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Courts & crime, 1877

423 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 22 of 22

The Late Murder at Vegetable Creek. (From a correspondent of the Inverell Times.) Discharge of the Accused

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 December 1877 · page 3

The only topic of interest since my last has been the all-absorbing murder of Christopher Burns, the shearer. On the arrival of Mr. Inspector Harrison, we fully anticipated that…

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Singleton Police Court. Friday, December 28, 1877. (Before Mr. J.N. Brooks, P.M., and Messrs G.T. [?] J. C. S. McDonall,[?] Dight, and J. Johnston, J.P.'s.)

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 29 December 1877 · page 2

WILLIAM HENRY [?]MSEN [?]- Wright for the sum of £4 1s. 6d. [?] for goods supplied to him by complainant. Mr. Gould appeared for complainant…

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A Murderous Fight. Shot Dead Coming From Court. Terrible Feud Between the Maupin Family and a Fighting Constable. (From the Cincinnati Enquirer.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 December 1877 · page 7

Richmond, Ky., Sept. 21.—Jasper Maupin was a member of a large wealthy family living a few miles cast of here. The family numbers in all its branchas perhaps thirty or more men, noted…

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