Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, December 12. (Before Mr. J. Mair, P.M.) Not Big Dick
RICHARD BARKER—not the 6½ft Queenslander who recently meat Dutchman Placke in Sydney in a fight to a finish—bumped against far too…
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Courts & crime, 1896
1,029 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 50 of 52
The Blue Mountains Murders. Other Remains Found. Departure of Police. Search in the Bathurst District. Latest Details. Sydney
THE Canadian mail steamer Miowera sailed for Vancouver yesterday afternoon, having on board Detective M'Hattie, of Newcastle, and Constable Conroy, who are proceeding to…
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John Eady pleaded guilty to a charge of having on 13th October, 1896, at West Maitland, indecently assaulted Annie M. Westman, a girl under the age of 14 years—to…
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MESSRS. H. CROTHERS, M. Murray, and A. Wilkinson, Js.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wallsend Police Court. Monday, December 14. (Before A. J. Chisholm, P.m.) a Waif
THE boy who gave the name of John Davidson last week and told such a pitiable story of having been deserted by his father, &c., was again brought…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, December 13. (Before Mr. J. Mair, P.m.) a Sabbath Drunk
PATRICK DUGGAN, instead of attending to his devotions on the Sabbath, got drunk, and he was landed in the lockup. Pat was duly fined, and failing…
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Patrick Hickey was charged with having, at Wollombi on 17th November last, assaulted George Chapman, occasioning actual bodily harm…
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Henry John Grimes and Joseph Piggford were charged that they did on 1st April, 1896, at Dalgetty, steal two heifers, the property of George Gilmore…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, December 15. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunk
PATRICK MORAN was fined 5s, or 24 hours, for drunkenness in Hunter-street. Indecent Language. James Todd was charged with use of…
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The District Court will be opened at the East Maitland Courthouse at 10 o'clock this morning. The list is a moderate one, and it is expected that the business will be concluded…
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At the East Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M., an old man named Michael Murphy was brought up as a person of unsound mind. Dr. R. G…
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IT will be remembered that at the September Quarter Sessions held at Newcastle a young man named Frederick Peters, employed as letter-carrier at Hamilton, pleaded guilty to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, December 16. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Malicious Damage
ROBERT WALLACE (seaman), charged with maliciously breaking a bottle of stout and one water-bottle, the property of Albert Beaumont, license of the Crystal Palace…
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THE District Court was opened before Judge Coffey at 10 o'clock yesterday forenoon, and the business was concluded within two hours. UNDEFENDED CASES…
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John M'Mahon was brought up at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, and was fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lookup, for drunkenness…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Victoria. Melbourne, Thursday. Attempting to Murder
Charles O'Brien was found guilty this afternoon on a charge of attempting to murder Julia O'Donaghue at South Melbourne. The Judge, recording sentence of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Small Debts Court. Garnishees
Thos. M'Namara v. James M'Guinness. Sulphide Corporation, garnishees. Amount £1 12s Gd. In this case it appears that a certain William M'Guinness was working,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, December 16. (Before Messrs. W. R. Curran and W. Claxton, J.p.) Child Maintenance
BRIDGET SCANLON appeared to charge Arthur Hughes with neglecting to support his illegitimate child. Mr. Reid appeared for the complainant…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, December 17. (Before H. J. Chisholm, P.M., and Messrs. J. Fletcher and T. Fryar, Js.P.) Petty Larceny
D. M'DONALD and John Davies, two boys, the latter being very small, were charged with stealing in company lollies from the premises of Mrs. Asquith, of Nelson-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Dynamite Outrages in Spain. Close of the Prosecutions. the Sentences of the Court
LONDON, Thursday.—The trial of 127 persons on a charge of having been concerned in the dynamite outrage in Barcelona on June 7th last,…
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