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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
1,071 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 54
A SEAMAN named Michael M'Call was fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lockup, for drunkenness, and was ordered to pay £3 or to serve a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bustle v Anderson, claiming 3s, value of a fowl destroyed: Verdict for plaintiff without costs. Brown v. Campboll, claiming £1 8s…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →HENRY M. BLAKEY, a respectable young man, was charged before Mr. Henry, P.M., at the Wallsend Police Court, with stealing a gun, the property of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. J. Grills v. James Chapman.—Verdict for £1 8s 9½d, and costs. Anthony Ingram v. M. Roche.—Verdict for £3 7s 9d and costs…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A SEAMAN, named Henry Bazendale, was fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lockup, for drunkenness. A Noisy Individual…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE inspector of nuisances, on behalf of the Plattsburg Council, sued John Mathews for allowing cattle to stray. Henry Weaken deposed to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Patrick Dever, age 18, was charged by his mother, Ellen Dever, with having assaulted her at the Glebe on January 27. The young man pleaded guilty, and the mother stated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WILLIAM DAVIES pleaded guilty to behaving in a riotous manner at New Lambton on the 11th inst., and was fined 5s, and 5s 6d costs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, Thursday.—The Irish Courts have dismissed the appeal against the action of the Chief Secretary (Mr. John Morley) in refusing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →JOHN M'KENNA, aged 24, was called on to pay £2, or go to gaol for one month, on a charge of using indecent language in Hunter-street on the previous day. He went to gaol…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A SEAMAN named James Govern was fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lockup, for drunkenness. Absent Without Leave…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →AN aboriginal woman named Sally was killed at Nyngan on Thursday night by her husband, Jackey Barlow, through jealousy. The man used a bottle and broke the victim's lower jaw…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THOMAS PAYNE pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to-day to a charge of stealing two gold albert watchchains. It appeared from the Crown's case that accused…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ABRAILAM GILLS, charged with being drunk in John-street on the 17th instant, was fined 10s or three days…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WILLIAM SMITH, 29, seaman, and Frederick Gouran, 23, labourer, were each fined 5s, or in default 24 hours' imprisonment, for having been drunk…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ABOUT 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon great excitement prevailed at Quirindi when it became known that at the Volunteer Artillery Hotel the cook had murdered his wife. It…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AT the Central Criminal Court to-day, before Judge Stephen, Henry Chick, Wm. Wilkie, and William Walker were arraigned for the manslaughter of Joseph Compagnon,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AT the Central Criminal Court to-day Charles Brown was arraigned on an indictment charging him with having on January 2 last maliciously wounded George Hum with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A MINER named Thomas Newburgh and a seaman named Thomas M'George were each fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lockup, for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The inquest on the tragedy committed at Quirindi on Sunday was concluded late yesterday. The evidence showed direct proof that the accused, Edward Smedley, had…
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