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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
1,071 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 54
THE hearing of the appeals against the municipal valuation and rate was the only business of the Court, and a Friendly Appeal Court having been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE inquest on Elizabeth Donzie, aged 15, who was shot by her uncle, took place at Port Lincoln to-day. Henry White deposed that George Page,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A BANQUET was tendered to Sub-Inspector Saunders this evening prior to his departure for Newcastle. The Mayor presided, and about 70 persons were present, including…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A CASE of attempted assault and robbery on the Melbourne to Sydney express is reported to have occurred between Barnawartha and Wodonga last night. When the express…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Surprising evidence was given at Bruthen at the trial of the selector Condor, who is charged with the murder of an Indian hawker who visited his hut last Christmas, and whose…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A FIREMAN named William Richardson was fined 20s, with an alternative of seven days' goal, for having offended against decency in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE junior member for Newcastle, Mr. William Grahame, has again distinguished himself, and has reflected in the Legislature the wisdom of his constituents in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A SMALL burglary occurred hero last night or this morning, the office of the Medical and Surgical Fund being entered and £3 in money stolen. The robbers overlooked over £5 in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ALL efforts on the part of the police to discover the whereabouts of Francis Healy, who is said to be connected with the extentensive frauds on the Post Office Savings…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The investigation at the Buthen Police Court into the charge against the man Conden, of murdering a Hindoo named Kaiza Singy, lasted all day. The evidence of the witnesses…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →JOHN RICE, 52, labourer, John Lynch, 37, seaman, William Matthews, 64, labourer, and Robert Stephens, 20, labourer, were each called on to pay…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →It appears that Page, the Port Lincoln murderer, was passionately in love with Lizrie Danzie, although she was the daughter of his own sister, and only 14 years…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE police have determined to place Joseph Liddle, the man recently committed at Maitland for horse stealing, on his trial for stealing a horse at Port Waratah. It appears…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →JAMES HOWARTH was charged, by summons, with having assaulted Margaret Howarth. Mr. Gorrick appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Low conducted the defence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT the West Broomwich Police Court Robert Spencer, chemist, Birmingham, and Sarah Clancey were committed for trial, charged with the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →ONE of the neatest articles that has recently been added to the equipment of some of the Newcastle policemen is the pocket telephone, says the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →JOSEPH BUXTON, the man who had been arrested on a charge of stealing a horse, the property of Mr. James Turner, of Port Waratah, will be brought up at the Police Court…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A MARRIED woman named Isabella Low was fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lockup, for drunkenness. Language…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A MOST vindictive assault is alleged to have been committed in Scott-street by a seaman named Michael Traynor, from the ship Glencairn at dinner-time yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →JOSEPH RICHARDSON was charged with being drunk on the 12th inst. in Pittown-road, and was fined 5s. The fine was paid. James Cartwright, charged with being…
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