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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
957 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 48
Herbert Richards, a boy 13 years old, who was found habitually wandering the streets in no ostensible lawful occupation, was ordered to be sent on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Johannes J. Bodenkamp was called on a charge of having behaved in a riotous manner on the Market Wharf. Accused, who was on bail, did not…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →James Gordon, William Johnson, Michael Murphy, Richard Pearce, William Hannalt Douglas Broadsoot were each fined 5s, with the alternative of three hours' gaol, for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Edward Penna was charged with having, at Waratah, on the 3rd inst., stolen a blanket, valued at 8s, the property of William M'Nuity…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Messrs. G. F. Scott. P.M., and C. W. Holmes, J.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Hawkers' foot licenses were granted to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Michael Short, an old offender, was fined 10s, in default four days' gaol, for drunkenness in Watt-street, on the 3rd inst…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →William Eilingworth, Oliver Petterson, and Walter Herd, all of Plattsburg, applied for hawkers' licenses with vehicles, and their applications were granted…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The public examination and single meeting were declared closed in Re William Robert Harding.—Bankrupt said that he was a seaman in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Judgments were given as follow:—Alfred Pepper v. Alfred Hansen, claim £6 10s 2d: verdict for plaintiff, with 6s 6d costs…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Perhaps some people were under the impression that the New South Wales troops serving in South Africa were to be paid 4s 6d by the colonial Government and the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →James George Cameron was granted a renewal of his license of the Family Hotel, Hunter-street West. Transfer…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →While shooting in Somaliland in 1895, Mr. Peel and his little party were charged by a rhinoceros which he had wounded. By jumping into the bush to the right and left…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →John M'Naughton, William Stewart, John Barker, and Mary Atwell were each fined 5s, with the alternative of three hours' imprisonment, for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Richard Hinks and Richard Hill pleaded guilty to riotous behaviour at New Lambton on the 23rd of December, and were each fined 5s, and 4s 10d costs of court…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →E. Ebrahim summoned Joseph Phippin for the sum of £4 7s, 6d, being damages for a breach of contract. Defendant pleaded not indebted…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cases of importance to every ratepayer in Lambton came on for hearing at the local Police Court yesterday, before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Johnson was fined 5s, with the alternative of 24 hours' gaol, for drunkenness in Hunter-street. An old offender, Thomas Prinniville, was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Charles Johnson [?] aged 21, George Pennison, aged 20, [?] John Otto, aged 21, pleaded guilty to a charge of deserting the B.R. vessel Pass [?] Balmaha, at Carrington, on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →George Osborne was charged with obtaining goods from Mr. J. W. Finlay, store-keeper, Boolaroo, by means of a valueless cheques…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Richard Wood, of Minmi, applied for a renewal of the Bonny Doon Hotel license and there being no objection it was granted. William Smith, of the Clyde Hotel, West…
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