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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1901

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Alleged Theft. Coningham in Court Again

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1901 · page 3

At the Water' Police Court yesterday afternoon James Exton, 38, clerk, was charged that he did, at Sydney, on January 10 last, steal a necklet valued at…

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Alleged Assault and Robbery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1901 · page 3

A jockey named Edward Buckley was committed for trial to-day on a charge of having in company assaulted and robbed George Hill of a gold watch ind chain and £11 in cash. Prosecutor deposed that…

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Maitland Circuit Court. Tuesday, April 9. (Before his Honor Acting-Justice Sly.) Alleged Horse Stealing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1901 · page 5

Samuel Henry Elwell, on bail, appeared to answer a charge of having on the 10th of March, 1901, at Hexham, stnlen one mare the property of Herbert Ernest Sternbock…

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A Company Promoter Charged with Fraud

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1901 · page 3

It is understood that Pittisons are charged with fraud in the flotation, by Pattison the elder of a company called Pattison's, Limited. The latter is…

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Police Court,—tuesday. (Before Messrs. F. P. Meares, acting P.M., and St. Thomas Loder. J.P.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1901 · page 5

DRUNK.—A. drunk pleaded guilty and was fined 5s or 24 hours' imprisonment. POUND SEIZURE.—Walter Bruderlin pleaded not guilty to rescuing a horse seized by…

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Maitland Circuit Court. Wednesday, April 10. (Before his Honor Acting-Justice Sly.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1901 · page 2

The Circuit Court re-opened at the Courthouse, East Maitland, at half-past nine o'clock this morning, before his Honor Acting-Justice Sly. Micheal Lynch, a juryman, was excused from…

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The Coningham Case. Exton Charged With Stealing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 April 1901 · page 2

At the Police Court in Sydney on Tuesday, James Exton was charged with stealing a locket valued fit £2, the property of Arthur Coningham…

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Police Court. Tuesday, April 9Th. 1901

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 April 1901 · page 2

(Before Mr. F. P. Mears, P.M., and Mr St. Thomas Loder, J.P ) William Milligan pleaded guilty to being drunk. He was fined 5s or…

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Court Cases

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 April 1901 · page 2

Some of the cases at the Court on Tuesday, heard and withdrawn, bear out the old assertion of the American writer that a child cannot be too careful in the…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday. April 11. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, P.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 April 1901 · page 4

DRUNKENNESS,—One inebriate was fined 10s, or three days (he had been there before). He applied for time to pay the fine, and was allowed till Saturday…

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Assault and Robbery. Accused Committed. (By Telegraph) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 April 1901 · page 3

EDWARD BUCKLEY, a jockey, was today committed for trial on a charge that lie did, in company with others assault and rob George Weill in…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, L.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 April 1901 · page 4

BOOTH LICENSE,—Eliza Edwards was granted a license for a publican's booth on the Albion Ground during the show days—April 17. 18, and 19. TRANSFER,—The license of the Centennial Hotel…

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Maitland Circuit Court. Wednesday. April 10. (Before his Honor Acting-Justice Sly.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 April 1901 · page 2

The business of the Court hod not concluded yesterday when we went to press. The jury retired lifter his Honor had summed up, and after, a couple of hours' retirement returned into Court with a…

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Maitland Circuit Court, Thursday, April 11. (Before his Honor Acting-Justice Sly.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 April 1901 · page 2

The criminal business of the Maitland Circuit Court had not concluded last evening when we went to press. In the alleged cattle stealing case in which Michael…

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Murder of a German Officer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1901 · page 3

Chinese have murdered Captain Bartsch, of the German Infantry, outside of Peking…

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Licensing Court

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 13 April 1901 · page 4

The Quarterly Meeting of the Licensing Court for the Murrurundi district was held at the Court House on Thursday last Messrs. W. A. Wilson and Rufus Bell…

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Maitland Circuit Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1901 · page 4

The sittings of the Circuit Court were resumed at the Courthouse, East Maitland, on Tuesday, before his Honor Acting-Justice Sly. ALLEGED ASSAULT…

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Police Court. Tuesday, April 9Th. (Before Messrs. E. Bowman and C. E. Doyle, J's.P.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 13 April 1901 · page 2

W. HOPKINGS v. Charlie Stewart, charging him with trespassing on his enclosed land on 2nd April. Defendant pleaded guilty…

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The Talune Murder. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 April 1901 · page 7

A LARGE crowd assembled at Darlinghurst this morning in anticipation of the trial of Mrs Smith for the alleged murder of the man Couroy on the…

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The Talune Murder. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 April 1901 · page 5

A LARGE crowd assembled at Darlinghurst this morning in anticipation of the trial of Mrs Smith for the alleged murder of the man Conroy on the…

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