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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1901

989 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 50

Horse Stealers Sentenced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 August 1901 · page 3

At the Quarter Sessions to-day, Walter Rosewarne, Wm. Parker, and Wm. Dunk were found guilty of horse stealing and sentenced to three, two, and two and a half years' imprisonment respectively with…

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Clarence Town. Police Court. August 20th, 1901

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 August 1901 · page 2

Before Mr George Atkin, P.M., and Archibald Cambell, John Lawrie, and William Croker, Esqs., J's.P…

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Sensational Shooting Affair. Robbery and Attempted Murder in Victoria. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 August 1901 · page 3

A sonsational shooting after occurred at Cariton early this morning. Mrs. Annie Stephens, who, with her 3 children, is living apart from her husband at No. 17 Cardigan-street, went to bed at an early hour…

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Supreme Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 August 1901 · page 3

In the Supremo Court, to-day, Patrick Dargan commenced an action against the Railway Commissioners, claiming £1500 damages as compensation for injuries sustained owing to a collision between a…

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Police Court

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 August 1901 · page 2

The man Lloyd who was locked up for being drunk after boinjj fined for tresepaiis on Tuesday, was brought before Mr Addison during the afternoon and fined…

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A Libeller Sentenced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 August 1901 · page 3

John William Ford, who was convicted at the Quarter Sessions yesterday of libelling Edward William Holder, was sentenced to seven months' hard labour, His Honor said people must understand…

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Police Court. Tuesday, August 27Th, 1901. (Before Mr G. F. Scott, P.M.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 August 1901 · page 4

AT the Police Court on Tuesday morning Richard Lloyd wan charged with treapassing on enclosed lands at Maison Dieu…

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The Murder of Captain' Krosigk

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 August 1901 · page 3

The case in which the soldier Marten has been convicted of mutiny and the murder of Captain Krosigk and sentenced to death, is be re-opened. [This will be the third of Marten. On the…

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Dungog Police Court. TUESDAY, 27th August, 1901. Before G. Atkin, Esq., P.M.

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 August 1901 · page 2

Edmund Raphael Kavanaugh, of Dungog, pleaded not guilty to n, charge of drunkenness on Saturday, 27th inst., and also to a charge of…

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Theory of the Police

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 August 1901 · page 4

Tuesday Night.—The police to-night arrested James Little (after detaining him for several hours) in connection with the shooting of Mrs. Stephen…

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Letters to the Editor. "Murder by the Boers."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 August 1901 · page 2

SIR.—Surely people reading the cable just to hand will not now question the statements frequently made of acts of treachery being committed by the boers. Lord Roberts policy was a far too lenient one in…

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Our Magistrate. Discussion in Parliament

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 August 1901 · page 5

FOLLOWING is a report published in Hansard as to the administration of justice in Singleton at the Police Court:—…

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Murder by Science

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 31 August 1901 · page 3
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

One of the most diabolical uses of science on record is now discovered to have been made in the recent murder of Mr. Hamlin J. Andius, secretary of the Arlington Chemical Works, of…

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Police Court. MONDAY, 25th AUGUST, 1901. (Before Mr. R. Simson. J.p.)

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 31 August 1901 · page 2

Willie Ah King, alias At Wong, aling Ping King, alias Willie Gee, alias An Bow, on remand, was charged with stealing a spring cart and set of buggy harness, two…

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Effective Police Duty

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 August 1901 · page 2

SIR,—In your issue of yesterday it appears that Constable Kent—a very worthy officer had latterly been stationed in Louth park district and during that time had done much towards reducing the…

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Sensational Shooting Affair. Bobbery and Attempted Murder in Victoria

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 August 1901 · page 8

A sensational shooting affair occurred at Carlton early on Tuesday. Mrs. Annie Stephens, who, with her 3 children, is living apart from her husband at No. 17 Cardigan-street, went to bed at an early hour…

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Denman. Police Court. August 27Th, 1901. (Before Messrs; g. R. Evans, and E. R. White, J.p.) Summons Division

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 31 August 1901 · page 2

John Gagler was charged with carting wood on-the Lord's Day, viz., 16th June, 1901. Defendant pleaded not guilty, but after hearing of some…

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A Ruby from the Sea. [All Rights Reserved.] Being a narrative of adventure, compiled from the diary of Richard Brice, Esq., H.M.S. Consul at Malaga, to the Court of Spain.] (Continued.)

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 31 August 1901 · page 6

"On a small island to the south of as—it's simply a volcanic peak, and, as the natives believe a man,s spirit haunts his burial place and not the…

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Verdict of Wilful Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 September 1901 · page 3

The jury in the inquest concerning the death of Henry Francis Mills, who is believed to have been garrotted, returned a verdict of wilful murder against some person or persons unknown…

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