Licensing Court. Breach of the Act
John Holt, of the Prince of Wales Hotel, Carrington, pleaded guilty to a charge of keeping his premises open for the sale of liquor on the…
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Courts & crime, 1892
1,139 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 57
Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., Registrar.)
THE meetings of creditors in the estates of Alexander James, Stanley Stewart, and George Phillip Schumacher, hairdresser, of Corlette-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Australian News. New South Wales. Burglary of Jewellery
A JEWELLER'S shop at Picton, occupied by David Griffiths, of Argyle-street, was broken into between midnight and daylight. A quantity of jewellery, including watches,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lambton Police Court Friday, January 15. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Obscenity
WILLIAM SALT pleaded guilty to using obsc[?]ne language at Dudley on the 6th instant, and was fined 10s and costs…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Victoria. Melbourne, Friday. an Ex-school Teacher Sentenced for Vagrancy
An old man named Stanley, late school teacher, has been sentenced to 12 months for vagrancy. INTERCOLONIAL MASTERS' CERTIFICATES…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, January 15Th. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and Thorn, J.P.) No Tickets
FOUR working men, named Joseph Kelly, Alfred Nolan, John Kelly, and Rodger Conway, admitted having travelled from Sydney to Newcastle by the steamer Manland…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On Burglary as a Fine Art
QUITE a revolution haw taken place is thieving and burglary (remarks the Telegraph). They are now conducted by 'promoters' who invest…
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An application for the transfer of the license of the Changing Station Hotel, Islington, from James Beath to James Porteus, was granted…
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LONDON, Friday.—The Court goes into mourning for six weeks and the public for three weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, January 16. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and Thorn, J.P.) D. and D.
WILLIAM EDWARDS, 4.8, a labourer, and Peter Duncan, 24, a seaman, were fined 10s and 20s respectively, with the usual alternative, for having been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CABLEGRAMS. Death of the Duke of Clarence. the Court in Mourning. Messages of Condolence
LONDON, Friday.—When the death of the Duke of Clarence took place all his family were present at his bedside. As the end approached the chaplain read the prayers for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Changes
AMONG the recent changes in the Police Department is that of Senior constable Hassard, who has been removed from Raymond Terrace to Newcastle. He was in charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, January 18. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunks
THOMAS CLEARY, 57, a draper; George Ahlquist, 28, a seaman; and James Buchanan, 50, a labourer, were fined in sums ranging from 10s to 20s, with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, January 19. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunks
THOMAS STEPHENS, 40, a seaman, and Martin Quigley, 34, a labourer, were each fined 5s with an option of 24 hours' lockup for drunkenness…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dreadful Murder at Bendigo. Melbourne
A TERRIBLE murder was committed at Bendigo at 8 o'clock this morning. George Cook, aged 7, leaving home for school, had just gone out of the back gate on his way to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lambton Police Court Tuesday, January 19. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m) Indeornt Language
ALBERT BRUTON was charged with using indecent language in the yard of the Northumberland Hotel, adjoining Morehead-street, on the 16th inst…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Tuesday. Delay in Police Payment
THE police lodging allowance money, which was due on the let instant, has not yet been paid, and the men are greatly inconvenienced in consequence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tasmania. Burglary
The business premises of Mr. Bidenhope, tailor, in Hobart, have been broken into. The watchman, in trying the door, alarmed the burglars,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, January 20. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Breaking, Entering, and Stealing
Richard Lindsay, a swagman, was charged with breaking and entering the dwelling of Mrs. E. J. Brown, Georgetown, Waratah, on the 19th…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, January 20. (Before Messrs, Mair, P.M., and G. C. Martin, J.P.) Attempted Suicide
FREDERICK PRICE, 54, a labourer, was charged with attempting to commit suicide by drowning. Constable Travers stated that he…
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