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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1906

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Police Court. Friday, March 16Th, 1906. (Before Mr R. G. D. F[?]z Gerald, J.P)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 21 March 1906 · page 2

James Todd, for being drunk, was fined 25 6d. The fine was paid. SATURDAY, MARCH 17TH. (Before Mr F. W. Kitching, J.P)…

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

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 3

Wm. Frederick Puxty charged William Beck with assault and indecent landnage, and William Beck (who was represented by Mr. Cragg) charged Wm. Frederick Puxty (for whom Mr. Shaw appeared)…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, March 20th, 1906. (Before Mr E. A. L. Sharpe, P.m.) Indecent Language and Assault

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 4

William Frederick Puxty v. William Beck.—Indecent language and assault. William Beck v. William Frederick Puxty.—Assault…

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Mrs Johnston Sentenced [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 3

At the Criminal Court to-day Mrs Johnston, convicted of the manslaughter of Harry Diamond, was sentenced to one year and eleven months'…

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Children's Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 4

Three affiliation matters were dealt with by the Police Magistrate with closed doors…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 4

Renewals of Licenses.—Renewals of licenses were granted to the following:—Alexander George Jewell, Aberdare Hotel, Weston, house assessed at £208, licensee fee fixed at…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, March 22. (Before Messrs. Sharpe, P.M., Henry Crothers, and Robt. Scobie, Js.P

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 4

Inebriety.—An inebriate was fined 2s 6d, with the option of the rising of the court…

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Cessnock Police Court. MARCH 20, 1906. (Before Mr. George Brown, J.P.)

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 2

Thomas Wells was charged with using indecent language in a public place at Cessnock, on the night of the 10th inst Defendant pleaded guilty. Fined…

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Alleged Attempted Murder. a Narrabri Sensation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 3

A the police court, Narrabri, yesterday, before Mr. W. F. Robertson, P.M., Robert Mills, a railway employee, was charged with attempting to discharge a loaded…

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Indecent Assault

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 March 1906 · page 5

Joseph Hourigan, who had been convicted of indecent assault, was sentenced to 14 months' hard labour at the Criminal Court to-day. His Honor said unfortunately this…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 March 1906 · page 8

Breaches of the Liqour Act.—An individual was charged with having on Sunday, the 18th instant, been found on licensed premises known as the Lochinvar Hotel, at Lochinvar, he not being a…

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Canine Police of Ghent

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 March 1906 · page 5

Everyone is familiar with the important part which the dog plays in the domestic economy economy of Belgium. Anything and everything which falls to the part of donkey or…

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Late News by Cable. London, March 24. Russian Editor Sentenced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 March 1906 · page 5

Alexis Suvorin, editor of the "Russ," St. Petersburg, has been sentenced to 12 [?] the imprisonment in a fortress for an [?] against this press laws…

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Murder for Insurance. Chapter of Mysteries Solved. Culprit's Suicide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 March 1906 · page 6

A' telegram from Capetown dated Sunday, Feb. 11, says :—The community here have been thrilled with horror by the sensational close of a local murder mystery. Ten days…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, March 26. (Before Messrs. Sharpe, P.M., Henry Crothers, and Robert Scobie, Js.P.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 March 1906 · page 8

Municipal Case.—For not having his horse and vehicle secure while standing in St. Andrew-street, a defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s, and ordered to pay 3s 6d costs, in default seven days…

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Burglary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 March 1906 · page 2

On Saturday burglars entered the residence of Mr. Edward Carroll at Kelso, and stole a sum of about £3 15s. The house was ransacked, and a parcel of clothing with a watch and chain were placed in a…

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Burglary at South Singleton

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 March 1906 · page 3

The residence of Mr Edward Carroll, a detached building on the other side of the railway line at South Singleton, was burglariously entered on…

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Indecent Assault Case Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 March 1906 · page 2

In sentencing Joseph Hourigan, who had been convicted of indecent assault, at the Criminal Court to-day to 14 months' hard labor, the Judge…

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Police Court, Tuesday. (Before Mr. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 March 1906 · page 2

Drunk.—A drunk pleaded guilty, and was fined 2s 6d or till the rising. Prohibition Order.—John Stephen Hayes applied for a prohibition order to restrain hotelkeepers from…

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Charged with Shooting a Sensational Statement

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 March 1906 · page 1

At Young Police Court on Friday, George Hembow, aged 18, was brought up on a sixth remand charged with that he did, on February 7, shoot…

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