Newcastle Police Court Thursday, March 11. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.M.) Indecency
CARL CARLSON, a seaman, offended against decency in Hunter-street West, and Constable M'Allister locked him up. The S.M. imposed a fine of…
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Courts & crime, 1897
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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, March 11. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Breaking and Entering
AH NIN and Ah Yee were charged with breaking and entering the dwelling house of Jimmy Ting Ling, at Plattsbury, on the 9th instant, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M.)
D. Howell v. Wm. Philips, amount claimed, £2 16s 4d, for goods sold and delivered; verdict with costs. In this case Mrs. Philips appeared on…
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THE Newcastle District Court sittings were continued yesterday, his Honor Acting-Judge Wade presiding…
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The only business at the East Maitland Police Court yesterday was the hearing of the cases in which Thomas Vipon and John Boyle were charged with having committed breaches…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Early Newcastle. the Dark Side of the Picture. Police Court Proceedings in 1829
A RESIDENT of Newcastle has just unearthed a valuable book relating to the early convict days in Newcastle. The book contains the original depositions of the cases heard at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lambton Police Court. Friday, March 12. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Drunk
ANASTASIA WINTER was charged with being drunk in Grainger-street on the 6th instant. She pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s or 24 hours in the lockup…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court Friday, March 12. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.M.) Exit Moloney
W. M. MOLONEY, whose string of convictions is now as long as a belaying pin, was again before the Court as an habitual drunkard, and with behaving riotously in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Friday. the Divorce Court
THE Divorce Court continues to provide entertainment. To-day a woman named Mary Jane Driscoll, who sued for a divorce from her husband on the ground of desertion;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Stockton Disaster Inquiry The Report of the Court Presented. Its Contents a Secret. Another Investigation Possible. Sydney
WITH reference to the report of the Special Court of Inquiry into the Stockton disaster, the Minister for Mines stated this afternoon that he was not yet in a position to disclose…
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At the West Maitland Police Court on Saturday last John Smith was brought up before Mr. H. Crothere, J.P., for drunkenness, and was fined 10s, with an option of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wallsend Police Court. Friday, March 12. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M.)
GEORGE BLACK was brought up on the above charge. Constable Brady deposed that the accused was evidently suffering from delusions, and afraid…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court Saturday, March 13. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.M.) An Old Offender
CHRISTOPHER LEONARD, a labourer, who has on several occasions made the acquaintance of the magistrates on the bench, was charged with being…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Victoria. Melbourne, Sunday. Marine Court Decision
The inquiry into the cause of collision between the steamer Easby and the ship Lake Superior resulted in the Merino Court finding that the orders of the master of the steamer…
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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 Donnelly was charged by warrant with…
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Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M., and Messrs. Lane, Snspe, Stevens, Dodds, Brown, and M'Donald. Js.P , occupied the Bench at the Cessnock Police Court last Saturday…
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At the West Maitland Courthouse yesterday forenoon Mr. John C. Mayne, of Rothbury, Branxton, was sworn in by Mr. G. F. Scott, police magistrate, as a magistrate of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wallsend Police Court. Monday, March 15. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.m.) Language
WILLIAN GARRETT Pleaded guilty to abusing the Queen's English in Devon-street on the 12th inst., and after Constable Brady had explained…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court Monday, March 15. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M.) Three from the Island
HUGU CAREY, a fireman, and Alex. Rodgers and Leret Lloyd, seamen, were introduced to the Bench by Senior-constable Meara. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maitland District. Wollombi and Cessnock Police Courts
AT a meeting of magistrates held at Wollombi on Friday last, it was decided that the police court sittings should be held on the second Friday in each month, and that…
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