Assault in a Cell
John M'Intyre, a seaman, was charged with assaulting Michael O'Kelly, and occasioning him actual bodily harm in the police cells at…
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Courts & crime, 1892
1,139 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 40 of 57
Summons Cases. Alleged Pigeon Stealing
A boy named Joseph Presbury was charged with stealing pigeons valued at 5s, the property of Donald Fleming. Complainant stated that on the 20th…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, September 7. (Before Messrs. Martin and Brooks, Js.P.) Drunks
Two seaman named Thomas Lynch and John Campbell were each fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lockup, for drunkenness…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, September 7Th. (Before Mr. R. I. Perroit, P.m.) Small Debts
M. Smith v. B. Belford, claiming: £10s 8d for bricks supplied. Verdict for plaintiff with costs. S. Proctor v. A. Jones, claiming £5…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Cabinet Meeting. More Police in Readiness. SYDNEY
In consequence of the position of affairs at Broken Hill, and the fact that Mr. Cann, M.P., had notified his intention of moving "the adjournment of the House" this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →East Lambton Colliery Company. In the Bankruptcy Court. SYDNEY
THE case of the East Lambton Colliery Company, which came before Mr. Justice Manning, sitting in Bankruptcy Jurisdiction recently, came on again this morning. James…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, September 8. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Martin, J.P.) Drunks
PATRICK MURRAY, aged 50, a labourer, and Stephen Robinson, aged 35, a miner, were each fined 5s, or, in default, 24 hours' gaol, for having been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →District Court. Thursday, September 8Th. (Before Judge Backhouse.) First Day
THE members of the legal profession present were:—Messrs Luck, Biscket, Shand, and Hunt, barristers; Messrs. Brown, Baker, Gorrick, Windeyer, Harris, Low, Cronin,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →District Court Extension. Deputation to the Minister for Justice. SYDNEY
THE Minister for Justice to-day received a deputation, introduced by Mr. John Macintosh, M.L.C., and consisting of Messrs. Ehrard, Goodlet, and Walter, on the subject…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bankrup[?]cy Court. Monday, September 8. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M, the Registrar.) Public Examinations
THE public examination of Robert Henry Howland, restaurant keeper, of Scott-street, bankrupt, was held in the courthouse at 11 o'clock. There…
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Thomas Riscoe, William Crompton, Charles Wright, and Watson Johnson were summoned by Constable Gibson, of Catherine Hall Bay, for riotous conduct and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Summons Cases. Alleged Assault
Edwin Banger sued Francis Nicholl for assault. The complainant, a poultry farmer, said that on the previous Saturday evening he…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Prize-fighter sent to Gaol for Seven Years
WOOLF BENDOFF, a well-known prize-fighter (says an exchange) who visited Australia a few years ago, was tried at Liverpool Assizes recently…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, September 9. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. Thorn and Asher, Js.P.) Drunk
A FIREMAN named William Bead was fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lookup, for drunkenness. D. and D…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lambton Police Court. Friday, 9Th September. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.M.) D. AND D. and Indecent Language
Robert Whitehead pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly, also to using indecent language in the streets of the town on Wednesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mixed Litigation. Settled out of Court. SYDNEY
THE suit of Jacobs v. Vickery and others and the cross action Vickery and others v. Jacobs, which were commenced on Tuesday, the first being a claim by the plaintiff for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Broken Hill Strike. Matters Quiet. Police Expected Early To-morrow. Broken Hill
STRIKE matters have been quiet to-day, and although all sorts of rumours have been current, nothing out of the ordinary has transpired. A procession was to have taken place…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District Court. Second Day. Friday, September 9Th. (Before Judge Backhouse.) a Municipal Case. Anderson v. Borough of Plattsburg
IN this case John Hamilton Anderson, tinsmith, of Nelson-street, Plattsburg, sought to recover from the Borough of Plattsburg the sum of £200, alleged to be due as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, September 10. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunks
FRANCIS JONES, age 42, and Andrew Roberts, 25, seaman, were fined 5s, or in default 24 hours' imprisonment, for having been drunk on the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District Court. Third Day. Saturday, September 10Th. (Before Judge Backhouse.) Anderson v. Borough of Plattsburg
IN this case, which was adjourned from the previous day, John Hamilton Anderson, tinsmith, of Nelson street, Plattsburg, sought to recover from the Borough of Plattsburgh…
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