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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
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A SENSATIONAL tragedy took place near Parkes this morning, when a man named John Manns attempted to murder a woman with whom he lived and her daughter, and then…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M., and Mr. H. Crothers, J.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Thomas Watson was charged with having…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →GEORGE THORN, hailing from the sulphide works at Cockle Creek, was charged with being drunk in John-street on Sunday, and fined 5s. John Crow, also from Cockle Creek,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →JOHN BEACHWOOD, Jas. Fraser, John Davis, Oscar Johnson, J. B. Sloan, and Alex. Todd were considerably over the Plimsoll mark, and being all old…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, Sunday.—Major Baden-Powell is building a number of forts to guard the Matoppo Hills. Reports from Buluwayo state that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE application of Thomas Donnison, for a license for the Northumberland Hotel, in Hunter-street, was adjourned till Thursday next, on the application…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At the West Maitland Police Court, before Mr. H. Crothers, J.P.,. yesterday morning David Connolly was brought up for drunkenness, and was discharged…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →AT the Sessions "Slippery Jack," alias John Larossa, was charged with having, on December 25, 1895, at Eusdale Creek, broken and entered the residence of Jude Kemp, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →MAGGIE BULLOCK, a lady of colour, got hold of too much rum on Monday night, and when in this state she made tracks for her mi-mia on the wharf,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →AT the Police Court to-day 28 persons were summoned for creating a nuisance by playing football on Sunday. It was decided to take one case, and the others to abide by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A COUPLE of seamen were more than half seas over when they called in at the lockup on Tuesday to inquire after the healths of Messrs. Newing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M., and Mr. H. Crothers, J.P., occupied Court yesterday. West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Charlette Hamer, licensee of the Caledonian…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →BUSINESS at the Police Court yesterday was short and sweet, like a meeting of the local Scotch Parliament on a wet day. There was only one offender…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Hawkins, who has recently been transferred from Albury to the position of Police Magistrate and Clerk of Petty Sessions at Wollombi, will commence duty on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. J. Enright, J.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Donis Fitzpatrick was brought up for having been drunk and disorderly. Accused…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE Full Court, consisting of the Chief Justice and Judges Manning and Cohen, had before them to-day an application in connection with the Mercadool land cases. Mr. R…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →PLAIN John Brown, the consistent J. B. Sloan, ditto James Fraser, and the Carbine colt Bob Bay, were all let off with nominal fines so as to permit of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →DETAILS have been received of an atrocious murder at the island of Ugi. A trader named Edward Hamilton was found dead in bed from horrible cuts on his head and neck…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MR. G. F. SCOTT, P.M., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. James Flannery, a young man, was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →JOSEPH ISEDALE, Henry M'Laughlin, Daniel Martin, Robert Bailey, Edward Swanson, Daniel Hooley, and John Ball found the temperature in…
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