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Courts & crime, 1903

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Police Court.—tuesday. (Before Mr. W. G. B. Smith, P.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1903 · page 5

BREACH OF THE RAILWAY ACT.—Reginald Brooks was charged with travelling in a railway carriage without having first paid his fare, and with intent to avoid payment…

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Police Court. Tuesday, January 27Th. (Before Messrs. Ed. Bowman and J. J. Kingsmill J's

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 28 January 1903 · page 3

George Stewart, on bail, was charged with stealing one black Kelpie female sheep pup, the property of Richard Teller, of Manilla. Accused…

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The Big Boot Robbery. Five Persons Charged

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 2

AT the Glebe Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr G.H. Smithers, S.M., Winter A[?]y, 40, sailmaker, M[?]rtha Amy, 36, married, Andrew Stracher…

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Tragedn in Western Australia. Murder and Suicide

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 2

A TELEGRAM recently received from Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, reparts that a domestic tragedy occurred at Brown Hill, a mining township…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, Jan,27th. (Before Mr W.B. Smith, P.m) Travelling Without a Ticket

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 2

Reginold Brooke, charged with travelling in a railway carriage, without paying his fare, from Muswellbrook to Singleton, pleasded not guilty…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. the Auburn Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 3

The three men arrested for the alleged murder of Constable Long at Auburn, were again before the police court this morning. William Gallagher deposed that he had known Woolford for ten…

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Mining Matters. the Arbitration Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 4

The heaving of tho case between the Colliery Employes Federation (claimants) and the East Grata Coalmining Company, Limited (respondents), was resumed at Newcastle yesterday by the Arbitration…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, January 29. (Before Messrs. W. B. Smith, P.M., and H. Crothers, J.P.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 2

MAINTENANCE—Alice Robertson complained that, on January 17 last, at West Maitland, she was compelled to leave the residence of her husband, John Robertson, under reasonable apprehension of danger…

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Stealing Gas

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 3

At the Ponce Court to-day, Lo[?]s Piesmann was fined £10, in default three months in gaol, for stealing a hundred feet of gas, valued at 6d. The evidence showed that defendant had a pipe connected…

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A Mafia Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 3

In August last the Criminal Court at Bologna sontenced a deputy named Palizzolo, a Mafia lender, together with two other men named Fontana and Trapani. members of the Mafia, to thirty years'…

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Youths and Grime. a Magistrate on Trashy Literature

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 4

"I THINK a good birching would meet such cases," said Mr. Isaacs, S.M., at the Paddington Court yesterday, while Bench and solicitor deplored the fact…

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Police Court. Friday, January 30, 1903. (Before Messrs. F. A. Parbury and F. D. Fisher, J's.P

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 2

ANDREW M'LOUGHLIN, charged with using obscene language on the Scone Railway Station, pleaded not guilty. After the evidence had been tendered…

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The Auburn Murder. Accused Before the Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 5

AT the Central Police Court, Sydney, on Thursday, the hearing ws reanumed of the case against Digby Gra[?]d, allas Newbold, allas Stephens, allas Ward,…

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The Auburn Murder

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 4

Sensational developments have occurred in connection with the murder of Constable Long, at Auburn. A groom, apparently smitten by remorse,…

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Mr. A. Lynch, M.P. Sentenced to Death

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 2

The trial at bar of Mr. A. Lynch, M, P. for Galway, on a charge of treason in fighting with the Boers iu the late war, was concluded on Friday week…

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Revision Court

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 2

At the concluSion of the Council meeting on Friday last, a. Court for the purpose of revising the Municipal last for the e[?][?]ning year was held The Council Clerk reported…

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The Auburn Murder. Three Men Arrested

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 7

An important development took place on Saturday in connection with the Auburn tragedy, which it is thought will ultimately lead to the murderers being brought to justice. It appears that when the…

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The Week's Police Courts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 4

At the West Maitland Police Court on Monday a little girl named Mary Murray, 9 years of age, was proceeded against on a charge of having stolen a purse, since recovered, valued at 2s 6d,…

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Sensational Murder Trial. Sunday School Superintendent and Servant Girl. an Extraordinary Story

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 5

At Suffolk Assizes at Ipswich, England, in November, the murder case referred to in this week's cables was tried, and the jury were liable to agree. A second trial lasting four…

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The Botany Stabbing Case. Chinaman Committed for Wilful Murder. [By Telegraph.] SYDNEY,Friday

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 5

AT the inquest on the youth Pugsley, stabbed by a chinaman in Botany road, last Sunday, and which concluded to-day, the Cbinaman, Ah Kin…

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