Terrible Murder in Sydney. a Woman Killed. Sydney
SHORTLY after noon to-day, a ghastly discovery was made in a house, No. 1 Foveaux-street, Surry Hills, by a woman named Mrs. Arthur, who resided in the house. That…
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Courts & crime, 1891
946 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 48
Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, April 15. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and Thorn, J.P.) Liquor
JOSEPH LADY, seaman, and John Reay, miner, were each fined 5s, or twenty-four hours in the lockup, for over indulgence in strong drink…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Surry Hills Murder. the Husband Arrested.sydney
THIS morning, Senior-Sergeant Collins and Constable Ball visited Dawes Point in search of Maurice Dalton, 71, husband of the woman Catherine Dalton, who was found…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bankruptcy Court. Wednesday, 15Th April. (Before Mr. Mair, District Registrar.) Re Thomas Corrigan
A SINGLE meeting of creditors in this estate, was held yesterday. The liabilities amounted to £514 4s 6d, and assets to £40. The bankruptcy was caused through sickness of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, April 16. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunks
JAMES TAYLOR, 50, a seaman, and John Moore, 55, a labourer, were each fined 5s, with an alternative of twenty-four hours in the lockup, for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wallsend Police Court. Wednesday, April 16. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Drunks
ELIZABETH ECKFORD, an old offender, was again brought forward for being drunk in Mary-street, Plattsburg, on the 15th instant, and was fined £1, or…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Licensing Court. Thursday, April 16. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and G.C. Martin and W.H. Shaw, J's.P.) Alleged Breach of the Licensing Act
Andrew Russell, licensee of the Sportsman's Arms Hotel, Hamilton, was charged with having committed a breach of the Licensing Act in having…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, April 17. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and Thorn, J.P.) Drunk
JOHN SMITH, 40, a seaman, was fined 5s, with the usual alternative for drunkenness. Riotous. Michael Regan, 29, a labourer, pleaded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, April 18. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunks
PETER MORRIS, 60, an Indian hawker; Samuel Jones, 27, a seaman; Michael Burns, 27, a seaman; and Robert Reay, 33, a miner, were each fined…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland. Brisbane, Sunday. Alleged Murder
W. M'Leod, charged with murdering James Ryan, at Barcaldine woolshed, has been committed for trial at Rockhampton…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Savage Assault on an Old Woman. Melbourne
JANE KING, an old woman, was picked up on the street, with a fractured skull, and many bruises on her body, the result of a savage assault. She was in an unconscious…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria. Melbourne, Monday. Contempt of Court
Michael Tighe, a contractor, who is engaged digging out a foundation for his cyclorama, in Little Collins-street, has been prosecuted for dangerous blasting. During the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, April 20. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. Colin Christie and W. Lindus, Js.P.) A Host of Drunks
DAVID ARNOTT, aged 39, a labourer, Frank Whaler, 22, a seaman, James Taylor, 50, labourer, James Anton, 18, labourer, and Benjamin…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wallsend Police Court. Tuesday, April 21. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.M.) Reuben Smith in Court
REUBEN SMITH, under warrant, having been arrested in New Zealand by Constable Green, was charged with having committed perjury on the 4th…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, April 21. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunk
CHARLES CAMPBELL, aged 39, a coal-trimmer, was fined 5s, in default 24 hours' lockup, for drunkenness. No Tickets…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Improvement of Police Stations
THE inspection of prisons, and the discipline that is maintained in these infirmaries for the cure of moral disease, are subjects whose importance cannot be overlooked. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tasmania. Hobart, Tuesday. the Trial Bay Murder
The Sandy Bay murder inquest resulted in an open verdict. The mysterious writing in chalk on the floor was inexplicable, inasmuch as Quamby, who is suspected of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lambton Police Court. Tuesday, 21St April. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.M.) An Important Mining Case
WILLIAM OGLETHORPE, miner, was charged that on the 12th March ult., he neglected to observe special rule No. 16 of the special rules of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland. Brisbane, Tuesday. Through the Court
Several insolvents are announced to-day. AN ARCHBISHOP'S PALACE. Seven hundred and fifty pounds has been subscribed towards Archbishop Dunne's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Attempted Burglary
ABOUT half-past 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon, a youth named Wright was entering the Roman Catholic Church, Perkin-street, when a man rushed past him, and ran down…
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