Maitland District. Police Court
At the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. H. Crothers and J. Gillies, Js.P., John Doosey was fined is with the usual alternative for having used obscene…
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Courts & crime, 1896
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Municipal Revision Court at Morpeth
The annual Court of Revision met yesterday evening in the council chambers, there being present the Mayor, Aldermen Campbell, Portus, Wingrave, White, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, January 22. (Before Mr. Macfarlane, P.M., and Messrs. Martin and Ludlow, Js.P.) Drunkenness
JOSPEH M'CARTHEY pleaded guilty to the common vice, and was fined 10s, or 24 hours. The Vagrancy Act…
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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. Patrick Sullivan was charged with having…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle Police Court Thursday, January 23. (Before Mr. Macfarlane, P.M.) Drunkenness
WILLIAM RATCLIFF and Francis Anderson pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness, and were punished by fines of 5s, or the rising of the Court…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, January 23. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) Maintenance
JANET LAWSON summoned William Gibson for the support of his illegitimate child. Mr. Reid, solicitor, appeared for the…
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A special meeting of the council was called for Wednesday evening for the purpose of holding a revision court. Owing to the want of sufficient…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lambton Revision Court. a Deadlock
LAST evening the annual Municipal Revision Court was held in the Lambton Council-chambers for the purpose of revising the municipal list of electors. There were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Licensing Court. (Before Mr. Macfarlane, P.M., and Messrs. Shaw and Martin, Js.P.) Booth Licenses
Two booth licenses were granted to Joseph Stollery for the 27th inst. at the racecourse. Leave of Absence…
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ME. G. F. SCOTT, P.M., and Dr. Wright, J.P., occupied the Bench at the East Maitland police Court yesterday. Mrs. Martha Kedwell, an olderly person,…
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A DESPATCH from Antananarivo, dated November 23, states that on the previous day a mob of natives, some 2000 in number, attacked the mission…
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A special meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council was held last evening with the object of revising the municipal roll for 189[?]in accordance with the powers conferred…
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THE adjourned meeting of the Lambton Council was held last evening, when the business in connection with the revision of the municipal list was resumed. The same…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lambton Police Court. Friday, January 24. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) Small Debts
W. DAVIES and Sons v. Mrs. Boll, claiming £11 1s 5d for goods sold and delivered. This case had been adjourned from the previous court day, when it transpired that, with the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, January 24. Before Mr. Macfarlane, P.M., and Messrs. Martin, Thorn, and Ludlow, Js P.). Drunkenness
EDWARD DOVE, a seaman, for drunkenness, was fined 5s, or imprisonment until the rising of the Court. Edward took out his sentence with evident enjoyment, listening to the more…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Brutal Assault
A VIOLENT and brutal assault came under the notice of the police authorities on Saturday, and led to the arrest of a coal-trimmer named John Byrne. A report reached Inspector…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle Police Court Saturday, January 25. (Before Messrs. Martin. Brooks, and Thorn, Js.P.) Drunkenness
A MAN named Michael Cullum, for drunkenness, was fined 10s, or 48 hours. Alleged Larceny…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →District News. Carrington. Revision Court
THE council held the annual revision court at the council chambers immediately after the ordinary meeting of the council on Friday evening…
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MR. G. C. MARTIN, J.P., attended at the Police Station yesterday, and remanded the following accused persons: George M'Gee, labourer, charged with…
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Mr. H. Crothers, J.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday morning. Jack and Maggie Spooner, aboriginals, were discharged for drunkenness,…
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