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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1902

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A Supreme Court Judge. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 July 1902 · page 2

MR JUSTICE PRING was sworn in as a Supreme Court Judge to-day in the presence of a large gathering…

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A Blind Police Magistrate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1902 · page 8

Sir John Fielding (he was knighted in 1760) was a most active and energetic magistrate, and he was such a constant terror to evildoers that his life was aften threatened. There were…

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Police Court—tuesday. (Before Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., and O. Hellmrich. J.P.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1902 · page 6

LARCENY.—George Miller (28) was charged with stealing two blinds from outside the shop of Messrs. Worms and Company on the 19th instant, valued at £2 10s. Evidence of arrest…

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Our Singleton Letter. the Police Magistrate. Public Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 July 1902 · page 2

At the Mechanics' Institute last night (Wednes-day) a public meeting of the residents was called to "take into consideration the utterances and uncalled for personal remarks made by the Maitland Police…

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A Remarkable Record Forty-Five Years in Gaol

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 July 1902 · page 2

At the Central Criminal Court on Tuesday, an old man named Edward Meere, whe gave his age as 75 years, was sentenced to four years' penal…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, July 22Nd. (Before Mr G. F. Scott, P. M., and Mr C. Hellmrich, J.P. LARCENY

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 July 1902 · page 1

GEORGE MILLER (28) on remand, was charged with stealing two canvass window blinds of The value £2 10s, the property of Messrs Worms and…

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The Darlington Tragedy. the Murderers Eluding the Police

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 July 1902 · page 3

Up to an early hour this morning no arrest had been made in connection with the murder of Constable Guilfoyle at Darlington, near Redfern, on Saturday night, although various rumours were…

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Darlington Murder

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 July 1902 · page 2

Though the general opinion among the police is that the two wanted men have made their way through Epping towards Gosford, there is no lack of…

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Aberdeen Police Court. Before Messrs. G. R. Evans, P.,M., and G. M. McAdam, J.P.

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 July 1902 · page 3

SAMUEL WATT, who was charged with ill-treating a State school bo[?] was fined 20[?] in default seven days. Fined paid. Murdock McLeod and Kenneth McLeod…

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The Queensland Bushrangers. the Kenniffs Before the Court. Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 July 1902 · page 3

At the police court to-day James and Patrick Kenniff were separately charged with the murder of A. C. Dalke and Constable George Doyle. There were a large number of spectators in court…

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The Week's Police News

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 July 1902 · page 8

At the West Maitland police court on Monday, before Hr. G. F. Scott, P.M., James Riley was fined 5s and costs 43 Gd, for allowing a horse and buggy to stand in High-street, without lights…

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South Africa. Rebels Sentenced to Disfranchisement. Warning to Immigrants. London. July 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 July 1902 · page 3

Two hundred and twenty-nine rebels who served under Commandant Fouche have been tried at Cradock and have received nominal senten[?]ss including disfranceh[?]sement for life…

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Domestic Tragedy at Goulburn. Serious Assault on a Woman. the Assailant Commits Suicide. Goulburn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 July 1902 · page 2

News has jest come to hand of a terrible double tragedy cnacted yesterday at Bannaby, a small township near Taralga, The principals in the shocking affair are a settler named William Lewis and his…

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Murder of a Policeman. Fate of the Assassins. One Man Shot. Another Captured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 July 1902 · page 4

Shortly before going to press on Friday afternoon we received the following message from the Press Telegraph Association in connection with the murder of Constable Guilfoyle, particulars of which appears…

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The Queensland Bushrangers. the Kenniffs Before the Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 July 1902 · page 4

As intimated in our issue of yesterday, James and Patrick Kenniff were charged in Brisbane with the murder of A.C. Dalke and Constable George Doyle, Constable Millard, after we went to press…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 July 1902 · page 4

BOOTH LICENSES,— Richard Dennis Legge, of the Caledonian Hotel, was granted licenses for two booths at the picnic races at Rutherford on Wednesday…

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West Maitland Police Court, Monday, July 28. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 July 1902 · page 4

DRUNKENNESS AND LANGUAGE.— George Johnson and Edward Joseph Sullivan were each fined 5s or 24 hours, for being drunk in High-street on Saturday; and 10s or seven days, for having; used indecent…

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Alleged Attempted Murder. a Girl Shot with A. Pistol

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 July 1902 · page 3

A young man named Stewart Norman Croll, aged 19, said to be the son of a saddler residing in Lonsdale-street, Melbourne, was arrested last night on a charge of attempting to murder a girl named…

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Singleton Police Court

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 July 1902 · page 2

At the Singleton Police Court, on Saturday, before Mr A.C. Robinson, J.P., William Kalston (15), a State schoolboy, was charged with absconding from the…

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The Darlington Murder. Two Suspects Shadowed. One Shot Dead

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 July 1902 · page 2

At four o'clock on Friday morning at Queanbeyan Sergeant Willis reported to John Gale, Coroner, that news had just been brought from…

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