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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1895

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, 16Th July. (Before Messrs. C. H. Dight; and ST. T. Loder, J's.P.)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 July 1895 · page 3

ALFRED J. CORCROFT v. VALENTINE HEATON CLAIM for £1 16s, for work and labor done. Mr E. P. Richards for plaintiff, Mr Shaw…

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Murder and suicide

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 July 1895 · page 7

A terrible murder, followed by the suicide of the murderer, was perpetrated at Stockport on Thursday, May 23. Alderman Marshall, a leading Radical…

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Charge of Stealing. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 July 1895 · page 4

J MONTGOMERY, late confidential clerk of Fisher, Rulfe, and Macarrsh, solicitors, who is already commitied for trial for stealing £600 of the…

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Sensational Attempt to Murder

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 July 1895 · page 13

An elderly man named Arthur Hubert has supplied the police with particulars of a most sensational attempt to murder him. He states he was walking in the vicinity of Lady…

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A Military Murder at Bay

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 July 1895 · page 7

The Central News correspondent at Santa Cruz, writing in reference to the murder of Lieutenant Rubio by Sergeant Cabrera, says: A woman to whom the sergeant…

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The Week's Police News

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 July 1895 · page 3

At the East Maitland Police Court on the 12th there was no appearance in an assault case, Sarah Butler v. Charles Robinson, and it was struck out. An application for the transfer of a colonial wine…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, July 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 July 1895 · page 2

The bench at the above court this morning was occupied by Messrs. H. Crothers, J. Rourke, and A. Wilkinson, J's.P. INDECENT LANGUAGE AND ASSAULT.—Kate…

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District News. Singleton. Police Court, Tuesday, July 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 July 1895 · page 2

(Before Mr. W. McFarlane, Acting P.M., and Messrs. C. H. Dight, A. S. Bowman, M.D., G. L. Lethbridge, St. Thos. Loder, and David Thorley, J's.P.)…

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Singleton Police Court Tuesday, 23Rd July. (Before Messrs. W. F. Macfarlane, Acting PM., C. H. Dight, David Thorley, St. T. Loder, and Geo. Lethbridge, J's.P.). Assaulting a Constable

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 July 1895 · page 4

HARRY WATERS, an aboriginal, pleaded guilty to assaulting Constable M'Elwaine on the 10th instant during the execution of his duty, and was…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. W. M. McFarlane, Acting P.M., and Mr. C. H. Dight, L.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 July 1895 · page 2

RENEWAL OF PUBLICAN's LICENSES—Applications from John Gay, Royal Hotel; and James Benham, Agricultural Hotel, for renewal of their licenses, were granted…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, 23Rd July. (Before Messrs. W. J. Macfarlane, Acting P.M, and C. H. Dight, J.p.) Renewals

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 July 1895 · page 3

THE following renewals of publicans licenses were granted:—John Gay, Royal Hotel; James Benham, Agricultural Hotel…

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East Maitland Police Court. Friday, July 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 1

The Bench at the above court this morning was occupied by Messrs. A. G. Cullum and J. Cunningham, J's. P. Assault.—Michael Hoban was charged with…

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Death of a Police Magistrate

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 6

Mr. Albert Kennedy Beveridge, police magistrate, died at Bega on Tuesday night after a long illness. In his early years he served in the Royal Blues, and was transferred to the Scots Grave in…

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The Week's Police News

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 6

At the West Maitland Police Court on Saturday last James Petre Curran, was fined 20s or seven days for riotous behaviour, and Charles Cissman 2s 6d or imprisonment till the rising of the court for a like…

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Murder in England. a Case of Matricide. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 5

The inquest on the body of a woman named Coombes who was murdered at Plaistow by being stabbed, and who it was stated by two of her sons had been…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, July 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 July 1895 · page 2

The bench at the above court this morning was occupied by Messrs. H. Crothers, J. Gillies, J. Pearse, and S. S. Moon, J's.P. DRUNKENNESS AND OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—…

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Murder near London. a Shocking Tragedy. London, July 25th

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 30 July 1895 · page 2

An inquest was concluded to-day on the body of a woman Domed Coombes, who was murdered at Plaistow under unusual circumstances. Two boys,…

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Police Court

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 July 1895 · page 2

At the Police Court yesterday, before Messrs Geo. [?] and St. Thos. Loder, J's.p. James M'Donald and Martha [?] were brought up on a charge of…

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Assault on a Premier. He Takes Cars of Himself

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 July 1895 · page 2

AN amusing fracas occurred on Monday morning in Victoria Square, Adelaide, between the Premier of South Australia, Mr Kingston, and…

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A Scene in the Divorce Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 July 1895 · page 3

A sensational breach of promise case occupied the time of the London Court to-day. Plaintiff was a well known actress (Miss Kempshall), and defendant (Holland) a gentleman of independent means…

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