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Courts & crime, 1906

1,185 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 29 of 60

Maitland Licensing Court. Assessment of Hotels

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 June 1906 · page 8

A special meeting of the Licensing Bench was held the West Maitland courthouse this morning for the purpose of dealing with renewals of licenses, etc. Mr. E. A. L…

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Northern Territory Murder

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 June 1906 · page 2

News was received at Port Darwin on Saturday of the alleged porpetration of a terrible crime near Pino Creek by two white men. Both men…

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Dungog Police Court. FRIDAY,. 22ud JUNE. (Before Mr Fletcher, P.M.)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1906 · page 3

W. H, Nash applied for hawker's license for vehicle. Granted; G. S. Cox and F. Crowfoot sureties. G. Cartwright, obscene language…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs Fletcher and Irwin, L.M's)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1906 · page 3

Renewals of publicans' licenses were granted to M. W. McNamee, Court House Hotel, Dungog; Mrs Hill, Royal Hotel, Dungog; J. J…

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Police Court—tuesday. (Before Mr. E. A.L. Sharpe, P.M.) Assault—Mrs. [?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1906 · page 2

[?] could charged Conrad Mose with assaulting her. Mr.Cragg appeared for complainant. The defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr. Cragg said that the defendant had…

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Murder of a Millionaire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1906 · page 5

[?] a performance in Madison-square [?] Theatre, Harry Thow, a Pittsburg [?] and brother of the Countess of mouth, shot Stanford White, the famous…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, June 26th. (Before Mr E. A. L. Sharpe, P.m.) Assault

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 3

Elizabeth Gould v. Phoebe Jane Moss. Mr Cragg for plaintill, who charged defendant with assault. The defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, June 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 4

The bench this morning was occupied by Mr. E. A.L. Sharpe, P.M. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Patrick Kelly pleaded guilty to being drunk…

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Murder by Rebels

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 5

Dr. Viche, of the Military Mcdical Staff, and 30 natives, who formed an escort were murdered by rebels at Urena, German East Africa…

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A Millionaire's Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 5

The defence of Hurry Thaw, the Pittsburg millionaire, who killed Stanford White in Eadison square Gardens Theatre, by shooting him three times, is insanity. It is…

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Auditration Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 5

The Arbitration Court to-day cancelled the registration of the Newcastle Stevedores Association in accordance with a resolution passed at a meeting of members last month…

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West Maitland Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 2

A special licensing court was held at the above court this morning, when Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., and Robert Scobie, J.P., occupied tho bench. A. transfer of a colonial wine license was granted…

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Double Ordeal. a Fire-murder Case

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 6

The trial at Norwich Assizes of Rosa Kowen on the charges of murdering her husband and afterwards attempting to destroy tho body by fire ended yesterday…

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Late News by Cable. London, Thursday. Murder of Captain Bull

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 3

The Alexandrite correspondent of "The Times" states that the evidence at the trial of the murderers of Captain bull at the Village near Tantah, Egypt proved that the…

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Police Scandal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 16

The Madame d'Angelay case, to which I referred last week, has landed the Government in much unpopularity. The prompt action of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman in promising a Royal…

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Cessnock Police Court. Saturday, June 23. (Before Mr. George Brown, J.P.)

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 2

Ivor Augustus Gaskell, charged with using indecent language in a public place, Cessnock, on the night of the 22nd inst., pleaded guilty…

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Land Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 14

Sitting alone, Mr. James Vernon, Chairman of the Maitland Land Board. dealt with the following cases at the Lands Office, East Maitland, on Friday:— Annual Leases.—The following applications for…

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Double Ordeal. a Fire-murder Case

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 6

The trial at Norwich Assizes of Rosa Kowen on the charges of murdering her husband and afterwards attempting to destroy the body by fire ended yesterday…

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Maitland Licensing Court. Assessment of Hotels

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 10

A special meeting of the Licensing Bench was held at the West Maitland courthouse on Monday for the purpose of dealing with renewals of licenses, etc. Mr. E. A. L…

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Singleton Police Court Saturday, June 30th. (Before Mr A. T. Cochrane, J.P.)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 3 July 1906 · page 4

Caroline Duff, known also as "Lady Duff" on the Northern Rivers, was charged with having no visible means of support…

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