A Local Sensation. a Prisoner Breaks Gaol. Freedom Is Sweet
Amongst the prolific crop of sensations that Dungog, has given to the world within the last six mor the, one which occurred on Friday, exploits a…
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Courts & crime, 1904
908 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 46
Arbitration Court Ruling. Club Cooks. (By Telegraph) Sydney
AT the Arbitration Court to-day it was ruled that private clubs and their cooks did not come under Arbitration, and that a club must be looked upon…
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Burglars entered the residence of Sydney Ka in Princes-street, and secured jewellery valued at £57. Entrance was effected by means of a skeleton key…
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JOHN KELL, first-class constable, stationed at Ellalong, in the Maitland district, appeared at the Newcastle Quarter Sessions on Tuesday to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court. Thursday, May 26. Before Messrs. E. A. L. Sharps, P.M., and H. Crothers, J.P.
Seamen in Trouble.—Richard Allen, a seaman, was charged with having, at West Maitland, on May 17, he being the bailee of an iron-grey mare, a sulky, and a set of buggy harness of the value of…
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JOHN KELL, first-class constable, stationed at Ellalong, in the Maitland district, appeared at the Newcastle Quarter Sessions on Tuesday to answer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murder and Suicide Interruption at a Funeral
Sutton, near Nottingham, has been the scene of a double tragedy. On Tuesday, Feb. 5th, the dead bodies of a man and woman, with their throats cut, were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War. Assault on Port Arthur. Heavy Land Fighting. Japanese Again Advancing. London
[?] scouts have again been seen to [?] of Mukden. General Kuropatkin, Russian Commander-in-Chief, reports [?] movement on the part of the…
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Robert Brown and Harry Morriss were charged, on remand, at the Adelaide Police Court on Friday, with conspiring, in the company of William Sells, to defraud…
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It is notified in another column that a Special Licensing Court for the Licensing District of Murrurundi will be held at the local Court House at 11 a.m. on…
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He: "I came within an ace of running over a lady this morning when I was on my wheel." "That was fortunate."…
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THE Full Court, on Wednesday afternoon, concluded the hearing of argument in the application made on behalf of the Brickmasters and Pipe…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The History of Australia Bushranging. [All Rights Reserved.] Part I. the Early Days. Chapter Iv. the Early Days in New South Wales. Continued from last issue. the Mounted Police and Their Duties
This part of the subject should not be closed without reference to the Mounted Police—the force specially charged with the suppression of…
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The grocery canteen at Victoria Barracks was broken into during Sunday night, and about £50 worth of goods stolen…
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Alfred Russell was arraigned at the Criminal Court to-day on a charge, of feloniously and maliciously murdering Herbert Rayner Steward. Accused, who pleaded not guilty,…
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Transfer of Licences.—Applications for the transfer of wine and spirit licenses from Samnel Owen to Thomas William Line were granted.—The Heense of the Family Hotel was transferred from Thomas…
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The murder of a woman and four men is reported to have taken place on Friday at different places between Mokan and Marakopu, on the west coast of New Zealand. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →West Maitland Police Court. (Before Messrs. N. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., and H. Crothers, J.P.)
Affiliation.—Harriet Ann Bromage complained that George Smith, a miner, of Cessnock, had on and since April 13, at Pelaw Main, left his illegitimate female child, Renbena Grace Bromage, 33 days old…
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THE body of an aged man who committed suicide in a lane off Georgestreet has not yet been identified, In his pocket was a note, on which was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland District Court. Tuesday, May 31. (Before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge)
The sittings of the Maitland District Court were opened at the courthouse, East Maitland, this morning. but the list was an extremely light one, and the court only…
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