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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1903

1,138 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 57

Assaulting the Police

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 May 1903 · page 3

A Dane of giant stature, named Halger Henson, was sentenced to six months' hard labour at the Police Court, this afternoon, for brutally assaulting Constable Rockford, who had endeavoured to arrest…

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The Newcastle Racing Sensation. Accused Before the Court. Remand Granted Until

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 May 1903 · page 3

The precincts of the Newcastle Police Court were crowded this morning by a motley crowd, which swelled into the street, even, in anticipation of learning something fresh in connection with the…

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The Week's Police Courts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 5

At the West Maitland Police Court on Monday, Joseph. Wilks pleaded guilty to being drank and disorderly on Saturday night. Senior-Constable Hickey explained the circumstances. Accused was…

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The Inspector-generalship of Police

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 4

We are by no means sure that tho Government is taking the proper course in giving Mr. Superintendent Garvin the position of Assistant Inspector of Police with right of…

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East Greta Arbitration Case. the Court's Award

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 13

The award of the Arbitration Court in the matter of the claim made by the Northern Colliery Employees Federation against the East Greta Coal Mining Company Limited and the Maitland and…

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Typical American Crimes. Dreadful Murder by a Wife a Body Body-snatcher's Remorse

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 6

A dreadful crime, committed recently [?] in the rural town of Fallsburg, about 60 miles from New York, has revived discussion of the old question whether murders in the farming…

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Southern Miners' Dispute. the Award of the Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 6

The matter of the award in connection with the dispute between the Southern Colliery owners and the men was again before the Arbitration Court on Monday afternoon, when Mr. R. E. O'Connor was…

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Our Singleton Letter. Quarter Sessions and District Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 5

On Monday next the May sittings of the Singleton Quarter Sessions and District Court will open before Judge Gibson. Mr. Bevan will act as Crown Prosecutor. For the…

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Mass Meeting of Miners at Newcastle. Hewing Rate Difficulty. Proposed Reduction Opposed. Arbitration Court Condemned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 May 1903 · page 4

Pursuant to a resolution passed by the delegate board last week a mass meeting of members of the Colliery Employes Federation was held in Arnott's Paddock, Melville-street, Newcastle, on Saturday…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1903 · page 6

Sidney Barry, on bail, was charged with stealing a cow at Yarrawa, on the 31st January, 1903, the property of the Bank of Now South Wales…

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District Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1903 · page 6
Also in Singleton Argus

The Singleton District Court opened on Monday before his Honor Judgo Gibson. Commissioners of Taxation v. Mary Ann O'Neil. Claim for £7 1s 4d, land tax and…

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Notes in Court

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 May 1903 · page 2

The Singleton Quarter Sessions and District Court opened yesterday morning, and a report of the proceedings appears in this issue of the ARGUS. The only…

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Small Debts Court. Dungog, May 1st. Before G. Atkin, Esq., P.M.

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1903 · page 2

Richard Monk and Thomas Reeves v. David Lowrey, claim £2 for damages consequent upon a trespass.Messrs Elliott and Waller appeared…

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Our Singleton Letter. Police Court.—tuesday. (Before Messrs. St. Thos. Loder, Henry York, and A. C. Robinson, Js. P.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 May 1903 · page 5

DRUNKENNESS.—Alfred Clarke was charged with being drunk in South Singleton. constable Turner explained the circumstances, and defendant was fined 1s with 4s 10d court…

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Official Correspondence. The following items of correspondence from official sources have been handed to us for publication by Mr. W. M. Fleming M.p.:— Muswellbrook Police Station. Aberdeen, May 1st, 1903

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 May 1903 · page 2

DEAR MR. EDITOR,—Herewith I am sending you a batch of acknowledge ments, in the order received from the Department, re the local Police Station…

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The Wyalong Riot. The Magistrate's Action Endorsed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 May 1903 · page 3

IT will be recollected that on March 26 a serious disturbance took place, at Wyalong in connection with one of Dr. Dill Macky's meetings, "The…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1903 · page 4

The members of the court present were—Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe (chairman), R. Scobie, and H. Crothers. Albert Aston was charged with having, at Kurri…

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Local News. Police Change

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 May 1903 · page 2

Constable Corner, of Howe's Valley, has received orders to take up duties at Bungwall. He will he succeeded by Constable Sturgiss, of…

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The Alfred Park Assault Case Postponed. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 May 1903 · page 3

TWO yonng men, named ford and Parnell, charged with a serious offence against a woman in Prince Alfred Park to-day appeared before the…

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