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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1900

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Our Singleton' Letter. Small Debts Court —Tuesday. (Before Messrs, Geo, F.Scott, P.M. St. Thos. Loder, H.York, R.Faullmer, and J. Hayes, J's,P)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 October 1900 · page 6

George broomfield v. Mrs E. McGinley, funeral expenses. Chlaim for £7 goods sold, Verdict for amount claimed…

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John Hinton's Death. Two Men Charged with Assault and Robbery. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 October 1900 · page 3

At the Central Criminal Court to-day, before Justice Cohen, two young men named David Carney and Perey Phillips were charged with having on the 20th June last, assaulted and robbed John…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, Oct. 4. (Before Mr. G.F. Scott, P.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 October 1900 · page 4

DRUNK IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE.—Anthony Minch jun. was charged with being drunk in a Government railway carriage, on Sept. 22. while such train was running between Newcastle and…

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The Police Criticised. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 October 1900 · page 3

The contradictory reports regarding the where abouts of the Governors have given rise to a feeling disgust in the city and criticisms are indulged in anything but complimentary to the…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. G.F. Scott, P.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 October 1900 · page 4

BOOTH LICENSES.—William Billington of Branxton made application for a booth Heense for races at Branxton on Saturday. Granted.—William Atkinson of west Maitland was granted…

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Shall Derts Court. Tuesday. October 2. (Before Mr G. F. Scott, P.M., Messrs St. Thos. Loder, J. Hayrs, H. York, and R Fulkner, Js.p)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 October 1900 · page 2

G. E. BROOMFIELD v. Mrs M'G[?] — Ciaim of £7, funeral expe[?] Verdict for claim, with casts…

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Alleged Serious Assault

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 October 1900 · page 3

Alton Livingston was to-day committed for trial on a charge of inflicting grievous bod[?] harm upon Donald Maloney. Prese[?] were that accused attacked him and hit hie nose iff…

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East Maitland Police Court. (Before Mr. G.F. Scott P.m.) Friday Oct 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 October 1900 · page 2

BREACHES OF THE RAILWAY BY-LAWS.—Charles Banks was charged with appearing on the East Maitland railway station on September 10 in a state of intexication. Defendant pleaded guilty…

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Police Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 October 1900 · page 2

AT the local Police Court on Thursday, before Messrs. E. C. Brecht and W. Clendinning, J's.P., John Hutchison was brought up on remand from…

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Electoral Revision Court

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 6 October 1900 · page 2

It is notified in our business columns that a Revision Court for the Murrurundi, Muswellbrook, Scone, and Denman Divisions of the Robertson Electorate will be held at…

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The Police Criticised. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 October 1900 · page 6

The contradictory reports regarding the whereabouts of the Governors have given rise to a feeling of disgust in the city, and criticisms are indulged in anything but complimentary to the…

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Equity Court. Tuesday, October 2. (Before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson.) Action for Specific Performance. Saunders v. SMALL

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 October 1900 · page 5

MR. GORDON, instructed by Mr. R. G. D. Fitz Gerald, of Muswellbrook, for the plaintiff; Mr. Langer Owen, instructed by Messrs. Thompson and…

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West Maitland Police Court, Monday, October 8. (Before Mr. G. F. [?] P.M. and Dr. E. E. W. [?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 October 1900 · page 4

[?] One young man pleaded guilty to asking too much on Saturday night. Senior Constable [?] explained the circumstances and he was fined 5s or 24 hours…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. G. F. Scout P.M., and Dr. E.E. Wright, J.P.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 October 1900 · page 4

RENEWALS OF COLONIAL WINE LICENSES.— Applications for renewals of colonial wine licenses were granted to :—John McCarthy, Allandale; George Betteridge, Sawyer's…

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Police Metods Criticised

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 October 1900 · page 2

The following letter from a resident of Barrington has been received by Mr R. A. Price, M.L.A.: " With reference to the Breelong blacks,…

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West Australlian Sensation The Police Fired Upon. Several Zden Weunded

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 October 1900 · page 2

ABOUT 10 o'clock on Saturday night four masked men visited a two-storey house in Lord-street, Perth, occupied by a Chinaman, Sing Lee,…

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Verdict of Wilful Murder. [By Telegraph] Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 October 1900 · page 2

At the Inquest touching the death of Sarah Jane Johnson, or Keats, who was found on the 20th September [?] Brunswick with her throat cut, the…

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West Maitiand Police Court. Thursday October 11 [Before Messrs. G.F. Sctt, P.M H. Crothers, and J.T. Tegg, Js.P.]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 October 1900 · page 2

A WAGES CASE.—William Masters complained that James Raiston, of South Greta Collery, had neglected and refused to pay him the sum of £5 11s 6d due to him as wages as a cost miser,—Mr…

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Police Court. Friday, October 12, 1900 (Before Mr. G. R. Evans, P.M.)

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 October 1900 · page 2

ON the application of Mr. J. A. K. Shaw, who appeared for the plaintiff, the trespass case, J. R. Malooney v. Geo. Adams (alleged to be a fictitious…

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Dungog Police Court. Friday, 5Th October, 1900. (Before F. W. Garstang, Esq., P.M.) W. O. Skillen v W. Stanton—Insulting behaviour

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 October 1900 · page 2

Messrs Elliott and Waller for complainant and J. R. Carlton for defendant. Mr Carlton objected to jurisdiction…

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