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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1907

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New York Murder Trial. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 4

Mrs Thaw's evidence in the White murder trial yesterday placed her mother in an unfavorable light, showing she was drawing money from…

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Spiritualist's Will Challenged in Court. Disembodied Visitants

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 6

Judgment has been pronounced in the Probate Court in favor of the will of Mrs Octavia Day, a spiritualist, of Edith road, Kensington, probate of which was…

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District Court. Wednesday, February 27, (Before His Honor Judge Gibson.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 2

P. Murphy v. Frank Green, claim for £30 for alleged damages caused a horse while being stabled on the premises of the defendant, proprietor ot…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, March 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 March 1907 · page 3

The bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning was occupied by the Acting Police Magistrate (Mr. J. W. Fletcher). SERIES OF CHARGES…

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Russian Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 March 1907 · page 3

Six men murdered Baron Budberg, a member of the Council of the Empire, and formerly Chief of Gendarmes in the Trans-Caucasian railway. He was short dead in the streets of…

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Daring Burglary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 3

A daring case of housebreaking is reported from Bexley. The family of Mr. J. Free bury were away from home yesterday, and shortly after 3 o'clock a neighbour heard…

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Serious Assault Man Attacked with a Tomahawk

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 3

Edward Compton, a tailor, about 40 years of ago, residing in Dowlingstreet, was the victim of a serious assault on Saturday evening…

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Stealing Sovereigns Third Officer Confesses [By Cable.] Auckland

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 2

At the Auckland Police Court today lawrence Christie, the third officer of the steamer Navua, and a sailor named Manning, were charged with…

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District Court Friday, March 1st, 1907

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 4

(Before his Honor Judge Gibson). Jane Alford, John Wilson Leslie. Alford, and Leslie Edward Alford (as executors for John Alford (deceased) v…

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Swindler Sentenced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1907 · page 5

A man named John Casey was charged at the Water Police Court to-day, with having imposed upon Robert Fowler by means of a false pretence, that he was collecting…

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Latest Telegrams Sydney, Tuesday. Daring Burglary

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 March 1907 · page 2

A daring case of housebreaking is reported from Bexley. The family of Mr. J.Freebury were absent from their home on Monday afternoon. A…

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The Whiteley Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1907 · page 5

Horace Rayner, charged with the murder of Mr. William Whiteley, the universal provider in London, has been committed for trial…

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The Thaw Murder Trial. Wife's Terrible Story. Heartrending Scene

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1907 · page 5

After wasting days in empabelling a jury, the first real stage of the trial of Harry Thaw for the murder of Stanford White, which is enthralling America, and indeed the…

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District Court. Wednesday, February 27. (Before His Honor Judge Gibson)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 March 1907 · page 2

Archibald Nowland v. Executors in the estate of the late Harriet Nowland. claim for £56, alleged to be due for work as manager of the estate referred…

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Servant Girl Charged. Found in a Cave

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 3

On Tuesday a young woman, named Maud Alice Standton, alias Clarke, alias Denton, alias Brown, alias Duffy, 19, described as a servant, appeared at…

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Licensing Court

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 2

At the licensing Court on Tuesday, before Mr J. W. Fletcher, P.M., a pedlar's license was granted to Henry, Thomas Delves…

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Lengthy Court Sittings

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 2

Of late, the Singleton Police Court has been remarkable for its lengthy sitting, and Tuesday last was no exception to what points continuously to…

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The Whitely Murder [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 2

Horace Rayner has been committed for trial upon a charge of murdering Mr Whitely, of the Mammoth Stores, in London…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, March 5th, 1907. (Before Mr J. W. Fletcher, P.m.) Breach of Liquor Act

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 2

Licensing Inspector v. J. W. Teddiman.-The defendant was charged with permitting liquer to be sold upon his licensed promises at the…

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West Maitland Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 2

Before Mr. George Maher, J.P., at the West Maitland Police Court this morning John William Hedges (18), was charged with that he did on February 14. at West…

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