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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
1,072 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 25 of 54
A BURGLARY of a daring character was carried out yesterday morning at the Neutral Bay Post-office. The building is in Ben Boyd Road, and is under the charge of Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M., Robert Poole was fined 5s, with the option of 24 hours lookup for drunkenness…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A SEAMAN named George Harry Saunders, who was arrested by Constable A. G. Brown on Saturday afternoon for using obscene language on the public wharf, was fined 10s,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →AT Leamington (England) Thomas Moore, described as a phrenologist, was recently charged under the Vagrancy Act with unlawfully…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MR. JAMES JONES, licensee of the Commercial Hotel, Booloora, applied for a transfer of his license to Richard Jones. Sergeant Coghlan applied for a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IN the Small Debts Courts yesterday, before Mr. J. Mair, S.M., a case of more than ordinary interest came up for decision. Mrs. Susan Henderson sued one Patrick…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THOMAS GRACIE, aged 27, was fined 6s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment for being drunk in Milton-street, Hamilton, and Peter Iverson was similarly dealt with for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →WARATAH Municipal Council by their inspector of nuisances (Mr. S. Macdonald) v. Charles F. Smith, undertaker Defendant pleaded guilty to a charge of interring a dead…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →JAMES QUINN, a seaman, was fined 20s, in default seven days' imprisonment, for behaving in an indecent manner in Crown-street. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →JAMES MILLER, William Skyrm, William Hemmings, and Thomas Hammonds were charged with drunkenness on the 22nd May last, pay Saturday. The quarters pleaded…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M., and Messrs. H. Crothers, J. D. Prentice, and A. Wilkinson, Js.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. John Herrman…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ROBERT JOHNSON, aged 39, a labourer, who was arrested on Wednesday night by Constable Bell for using obscene language in Hunter-street, was fined…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →JOHN W. BLACK was charged with being drunk in Mary-street, Plattsbury, on the 31st May, and a further charge of making use of obscene language. For being drunk he was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MESSRS. J. MAIR and C. N. Payten, S.Ms., and Mr. G. C. Martin, J.P., comprised the Licensing Court which sat at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mathew Gange, Edwad Cousins, George Agliffe, William J, Manely, Charles Hoy, and William Dr[?]field were changed with trespass on the New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ROBERT TURNBUEL, a carpenter, aged 39, for drunkenness in Bolton-street; Charles Tynan, a fireman for drunkenness on the public wharf; and Alex. Watson, a seaman, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The H.R. Water, Supply Board obtained verdicts for overdue water rates and 5s, 6s costs in each case, against the following persons, viz.:—William Griffiths, £1; Mary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M, presided at the above Appeal Court yesterday. Altogether there were were 32 appeals. In every instance the council made a reduction of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr. R. F. Graham, J.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court on Saturday. Robert Scott was remanded till to-day on a charge of stealing a bottle of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →CHARLES HANSEN, seaman, pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, and was fined 5s, or 24 hours. Desertion…
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