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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
1,071 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 37 of 54
A FIREMAN' of the steamer Victorian named William Patterson, while standing outside a hotel at Miller's Point yesterday evening, was attacked by a number of men, who challenged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A man, whose name is unknown, has been found dead at Bluff Downs station, in the Charters Towers district. There were marks and bruises on the head. The police have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A case of an alleged breach of the Betting Houses Suppression Act, brought by William Dronsfield against John Norman, was struck out, as the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THOMAS DESMOND, 38, dealer, for having been drunk in Alfred-street on Saturday afternoon, was ordered to pay the usual 5s, or suffer 24 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AT the Wallsend Police Court yesterday, before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.M., John Irvine, on remand, appeared to answer the charge of alleged forgery…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →HENRY O'CONNOR, 41, labourer, for having been drunk in Hunter-street on the previous evening, was ordered to pay the usual 5s, or suffer 24 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →James Boyle, a bricklayer's labourer, was summoned by the police for having used indecent language in Burwood-street on the 18th instant…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →CECILIA Ross was charged with stealing the sum of about £7 10s from the person of John Hickey, on the 26th inst., at Broadmeadow…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, Tuesday.—The Right Hon. Sir Charles Bowen, one of the Lords Justices of the Court of Appeal, will succeed the Right Hon. Lord Hannon,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →IN the Divorce Court to-day, Judge Windeyer delivered judgment in the case of Robert M'Phail against Edith Mary Rebecca M'Phail. He said that in the case petitioner…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →John M'Lean, husband of Isabella M'Lean, an old woman who was found brutally murdered by means of an axe, at the Leap, near Mackay, on the 1st instant,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →JAMES BLANKSBY, manager of the Newcastle and County Mutual Land, Building, and Investment Company, Limited, sued Palmerston Brown on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AT the Minmi Police Court yesterday, before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.M., the case of Regina v. Hemmings was heard. The courtroom was crowded. The charge is that Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MARIA CURRAN and Isabella Low were each fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lockup, for drunkenness. Juvenile Thieves…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MR. G. C. MARTIN, District Coroner, held an inquest at the Clarendon Hotel yesterday forenoon on the body of the infant which was discovered in a tin trunk at the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE inspector of nuisances at Stockton proceeded against Cathbert Errington for the recovery of 5s, alleged to be due for the removal of earth pans…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →GEORGE HARLAND, miner, was fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lockup, for drunkenness. Language…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →AT the Wallsend Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.M., John Irving, on remand, was brought up charged with having forged six £1 Bank of New South…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. R. J. Burrowes, clerk of courts at Fitzroy, was to-day appointed Governor of Melbourne Gaol. AS UNDERTAKER COMMITED…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THOMAS CLEARY, draper; James Lamb, William Terry, seamen; and Richard Druitt, carter, were each fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lockup,…
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