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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
1,085 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 55
ANDREW LITTLE, seaman, was fined 20s, with an option of seven days' gaol, for having behaved riotously. Disobeying Lawful Commands…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE inquest relative to the death of the newly-born female infant found on Saturday in the yard of an unoccupied house in Buckland-street, Waterloo, was to have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →RE Thomas Newburn.—Bankrupt, a miner, said his failure was due, to slackness of work and having a large family to provide for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WILLIAM MURPHY and Patrick Donnelly were charged with assaulting William M'Intyre. Complainant stated that he was steward on the ship Otterburn. On the evening of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IN the East Maitland Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M., and Messrs. John Ewing and R. F. Crighton, Js.P., George Thomas Chambers, Mayor of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT five minutes to 10 o'clock last evening a daring case of attempted burglary occurred at the Caledonain Hotel, Watt-street. At the hour mentioned Mr. Thomas Donnison,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →HENRY HARRIS, 29, miner, and Charles Mackay, 37, a seaman, were each fined 5s, or in default 24 hours' gaol, for having been drunk in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Circuit Court will commence to-morrow at East Maitland, when the criminal business will be taken. The civil list will not be taken until…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →JAMES DOUGLAS, seaman, was fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lockup, for drunkenness. Two Charges…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →AT the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Mair, P.M., Joseph Lewis, a miner, was charged on remand with having on the 4th March last, in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →PERCY HYDE, a boy, was brought up for protection. Constable O'Rourke deposed that shortly after 10 a.m. that day a man…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →AT the Central Criminal Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Stephen, the two men, Charles Montgomery and Thomas Williams, wore placed upon their trial on an indictment…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →FRANCIS DONNELLY was charged with entering the enclosed lands of Elizabeth James, at New Lambton, at night-time without "consent of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →DANIEL M. HOOLEY, carter, and Harold Solway, carpenter, were fined 20s and 10s respectively, with the usual alternatives, for having behaved…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IN consequence of a rumour freely circulated in the city as to the contemplated resignation of Mr. Fosbery and the appointment of Colonel Spalding as his successor as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Maitland Circuit Court was commenced in the courthouse, East Maitland, at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. The criminal list consisted of four…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →AT the Central Criminal Court to-day Frederick Augustus ,Thomas, who had pleaded guilty to a charge of embezzlement, was sentenced by Judge Stephen to three…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PATRICK HUEY, boilermaker, and Richard Moorwood and James Gray, seamen, were each fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lockup, for drunkenness…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MR. J. MEILLON prosecuted for the Crown. Michael Malcolm surrended to his bail and was arraigned on a charge of having at West Maitland on January 25th stolen three…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →JOHN ROUND, a stranger, was charged with stealing one pair of boots from the shop of Mr. Roes Thomas, of Nelson-street, that afternoon…
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