Victoria. Burglary
A remarkably, cool, burglary was perpetrated on the premises of Messrs. Moss, White, and Co., early on Sunday morning. The burglars took the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1891
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Wallsend Police Court. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.M.)
MATTHEW MURNAN, charged with being drunk on Sunday, the 12th inst., was called upon to pay the usual penalty of £1, or seven days. Fine…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, July 13. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. G. C. Martin and Colin Christie, Js.P.) Drunks
THE usual batch of seedy individuals who had been imbibing on Saturday and Sunday were put in the dock. Andy M'Nab and Catherine Holland,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, July 14. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunks
GEORGE MASON, aged 40, described as a cook, and John Mills, aged 39, seaman, were sent up for twenty-four hours, not having the 5s to pay for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alleged Assault on the High Seas. a Captain Assaults His Chief Officer
IN the police court yesterday (before Mr. Mair, P.M.), William Griffiths, captain of the British ship Craigisla, was charged by John Roberts, his chief officer, with having…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Craigisla Assault Case
THOUGH quarrels and misunderstandings of various kinds between ships' officers and men are brought before our local Bench for adjudication, it is rarely that a case is heard…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, July 15. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Martin, J.P.) Drunks
ALEXANDER M'GREGOR, age 56; Martin Olsen, age 45, seamen, were fined the usual 5s, or, in default, twenty-four hours' imprisonment, for having…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Shearing Difficulty. Despatch of Police to the West. the Guarding of "Free Labourers." Sydney
IN connection with the shearing difficulty, and the serious troubles which appear to be looming at Bourke, it is stated that the police authorities at that place have telegraphed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, 16Th July. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.M.)
ROBERT BAILEY, a young man hailing from Newcastle, was charged with using obscene language on last Saturday evening, to Mr. Walker, station master. From the statement…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Serious Charge. Alleged Assault on a Child. ADELAIDE
AN old man, named Isaac Croat, was committed for trial to-day, for an alleged criminal assault on a little girl of 11, named Frances Lamdon, at Burnside. According…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Licensing Court. Selling after Hours
Mary Jane Heydon, licensee of the Castlemaine Hotel, in Hunter-street West, was charged with having kept her premises open for the sale of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, July 16. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. Shaw and Martin, Js.P.) Drunks
CHARLES FERGUSON, age 40, and John Wilson, of the same age, both labourers, were fined 5s each, or, in default, twenty-four hours' gaol, for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bankruptcy Court. (Before the Registrar, Mr. Mair, P.M.)
THE public examination of John Thomas Hill, miner, of Adamstown, was opened. The liabilities in the estate were £74 11s, and his assets…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lambton Police Court. Friday, 17Th July. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Drunkenness and Language
WM. JONES pleaded guilty to drunken and disorderly conduct at New Lambton, also to using indecent language. Having been in the lockup since Tuesday, he was let off on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, July 17. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Thorn, J.P.) Drunks
ELLEN HOY, age 37, was sent to the local lockup for 24 hours, for drunkenness on the previous day. For having no visible means of support, the woman was further…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Narbethong Murder. Sentenced to Death. MELBOURNE
IN the trial of Colston, the Narbethong murder, yesterday, the judge summed up against the prisoner. After a long absence the jury found the prisoner guilty, and he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, July 18. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunks
WALTER COOK, age 26, a cabman, and John Ellis, age 62, a labourer, were called upon to pay 5s each, or go to gaol for 24 hours, having been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, July 20. (Before Mr. Mair, P.m.) a Host of Drunks
THE following persons were fined 5s, or 24 hours' imprisonment, for being drunk in various parts of the city on Saturday evening:—Robert Boyle,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lambton Police Court. Tuesday, 21St July. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.M.)
HENRY WILLIAMS pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly at Charlestown on the 18th instant, and was fined 10s, in default forty-eight hours in the lockup…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, July 21. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Murray, J.P. A Solitary
JAMES TAYLOR, ago 52, an engineer, was fined 5s, or in default 24 hours' imprisonment, for having been drunk in Watt-street on the previous…
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