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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
1,085 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 36 of 55
GEORGE LASCELLES, a coloured man, described as a doctor, was committed for trial at the Central Police Court to-day on a charge of indecently assaulting a girl named…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WILLIAM MORRIS, a mason, pleaded guilty to the accusation of having been drunk in Newcomen-street, and was fined 5s, in default, 24 hours'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Anna Seiley and Emily Fitzjames were committed for trial to-day on a charge of wilful murder for causing the death of Alberta Jarrett by an illegal operation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →DAVID HOWELL, a storekeeper, was charged with selling one flask of gunpowder on the 4th July, without a license…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →HENRY ROBERTS, 55, carpenter, for having been drunk in Market-street, on the previous evening, was ordered to pay the usual 5s, or suffer 24 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →JOSEPH PHIPPEN, storekeeper, of Lambton, bankrupt, was publicly examined. None of his creditors were present the official assignoo…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At the Lambton Police Court yesterday the only ease was that of a young man named Canning, who pleaded guilty to allowing his horse to stray in New Lambton Borough. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →INNUMERABLE tanglefoots did the business for Emmersen Dixon, a miner, whose eccentric mode of progression down Darby-street attracted the notice of Constable Dwan. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MERTIN NELSON, a Swedish seaman, displayed himself in Hunter-street as the apostle of profanity, and a constable deemed that he would be…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE light, airy gladsomeness imparted by alcoholic fluids of a stimulating nature to the following persons, found rebuke and punishment before the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →GEORGE MITCHELL pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in Macquarie-street on the 31st inst. He was fined 5s, or 24 hours in goal. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MR. H. CROTHERS, J.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, and dealt with a couple of cases. John Williams, an individual who had made use of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →GEORGE COCKBURN and Elizabeth James, a well-known pair, who reside together in Collaroy-road, New Lambton, were charged with simultaneously…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →JOHN RICHARDSON, whose meek, grief-stricken appearance in court was singularly at variance with the demeanour he was shown to have assumed on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE police have not yet effected the arrest of the young man Cockroft, who is accused of the murder of Miss Mott, near Horsham. He is believed to be making for the South…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE SPEAKER took the chair at 4 30 p.m., and announced that his warrant appointing the Elections and Qualifications committee not having been disagreed to had now come…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE work of extension and improvement is proceeding continuously at the gaol at East Maitland, and many of the additions are on a very important scale. During the last year…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THROUGH the ministrations of Constables Muleahy, Fea, Denehey, and Gee, the following were each fined 5s, with 24 hours' retirement from the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ALBERT BRUTON was charged with malicioulsy injuring a fence, the property of Mrs. Mary Brennan, the damage being estimated at 5s. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A TERRIBLE tragedy is reported from Burren Station, some 70 miles distant from Narrabri. A selector named Green employed as his housekeeper a Mrs. Meagher, the wife of a…
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