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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1894

629 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 30 of 32

East Maitland Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 November 1894 · page 2

The bench at the above court this morning was occupied by Mr. Henry Gordon, P.M. WIFE Desertion.—Michael Fitzpatrick, was charged by his wife Cecelia Fitzpatrick that under…

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Bullahdelah. Police Court. (Before F. W. Garstang, Esq., P.M.)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 November 1894 · page 2

Police v. Thomas Campbell.—Supplying an inebriate with liquor, against whom a prohibition was in force. Pleaded guilty; fined 5s and 4s 10[?] costs, or 24 hours in…

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Bankruptcy Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 November 1894 · page 4

Mr. Henry Gordon, P.M., District Registrar in Bankruptcy, conducted an examination at the Court House, East Maitland, to-day. In the bankrupt estate of Richard Cracknell,…

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Police Court, Dungog. (Before F. W. Garstang Esq., P.M.) Wednesday, Nov. 28, 1894. LARCENY

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 November 1894 · page 2

James Harvie, was charged that he did on November 23rd. steal from a till at the Farmer's Home Hotel the sum of 6s being the property of John…

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Alleged Child Murder

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1894 · page 10

A young woman named Esther Karkett was charged at the Sydney Police Court on Wednesday with the murder of e child. The unfortunate woman, who was in a very week…

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The Victorian Baby Murder

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 December 1894 · page 5

THE inquest into the alleged infant murder by the Chrosiers at Prankston, Victoria, was held on Thursday. Margaret Chrosier, mother of the deal…

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A Sydney Sensation. Alleged Murder of Babies. Startling Statements

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 December 1894 · page 4

AN extraordinary and sensational statement has been made to the police by a young woman, as to a system of in fanticide being carried on in sydney…

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A Sweep Transaction. Court Proceedings. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 December 1894 · page 4

A man named Swanson was before the court to-day, charged with stealing nearly ?2000, half the winning of a consultation sweep the property of a…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, December 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 December 1894 · page 1

The bench at the above court to-day was occupied by Messrs. Henry Gordon, P.M., H. Crothers and Q. Buxton, Js.P. DRUNKENNESS.—A respectable looking man, for…

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The Shearing Trouble. the Prisoners Sentenced

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1894 · page 4

AT the Central Criminal Court on Friday the six men who had been convicted of setting fire to an engine house at Momba, and riot and…

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Warden's Court, Dungog. Friday, November 30Th, 1894. (Before F. W. Garstang, Esq., Warden.) J. ABBOTT v. Cherry Tree Hill Co

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 December 1894 · page 2

This was an action for the recovery of £37 10s for that they did by their servants unlawfully remove and appropriate to their own purposes a…

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Burglary in Sydney. The Police use the Revolver. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 December 1894 · page 2

EARLY this morning the premises of Phillips and Son, Gipps street, Surrey Hills, were entered by a gang of burglars. The burglars, who were…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, 4Th December. (Before Messrs. H. Gordon, Acting P.M., C.H. Dight, St.T.Loder. D. Thorley. C.W. Doyle, and Thos. Ellis, J's.P.) WAGES

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 December 1894 · page 2

BENJAMIN S. RUSSELL. was sued by William Seulley for the sum of LGGs, wages due. Mr W. W. Robineon appeared for…

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Singleton. Police Court, Tuesday, December 4, 1894. (Before Mr. E. Gordon, P.M., Messrs. D. Thorley, C. S. Dight, St. Thomas Loder, C. W. Doyle, R. Faulkner, and Thomas Ellis, J's.P.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 December 1894 · page 4

WAGES.—W. H. Scully sued Benjamin Singleton Russell for wages due, £6 6s. The Bench refused to mate an order remarking that they had no jurisdiction…

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District News. Greta. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 December 1894 · page 2

Mr. Gordon, P.M., occupied the bench at this Court on Wednesday, when the following cases were disposed of: Canty v. Hanley, alleged fraudulent removal to…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, December 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 December 1894 · page 4

The bench at the above Court to-day was occupied by Messrs. Henry Gordon, P.M., and H Crothers, J.P. DRUNKENNESS.—An inebriate, for being drunk…

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Bankruptcy Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 December 1894 · page 2

Mr. Henry Gordon, P.M., District Registrar in Bankruptcy, conducted an examination at the Court House, East Maitland, this morning, in the estate of Richard…

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The Momba Rioters Severely Sentenced

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 December 1894 · page 9

Four men named Henry Lawless, Paul Pahae, Andrew O'Neill, and Henry Berkley, found guilty of the Momba station riots, were each sentenced on Friday to seven years' penal servitude…

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A Remarkable Court-Martial

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 December 1894 · page 7

A most extraordinary court martial was continued at Pontefract on Friday October 14, in which Sergeant Jenkins, of the Yorkshire Light Infantry, was…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, December 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 December 1894 · page 2

The bench at the above court to-day was occupied by Messrs. Henry Gordon, P.M., and H. Crothers, J.P. DRUNKENNESS AND INDECENT LANGUAGE.—Daniel…

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