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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1893

536 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 27

Small Debts Court. Tuesday, 25Th April. (Before Mr J. N. Brooks, P.M.)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 April 1893 · page 2

BELFIELD BROS. V. James A. Canneen. Claim for £2 13s, for goods sold. Verdict for plaintiffs, with 10s costs. Mr W.W. Robinson for plaintiffs…

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Police Court. Thursday, April 27Th, 1893. Before Mr. W. F. Parker, P.M., Dr. H. J. H. Scott, Messrs. J. J. Dodd, and E. Solomons, J's.P. AFFILIATION

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 April 1893 · page 2

Mary A. Ball, of Aberdeen, asked for an order against Alexander Campbell, of the same place for the maintenance of an illegitimate child, of which the…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, April 27. (Before J. N. Brooks, P. M., and H. Crothers, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 April 1893 · page 3

BREACH OF THE TENEMENTS ACT.—John Bell summoned Engene Daly to give up possession of a house in the Horse Shoe Bend. There was no appearance of the parties, and the case was struck…

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Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board. Small Debts Court, Newcastle.— Water Rate Case

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 April 1893 · page 5

The postponed case Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board against John Sheedy, for recovery of rates, was heard and decided at the police court yesterday…

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District News. [From Our Various Correspondents.] Greta. Small Debts Court, 26Th April, 1893. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 April 1893 · page 6

Pryor Bros. v. C. Lambert, goods sold, £6 0s 10d. Amount paid. Verdict for 7s costs. R. Cleaton v. W. Crawshaw, rent due, £1 16s 6d. Verdict for amount and 5s costs…

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Appeal Court

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1893 · page 2

A MUNICIPAL Appeal Court was held yesterday morning, before Mr. W. F. Parker, P.M. The only appeal was that of H. J…

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Police Court. Friday, April 28Th, 1893. Before Mr. W. F. Parker, P.M.

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1893 · page 2

MRS. CANTWELL (wife of Michael Cant well) was charged with resisting James Dodds, a bailiff of the Small Debts Court, in the execution of his…

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 May 1893 · page 4

M. P. Maher v. John Miller, goods sold, £2 14s 3d. Summons not served; case to be continued. Harrison and Co. v. H. H. Brown, goods sold, £11 12s. Summons not served; case to be…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, May 1. (Before J. N. Brooks, P.M., and H. Crothers, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 May 1893 · page 4

HAWKER'S LICENSE.—A hawker's license was granted to Jacob Miller, of West Maitland. DRUNK ON THE RAILWAY PREMISES.—Robert Stephenson pleaded guilty to having been drunk…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, May 2Nd. (Before Mr J. N. Brooks, P.m.) Larceny

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 May 1893 · page 2

TAMAR YOUNG was charged with stealing eight aprons and two bodices the property of Mrs J. H. Sheehan, of the Club House Hotel…

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Police Court. Tuesday, May 2, 1893. Before Mr. W. F. Parker, P.M. and Mr. K. Kennedy, J.P.

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 May 1893 · page 2

WILLIAM WATTS was charged with cruelly ill-treating a bullock at Aberdeen on the 18th April. Defendant pleaded not guilty…

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Small Debts Court. Friday, May 5. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 2

WAGES CASE.—Charles Greaves v. Phillip Ireland, work done, £3 12s 6d. Mr. J. H. F. Waller appeared for the plaintiff. Plaintiff's case was that on the 27th February he started to work for…

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East Maitland Police Court. Thursday, May 4. (Before Mr. John Ewing, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 2

UNSOUND MIND.—Annie Markham appeared before the Bench on a charge of being of unsound mind. Constable Fletcher applied for a remand until Tuesday next, which was granted…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, May 4. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M., and Mr. H. Crothers, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 8

BREACH OF RAILWAY BY LAWS.—James Bellamy was charged with a breach of the Government Railway By-laws, by soliciting custom at the Church-street Railway Station…

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Terrible Tragedy in Wales Murder and Suicide. Cutting a Woman's Throat. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 2

A TERRIBLE tragedy is reported to have occurred at Gresford, a parish in Denbighshire, Wales. A groom named Shellard, who had been…

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ENGLISH & Foreign News. From English papers to hand dated March 26th we take the following:— A Struggle in Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 8

At the Thames Court on Mach 23rd. John Mullen, a man of strange appearance and eccentvic habit, was charged with assaulting a little girl of twelve…

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Building Society Frauds. Swindlers Heavily Sentenced

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1893 · page 4

HO[?]B. Wright, and Newman the three men charged in connection with the Liberator Frauds (says the English correspondent of the Herald)…

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Revision Court

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1893 · page 4

A Revision Court for the purpose of revising the electoral roll for the electorate of West Maitland was held, when the following magistrates attended —Messrs. J. N. Brooks, P.M. (Chairman), H…

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West Maitland Police Court. Saturday, May 6. (Before Mr. Henry Crothers, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1893 · page 4

DRUNKENNESS.—Mary Jane Tester pleaded guilty to being drunk on the railway premises at Church-street on the previous day, and was admonished and discharged…

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A Scene in the House. a Member Forcibly Removed, and Charged with Contempt. Disgraceful Conduct

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 May 1893 · page 4

DURING the discussion of the Estimates for the Department of Agriculture in the Assembly on Wednesday night another of those scenes occurred which…

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