Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. J. Mair, P.M.)
Re John O'Sullivan.—The liabilities were put down at £188 5s, and the assets at £3. The bankrupt said he had no desire to alter his statement as…
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Courts & crime, 1896
1,029 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 52
The Venezuelan Affair. the Molestation of British Officials. Police Force Despatched
LONDON, Thursday.—The British Guiana authorities have despatched a detachment of frontier police to protect the Government surveyors from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wallsend Licensing Court. Thursday, June 25. (Before W. E. Henry, P.M., T. Fryar and T. Croudace, J.P.)
THE following renewals were granted:âJoseph Williams, colonial wine license, Waratah; Thomas Pringle, Racecourse Hotel, Plattsburg; George…
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At the East Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M., Max Bocowart was brought up as a person of unsound mind. Evidence was given by Drs…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The "X" Rays in Court
An interesting and novel case, in which the X rays practically decided the point, was tried by Mr. Justice Hawkins and a special jury at Nottingham the other day. Miss…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Police Court Friday, June 26. (Before Mr. J. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. D. Ludlow and J. Thorn, Js.P.) Another Faded Flower
KATE JOHNSON, a visitor from Maitland, came to town just to see a friend whose name was Castlemaine. They talked of the times when the hops were not as good as they are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Paris Dynamite Company. the Embezzlement Charges. M. Arton Sentenced
PARIS, Sunday.—The trial of M. Arton, for embezzling funds of the Paris Dynamite Company, was concluded yesterday. M. Arton was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court Saturday, June 27. (Before Mr. J. Mair, P.M.) Walls Have Ears
JAMES WALLS is satisfied by this time that "walls have ears," for he has already spent one night in the lockup for loading beyond the Plimsoll mark,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Sunday. Theft at a Cathedral
AT the Water Police Court yesterday a Frenchman named Louis Rademaker was sentenced to a month's imprisonment for stealing a clock, valued at 2s 66, the property…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District. Police Court
AT the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M., George Britton, and James Seymour were brought up for drunkenness. The former was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wallsend Police Court. Monday, June 27. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) Bad Language
DAVID PANTER, charged with making use of obscene language, failed to appear when called upon, and a warrant was ordered to issue…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court Monday, June 29. (Before Mr. J. Mair, P.m.) a Half-dozen
JAMES FRASER, Wm. Barnes, John Hallion, Edward Thompson, Edward Jorgenson, and William Smith were more or less overcome during…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Rising in Matabeleland Murder of White Settlers. Railway Works Deserted
LONDON, Sunday.—Sixty whites have been murdered during the past few days by the natives in Mashonaland, and 70 others missing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. J. Mair, P.M.)
There were a number of petty debt oases down for decision, and in the majority of them verdicts were given for plaintiffs…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, W. H. Shaw, and G. C. Martin, L.Ms.) An Application Refused
Mr. Licensing Inspector Saunders opposed the application for a renewal of the Northumberland Hotel in Hunter-street, on the grounds that…
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If the dearth of police court buiness can be regarded as an indication of commercial stagnation and hard times, the tows of East Maitland and West Maitland mus be in a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lambton Police Court. Tuesday, June 30. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.M., and Mr. W. Conn, J.P.)
W. RORBERTS, charged with using obscene language in one of the hotels, pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s and 5s 6d costs…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, June 30 (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., J. Thorn, and D. Ladlow, Js.P.) A Thirsty Quartette
GEORGE GORDON, Daniel O'Brien, Solomon Hancock, and John Holestein were the names of those who became overpowered through…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, July 1. (Before Mr. J. Mair, P.M.) Only One
THERE was only one inebriate before the Court, and he was a "slow 'un"—a J. B. Sloan—and he admitted committing a breach of the…
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Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M., and Mr. H. Crothers, J.P, occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Charles Leroux was fined 5s, with an option of 24…
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