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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1898

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Singleton Police Court. Friday, 4th FEBRUARY. (Before Mr F. B. Treatt, J.p.) Absconding From Hired Service

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 2

FREDERICK M'ARTHUR, a boy of 15 years of ago, was charged with unlawfully leaving the hired service of H. J. Peverdy,at Gungal,near Merriwn…

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Police Court. Friday, 28Th January, 1898. (Before Messrs. H. H. CH[?]PENDALL and R. K. HORNS, J's.P.)

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 3

Frank O'Grady, James Smith, James Murphy, and John Donohoe, were charged with having travelled on the railway from Scone without having previously paid their…

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An Alleged Murder. Strange Developments of a Peculiar Case. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 5

A PECULIAR case has engaged the attention of the authorities to-day. This morning the murder of a man named Thompson was reported, but inquiries…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, February 7, 1898

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 February 1898 · page 6

The Bench at this court this morning was occupied by Messrs. G. F. Scott P.M., H. Crothers, A. Wilkinson, and J.D. Prentice, Js.P. ASSAULT.—Rudolph to Kloot, who appeared on…

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 February 1898 · page 6

Timothy O'Connell, V. Mrs. M. O'Neill, trespass. Settled out of court, defendant paying all expenses. Wolfe, Prentice, and Co., V. A. Howitt, Sydney, goods sold, [?] Verdict for plaintiff, with 8s…

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Raymond Terrace Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 February 1898 · page 5

Dr. Meredith has been gazetted a member of the Licensing Court, Raymond Terrace, vice Mr. Bolton, resigned…

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News by Cable Murder of English Officials. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 February 1898 · page 3

During the rioting among the natives at Poona, India, in July last, in connection with the measures taken by the Government for the suppression…

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Police Court

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 February 1898 · page 2

Messrs G. F. Scott, P.M., and A. C. Robinson, J.P., took their seats on the Bench at the polite court on Tuesday morning. There was yet, however,it single…

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Court House Improvements

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 February 1898 · page 2

Some misunderstanding, oversight, or neglect, seems to have taken place amongst the Works Department officials regarding the proposed improvements to the…

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Murder and Suicide. Wife and Three Children the Victims

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 February 1898 · page 4

A SHOCKING tragedy occurred at Glen Osmond, Adelaide, on Tuesday morning when Elver S. Fry, aged 35, employed in the Engineer-in-Chief's…

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The Sydney Shooting Case Mrs North Re-arrested on a Charge of Murder

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 February 1898 · page 2

THE Victoria-street shooting case in Sydney has assumed a new aspect. As is well known, the young woman Margaret North was committed from…

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Bankruptcy Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 February 1898 · page 4

A MEETING in the bankrupt estate of H. M. York, late of Segenhoe, near Scone, was held at the Scone Court House on Wednesday, before Mr. J…

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Powers of Police Magistrates. a Reminder by the P.M.

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 February 1898 · page 2

BEFORE the business of the Small Debts Court was proccaded with this morning, the Police Magistrate (Mr. Evans) said, as he saw a representative…

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Police Court. Wednesday, February 9th, (Before Mr. E. C. Brecht, J. P.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 2

Thos, Flanagan was brought up for protection. Constable Harrison stated that the accused had gone to Sergeant Forrest on the…

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Police V, James Hussey

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 2

Defendant was charged that be did on Sunday, 30th January, 1898, sell liquor on his licensed premises to other than bong fide travellers or lodgers…

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Law Court Stories

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 6

Here are a few stories from the Law Courts:— "That is so, my Lord," said a barrister to whom an Irate Judge had just…

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Police Court. Wednesday, 9Th February, 1898. (Before Messrs. G. R. EVANS, P.M., and R. Simson, J.p.) James Costello V. Robert Hall

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 2

This was a dispute as to trespass and damage by stock. Defendant was charged with having on the 21st January, 1898, impounded six-bead of cattle ia the public pound at…

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Small Debts Court. Wednesday, 9th February, 1898. (Before Messrs. G. R. EVANS, P.M., and R. Simson, J.p.) F. A. CHAPLIN V. J. HOLDEN

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 3

Claim, £5 11s 3d, balance of Recount for goods sold and delivered. Verdict for plaintiff for Amount claimed, with 5s costs…

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West Maitland Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 February 1898 · page 6

The bench this morning was occupied by Mr. G. F. Scott, P. M. DRUNKENNKSS.—An old man pleaded guilty to being drunk, and was discharged with a caution…

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Singleton Police Court

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 2

At the police court yesterday morning, before Mr F. B. Treatt, J.P., a man named Thomas Leopold was brought ap on a charge of being drunk and disorderly in…

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