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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1895

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Shocking Murder of a Child

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 January 1895 · page 3

A shocking murder was committed in Berlin on Sunday, December 2. About nine in the evening a little girl, aged .six, was playing with her…

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The Week's Police News

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 January 1895 · page 4

At the Morpeth Police Court on Friday, Alfred Stollery, of the Royal Hotel, was fined in all £4 14s 4d on two charges of allowing billiards to be played on his premises without a license…

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A Tasmaniam Tragedy. Murder and Suicide. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 January 1895 · page 5

TELEGRAM from Bobart (Tasmania) [?] news of a terrible tragedy at Mttersona Mrs. Wison, wife of a well-known engineer, was found dead…

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Jerry's Plains Requirements. a Court of Petty Sessions. [By Telegraph..] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 January 1895 · page 5

A PROCLAMATION has been gazetted establishing a Court of Potty Sessions at Jerry's Plains…

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Greta. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 January 1895 · page 4

On Saturday, before Messrs. Walker and Jones, J.P., Peter Connolly and W. Tapley were charged with riotous behaviour in High—street, at its junction with West—street. Senior—sergeant McVane…

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West Maitland Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 January 1895 · page 2

The bench at the above court this morning was occupied by Mr. Henry Gordon. P.M. OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Patk. Keilour was charged with using obscene language in High—street at an…

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The Greta Police Court Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 January 1895 · page 4

We have received a letter from Mr. William Patrick, explaining his share in the hearing of the case at Greta, reported in our issue of Monday. Mr. Patrick reflects on our correspondent, whereas…

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The Latest. Police Court Processdings. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 January 1895 · page 2

Relative to the fatal affray at Hillston between larrikins and Chinamen, it now appears that only one Chinaman has succumbed to his injuries…

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A Cootamundra Mystery. Supposed Murder

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 January 1895 · page 2

A SENSATIONAL discovery was made at Cootamundra on Monday evening by six or seven boys who were fishing at the reservoir. They saw a human foot…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday. 29Th January. (Before Mr H. Gordon, P.m.) Absconding From Apprenticeship

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 January 1895 · page 2

WILLIAM PARSONS was charged with absconding from his apprenticeship. Constable Turner deposed to arresting defendant on Wednesday last…

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Licensng Court. Tuesday, 9Th January. (Before Messrs H. Gordon, P.M., and C. R. Dight, M.P.)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 January 1895 · page 3

APPLICATION [?]ORUBLICAN'S LICENSE, VVilliam Lyne of Broke, applied for a publican's scense for a house situate at Broke…

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West Maitland Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 January 1895 · page 2

The bench at the above court this morning was occupied by Messrs. Henry Gordon, P.M., J. W. Pender, and M. Murray, Js.P. MUSIC PERMIT.—Permits to have music on their…

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District News. Greta. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 January 1895 · page 4

At this court on Wednesday, Henry Gordon, Esq., P.M., on the bench, the following cases were disposed of: SMALL DEBTS.—E. Dixon versus W. Baker; no…

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East Maitland Police Court. Friday February 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 4

The bench at the above Court this morning was occupied by Mr. Henry Gordon, P.M. BREACH OF THE TENANTS ACT.—Francis McKinna was charged by Benjamin E. Sullivan…

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Police Court, Dungog. TUESDAY, Jan. 29th, 1895. (Before G. A. Mackay and E. R., Kavanaugh, Esqs., J's.P.) Threatening to "Do For" His Brother

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 5

John Fitzsimmons appeared in custody charged with threatening to take the life of his brother, Michael Fitzsimmons, on 27th November last…

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The Kensington Murder

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 2

Reginald T. Saunderson (nephew of Colonel Saunderson, M.P.) who was committed for trial for the murder of a woman in Kensington, under circumstances similar to those by which the Whitechapel murders were surrounded, has been officially…

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Supposed Murder at Coota-mundra

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 4

A number of boys were bathing in the water conservatory at Cootamundra when a human foot was observed to rise above the surface. A body was then recovered. It was tied in a sack, with arms…

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The Week's Police News

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 3

At the East Maitland Police Court on Friday last, John Donohue, who did not answer to his name, was fined 20s and 4s lOd costs, lory and distrees, or seven days, for indecent behaviour in…

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Judgeship of the Bankruptcy Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 2

The Law Journal asserts that the Lord Chancellor, Baron Herschell, has decided to replace Sir Roland Vaughan Williams, Judge of the Bankruptcy Court, by Sir Robert Romer, one of the…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, February 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 February 1895 · page 2

The bench at the above court to-day was occupied by Mr. J. N. Brooke, P.M. DRUNKENNESS.—An inebriate, who had been, in the lockup since Saturday afternoon, was discharged…

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