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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
1,123 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 57
ROBERT OWEN, age 19, a sailor, was the sole occupant of the dock yesterday morning, the charge against him being that he was found drunk by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →AT the Central Criminal Court this morning, Mr. Justice Simpson sentenced Mrs. Anne Gray for the manslaughter of Eleanor Turner, at Adamstown, on January 19 last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M , and Messrs. J. Rourke and M. Murray, Js.P., occupied the bench set the West Maitland Police Court yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →JOHN ARTHUR ANDREWS, who was convicted yesterday on a charge of libel, was brought up for sentence to-day at the Central Criminal Court…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →JOHN M'GEE, labourer, was fined 5s, or 24 hours in the lockup, for over-indulgence on the previous day. Language…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →RICHARD BROOKS, a rather high toned young man, whose manners evidently required varnishing, was charged with using obscene language near the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The board of reference have recommended that Mr. Mitchell's tender be accepted for the erection of the new court-house at West Maitland. It is understood that Mr. Reid,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →JOHN HANLON, JUN., stock dealer of Islington, bankrupt, was publicly examined as to his affairs. Mr. W. A. Reid appeared for him. He stated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MR. G. MAHER, J.P., occupied the E[?]nch at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. An individual bearing the euphonious appellation of Barney Ryan was fined 5s, with an…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A GENTLEMANLY-LOOKING man presented an order, duly signed, for admission to the Vatican Library, Rome, the other day, and he was…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →WILLIAM REILLY, 33, a labourer, was charged with having on the previous evening used indecent language in Hunter-street West. He pleaded not guilty and denied the charge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →JAMES LIDDELL, miner, was charged with having used threatening language to his wife. From the evidence it appeared that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ST. PETERSBURG, Friday.—Serious rioting occurred in the city to-day, the participants being principally university students. A college festival had…
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. John Carney and John Walsh, labourers,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THOMAS CLEARY, with his head enveloped in numerous folds of calico, and his face bearing an expression of profound resignation, answered…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →IN the Full Court this morning, before the Chief Justice, Sir William Windeyer, and Sir George Inanes, an application was made by Sir Julian Salomons, Q.C., to make…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE court-martial on Captain A. G. Close, officer in the Permanent Artillery, opened at the Victoria Barracks this morning before a court…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →GOULBURN was the scene of a terrible tragedy shortly after midnight. Thomas Cross, licensee of the Robert Burns Hotel and formerly hotelkeeper at Yass, shot his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WILLIAM NICKLES, cook, espied a coal train moving at a slow rate through Adamstown, and vaulted on one of the buffers, which he straddles and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →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…
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