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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1906

1,185 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 60

Police Raids Heavy Fines SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 2

A batch of 160 persons, arrested at a "two-up" school in Eugine-street lately, pleaded guilty to-day to being on the premises; and were fined £4…

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Arbitration Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 April 1906 · page 5

At the Arbitration Court to-day an industrial dispute between the Newcastle Wharf Labourers' Union and Johanes Bertram was struck cut…

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Police Court Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 April 1906 · page 3

The hearing of a charge against Henry White, of having fraudulently contrived to deceive tho Chief Justice and the State Governor with a view to having his conviction…

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Burglary at Mosman

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 April 1906 · page 4

A burglary was committed at the office of Messrs Griffiths and Co., on Avenue-road, Mosman, on Tuesday morning, Mr Griffiths, who sleeps on…

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Alleged Serious Assault

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 April 1906 · page 3

Charles Mourilyan, 42 years of age, described as a baker, was placed on trial at the police court to-day on the charge of having assaulted a female, name unknown…

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Woman's Strange Death Twixt Gaol and Hospital

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 April 1906 · page 4

The history of the circumstances surrounding the death of a married weman named Charlotte, or Elizabeth, Bernard, 54, which, occurred in the…

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Singledon Police Court. Tuesday, April 24th, 1906. (Before Mr E. A. L. Sharpe, P.m.) Prohibition Order

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 April 1906 · page 4

James Victor White applied for a prohibition order to restrain William White, his brother, from excessive drinking, whereby he was likely to…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 April 1906 · page 4

Before Messrs. Henry Crothers and Jas. E. Wolfe, Js.P., at the West Maitland Police Court this morning three inebriates were fined 2s 6d, with the option of the rising of…

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Youth Convicted of Murder

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 13

The Circuit Court sat till 11.23 at Goulburn on Thursday night, and resumed at 10 o'clock on Friday morning. George Hembrow (aged 18) was charged with shooting David…

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A Bill to Lecalise Murder

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 4

Wonders will never cease. A bill has been introduced into the Ohio Legislature making it legal to kill any person buffering trom an incurable disease…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Court of Review

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 5

The Court of Review to-day dismissed the Income Tax appeal against the assessment in respect of the Kyogle Estate, but sustained tho New Hillgrove Proprietary Mine's…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 April 1906 · page 8

Hawkee's Liceuse:—Albert A. Mannall was granted ahawker's license. Breaches of the Lioensing Act:—William Thompson was charged with having…

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A Murder Mystery. a Paris Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 April 1906 · page 5

An extraordinary murder was committed in the Rue St. Maur. Paris, in the most mysterious circumstances, last mouth. The victim was a morocco leather manufacturer,…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, April, 30. (Before Messrs. Sharpe, P.M., R. Scobie, and Henry Crothers, JsP.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 April 1906 · page 8

Indecent Behaviour:—Charles Prescott, a young man, was charged with having behaved in an improper manner on the show ground on Saturday last:—Sergeant weasor…

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Burglary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 May 1906 · page 3

J. Cooper, tobacconist, of Market-street, has reported to the police that burglars entered his premises either on Sunday night on early yesterday morning and got away with,…

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Alleged Larceny of Goods. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 May 1906 · page 3

At the West Maitland Police Court this morning, Frederick Stanley Nicholson D'Argeaval was charged, on the information of the police, with having, between…

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A Supreme Court Appeal (Before Mr Justice Pring) a Wolfe Schnapps Case

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

RE Adam Beer (W. H. Bulmer and another respondent,) Mr W. A. Walker, instructed by Mr C. D Inglis…

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Alleged Assault

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 May 1906 · page 5

A painter named James Murphy was charged at the police court to-day with assaulting William Cocksedge. Complainant deposed that he met accused by appointment…

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Clever Police Ruse

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 2 May 1906 · page 2

Becoming suspicious that burgulars had entered licensed premises in Newcastle, a policeman, early in the morning, procured some cottonwool…

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Ventilation of Coalmines. High Court Judgment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 May 1906 · page 6

The High, Court has given its [?] judgment, in the cam of Broughall v.[?] son which concerned the ventilation [?]coalmine…

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