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BEFORE Messrs. Smart and Cunninghame. Six persons were fined for drunkenness. Charles Townsend was fined 20s. for being drunk and disorderly, 20s. for using obscene language, and 20s. for assaulting the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Messrs. Taylor and Lucas. Two inebriates were each fined 5s., or two days in the lockup, and a third 10s., or four days. John Driscoll, for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →AT the [?] inquest before the [?] of the district into the [?] upon the murder of [?] the children of the [?] William [?] testified as [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An inquest was held by the City Coroner on Saturday morning at the Southern Cross Hotel, at the corner of [?] and Devonshire streets, touching the death of an infant[?] named Montague Wilkinson White…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At Deniliquin Police-court, on Wednesday week, a man named James Edwards was charged with assaulting, under arms, with intent to rob, one John Wrench. The prosecuter, who visits country races with a "wheel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT the Criminal Sessions of the Northern Queensland Supreme Court, held on the 16th December, before his Honor Mr. Justice shepherd, Ebeneser Gibson was indicted for having, on the night of the 5th September,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ridge, Redding, and M'Beath.) Norman M'Donald and Oswald North, seamen on the ship Famenoth, were each sentenced to two days' gaol, for wilful disobedience…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In the owe of Andrew Mercer, who was charged with disobeying an order of court for the support of his wife, the Bench sent the defendant to gaol to confinement till th e order was complied with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A blackfellow, supposed to be the " real Sandy," the murderer of Paddy Morris, has been brought down the lint and lodged in one of the cells in the lock-up at the Westwood, Queensland. He is tall, and has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BEFORE Messrs. Perdriau, Helsham, Tucker, Bailey, and [?]mart. Twelve persons were fined for drunkenness. Patrick [?]arry was yesterday morning charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Messrs. Reading and Voss. One inebriate was fined 5s., or two days in the lockup; and another 10s., or two days…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Elizabeth Tait, 20, was fined 20s, with the alternative of a month's imprisonment, for drunkenness and disorderly conduct also 40s, or a month's imprisonment, for assaulting Elizabeth Bowton…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A LETTER, dated Springfield, III., November 10, says:—"The latter developments in regard to the attempted desscration of the tomb of Lincol and the stealing of his remains show that it was the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The number of persons punished for drunkedness was twenty-three. Benjamin Cooper, 60 years of age, was brought up on a charge of cutting and wounding Bridget O'Connor,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A most horrible murder was committed on the 30th December, by a man named James Windrum, in High-street, Sandhurst, the victim being a woman named Maud Orutchly, aged about twenty-five It…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Friday night at West Kempsey, according to the Macleay Herald, some blacks attempted to carry off the gin of one of their comrades. She resisted their efforts, when they beat her and broke her arm. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Strange Suicide by an Aged Woman: The City coroner, on Thursday, held an inspect at the Britannia Hotel, South Head road, Podding touching the death of a widow, [?]d Mary Edwinds aged 64…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Justus Felsch, of Woodburn, Richmond River, late of Ulmarra, on the Clarence River, Cause of sequestration, pressure of a judgment creditor. Liabilites. £165 5s 2d. Assets, £5. Deficiency, £160 6s 2d. Assignee, Mr. R. H…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge DOWLING. The following case was omitted in our report of this day's proceddings:- MONTAGU V. KELLY…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Patrick Prinville, of Gralton-street, Waverley, quarryman. Caus[?] of insolvency: Sickness and death in family, bad debts, and losses in business. Liabilities, £55 14s. 5d. Assets, £5. Deficiency, £50 14s. 5d. Mr. Sandeman,…
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