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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
1,064 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 54
JOHN BURNS, 50, a coaltrimmer, William Rowlands, 28, a labourer, and Albert Clements, 43, musician, were each fined 5s, with an alternative of 24 hours' gaol for being…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A CASE of considerable interest to ratepayers and property-holders was heard at the appeal court yesterday, when the A.A. Company appealed against the municipal valuers'…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THOMAS PRICE summoned George Hoyle and Benjamin Hoyle for assault at Hillsborough on Sunday evening, the 4th instant. There was also a cross summons in which Thomas…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ENOCH LINDSAY, for being drunk in Burwood-street whilst in charge of a horse and cab on the 12th inst., was ordered to pay 10s or do 48 hours'…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →CHARLES WOODHOUSE pleaded guilty to a charge of of creating a disturbance in a railway carriage, to the discomfort of passengers. Mr. H. Holt appeared on behalf of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE Municipal Appeal Court, adjourned from the previous day, sat at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when the following business was transacted:—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE people of New South Wales take very much interest in the working of the Police Department. Much more is expected of members of that body…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LAST night the Holloway-Howe Dramatic Company again attracted a good audience to witness the last performance of "The Land of the Living." As on previous nights…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →John Thomas Thompson, who shot his wife during a drinking bout, and she died from the effects of the wound, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE inquest on the body of the man Dennis Connell, who was murdered in the Domain near Mrs. Macquarie's Chair on the night of the 23rd April, was resumed this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →JAMES FALVEY, a miner, appeared on remand from Armidale, where he was arrested on a warrant charging him with having received, on the 2nd instant, the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THAT Popular comedy, "The Magistrate," was produced by the Holloway-Howe Dramatic Company in the Victoria Theatre last evening to a very large audience. Since…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →HOMAS MILES, a carpenter, formerly a resident of Plattsburg, was charged with stealing a tomahawk, the property of Mr. Tobias Miller, of Plattsburg…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →GEORGE SMITH and Walter page fined 5s, in default 24 hours' gaol, for drunk. Alleged Stealing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ELLN MORGAY, 30, was fined 5s, with the option of 24 hours' imprisonment for being drunk in Hunter-street…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR. Dow, Minister for Lands, and Mr. Nimmo, ex-Secretary for Public Works, and several other directors of the Premier Building Society, appeared on a summons to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WILLIAM EVANS appealed against an assessment of £20 16s for a weatherboard house in Chester-street. Appellant stated that the house was 24ft by 12ft in dimensions and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ROBERT DALEY, Peter Daley, and Thomas Gizzard were each lined 10s for being drunk. Language. Walter Fage was fined £2 with an option…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →George Wylde, David Wylde, David Tarrant, and Henry Brooke were charged with having assaulted one John Rees on the night of Saturday week…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hugh Donnelly, in charge of the cutter Sea Breeze, was brought to Cooktown from Aytown yesterday, charged with wounding an aboriginal boy named Harry in the head…
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