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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
1,123 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 57
JAMES FRASER, an elderly labourer, paid another periodical visit to the court, consequent upon seeing Constable Bartlett the night before, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ANNIE BATTEN, a middle-aged woman, was placed upon her trial at the Central Criminal Court to-day on a charge of having, on December 30 last, murdered Johanna Hickey…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ANDREW M'DONALD was charged, at the instance of the Railway Commissioners, with committing a nuisance at Hexham railway station, near the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →J. R. SENIOR was charged with obtaining goods under false pretences on information laid by R. Robinson. The plaintiff stated that he was a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE court-martial on Captain C. A. G. Close on charges included in the general one of "having behaved in a scandalous manner unbecoming the character of an officer and a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M., and Mr. H. Crothers, J.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. George D. Roberts and Richard Bellamy…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →AT the Central Criminal Court to-day, Henry Boyd pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging him with having, on January 24 last, persuaded and endeavoured to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →JOHN WALLACE, an old married woman hailing from Jesmond, was charged with having been drunk in John-street on the 27th ult. Constable…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A TEMPORARY condition of non compos mentis, due to ale and other beverages fashionable during the summer months, led John Malone, labourer,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE court-martial on Captain Charles Close was continued at the Victoria Barracks to-day. Dr. Swanston was recalled and further…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WHEN the Full Court sat this morning the Chief Justice took occasion to refer to the death of Sir William Manning. He said: "The death of one who for some 13 years…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M., and Mr. R. Scobie and Dr. Wright, Js.P., occupied the Bench at the East Maitland Police Court yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →DAVID SILAW, labourer, admitted the charge of Constable Lewis, of having been drunk and disorderly in Scott-street on Thursday, and was fined £1, in default 7 days in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE court-martial on Captain Close sat again to-day. Further evidence was given for the defence. Patrick Phelan, grocer, said that up to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AN application was this morning made by Mr. John Norton before the Chief Justice, Sir William Windeyer, and Sir George Innes, in Banco, for a rule nisi to restrain Mr. G…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Auctioneers' licenses were granted as under:—John Charles Bonarius, for Maitland district ; and William Thomas Gibb, district license…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BETWEEN midnight on Friday and 6 o'clock on Saturday forcible entrance was effected by some person into O'Neal's Exchang Hotel, Hunter-street West. A side door,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WILLIAM Lock pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in Dixon-street, Lambton, at 12.15 a.m. that morning, and was fined 10s, or seven days…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A DISGRACEFUL scene occurred in the Wallsend tram on Saturday night, and one which will cause the appearance of several men in the Police Court during the week. From the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MR. J. N. BROOKS, P.M , and Mr. H. Crothers, J.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. William Osland was brought up for…
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