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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1909

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Charge of Embezzlement. Against a Police Officer. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 5

Senior-Sergeant Newton Hamnett, of the Police Depot, Bourke-street, Redfern. on remand, was charged to-day With embezzling a sum of money, the…

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Lithgow Ironworks Dispute. Judgment in the Industrial Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 15

Judgment was delivered in the "Industrial Court on Friday in the case in which Hoskins Bros, was alleged to have locked out their employees at Lithgow ironworks…

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West Maitland Police Court, Monday, March 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 4

The bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning was occupied by Messrs. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M. and John Rourke, J.P…

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Presentation to Police Magistrate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 4

Before the business of the Wellington Police Court was proceeded with on Saturday, Mr. W. Burton Smith, P.M., was made the recipient of a silver salver from the honorary magistrates…

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An Impudent Theft

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 2

On Saturday last Mr. Nowland, or Camberwell, came into town and put up at Mr. M'Grogan's Royal Hotel, and his horse sulky and harness were placed…

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Mother and Son. Unusual Case in Equity Court

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 4

A most unusual case came before the Chief Judge in Equity (Mr Justice A. H. Simpson), on Friday, the plaintiff being Maria Isabella Freeman, widow,…

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Broken Hell Situation. Appeal to the High Court

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 1

The directors of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company met at Melbourne on Friday to consider the award given by Mr Justice Higgins in tlie recent…

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Craughwell Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 5

Michael Darmody and Thomas Hynes have been remanded at Galway on a charge of murdering Constable McGoldrick at Craughwell on January 22. B. Naughton testified…

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United States Murder Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 5

Colonel Cooper and his son Robin, who were found guilty of murdering Senator Carmack at Nashville, have been released on tail, with security of £5000, pending the…

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Industrial Court, Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 5

In the Industrial Court this morning, an application was made by the Federated Eugine Drivers, Firemen, Greasers, Cleaners, Pumpers, Trimmers, and…

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Local and General News. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 2

At the West Maitland Police Court this morning before Mr. W. McLauchlin, J.P., Edward Barrett on a charge of indecent behaviour, and Alice Johnstone, charged…

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The Divorce Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 3

Amelia Albina Maria Baker, formerly Vivarelli, before Justice Pring to-day, asked for a dissolution, of her union with Robort Vincent Baker on the ground of desertion. Petitioner said she was…

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Police Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

IN the local Police Court, this morning, before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., Charles French, a stranger, on remand, was charged with…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 4

At the West Maitland Police Court this morning, before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M., Lovell Daunt and Richard Miles Keating were remanded until Monday on a charge of…

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Alleged Stealing

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 3

Samuel Augustus Sheerer [?] carpenter, and Mary Kate Sheerer (28) were arrested in Sydney on the 23rd March last, on warrant, charged…

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Cessnock Police Court. MARCH 24, 1909. (Before Mr. George Brown, J.P.)

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 3

Edward Murphy, a butcher by trade, was charged with stealing a [?] and case, valued at 10s, the property of Walter Joseph Baxter, on…

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Police Court. Thursday, March 25. (Before Mr C. IL Gale. P.M.). Drunk and Disorderly

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 3

Frederick White was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Hunterstreet on Wednesday night, March 21th. Senior-sergeant Whitfield stated that…

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A Charge of Murder. Result of an Inquest

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 5

At Meekatharra (W.A.) on Thursday the inquest in connection with the death of Catherine Jane Cane was concluded. The evidence showed that, deceased had…

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Licensing Court. Thursday, March 25

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 3

(Before Mr C. H Gale, P.M., Dr. Pentland and Mr Robert Faulkner, J.s.P.) Francis J. Dorrington was granted a renewal of [?] for the Australian…

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