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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
522 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 27
JOHN DEMPSEY pleaded guilty to the above charge, and was fined 10s, with the alternative of 48 hours' imprisonment. DESERTION…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Quarter Sessions were continued to-day. There were present: The Crown Prosecutor (Mr. P. J. Healey), whilst the only barrister present was Mr. Edmunds, and Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →FOUR inebriates were fined for excessive drinking. PROTECTION. John Thompson, a labourer, was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →DANIEL FEGAN, a seaman, pleaded guilty to behaving in a drunken and disorderly manner in Newcomen-street, and was fined 20s, or seven days'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THREE drunkards were fined small amounts. INDECENT LANGUAGE. John Dempsey, a seaman, was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE verdict given by the Police Magistrate yesterday morning, in the case of a resident in Blane-street charged with being drunk and d…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THREE inebriates wore fined 5s each for alcoholic excess. RIOTOUS BEHAVIOUR. James Wallace, 28, seaman, was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Charles Steward, from Freshwater Creek, was charged with making use of threatening language, and a further charge of obscene language. For the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WILLIAM BISSON was charged with using obscene language at Carrington at 9 o'clock on Thursday night. Mr. J. A. Gorrick appeared for accused, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE Fisk Jubilee Minstrels were, it seems, invited to join in the Sabbath service in Tam-worth Gaol lately—the real purpose being of course to afford its inmates some…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ONE offender was fined 5s. INDECENCY. John Steinberg, a Russian Finn, was charged with indecency in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DENIS O'SULLIVAN, charged with indecent behaviour in Hunter-street, was fined 40s; in default, 14 days. INDECENT LANGUAGE…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two inebriates were fined 5s. each for alcoholic excess. INFRINGEMENT 0F BY-LAWS. The Hamilton inspector of nuisances…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A BOSTON paper states that the citizens of the quiet old town of Ambury, noted as the home of the venerable poet Whittier, have been so much…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →THE chief remaining party in the terrible murder which occurred at Stockton on August 5th, 1886, passed through Newcastle on Saturday, on route to Maitland Gaol,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Thre persons were fined small amounts for inebriety. RIOTOUS BEHAVIOUR. Michael Swift and Joseph Barker…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE members of the Newcastle Athletic Club, assisted by members of the local military forces, will give an assault-at-arms in the Victoria Theatre to-night, under distinguished…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A VERY attractive and highly successful entertainment took place last evening at the above theatre, comprising a Grand Assault-at-Arms, and some very superior vocal and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WE are sorry to hear that the superintendent of the north-eastern district, Mr. Sanderson, is about to be transferred to the western district, having his head quarters at Bathurst…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A WOMAN was fined for drunkenness. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Thomas Kelly was fined £81, or seven days' gaol, for being drunk and disorderly in…
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