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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1906

1,185 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 60

Mutineers Sentenced. Death and Imprisonment. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 2

The trial of the sailers concernel in the Sebastapol mutiny continues. Three sailors were sentenced to death and shot, two were sentenced to…

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Murder in Heidelberg

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1906 · page 5

[?] named Zippel, who was arrested [?] a month ago on a charge of having [?] at Heidelberg, Germany, Thomas [?] a Scottish schoolmaster, has confessed…

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Our Singleton Letter. Police Court.—tuesday. (Before Mr. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1906 · page 3

Alleged Obscene Writing.—Frank Badlor churned Charles Duham and his wife with publishing, in company, certain obscene language concerning him. Mr. Shaw appeared…

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Future of Morocco. Conference Discusses Police. France's Scheme. Overwhelmingly Supported. London, March 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1906 · page 5

The International Conference on Morocco now sitting at Algeciras yesterday discussed the question of the control of the police of Morocco…

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A Brutal Assault

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 March 1906 · page 3

At an inquest on the body of the woman Annie Pearson yesterday the Coroner suggested that the man Daniel Denchy, who had been seen to brutally and savagely assault…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, March 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 March 1906 · page 2

Improper Language.—John Hastigan preaded guilty to a charge of having made use of indecent language in a public place, to wit, the saddling paddock of the…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday March 6Th. (Before Mr E.A.L. Sharpe, P.m.). a Hailway Case

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 March 1906 · page 4

Robert Oliver (24) was charged with travelling in a railway carriage from Maitland to Singleton without paying his fare. Accused pleaded guilty, and…

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Alleged Criminal Assault. a Fireman Charged. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 3

John Kelty (22), fireman, was charged at the police court this afternoon with attempting to criminally assault Sarah Cahill. prosecutrix deposed that she met accused late…

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Russian Artillerymen Sentenced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 3

Six artillerymen were sentenced to from 10 to 20 years in Odessa, and 20 others to minor terms of imprisonment for refusing to fire upon revolutionaries…

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The Liquor Act. Police Reports As to Its Working

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 4

MR. HOGUE, Chief Secretary, under whose department the administration of the Liquor Act comes, has received a budget of reports from the various…

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Long Firm Masterpiece. Sum of L7450 Still Missing. the Chiefs Sentenced

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 6

After a trial extending over nine days the four prisoners charged at the Old Bailey with conspiracy to defraud a number of electrilal firms of proporty…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Arbitration Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 1

THE milk carters have a case before the Arbitration Court, and it was sought to show that only one delivery of milk need be made daily. Medical evidence, however, was to the effect…

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Policy Court. Thursday, March 8. (Before Mr. E. C. Brecht, J. P.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 2

Donald Campbell, on remand, was charged that he did, on the 26th February, steal an overcoat from the Railway Hotel, Muswellbrook, the property of Frederick North…

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Alleged Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 March 1906 · page 5

At the Central Criminal Court to-day a Chinese named Fan Ban was charged with having feloniously murdered Chow Kong. The crime took place on board the German…

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'A' Quiet Burglary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 March 1906 · page 3

During a burglary in Hunter-street a thief entered a house in the early hours of this morning and stole £40 worth of jewellery without disturbing the occupants of the…

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The Magistrate

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 March 1906 · page 1

The Magistrate (March number) to hand The Editorials deal with a very important subject in…

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Legalising Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 March 1906 · page 3

Dr. Gregory has introduced in the town Legislature a bill for legalising the painless killing of patients who are hopelessly incurable at the instance of the patients, also for…

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Land Appeal Court. (Before President (Mr H. A. G. Curry) and Commissioners Brandis and Houston.)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 March 1906 · page 3

Mr F. L. V. Coffey appeared for the Minister for Lands. A QUESTION OF INTERPRETATION…

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Political Assassin Sentenced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 5

[?] who assassinated M. Delyan[?] of Greece, on June 13 last, has [?] guilty of murder at Athens, and[?] sentenced to death. Mitras, the…

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Figs in Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 7

An amusing "first brief" stroy was told some time ago Mr. Rufus Issacs K.C., M.P., says the "Penny Magazine" Mr. Issacs' client, a fruit merchant, was being sued by a costermonger, who…

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