George Richard Brown, a man of respectable appearance, and who had asserted that he had been a lieutenant-colonel, was charged with having obtained goods and money to the extent of £4 belonging to F. M. Sigmont, and money ...
Article : 936 wordsAt the half-yearly meeting of the Commercial Bank, held to-day, the motion for amalgamation with the Australian and European Bank was agreed to unanimously. The report and balance-sheet were adopted, ...
Article : 402 wordsJury: Messrs. Charles Field, C. W. Roberts, J. Lovelock, and R. Balls. Mr. M. H. Stephen, Q.C., and Mr. C. B. Stephen, instructed by Messrs. Cape and Westgarth, appeared for ...
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Article : 127 wordsThere was a great fire in Townsend-street to-day. It broke out in the parlour of Kelly's Imperial Hotel, at 3 o'clock in the morning, and burned the house completely to the ground. The roof and caves of the ...
Article : 106 wordsIn the Assembly, to-night, Mr. Berry replied at length to Mr. Service. He referred to the increase in the expenditure during the time the Government had been in office, amounting to £465,000; but £250,000 ...
Article : 217 wordsThe application of William Gee was adjourned for a week for the consideration of an affidavit. A certificate was granted to Edward Hodder, on the application of Mr. Curtiss. ...
Article : 325 wordsThe rain ceased during last night and it is pretty fine to-day. The river and Goonoo Goonoo creek continued rising during the night, and this morning the river was again over its banks in Peel-street, opposite ...
Article : 150 wordsAt the WATER POLICE COURT this morning, before Messrs. Marsh, W.P.M., Greville, and Brown, Js.P., John Tillson and William Henry Tillson, ten and eight years old respectively, were brought before the court on a charge of ...
Article : 351 wordsThe prisoner Laurence (says the Age), the murderer of Mr. Finlayson, has been under constant observation since the inquest, to ascertain, if possible, whether he displays any symptoms of insanity. On being first ...
Article : 121 wordsThe Court resumed its sittings to-day, and cleared the list of those cases which were not to be defended. To-day (Wednesday) the defended cases under £10 will be proceeded with. ...
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893), Wed 6 Aug 1879, Page 3
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