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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
1,022 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 38 of 52
A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, in default imprisonment for five minutes. William Evans (40), shiftman, was fined 5s, in default…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In 1836 Newcastle was a town of less importance than Maitland, and only four policemen and a watchhouse-keeper were required for the district comprising…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →One first Offender for having been drunk was fined 2s 6d, or imprisonment for five minutes. Young Women Committed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. S. Murphy, city coroner, to-day continued the inquest into the death of Ivy Alice O'Brien, whose dead body was found at the back of Randwick racecourse…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coalheavers on strike at Havre, Franco, killed a non-unionist. Three arrests have been made. It is alleged that the Dockers' Union…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The trial of William John Phillips on a charge of murdering his eight-year-old daughter, Florence May Phillips, at Willoughby, on April 17th was continued…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two first offenders for having been drunk, were each fined 2s 6d, or imprisonment for five minutes A Wandering Girl…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hawley Crippen and Ethel Le Neve were brought up on remand at Bow-street Police Court yesterday, the former charged with the murder…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three first offenders, for drunkenness, were each fined 2s 6d. In default, five minutes' imprisonment. John Francis Murphy, 42, tinsmith, charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mary Jane Shufflebotham v. Andrew Sneddon, claiming £2 10s, 2d, goods supplied. Verdict for plaintiff J. Mackie and Co. v. D. Williamson, claiming £3 16s 9d,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Matthew Brady (27), labourer, was fined £2, in default a month's imprisonment, for riotous behaviour. It was stated that the defendant struck Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Marine Court—Judge Backhouse, who had Messrs. J. H. Berry and G. Cromack (engineer) with his as assessors—commenced an inquiry in No. 2 Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The revision court of the Newcastle Electorate will be hold on Thursday, the 22nd instant…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court; and a third was fined 5s, in default 24…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the Bow-street Police Court, Dr. Wilcox, analyst to the Home Office, stated that Mrs. Crippen's death was caused by hyoscine, and that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. J. M'Kensey, P.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Prohibition orders against Eli Armstrong,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Thomas Llewellyn, who pleaded guilty to a charge of having used improper language in Nelson-street, was fined 10s or 24 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →One first offender for having been drunk was fined 5s, or the rising of the Court. Neil M'Dirmid, 27, seaman, was fined 10s or seven days, for drunkenness. Annie…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →William Broughton, who pleaded guilty to being drunk at Toronto, was fined 5s and 6s costs. Henry Hanlon pleaded guilty to being drunk at Toronto, and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Francis Buxton sued A. A. Lysaght and R. Hill, for the sum of £2 15s, being wages due for work performed at the East Mulbring Colliery. Mr. A. A. Burke…
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