Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, January 20. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, P.M., and Mr. G C. Martin, J.p) Drunkenness
A solitary offender was called upon to contribute five shillings towards the treasury. INDECENCY…
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Courts & crime, 1887
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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. Lochhead and Morgan, J's.P.)
Robert Craig of the Glebe applied for a conditional publican's license for an hotel in Robertson-street Carrington, to contain 12 public rooms, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, January 21. Drunk
ONE defendant pleaded guilty to this char and was fined. ASSAULT. A respectable looking man named Henry…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, January 24th. Obscene Language
JOHN ROSS was fined £2 or fourteen days' imprisonment for having used obscene language in Hunter street the previous night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District News. Wallsend. Police Court. (Before the P.M., Mr. R. I. Perrott.) Affiliation Case
THE affiliation case, heard last week, Mrs. Barbara Smith Brooks v. Frank Smith Brooks, both from Minmi, again came on for hearing. Mr. Sparke…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, January 25. (Before Messrs. C. J. Martin and W. H. Shaw, Js.P.) Disorderly and Resisting
DAVID M'CANLEY was charged by Senior Constable Thompson with having been drunk and disorderly in Hunter-street drunk and disorderly in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Plattsburg. Police Court. (Before R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Affiliation Case
The affiliation case from Minmi, Mrs. Barbara Smith Brooks v Brooks, again came on for hearing at the court to-day. Messrs Windeyer and Dart,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Land Court
YESTERDAY there was sitting of the Land Count at the Newcastle Courthouse. Mr. James Vernon (chairman) presided, assisted by Messrs. J. Mitchell and J. Mair, P.M…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, January 25. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., G. C. Martin, and J. Creer, J.p.) Drunk
FOUR prisoners were fined for overindulgence. DRUNK AND OBSCENE. A dirty-looking man named John…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, January 28th. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., and G. C. Martin, J.p.) Drunk
No persons were charged with this offence. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Thomas Jennings, a labourer, was charged by Constable Brown with having…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bank Burglary in Newcastle
YESTERDAY evening a rather peculiar occurrence took place in Watt-street. Shortly before 6 o'clock, a gentleman while passing the Bank of New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News Wallsend. Police Court. Before R. I. Perrott, P.M.
WILLIAM REED, junr ,arrested by Constable Butler, was charged with being insane. From the evidence adduced it appeared that from information received Constable Butler…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, January 31St. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., G. C. Martin, and D. Ludlow, J.'sP.) DRUNK
EIGHT offenders were fined for drunkenness. DRUNK AND OBSCENE. A seaman named John Jones was charged by Constable O'Meara with having been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Small Debts Court
A Small Debts Court was held yesterday, the presiding magistrates being Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., G. C. Martin, and Captain O'Sullivan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, Feb. 1St. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., G. C. Martin, and Captain O'Sullivan.) DRUNKENNESS
Five defendants suffered for excess. FURIOUS RIDING. A young lad named Wm. Barnett was charged with furious riding,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, February 2. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., and G. C. Martin, J.p.) Threatening a Wife
AN elderly man named Edward Griffiths was charged by Constable Smith with having used threatening language towards his wife at Tighe's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Burglary in Parramatta
THE other evening a daring burglary took place in the usually quiet and secure town of Parramatta. The shop of Mr. W. Martindale, newsagent and stationer, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Licensing Court
A LICENSING COURT was held yesterday, the presiding magistrates being Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., W. K. Lochhead, and Dr. Morgan…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Polling Booths at the Court House
THE Returning Officer for Newcastle, Mr. F. J. Shaw, in order to expedite the polling, has, we are pleased to notice, decided to have the polling booths at the Court House…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, February 4. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., and G. C. Martin, J.p) Drunk
THREE prisoners were punished for having too frequently drunk success to the Parliamentary candidates. HUSBAND AND WIFE…
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