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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1906

1,185 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 60

Small Debts’ Court. Saturday, July 14. (Before Mr. E. A. L. Sharp, P.m.) Pit [?] CONTRACT

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 21 July 1906 · page 3

John Ling, of Ellalong summoned John Henry Hector, for the sum of £5 12s 2d, being for pit props supplied Mr. W. Thompson appeared for the…

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West Maitland Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 July 1906 · page 4

Owing to the serious indisposition of Mr. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., the bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., of Scone, who had the assistance of…

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A Serious Assault

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 July 1906 · page 4

Whilst the Southern third grade football team were returning from Raymond Terrace in a 'bus on Saturday evening, the driver, Mr. J. Kerrigan, was seriously assaulted…

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Cowardly Assault

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 July 1906 · page 4

Edmund Patrick Reeves, a farmer, of Glenaladale (Vic.), was sentenced to six months' imprisonment on three charges of assaulting Mary Smallman,…

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Theft From a Business Place

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 July 1906 · page 4

Theft of any kind is rare in Muswellbrook, but on Friday night last, some goods and it sum of money were taken. It is said, from the drapery establishment of Messrs. Park and Cafe…

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Dungog Police Court. Friday, July 21. Before E. G. Fletcher, P.M.

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1906 · page 3

Edward Hicks and George Studdert, riotous behaviour, on verandah of Royal Hotel, on night of 14th inst. The former pleaded; guilty, the latter…

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Singleton Police Court Friday, 20th July, 1906. (Before Mr A. T. Cochrane, J.P.)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 July 1906 · page 4

Alfred Thomas pleaded not guilty to a chaarge of being drunk and disorderly in John-street on the 20th instant. Accused, after the evidence of the…

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Quarterly Licensing Court

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1906 · page 3

The Licensing Inspector's quarterly report was read and received, the document disclosing, generally speaking a satisfactory state of affairs…

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To-day's Court

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 July 1906 · page 2

Mr E. A. L. Sharpe, the Police Magistrate who presides on Tuesdays at the Singleton Police Court, not having sufficiently recovered from his late…

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"A Man of Straw." What the Police Found

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 July 1906 · page 1

The police at Hay were the victims of a rather unique joke the other day. The rivr at Hny is at present nearly a banker, and someone, noticing…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 July 1906 · page 2

There was very little business at the West Maitland Police Court this morning, when the Bench was occupied by Mr. Henry Crothers, J.P. A young woman pleaded guilty to being drunk in…

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Charged by a Bullock

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 July 1906 · page 3

A serious accident happened Mr Thomas Campbell, jue., of Burren dong, near Wellington, last week He was out after steek, and seeing…

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Singleton Small Debts Court. Tuesday, July. 24th, 1906. (Before Mr C, H, Gale, P.M.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 July 1906 · page 4

Alexander Morrison, proprietor of the Singleton "Budget" newspaper v. the Council of the Mochanics, Institute. Claim for £2 9s 8d, amount…

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Cattle Stealing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 July 1906 · page 3

Messrs. Maiden Bros., the well-known sheep and cattle salesmen, have reported the disappearance of 32 head of prime bullocks, valued at £250, from their paddington…

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Theft of the Purple Diamond

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 27 July 1906 · page 6

General Sir George Almy was a wealthy retired officer, living in Park lane, and known to a large circle of friends and acquaintances…

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District Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 July 1906 · page 3
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette

The periodical sitting of the District Court was held here on Wednesday, his Honor Judge Gibson presiding. There was only one case dealt with, that of R. G. D…

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Licensing Court

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 27 July 1906 · page 2

The Quarterly Licensing Court which was to have been held at the local Court House on Friday last had to be adjourned, only one Licensing Magistrate,…

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Czar Spies on Friend Kaiser. Beautiful Russian Woman Sent to German Prison for Stealing State Secrets

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 27 July 1906 · page 3

In spite of the many proofs of friendship which the Kaiser's Government has given the Czar, Russian spies are as plentiful as ever in the…

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Brutal Assault

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 28 July 1906 · page 4

David Boyle, 51 years of age, was [?] assaulted on Friday at Corindi, and it is considered probable that his [?] will have a fatal…

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