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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
1,123 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 42 of 57
HENRY COULSON, steerage steward, belonging to the White Star steamer Australasian, lying at Dalgety's wharf, was fatally stabbed at an early hour this morning on board the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE lengthy coroner's inquest concerning the death of Jessie Nicholls was resumed to-day. T. M. Sheridan, John Seawell, and Sarah Chapman were present in Seawell, and Sarah…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The charge preferred against Walter Smith, aged 31, butcher, of Singleton, of having in Sydney, on the 18th inst., before Mr. Justice Simpson, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MESSRS. S. S. Moore and George Martin, Js.P., presided as the East Maitland Police Court yesterday. Two forlorn looking tramps, who stated that their baptismal…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Some time between midnight on Tuesday and daylight on Wednesday an entry was effected into the shop of Mr. P. K. Haydon, of Swan-street, Morpeth. The burglar broke…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lily Louisa Mitchell was arraigned on a charge of having at Newcastle, on August 30, feloniously murdered her newly-born infant…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THOMAS WILLIAMS, the licensee of the Premier Hotel, Hamilton, was proceeded against by Sub-inspector Saunders by summons for breach of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE bankrupt, George Heater, a shop-man, of Hamilton, was examined by Mr. Mair, and gave his liabilities at £289 3s, and his assets at £7 6s. He…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The charge against Patrick Halpin, of having at Pokolbin, on June 9th last, committed a capital offence on Theresa Susanah Wells, aged 15…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →FRANK CASSIDY, for drunkenness on board the barque St. Monan, was fined 5s, or 24 hours ; and Ben Martell, for a similar offence in Carrington, was fined 10s, or 48 "hours…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE adjourned inquest into the death of Jessie Nicholls was resumed this morning. T. M. Sheridan, John Seawall, and Sarah Chapman were present in custody, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CHARLHS MARK CONNELLY, 28, a farmer, was arraigned on a charge of having at Cessnock, on February 28the broken and entered the dwelling of Frank Z[?]rimann, and stolen…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ON Saturday, Mayor Crothers, J.P., presided at West Maitland Police Court, and discharged a drunk named John Connelly, 32, farmer, and drunk named john Connelly…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →When Mr. Acting-Justice Cohen took his seat for the first time to preside over the Circuit Court on Tuesday last, the gentleman who welcomed him on behalf of the legal…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →AT the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Mayor Crothers, J.P., who had with him on the Bench Messrs. J. Gillies, G. Buxton, John…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At the Circuit Court to-day, before the Chief Justice, Frank Tinyana, a coloured man, was found guilty of the murder of Constable Conroy, at Thursday Island, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ROBERT DEWAR and James Varder, for being found under the influence on Saturday night, were fined 5s, or 24 hours. John Robinson and Christy…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the East Maitland Gaol a large chimney stack has just been erected, which, owing to its elevation, will prove a distinguishing mark for a considerable distance. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SAMUEL JOHNSON was charged, on remand, with failing to provide sufficient maintenance for his wife, Margaret Johnson…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →JEREMIAIL LANCASTER was presented on two charges, one being drunkenness and the other obscene language. For the first offence he was fined 5s or 24…
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