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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

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The Ararat Murder. Husband's Cold-blooded Crime

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 5

the inquest on the body of the murdered woman, Isabella Jane Deutschmann, was opened on Thursday at Ararat, Victoria Charles Henry Deutschmann was present in…

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Sunday Trading. Application to the High Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 7

Mr. Lamb (instructed by the Crown Selicitor of New South Wales, on behalf of the Crown Soliciter of Victoria) appeared before the Hugh Court of Australia on Thursday…

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Singleton Police Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 4

At the Singleton Small Debts Court on Thursday, before Messrs P. E. Eldershaw and A. Grainger, Js.p, Ah Bang proceeded against Mrs…

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At the Police Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 5

After the adjournment of the inquest, Frederick Davies Green, who stands charged with having on April 14. 1908, at Allandale, maliciously and feloniously murdered Lilian Bridge…

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Luxuries in Gaol. Charge Against a Warder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 5

An inquiry concerning complaints against Warder Francis E. Watson, was held at Pentridge Gaol by a board. The charges alleged that the warder had unlawfully hold…

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Preferred Death to Gaol. a Sad End

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 4

An inquest was held at Sydney on Thursday concerning the death of a wharf-laborer named William Curran. [?] residing at Woolloomooloo whose body…

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German Murder Drama. Captain Goben's Confession

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 13

Captain von Goben, who committed suicide yesterday in his cell at Allenstein (says the Berlin correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" on March 10) by cutting his throat…

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The Allandale Tragedy Inquest Resumed. Details of the Murder

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 3

The inquest concerning the death of the yound girl. Lalian Bridge, Who was found murdered at Allandale, on the evening of the 14th April, was resumed…

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The Allandale Tragedy Inquest Resumed. Blood-stained Clothing and Boots. How the Murder Was Discovered

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 5

The inquest concerning the death of the young girl Lilian Bridge whose terribly butchered body was discovered by her father in a paddock a short distance from his…

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The Allandale Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 April 1908 · page 2

The adjourned inquest concerning the murder of Lilian Bridge, at Allandale, on the night of the 14th instant, will be resumed before the Corner at the West Mitland Courthouse…

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Police Courts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 April 1908 · page 2

There was very little doing at the West Maitland Police Court this morning, when the bench was occupied by Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P. M. Irene Munro, who said she came form the Highlands…

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The Mining Court. Judge Heydon Refuses to Sit. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 April 1908 · page 3

Mr. H. S. Forsvth and Mr. Peter, Bowling, the proprietors' and miners' represen tatives of members of the Special Mining. Court, respectively, received letters this…

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Singleton Police Court. Monday, April 27th. (Before Mr P. E. Eldershaw, J.P.)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 2

Francis Gourley was charged with taking and publicly using a chestnut horse, branded J.R. near shoulder, the property of Conrad Moss, and without…

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At the Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 5

Frederick Davies Green, who stands charged with having, on April 14 .1908, at Allandale, maliciously and feloniously murdered lilian Bridge was brought before the…

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The Coal Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 5

Even should it be impossible for Judge Heydon to preside again over the special Coal Court there is no reason why the newcastle trouble should not be investigated. The…

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The Allandale Murder Adjourned" Inquest. the Have Important Clue Flood-stained Trousers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 5

[?]erned inquest concerning the death [?] wong girl Lilian, Bridge whose terribly [?] body was discovered by her father distance from his residents…

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At the Police Court

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 2

Frederick Davies Green, who stands charged with having, on April 14, 1908, at Allandale, 'malicionsly and feloniously murdered Lilian Bridge, was brought…

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Local and General. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 2

At the west Maitland police court, this morning, John O'Brien and james Davidson were charged with having deserted from the ship swanhilda, at Newcastle, on the…

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The Ballarat Murder

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 2

The trial of William Ties, on the charge of the murder of Madge Graham, commenced on Tuesdav in the Criminal Conrt. at Ballarat, before Mr…

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Death in Gaol. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 2

A man named Matthew- Birch, who was sent to Darlinghurst Gaol on Tuesday to undergo a sentence of 14 days' for drunkenness, died in the gaol…

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