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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
1,064 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 47 of 54
CONSIDERABLE excitement was caused in the district on Saturday by a report that a murder had been committed at Hamilton late on the previous evening, or very early…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MICHAEL DIVINE, labourer; Thomas Quigley, seaman; and Daniel Mitchell, for drunkenness; and Charles Johnson, for indecent behaviour, were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ON the 12th October, a woman named Mary Martin, it is alleged, was seriously assaulted by an Italian named Lorenzo Solari, with whom she had been living at Port Stephens…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →FREDERICK GENSEN, 43, a seaman, and Nicholas Jeffreys, 45, a seaman, were each fined 5s, in default twenty-four hours' lockup, for drunkenness…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ROBERT BOUND and James Owen were both charged with using obscene language in a public place at Charlestown, and having pleaded guilty, they were fined 5s and costs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AT Tamworth, yesterday, a man named Michael Mugivan was committed for trial on a charge of assaulting with intent a single woman named Ada Sumner. The offence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →FREDERICK HUNT, 50, a labourer, was fined 5s, in default 24 hours' lockup, for drunkenness. Language…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →CHARLES JOHNSON, 53, a labourer, was charged with having 108lbs weight of coal in his possession reasonably supposed to have been stolen…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE outward appearance of the court-house has been much improved within the last week or two, and a number of internal alterations and improvements are also being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE December sittings of the Newcastle District Court will commence on Monday, the first of next month. Suitors are reminded that the last day for filing plaints for that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PETER LINDSAY, Richard Garrick, George Hornsby, and Benjamin Chamberlain were fined in the usual amounts for drunkenness. Disobeying Lawful Commands…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following persons were fined for allowing animals to stray:—William Taylor and Michael Bolton, 10s, with 2s 6d costs; and Hans Anderson, Henry Brunnage,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A COURT of inquiry, consisting of Major W. Ranclaud (president), Captain Boam, and Lieutenant Bowman, was held at the Royal Hotel, Murrurundi, on Wednesday, to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →JOHN BURNS, 32, and Frederick Duffy, 19, were each fined 5s for drunkenness. Desertion…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, Friday.—The execution of John Reginald Birchall, condemned to death for the murder of the young Englishman, F. J. Benwell, near Woodstock, Ontario, took place…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A young girl named Alice Seymour sued one David Seymour for the support of his illegitimate child. Defendant admitted the paternity, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →JOSEPH HESTELOW was summoned by the inspector for permitting two horses to stray on the public streets. Having pleaded guilty, he was fined 2s 6d, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →JOHN DALY, 21, seaman, Thomas Donald, 21, a labourer, Krine de Kiroit, 40, a seaman, Johannes de Jong, 24, a seaman, and Thomas…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Joseph Dalzell, Henry Pizey, and Lottie Solomon, were charged, on remand from the previous day, with breaking and entering, in company…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ANDREW GEDDES has been sentenced to two years for frauds in connection with the Rechabite Lodge, of which he was trustee. The total amount of defalcations is some…
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