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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1892

1,139 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 57

The Murder of M. Vulkovitch

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—I is believed that the min who murdered 41. Vulkovitch, the Bulgarian diplomatic agent at Constantinople, is a Russian…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, February 29. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and Martin and Christie, Js.P.) The New Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1892 · page 6

SHORTLY after the opening of the court, Mr. C. W. Readett, on behalf of the legal profession of Newcastle, congratulated the Bench on the completion and occupation of…

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Alleged Assault and Robbery. Three Men Arrested

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1892 · page 5

ABOUT 3 o'clock yesterday morning Mr. Lloyd, licenses of the Islington Hotel, Maitland-road, Islington, was awakened by hearing a great disturbance and cries of murder…

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Lambton Police Court. Tuesday, March 1. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrot, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1892 · page 3

WILLIAM CANNON was charged on summons with keeping a dog on his premises without having the same registered. Fined 10s, with 5s 6d costs…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, March 1. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and Martin and Christie, Js.P.) Drunks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1892 · page 7

THOMAS DEWER, a miner; Robert Ray, a labourer, and James Fraser, a labourer, were fined in sums ranging from 5s to 10s with the usual alternatives, for drunkenness,…

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Alleged Horse Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1892 · page 7

William Bull was arraigned on an indictment charging him that he did, at Clarence-town on the 19th January last, steal one mare, the property of Michael Johnson…

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Alleged Horse Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1892 · page 7

Two little lads named John Ross Kelly and Thomas Edmunds were arraigned on a charge that they did at Wallarobba, on the 24th January, steal two geldings, the property…

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Alleged Criminal Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1892 · page 7

Thomas Goldsworthy was charged that he did at Miami, on the 5th February, assault one Rebecca Lundgren with intent to commit a rape…

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Daring Escape from Gaol

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1892 · page 8

A LOCKSMITH and ex-convict, named Johann Bissen, who was in gaol at Posen, awaiting trial, has just made a daring escape from gaol, after…

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The Alleged Assault and Robbery. The Accused Discharged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1892 · page 6

Henry Patmore, 22, cabman, Arthur Roberts, 19, shopman, John Francis, 24 carpenter, wore charged with having in company together, on the 1st instant, assaulted…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, March 2. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Straying Horses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1892 · page 5

THERE were three cases brought by the inspector of nuisances for horses straying. In the first instance, Helen Hamblin was fined 1s, with 2s 6d costs. In the second, G…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, March 2. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. Martin, Weir, and Creer, Js.P.) Drunks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1892 · page 6

ALFRED LUND, 29, miner, and Thomas Robertson, 32, a salesman, were each fined 10s, or, in default, 48 hours' imprisonment, for having been drunk on the previous…

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Bradley Versus Bradley. In the Divorce Court. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1892 · page 5

IN the case of Bradley v. Bradley, before Mr. Justice Windeyer, the respondent again entered the box, and his evidence was continued. He said his son George never broke…

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Attempted Murder. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 March 1892 · page 5

SAMUEL KIEBY appeared on remand at the Central Police Court to-day, before Mr. W. Johnson, S.M., charged with having attempted to murder his mother, Sarah S…

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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, March 3. (Before Messrs. Martin and Thorn, Js.P.) Dead Beats

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 March 1892 · page 7

PATRICK KENNEDY, 29, and Thomas Lee 22 (labourers), pleaded guilty to having travelled from Sydney to this city on the previous evening by the steamer Newcastle…

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Wallsend and Plattsburg Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 March 1892 · page 3

THERE were no less than 46 cases heard on Thursday, several of them being defended. Amongst them were several eases by the Newcastle New…

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Theft of a Watch

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1892 · page 3

Donald M'Leod pleaded not guilty to a charge of stealing a silver watch from the dwelling-house of John Pike, at Carrington, on the 7th of February last. The accused…

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The Alleged Indecent Assault Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1892 · page 3

James Gwynne surrendered to his bail and pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging him with having, on the 10th of February last, at Lambton, indecently assaulted Mary…

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Murder and Suicide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1892 · page 12

A TERRIBLE tragedy is reported from Berlin. Dr. Johann Biedermau, aged 42, the director of the Chemical Laboratory at the University of Berlin,…

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A Gaol Mutiny at Rio

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1892 · page 11

A DESPATCH dated Rio de Janeiro, January 20, states:—A mutiny broke out yesterday among the prisoners in the fortress of Santa Cruz, which is…

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