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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1900

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Copeland Police Court. Wednesday, 11Th July, 1900. (Before F. W. Garstang, Esq., PM, A. Beaton, W. H. Etheridge, J. N. Laurie, N. Bell and S. W. Chubb, Esqs., Js.P.) Edward Saxby V Thomas Creagh, Assault

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 2

In this case a dispute arose in connection with robbing a bees' nest. After hearing evidence the case was dismissed, the assault being of two…

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Dungog Police Court. Friday, 20Th June, 1900. (Before F W. Garstang, Esq., P.M., and Thos Irwin, Esq., J.P.)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 3

Inspector of Slaughter Houses v Skillen and Walker—Neglecting to give required notice of intention to slaughter…

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A Terrible Tragedy. Murder by Blacks. a Family Murdered at Gilgandra

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 2

A TERRIBLE tragedy was [?]uacted on Friday night, at, Breelong, about ten miles from at the residence of Mr Mawbey. A messenger…

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Small Debts Court. Wm. Galvin V Robt. Saxby, Slander

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 2

Struck out by consent of parties. Plaintiff to pay defendant's expenses…

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The Murder Near Gulgong

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 July 1900 · page 3

The evidence at the inquest on the body at Alexander M'Kay showed at [?] on Monday [?], M'Kay was in the [?] running in the field [?]…

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Maitland and Local Police

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 July 1900 · page 2

A later wire from Superintendent Cotter instructed Senior-Sergeant Forrest to move with Constables Townsend and Doran (Maitland), Armstrong…

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The Murderers Mounted and Armed. Another Murder

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 July 1900 · page 2

On Tuesday Senior-Sergeant Forrest received several wires respecting the perpetrators of the Breelong murders. From Superintendent Cotter, of…

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Strong Party of Police in Pursuit

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 July 1900 · page 2

Superintendent Cotter wired later: "The Inspector-General wires, 'A strong party or parties of police, with tracker from Cassilis, should co-operate…

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Greta Police Court. Breach of the Coal Mines Act

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 July 1900 · page 2

At the Greta Police Court yesterday the bench was occupied by Mr. G. F. Scote, P. [?]L., and Dr. A. K. Walter,JP. The inspector of Collieries (Mr. F. S. Bates)…

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Another Murder Committed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 July 1900 · page 2

Yet another diabolical outrage has to be added to the list of those committed by the Breelong murderers. Late on Monday afternoon an old…

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This Murder at Poggy Police and Tracker So Far Foiled. Mor[?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 July 1900 · page 3

There is poi[?] to report, and th trackers cannot p[?] up the tracks of the murders. Mrs. Bannalt is [?] w[?]. The bullet entered the [?] through the about, grazing…

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The Northern Police Moving

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 July 1900 · page 3

The police from the Gloucester District and Manning River have been put in motion, and are working down towards Copeland, Dungog, and the eastern spur of the Mount Royal Range. One…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, July 26. [?] Messrs, G. F. [?]ll P.M. H. [?], and [?])

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 July 1900 · page 4

ALLIGED LA[?] was [?] with having, at West Maitland [?] July 21 [?] th [?] properly o C[?].— [?]…

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Movements of the Maitland Police

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 July 1900 · page 3

Reports received to-day by Superintendent Cotter were to the effect that Sub-Inspector Sykes and the other men from Maitland and district were hard on the track of the murderers. Sub Inspector…

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[?] Opening of a Court House

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 July 1900 · page 3

The [?] Wa[?] was opened [?]…

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A Shrewd Magistrate

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 4

Some years ago a resident of New England was appointed a Justice of the Pence, and on the first occasion he sat on the…

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Yet Another Murder

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 3

Information was brought to the Gulgong police that, two aboriginals, armed with one rifle and a tomahawk, murdered Alexander M'Kay, an…

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The Murder Near Gulgong

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 3

The evidence at the inquest on the bady of Alexander M'Kay showed that at one o'clock on Monday, Mrs M'Kay was in the house, when the…

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East Maitland Police Court. Friday, July 27. (Before Mr. P. Bourke, J.P.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 2

CASES UNDER THE RAILWAY BY LAWS:—William John Parkinson pleaded not guilty to a charge of using insulting words on the railway promises at Victoria-street station on June 30. Mr.J. H. F…

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Yet Another Murder. Sydney, Thursday, 5.46 p.m

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 3

Word has been received that the Breelong blacks have murdered a man, supposed to be named Kilpatrick, a short distance from Wollar…

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