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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1909

1,426 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 72

Stock Stealing Prevention Association

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Singleton Stock Stealing Prevention Association was held on Monday afternoon, there being present:—Mr R. H. Dangar…

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A Savage Assault. Victim's Life Endangered

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 2

A shocking outrage, the victim of which, a seaman, Alexander Morrison lies at Melbourne Hospital in a very grave condition, was committed about…

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The Wee Waa Tragedy. Williams Sentenced to Ten Years

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 4

The youth Stanley Williams, who was found, guilty of manslaughter in con nection with the death of a man named Harry Johnston, whose body with a…

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Maitland District Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 2

An alteration has been made in the time of holding the next District Court in Maitland. A notification in the "Government Gazette," signed by his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge, fixes the holding of the…

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Tragedy in Sydney, Attempted Murder and Suicide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 3

An attempted murder and suicide took place in Hyde Park, Sydney. shortly after half-past 10 last night, when a young man, whose name is supposed to be Bob Macey,…

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The German Court Scandal. Prince Eulenberg's Bail Increased. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 2

The ball in the case of Prince Eulen berg, who is awaiting trial on serious charges in connection with the German Court scandals of some time since, has…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 5

At the Singleton Police Court', on Thursa day, the inspector of nuisances proceeded against a number of persons for riding bicycles without lights, and leaving horses…

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'A' Costly' Assault

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 5

An Indian herbalist, named Bhaguin Singh was committed for trial on a charge of assaulting Ruth Rohmalt, occasioning her grievous bodily harm. when arrested…

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Assaulting the Police

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 5

Patrick Clancy, Frederick Tattersall, and William Paget, were charged with having in company assaulted Constable Ellis'. Paget was charged, in addition, with having assaulted…

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The Wee Waa Tragedy. Williams, Sentenced to Ten Years

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 2

THE youth Stanley Williams, who was found guilty of manslaughter in connection with the death of a man named Harry Johnston, whose body, with a…

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Special Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 5

[?] social [?] court was held at [?] East Maitland courthouse this morning before Messrs. J. McKensey. P.M., [?] John Rourke, J.P…

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Singing to the Portuguese Court

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 3

In a way the Royal performance at which I sang in Lisbon was the most remarkable. In those days the theatres both at Lisbon and Madrid Attracted all the…

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Municipal Appeal Court. East Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 5

A court for the purpose of hearing appeals against the assessments of property in the municipality of East Maitland was held at the East Maitland courthouse to-day before…

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Cessnock Police Court

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 19 June 1909 · page 2

At the police court, on the 16th inst., before Mr John Doyle, J.P , Arthur Daubney pleaded guilty to two charges (1) drunkenness in…

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Murder in a School

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 June 1909 · page 6

At the Se[?]e Assizes three men and a woman are being tried for a brutal murder committed at Antony, a suburb of Paris, in July last (said "Lloyd's Weekly…

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Police Court. Thursday, 17. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M.). Drunkenness

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 June 1909 · page 6

Win. White pleaded guilty to being found drunk in John-street on Thurs day night June 10th and was fined 10/- and 6/- costs of, Court in default,…

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Indian Police Methods

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 June 1909 · page 5

The inquiry relating to the methods of the native police in Bengal, in con sequence of-disclosures made recently before the High Court in Calcutta in…

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Municipal Appeal; Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1909 · page 7

The Appeal Court held at the East Maitland Courthouse, before Mr. J. Mekensey, P.M.A for the purpose of hearing appeals against the assessment of property in…

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Terrible Tragedy in Sydney. Attempted Murder and Suicide

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1909 · page 4

An attempted murder and suicide took place in Hyde Park, Sydney, shortly near on Wednesday night, when a young man, whose name is supposed to be Bod Macey,…

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Azeff and Lopukhine. the Police Spy Tangle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 June 1909 · page 12

The rather bewildering mesh spun around the relations of the missing revolutionist Azeff, and M. Lopukhine, ex-director of the Russian Police Department, who has just…

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