., the appeals against Waratah Assessments were disposed of. David Watson appealed against rate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ONE individual was fined 5s for excessive drinking. NO MEANS OF SUPPORT. Mary Jane Burns, a girl of 18 years…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Owing to Michael Davitt's promptings to the peasantry to prevent evictions by violence, several of the police have been disabled, and many of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AN English paper says:—Particulars are given with regard to the burglary in the City reported as having been committed on Sunday, May 1, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two persons looked too often upon the wine when it was red, and paid the penalties. INCORRECT WEIGHING MACHINE…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ONLY one person was fined for inebriety. PASSING COUNTERFEIT COIN. Joseph Murray and Edward Spoile…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two drunkards were fined small amounts for excess. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. George Mayo was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE business of the court was the renewal of the licenses which elapse by their annual effluxion. There were 94 applications for renewals of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AT the Middlesex Sessions, John Saul, 38, was indicted for personal robbery. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and begged the assistant judge to give…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Two drunks were fined small amounts. ALLEGED LARCENY AS A BAILEE. Joseph Donovan was charged with fraudulently converting to his own use goods,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →WM. SAYERS, alias Gannon, was charged with stealing six bags of flour, the property of Gibbs, Bright, and Co., from the A. A. Co's wharf on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →JAMES CHAMBERS was charged with being drunk, and was fined 5s. On a further charge of obscene language, a fine of 10s was imposed, or 48 hours,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →About half-past 11 o'clock as a man named William Williams, a stranger from Queensland, was proceeding along Pitt-street, and when near the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE following notice has been received at the various police stations of Sydney and suburbs:— "The Inspector-General has received the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →IT was recently announced that the Queen had sent a message to a lady who was divorced from her husband a few years ago, but who was perfectly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THREE men were fined 10s, or 48 hours, for an excessive alcoholic jubilation. INDECENCY. Thomas Grainger was charged with…
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