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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1891

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Lambton Police Court. Tuesday, January 13. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1891 · page 3

SAGAR v Howe.-In this case, Catherine Sugar charged Mary Ann Howe with unlawfully assaulting her, at New Lambton, on the 8th instant…

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The Murder of Seliverstoff

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1891 · page 5

MADRID, Tuesday.—Later news from Catalonia reports that the man who was arrested on Saturday, as Padlewski, the murderer of the Russian General…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, January 13. (Before Messrs. G. C. Martin and W. H. Shaw, Js.P.) Drunks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1891 · page 6

DOLLY, an aboriginal, was fined 5s, with the usual alternative, for drunkenness. That Enterprising Clerk…

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Charged with Murder. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1891 · page 5

MARGARET RYAN was arrested at Kyncton to-day on a charge of murdering her husband Michael Ryan, ten months ago. On the 17th of March last Ryan was returning…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, January 14. (Before Messrs. Shaw and Martin, Js.P.) Drunks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1891 · page 6

LAWRENCE BOYLE, better know as " Larry, the Boatman," was up again for being drunk in Hunter-street. The Bench quadrupled the penalty…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, January 14. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Booth Licenses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1891 · page 3

BOOTH licenses were granted to Joseph Howell, Queen's Head Hotel, Plattsburg, and Thomas Watson, Commercial Hotel, Plattsburg, to be used on…

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Latest Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Thursday. Assault on Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1891 · page 5

AT the Redfern Police Court to-day James Brown, alias Frederick Payne, 20, a labourer, and Charles Craig, 26, a bootmaker, for assaulting a constable in the execution of his…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, January 15. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and G. C. Martin and W. H. Shaw, Js.P.) Drunks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1891 · page 6

JOHN MYALL, 40, a labourer; William Berkimar, 36, a seaman; and George Miller, 60, a labourer; were each fined 5s, with an alternative of…

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The Postmaster-general and the Supreme Court. a Constitutional Question. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1891 · page 5

HIS Honor Mr. Justice Foster, sitting in Equity this morning, delivered judgment in connection with the application for the continued of an injunction granted in…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. Mair, Registrar in Bankruptcy.) In re Arthur Groves

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1891 · page 6

MR. WINDEYER appeared for the official assignee, and Mr. Gorrick watched the proceedings on behalf of the insolvent…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, January 16Th. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and Thorn and Asher, Js.P.) Drunks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 2

JAMES LOVE, 40, a seaman, John Bourke, 60, a labourer, and Hugh Pope, 30, a seaman, were each fined 5s, with an option of twenty-four hours' lockup, for drunkenness…

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Lambton Police Court. Friday, January 16. (Before Messrs. R. I. Perrott, P.M., and W. R. Curran, J.p.) Destroying Timber

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 2

RICHARD MURPHY was charged with destroying and taking timber from the property of Mr. A. Peathe, Tickhole estate, value £1…

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Death of an Old Police Officer. Once in Newcastle. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 5

NEWS has come to the Police Department, Sydney, recording the death of Inspector Harrison, which event took place at Wagga this morning. Inspector Harrison was…

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Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, January 17. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1891 · page 3

ALFRED GEVE, 37, a labourer, was fined 5s, in default twenty four hours' lookup, for drunkenness…

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Police Movements

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1891 · page 5

AMONG the number of transfers which have taken place in the police force during the last week, the following effect this district:—Constable Stevens, who has been stationed at…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, January 19Th. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1891 · page 6

JOHN M'DONALD, 42, a labourer; Daniel Courtney, 36, a seaman; William Jackon, 32, a seaman; Andrew Trolley, 45, a seaman ; Annie Barratt, 73; John Barrett, 73, a…

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Summons Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1891 · page 6

Captain Morrison, master of the B.R. ship Celtic Monarch, was sued on an information in which he was charged with having discharged loading without using a tarpaulin or…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, January 20Th. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Thorn, J.P.) Drunks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1891 · page 7

JAMES STEPHENS, 56, a wharf labourer, and Everett Thomas, 42, a painter, were each fined 5s, with an alternative of 24 hours' lockup, for drunkenness…

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Australian News. New South Wales. the Peak Hill Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1891 · page 6

IT was reported in Dubbo on Monday that Hansen, who is awaiting his trial for the Peak Hill murder, had confessed to Acting Visiting Justice Dulhunty that he had…

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Treacherous Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1891 · page 8

BARONESS PODMANICSKI'S maid, to whom one of the maid-servants had promised marriage, but whom she suspected of being faithless, entered the young man's room and shot…

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