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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1900

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An Undiscovesed Murder. Government Beware! of £200

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 June 1900 · page 4

EARLY in April, 1898, on old man named James Reeves, believed to have been possessed.of a considerable sum of money, was found dead in his hut…

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Police Court.-tuesday, June 5. (Before Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., and St. Thos. Loder, J.P.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 June 1900 · page 4

ALLEGED BREAKING AND ENTERING.-Joseph Porter and Arteur Lane were charged with breaking and entering the store of Grainger and Faulkiner at Singleton on Wednesday, 30th May…

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Our Muswellbrook Letter. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 June 1900 · page 6

At the local court yesterday, before Mr. G. R. Evans. P.M. C. H. Granville, by his attorney, Mr. J.E. Mctutyce, [?]ded against H. Cribb for having allowed [?] and pigs…

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Police Court. Tuesday, June 5. (Before Mr. G. R. Evans, P.M.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 June 1900 · page 2

His Worship said that a roster would be prepared and two justices of the peace summoned for each court day in future…

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A Youthful Murderer. Grafton Boy Sentenced to Death

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 June 1900 · page 3

AT Sydney on Friday a jury found a lad named James Murphy guilty of the murder of a companion named Cyrus M'Farlane. The case was an unusual…

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An Undiscovered Murder. Government Reward of £200

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 June 1900 · page 3

EARLY in April, 1898, an old man named James Reeves, believed, to have been possessed of a considerable sum of money, was found dead in his hut…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, June 5. (Before Mr, G. R. Evans, P.M.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 June 1900 · page 2

HARIS I CLARK v. C. Worms and Co. Claim £2, damages to stove, etc. Mr. McIntyre,for plaintiff. The defendant pleaded not indebted…

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Municipal Appeal Court

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 June 1900 · page 4

ON Tuesday, before Mr G. F. Scortt, P.M., and Mr St. Thos. Loder, J.P., a Municipal Appeal Court was held. Mr C. Poppanhage, Council Clark,…

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Singleton Police Court Tuesday, June 5. (Before Mr G. F. Scott, P. M., and Mr. St. Thomas Loder, J.P.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 June 1900 · page 1

ARTHUR LANE and Jacob Porter appeared, on remand, chargedd with treating and entering. Sir Shaw for the ascused…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, June 7. (Before Messrs. G. F.Scott P.M., H. Crothers, and J. T. Tegg. Js P.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 June 1900 · page 2

ALLEGED INSULTING WORDS.-Thomas [?]llamy was charged by Alexander M'Intosh Fra[?]her, with using insulting words to him, in High-street, on April 20. Mr. W. J. Enright appeared…

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Friendly Appeal Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 June 1900 · page 3

A FRIENDLY Municipal Appeal Court was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening, there being present: The Mayor (Ald. Shaw),…

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Police Court. Friday, June 8. (Before Messrs. E. C. Brecht and W. Clendinning, J's.P.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 2

Frank Woods, arrested on the previous day, was charged, with stealing a hat valued at 7s, from the Rail way Hotel, the property of Edwin R…

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A Bogus Squatter. Tells an Exceedingly Plausible Story. How to Got Out of Gaol

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 3

ON Wednesday afternoon Detectives Jones and Fullerton made an arrest to which a rather interesting story attaches. The person apprehended…

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Serious Disturbance in Sydney. Soldiers, Civilians, and Police

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 13

A serious disturbance, which at one period threatened to assume the proportions of a riot, occured on Thursday night, May 31st, in Sydney. It appears that differences have existed between some of the…

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Murder of [?] A Prophetic Letter From China Intalgue, Corruption, and Foreigner Hatred. The Uprising of the Bendits

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 4

THE two missionares mentioned in our Cables as having been murdered by the " Boxers" in their devastating vanues are identified in sydney as…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, June 11. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 June 1900 · page 4

EXPLODING FIREWORKS IN A PUBLIC PLACE.-Francis James Mitchell was charged with wantenly exploding fireworks in a public place on June 1. He pleaded guilty to the act but explained that it…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 June 1900 · page 4

At the Courthouse to-day (Tuesday) before Mr. Geo. F. Scott, P.M., a court was held far the purpose of hearing and determining appeals against the assessment made by the Souths Singleton…

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Our Singleton Letter. Police Court.-tuesday, June 12. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 June 1900 · page 4

MAINTENANCE.-Margaret Thomas charged France Blackwell with neglecting to contribute to the support of his illgium[?] child. Mr. Cregg for compis[?]ant. Delendant did not appear…

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Police Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 13 June 1900 · page 2

THERE was no business at the local Police Court on Tuesday. When the Court opened the postponed case Luscombe v. Barry was called, but 7 a…

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Maitland District Court. Wednesday, July 13. (Before [?] Honor Judge Murray.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 June 1900 · page 4

The sittings of the Maitland District Court opened at the Con[?] East Maitland, the [?] before his [?] Judge [?] The only barrieter present was Mr. H. Cowan, and the…

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