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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1905

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The Russian Revolt. Restriction of Exports. Mutineers Sentenced to Death. London, Aug. 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 August 1905 · page 3

Exports of grain from Russian Black Sea ports are paralysed, as the Government is retaining the rolling stock of the railways. Wheat and rye are dearer at Odessa than in…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, August 28, 1905. (Before Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., and Henry Crothers, J.P.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 August 1905 · page 2

Drunkenness and Vagrancy.—Joseph Wilks was charged with being drunk in High-street on Saturday night, and a further charge of having insufficient lawful means of support was preferred against…

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Police Court—tuesday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 August 1905 · page 4

Breaches of Cattle Slaughtering Act.—Charles R. Dines pleaded guilty to a charge, on an information laid by Sergeant Whitfield, that he did neglect to give 12 hours' notice in writing to the Inspector…

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Singleton Police Court

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 August 1905 · page 2

At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr A.T. Cochrane, a batch of inebriates appeared to answer charges of drunkenness, and all pleaded guilty…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 August 1905 · page 4

Henry Moors and James McGrogan, licensed victuallers, applied for an extension it their licenses to permit of their haying a booth on the show ground during the currency of the…

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Charge of Attempted Murder. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 August 1905 · page 2

At the Criminal Court to-day, before Acting Judge Fitzhardinge, Frederick Friedwald pleaded not guilty to a charge of feloniously wounding Alice…

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Curious Court Colloquy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 August 1905 · page 7

The following amusing colloquy took place recently in the Full Court, Melbourne, in connection with an action for breach of promise of marriage, Miss Emma Renshaw, of…

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THE McFARLANE MURDER

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 August 1905 · page 5

Isadore Wyhe was placed on trial at the Criminal Court to-day charged with the murder of Catherine Mary McFarlane, in connection with whose death Osborne…

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Revision Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 August 1905 · page 6

On Monday lase a Revision Court was held hero by Mr. Gale. P.M. and three names were added to the list for the Muswellbrook division of the Upper Hunter electorate…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, August 20Th, (Before Mr E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 August 1905 · page 3

BREACH OF CATTLE SLAUGHTERING ACT. Sergeant Whitfield, Inspector under Cattle Slaughtering and Diseased Animals and Meat Act, v. Charles R…

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Singleton Licensing Court

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 August 1905 · page 2

At the Singleton Licensing Court on Tuesday, before Mr E. A. L. Sharpe, P.Mr., Henry Moore (Tradesman's Arms Hotel) and James M'Grogan (Royal…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, Aug. 31, 1905. (Before Mr. E. A. L. Sharepe, P.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 August 1905 · page 4

Drunkenness.—An inebriate who had been [?]ed last evening was fined 2s 6d, with the [?] the rising of the court, while a second of [?] was ordered to contribute 2s 6d towards the…

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A Revolting Murder Commercial Traveller Battered to Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 3

A telegram from Broome (W.A.) states that the shocking discovery was made on Thursday morning that Mr. Mark Leibglid, travailing representative of P. Falk and Co., and S, Freedman…

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Murder on a Warship

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1905 · page 16

By the mail which reached Sydney on Saturday from the East further particulars were received received regarding the murder of a Japanese girl on hoard the G.M.S. Prinz Waldemar last month…

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Imaginary Plot. Poor Woman in Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 2 September 1905 · page 5

Eliza Hudson, an inmate of the Immigrants' Home, got the idea into her head that there was a plot afloat to murder the Governor-General and the…

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Small Debts' Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 September 1905 · page 8

S. A. Little, trading as Savage and Little v. Ernest Howell, goods sold and delivered, £6 1s 3d Verdict for amount claimed, with 5s costs. E. P. Capper and Sons, Ltd, v. W. H. Lincoln…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, September 4, 1905. (Before Means. Henry Crothers and Robt. Waddell. Js.P.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 September 1905 · page 8

Municipal Cases.—For suffering a horse to stay an individual was fined 2s 6d, and ordered to pay 3s 6d costs, with the alternative of 7 days' imprisonment, while a second defendant was called upon to…

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The Cohen Bankruptcy Accused Before the Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 September 1905 · page 2

At the Sydney Central Police Court, Messrs Cohen, 55, a dealer, was charged with having, between July 9 and August 1 (before the sequestration of the estate of…

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Police Court.—tuesday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 September 1905 · page 3

[?] guilty to using obscene language in John-street on Aug. 24 last. The Police Magistrate remarked that the language was disgraceful, and the defendant…

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Police Court

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 September 1905 · page 2

On the same data before the same Bench. Inspector of Nuisances v. Jas. Hodges, cattle straying. Fined 2s…

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