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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1902

982 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 29 of 50

The Redfern Murder

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 30 July 1902 · page 2

The terrible crime committed at Rdfern when Constable Ghiifoyle was shot dead in.endeavoring to arrest a man suspected of passing…

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Police Court—tuesday. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1902 · page 6

DETENTION OF GOODS.—Nance Sharp charged Manus Strain with detaining goods belonging to her, comprising bedding and sundry furniture and other property, valued…

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A Rash Young Man. Murderous Assault on a Girl

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 July 1902 · page 2

News of a rather sensational incident has come to light as Melbourne during' the past few days. Ethel Richards, who has reported that a youth named…

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Singleton Police Court Tuesday, July 29th. (Before Mr G. F. Scott, P.m.) Alleged Wrongful Detention of Property

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 July 1902 · page 4

NANCE SHARP v. Manus Strain.—Mr Shaw appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Cragg for the defendant. Plaintiff and her Husband bad, till…

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The Kenniffs Before the Court

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 July 1902 · page 2

The trial of Patrick and James Kenniff on the charge respectively of murdering Constable Doyle and Mr Dalke was resumed at the Brisbane…

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An Assault Upon Jews

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 August 1902 · page 3

A riot occurred at a funeral in New York. Twenty two thousand Jews following the remains of the late chief Rabbi were assailed by workers of Hoe's factory. The mourners broke every window in the…

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Police Court. Wednesday, July 20, 1902. (Before Messrs. G R. Evans, P.M., and K. Kennedy, J P.) Alleged Cattle-stealing

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 August 1902 · page 2

JAMES ALBERT HANLEY, on remand, was charged with stealing 13 head of cattle, the property of Reuben. Stafford, on or about the 13th July…

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East Maitland Police Court. (Before Mr. G. F. Scoll, P.m.) Friday, August 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 August 1902 · page 2

BOTTLE STEALERS.—George Kingston and John Crampton, two young men, were charged with having it Thorton, on or about July 23, 1902, stolon a number of bottles, valued at [?], the property of Albert…

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The Arbitration Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 August 1902 · page 2

THE Arbitration Court, which was called into existence to establish the dominance of Trades' Unions, finds its proteges very, lawless and prone to…

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The Darlington Murder. Increase of the Government Reward

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 August 1902 · page 2

One of the first matters Sir John See dealt with on his return to town on Wednesday was the reward offered for information…

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Scone Police Court. Wedmesdau, July 30, 1902. (Before Messrs. G. R. Evans, P.M., and K. Kennedy, J.p.) Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 2

James Albert Hanley, on remand, was charged with stealing 13 head of cattle, the properly of Reuben Stafford, on or about the 13th July…

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The Darlington Murder

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 2

Neither the murderer of Constable Guilfoyle, nor the man who wounded Constable Maher have as yet been apprehended, nor is there any certainly that they have not…

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Assault in a Church. Peculiar Action

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 4

IN the Dubbo District Court on Thursday in the case Dunn[?]v. Fitzgibbon, assault, the plaintiff, a nonCatholic, attended the local Catholic…

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The Week's Police News

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 7

At the West Maitland Police Court on Monday, before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M., George Johnson and Edward Joseph Sullivan were each fined 5s or 24 hours, for being drunk in High-street on…

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Alleged Attempted Murder. a Girl Shot with a Pistol

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 10

A young man mimed Stewart Norman Croll, aged 19, said to ba the son of a saddler residing in Lousdale-street, Melbourne, was arrested on Sunday on a charge of attempting to murder a girl named…

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The Arbitration Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 August 1902 · page 3

The Full Court of Arbitration today gave judgement on a point raised in the cigar maker's dispute whether the Court had jurisdiction in cases where offesces charged were a misdemeanour. Justice…

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Police Court, Tuesday, August 5, 1902. (Before the P.M.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 August 1902 · page 2

JAMES COBB WHITE proceeded against Robert Miller on a charge of unlawfully entering enclosed lands on Edinglassie estate on 19th July…

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The Arbitration Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 August 1902 · page 2

The bread[?]arters case came before the Arbitration Court this morning. Mr. Spence, addressing the court for claimant, said this was a test case. For years past the carters had been a distressed body of…

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Police Court.—tuesday. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M., and St. Thos. Loder, J.P.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 August 1902 · page 6

ALLEGED DETENTION OF GOODS.—The postponed case, Nance Sharp versus Manus Strain, for alleged detention of goods, was again culled on. Mr. Shaw appeared for the…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 August 1902 · page 2

The members of the bench present were Mr. G. F. SCOTT (Chairman) and Mr. H. Crothers. RKNRWAL.—William Tobin was granted a renewal of his license for the Family Hotel, Gerta…

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