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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
1,139 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 30 of 57
DAVID SHAW, a miner residing at Plattsburg, stated that he had never been insolvent previously, and that his present financial difficulties had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Thursday.—The trial of 18 persons charged with the murder of M. Beltcheff, the Bulgarian Minister for Finance, on March 27, 1891, commences at Sofia to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. H. W. H. Huntington, the Newcastle District Court Register, report:—There were 460 cases, and the sum of £240 was paid to the Colonial Treasurer as revenue…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PARTICULARS of the arrest of Bonjamin Griffin, the American negro who, it is alleged, shot Frank Smith near Mungunyah, are to hand. Assured was arrested by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →JOSEPH HUGHES, 26, miner; John Bernard, 56, engineer; William Stephens, 50, farmer; and David Davies, 26, seaman, were each fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lockup…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE District Court was resumed yesterday morning, from June 20th, when it will be remembered the Judge postponed the sittings to deal with two cases. Since leaving…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →CHRISTINA SNEDDON, a little girl, was charged with stealing one half-sove-reign from the dwelling of one Thomas W. Smith, at Charlestown, on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →WILLIAM LUDLOW, 26, miner, and Clara Davis, 30, were fined the usual 5s, or 24 hours, for having been drunk on the previous evening…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Benjamin Griffin, the American negro, who murdered Frank Smith at Mungunyah, was brought up before the local Bench as Bourke and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →HENRY O'NEILL, James Power, Edward Warrington, John P. Collins, Robert Wate, seamen; Stephen Jennings, and James Garside, labourers;…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →DONALD BROWN, a soafaring man, was at the Water Police Court this morning sentenced to two months' hard labour for having stolen a purse containing 17s 6d and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE streets have been thronged all day with excited crowds discussing the situation. In the morning a public meeting of citizens was held at the Town Hall, when a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →JOHN NEWALL, was fined 5s for the above offence. Language. J. Melville was fined £2 for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Clarence Dudley, aged 15, a youth, was charged by summons with having on the 14th of June last unlawfully taken oysters from lease No. 82, at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THREE married women, named Elizabeth Bray, Emily Morgan, and Annie Frederickson, were each fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lockup, for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE quarterly sitting of the Newcastle Licensing Bench will be held to-day, when three applications for the renewal of publicans' licenses, an application for the transfer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Joseph Davies v. M'Beth.—This was a case in which the defendant, M'Beth, formerly book-keeper to the Wallsend and Plattsburg Co-operative…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WILLIAM FRASER, 50, a fisherman, and Colin Campbell M'Lachlan, 50, a seaman, were each fined 5s, or 24 hours' imprisonment, for having been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE public examination of William Rand Solly, of Plattsburg, hair-dresser, bankrupt, took place. Mr. R. C. M'Kenzie appeared for Mr. G…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE following licenses were renewed, the police having no objection:— Edward Lorey, Imperial Hotel, Scott-street; Hans Anderson, Universal…
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