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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1896

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Police Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 2

At the Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr Dudding, J.P., William Edward Cunneen was charged with disobeying a summons to appear at Narrabri for stealing…

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Police Court Returns

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 6

Through the courtesy of Mr. W. F. Robertson, C.P.S., and his assistants, we are enabled to supply figures showing the business transacted for the year ended 31st December, 1895…

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Police News

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 2

Mr Larkin, Superintendent of Police for. the Maitland-Singleton District, who only recently assumed the supervision of the district, paid his first visit to Singleton on…

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Magistrate and Solicitor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 3

A breezy encounter occurred at the Central Police Court to-day between Mr, Giles, S.M., and a solicitor named F. S. Moore, during the hearing of a charge of vagrancy against Susan San Sing who…

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West Maitland Police Court MONDAY, January 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 2

Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., H. Crothers, and Dr. Haynes, J's.P., occupied the bench at the above court this morning. DRUNKENNESS.—An old man pleaded guilty to…

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 2

The following cases were dealt with :— Great Northern Hardware Company v C. Bell, West Maitland, claim for 6s for good sold and delivered. Defendant did not appear, and a…

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Police Court, Dungog. Friday, Jan. 17, 1896. (Before F. W. Garstang, Esq., P.M., and T. Irwin, F. A. Hooke, and G. A. Mackay, Esqs., J's.P.)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1896 · page 2

Thos. Everett was ordered to pay over to Skillen & Walker the sum of £5 13s 9d due to J. W. Hayes, on garnishee order. Costs of 21/ and 6/…

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Small Debts Court

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 January 1896 · page 2

At the Small Debts Court yesterday, before Messrs G. F. Scott, P.M., and C. H. Dight, J.P., only one case was set down for hearing, that of Dolat Khan against John…

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Singleton. Police Court, Tuesday, 21St January, 1896. (Before Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., and C.H. Dight, J.P.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 January 1896 · page 6

DRUNK .. and DISORDERLY.—William Widders was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Elizabeth-street. The accused pleaded guilty, and fined 10s, and 4s 10ds costs of court…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, 21St January. (Before Messrs G. F. Scott, P.M., and C. H. Dight, J.p.) Drunk and Disorderly

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 January 1896 · page 4

WILLIAM WIDDERS pleaded guilty to the above charge, and was fined 10s, with 4s 10d costs; in default, 24 hours' imprisonment…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M. (Chairman), and G.H. Dight, L.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 January 1896 · page 6

TRANSFER,—An application for the transfer of the licence of the Tradesmen's Arms from Mr. John McInerney to Mr. J. Teddleman was granted. An extension of his license was granted to…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, January 21St. (Before Messrs. G.F. Scott, P.M., and C. H. Dight, J.p.) Transfer

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 January 1896 · page 2

A TRANSFER of the licence. of the Tradesman's Arms Hotel from John M'Inerney to John Teddiman, was granted…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, January 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 January 1896 · page 2

Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., and H. Crothers, J.P., occupied the bench at the above court this morning. VAGRANCY.—A man named Patrick Sullivan was charges with having no visible lawful means of…

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East Maitland Police Court. Friday, January 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 January 1896 · page 4

Mr, G. F. Scart, P.M., and Dr. Wrights, J.P., occupied the bench at the above police court this morning. UNSOUND MIND.—Mre. Martha Kedwell, who…

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A Police Magistrate's Experience

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 3

At Moree to-day Mr. Stevenson, Police Magistrate, returned from Mungindi. He had attended there owing to all the local magistrates being concerned in the small debts cases. The temperature…

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Magistrate and Solicitor

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 16

A breezy encounter occurred at the Central Court, Sydney, on Monday, between Mr. Giles, S.M., and a solicitor, F. S. Moore, during the hearing of a charge of vagrancy against Susan San Sing, who…

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The Week's Police News

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 6

At the East Maitland Police Court on the 17th inst., an old man named Charles Thompson was fined £1 and 4s 10d costs or 14 days' imprisonment for using obscene language at Large.—On Tuesday…

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Burglary of a Post Office

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 January 1896 · page 3

The Post Office at Rookwood Railway Station was broken into between one and two o'clock yesterday morning. The burglars raneacked the place, but obtained no booty, as the safe, which contained…

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Singleton Police Court

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 3

THERE was no business of any kind set down for hearing the Singleton Police Court yesterday, consequently it was what foxhunters call a blank…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, January 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 4

Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., and H. Crothers, J.P., occupied the bench at the above court this morning. TRANSFER OF A LICENSE.—An application for…

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