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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1903

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A Sad Story. a Starving Woman's Mad Deed. Attempt to Murder a Child. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 March 1903 · page 3

At the police court to-day Mary Sandy, aged 34 married, was charged with attempting to drown Monica O'Brien, aged 18 months, by throwing her into the water at Woolloomooloo Bay with intent to…

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Our Singleton Letter. Small Debts Court.—tuesday. (Before Mr. W. B. Smith, P.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 March 1903 · page 4

D. Cohen and Co. v. A. G. Pearce. Claim for £4 4s, house rent.—Mr. Pinchin, as agent for the plaintiff, proved the case, and a verdict was given for the amount claimed with 4s court costs…

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Assault on a Chinaman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 3

The condition of a Chinaman, the victim of this morning's assault case in Queen's Place by a foreign sailor, is still critical. A Chilian sailor was brought before the Court charged with maliciously wounding…

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Clarence Town. Police Court. Before G. Atkin, Esq , P M.

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 3

Stephen Joseph Carlton, of Pine Brash, v. James Wilkinson, of Glen Martin, unlawfully using Crown lands comprised in settlement lease to…

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Small Debts Court

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 3

Thos. Preece v. J. T. Pearson, claim £4, 6s 6d, labor done. Mr J R Carl ton appeared for defendant. Case dismissed…

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Attempted Wife Murder. Tragedy Near Melbourne. Melbourne

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 4

A DOMESTIC tragedy arising out of the lack of employment was enacted at Brunswick this morning. A labouring man named Thomas Grimes, aged…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 1

TRANSFER.—An application for the transfer of the license of the commercial Hotel, Largs, form Robert Moodie to Walter Allison, was granted…

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The Week's Police Courts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 1

At the West Maitland Police Court on Monday, the adjourned the case, in which Arthur William Daunt charged william Brown with having used insulting words towards him on March 9 a in public…

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Tragedy at Paddington. Attempted Murder and Suicide

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 3

A domestic tragedy took place at Paddington on Saturday night, resulting in two persons being so seriously injured that their recovery is regarded as hopeless. The scene of the tragedy was at…

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West Maitland Small Debts Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 1

Wolfe and Co v. James O'Donnell, sen.,goods sold, £3 12s 4d. Mr. J. R. Carlton, appeared for Messrs. Logan and the following case. Default did not appear. Verdict…

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Domestic Tragedy at Bendigo. Attempted Wife Murder. Followed by Suicide

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 10

A domestic tragedy was enacted at Bendigo on Saturday evening when an elderly man named James Henry Schofield made an attempt to shoot his wife, and subsequently shot himself dead. For some…

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Late News by Cable. London, March 20. Supposed Murder of a Wealthy Woman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 3

An army pensioner named Samuel Herbert Dougal, aged 45 years, has been charged at Saffron Walden with having forged a cheque and with having embezzled money, the property of Miss Camille…

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The Supposed Murder Near Clavering

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 March 1903 · page 3

In connection with the supposed murder of Miss Camille Holland, of Moat Form, Clavering, the Daily Express that reports that a woman's skull has been found in an outhouse at Moat Farm, and that other…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, March 28. (Before Mr. W.B. Smith, P.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 March 1903 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS AND LANGUAGE.—Thomas Barke, 42, a sailor, pleaded guilty to having been drunk in High-street yesterday morning; but he did not; remember having made use of profane language…

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The King's Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 March 1903 · page 3

The King held a court last night. There were 1000 guests, among them Lord and Lady Lamington. Sir Horace Tozer (Agent. General for Queensland) aud Lady Tozer, Mr. A. Dobson (Agent-General for…

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Murder Near Ballarat. an Indian Hawker the Victim. Killed with an Axe

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 March 1903 · page 3

An Indian hawker, whose name in supposed to be Sultan Allen, was found dard in a shed at the rear of the Junction Hotel, about four miles From Ballarat, under circumstances which indicate murder…

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Cattle Stealing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1903 · page 3

The Paddington police recently received complaints of a wholesale system of cow stealing between Randwick and Long Bay. Senior-Constable McNalty and Constable Tom Malone, have traced ten cows to…

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The Auburn Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 March 1903 · page 3

Before Justice Pring in Chambers to-day an application was made in the matter of Digby Grand and Henry Jones, who are awaiting their trial in connection with the murder of Constable William Long,…

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"The Major-general of Australia." a Crank in Court. Pasted All Over with Money. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 March 1903 · page 3

A man who gave his name as Robert Toogood was charged at the court to-day with travelling in a railway carriage without paying his fare. According to the evidence accused was found in…

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Arrest of a Millionaire. Charged With Complicity in a Murder. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 March 1903 · page 3

A SUPPORTED Jewish millionaire named Gola, 25 years of ago, has bean arrested at Napies on a charge of complicity with the kuff student,…

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