Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, April 22. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunks
JOHN RICE, 51, a labourer, George N'Fadden, 59, a seaman, and Minnie Leonard, 31, were each fined 5s, in default 24 hours' lockup, for…
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Courts & crime, 1891
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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, April 23. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunks
MARGARET DOWNEY, 69, and Thomas Cleary, 55, a storekeeper, were each fined 5s, with an alternative of twenty-four hours lockup, for drunkenness…
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THE report of the Court of Inquiry into the Middle Head disaster has been received by the Colonial Secretary, Sir Henry Parkee The conclusion arrived at by the court is us…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. Mair, District Registrar in Bankruptcy.) Re William Teasdale
BANKRUPT stated that he was a miner by occupation, and that his insolvency had been brought about by the late strike and bad times. He had a…
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JOHN FINNEGAN has been found guilty of the murder of Rose Summers. He was recommended to mercy on the ground that he did not believe when he inflicted the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, April 24. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and Thorn, J.P.) Drunks
THOMAS CONNORS, 22, a seaman, and Charles Williams, 40, a seaman, were each fined 5, in default twenty-four hours' lockup, for drunkenness…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →West Australia. Perth, Saturday. Alleged Theft
A serious ease of shop-lifting has been discovered by the police, in which a number of girls employed in Hayser's drapery house are implicated. It is said they have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, April 25. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunks
LUDWIG FROGUE, 25, a seaman, was fined 5s, with the option of twenty-four hours' lockup, for drunkenness Deemed to be Insane…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lambton Police Court. Friday, April 24 (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.M) Ownership of a Horse
JAMES Paul summoned J. Barclay, Wickham, for illegal detention of a horse. Defendant pleaded not guilty, and claimed that the horse was his property…
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SHORTLY after 9 o'clock last night, Sergeant M'Vane arrested a young man named David Henry Higgs on a charge of stealing the sum of 6s 3d from the dwelling-house of a Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, April 27. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunks
ROBERT DUGGAN, 30, a labourer; William Davis, 34, a seaman; and William Norman, 46, seaman, were fined 10s, 20s, and 5s respectively, for…
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THE above Court was held yesterday, before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P. M., to hear the case, remanded from Thursday last, of Reuben Smith, charged with having committed…
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THE public of Newcastle will remember that a case of great interest to fishermen was heard at the police court, before Mr. Mair, Police…
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THE above court was held yesterday, before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.M., when Thomas Sheldon, a miner and new-comer, was charged with using indecent language on the…
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A RESPECTABLY attired young man named Frank Roberts, alias Bishop, was arrested in Perkin-street by Dectective M'Hattie yesterday morning, on a charge of stealing a pair…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, April 29. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunk
MICHAEL MURPHY, 22, a labourer, was fined 5s, with the usual alternative, for drunkenness. Riotous and Profane…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lambton Police Court. Tuesday, April 28. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Driving on Footways
BLUNDELL DAVIES and Adam Wilson, both young men, pleaded guilty to driving their loaded vehicles over the gutters and footways in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Police Case. to the Editor
Sir,—I wish to draw public attention to the decision in a case heard at court to-day, by which I have been placed in a very unpleasant position, as I consider the case was rushed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, April 30. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Liquor
PETER BYRNES, seaman, Agnes O'Neill, married woman, and Eugene M'Carthy, labourer, were each fined in the usual amounts for over-indulgence in strong drink…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. Mair, District Registrar.) Be John M'donald, Send
THE single meeting of creditors and public examination of the bankrupt took place yesterday. The bankrupt stated that he was a coal-miner at Wickham, and his liabilities…
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