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Courts & crime, 1904

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East Maitland Police Court. Friday, January 15. (Before Mr. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 3

Vagraney.—Qui Chaw, a Chinaman on remand, was charged with having insufficient lawful means of support. He pleaded guilty. Constable Chinner had arrested the man on the road between Thornton…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Burglary at Springwood

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 5

The Oriental Hotel at Springwood was entered during last night by burglars, who opened the till and also helped themselves to cigars and spirits. The burglars removed the…

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Singleton Police Court. Friday, January 12th, (Before Mr A. T, Cochrane, J.P.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 4

ROBERT DANIEL CUNNEEN, Thos. J Faulkner, and Win. Mooney were brought before the Court on warrant for forcible entry and detainor…

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Tressilian Court. Chapter Xli

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 8

The revelation of Blanche—that Lowder was the midnight thief who had robbed Sir Arthur Tressilianproved, as the young girl had feared,…

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The Colliery Strikes. Special Sitting of the Court. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 5

The Registrar under the Industrial Arbitration Act, Mr. G. C. Addison, arrived here by last night's train from Sydney, and to-day was at the Courthouse for several hours…

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Revision Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 2

The provisional list for December—containing 13 names—was revised by the Police Magistrate, and the names will be added to the general list for Wes Maitland electorate…

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 2

Elizabeth Walker v. William Niddrie, £14 15s 6d, goods sold and delivered. Defendant did not attend. Mr. T. A. Hill appeared for plaintiff. A verdict was given for the full amount claimed, with 4s costs…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, January 18. (Before Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., and H. Crothers, J.P.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 January 1904 · page 2

Attempted Arson.—Herbert Kerrigan 26, hairdresser, and Thomas Spring, 26, miner, were charged with having, in company, on January 16, at Kurri Kurri, maliciously attempted to set fire to the…

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Police Court Cases

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 2

Several cases are set down for hearing at the Singleton Police Court to-day, some of which are of importance and promise to occupy considerable time. Considerable…

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The Springwood Robbery. a Man Charged. SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 2

AT the police court to-day Harry Johnson, with several aliases, was charged with the Springwood safe robbery, and was remanded until…

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The Teralba Strike. Arbitration Court Proceedings. Award in Favour of the Men. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 3

This morning, at the courthouse, a special sitting of the Arbitration Court (his Honor, Mr. Justice Cohen, and Messrs. Cruickshank and Smith) was held to deal with summonses against the…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. FRIDAY, 15th JANUARY, 1904. Before G. Atkin Esq., P.M., and T. Irwin, Esq., J.P.

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 2

Mr. A. C. Ancher, applied for a conditional publican's license for premises situated at Brookfield to be called the brookfield Hotel. Evidence in…

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Licensing Court.—tuesday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 3

Transfer.—An application was made for the transfer of the license of the Singleton Hotel from Mrs. Hagar Horne to William Dobinson.—Mr. W. J. Enright (for Mr. A. B. Shaw) appeared to…

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The Arbitration Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 4

THE position of the question raised by the action of the Rhondda and Northern Extended miners is this: The Arbitration Court has declared, on purely technical grounds, that…

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Police Court.—tuesday. (Before Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., R. Faulkner and C. W. Doyle, Js.P.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 3

Wages.—John Edward Swiney charged George Loder, of St. Clair, that he was indebted to him in the sum of £1 1s 2d for services as gardener. Mr. R. W. Thompson appeared for the defendant, who…

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Our Singleton Letter. Small Debts Court.—tuesday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 3

John Robson and others v. John Stone, of Haydonton. Claim for £2 17s 11d, coal supplied. Verdict for amount claimed, with 4s court costs, and 6s expenses of one witness…

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Police Perspicuity

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 2

The policeman, and especially the policeman improper, as pourtrayed on the stage, is generally regarded as a good kind of target, at which to fire the arrows of jest…

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Alleged Murder of an Infant

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 3

IN connection with the finding of a body of A newly-born child at the rear of the Centennial Hotel, West Dubbo, an inquest has been held…

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Electoral Revision Court

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 2

A Court for the revision of the Electoral Roll was held at the Court house on Tuesday, when seven new names were added…

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Chanticleer in Court

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 2

"When Chanticleer in the form of a feathered biped crows and proclaims the morn," it generally does so from a fowl roost, and not inside a domicile. However,…

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