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Courts & crime, 1909

1,426 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 46 of 72

The Czar at Cowes. Guarded by Police. London, August 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 August 1909 · page 5

The Czar and the Czarina, the King and the Queen, yesterday cruised on the Royal yacht Britannia in the Solent, and watched Mr. Myles B, Kennedy's yacht White…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, August 9. Improper Language

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 August 1909 · page 3

The bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning was occupied by Mr. F. G. Adrian, P.M…

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High Court Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 August 1909 · page 3

The High Court has upheld the appeal of James Wlibain Evans, formerly inspector of weights and measures, against the refusal of the Supreme Court to make absolute a…

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 August 1909 · page 3

A garnishee application was made by D. L. B. Glasheen, in which Pierce Morris was the judgment debtor and George Morris garnishee, the amount involved being £3 which had been…

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Murder and Suicide. Chinese Kills His Companion and Hangs Himself Carcoar

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 August 1909 · page 3

Information has reached Carcoar that a tragedy had taken place at Gallymont, a small small mininb township about 13 miles away. It appears that two Chinese were living…

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Police Court. Friday August 6Th, 1909. Before W. Brown, Esq., P.M.

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 August 1909 · page 2

W. Brew was fined 5s for being drunk and disorderly. James Hill, George Woodward and James Madden were each fined…

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Tragedy at Carcoar Supposed Murder and Suicide. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 August 1909 · page 9

A tragedy is reported from near Car coar, where two Chinese, living together, were employed in garden work. The police found one lying dead in bed, with…

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The Industrial Court. Breach of the Award

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 August 1909 · page 5

Hans Back, an employee in the shop of Messrs. Andrew Bailey and Sons, of West Maitland, was proceeded against before Judge Heydon in the Industrial Court for a breach of the award…

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Cessnock Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 August 1909 · page 8

At the Cessnock Police Court yesterday, the bench was occupied by Mr. F. G. Adrian, P.M. Alexander Murdoch pleaded guilty to…

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Late News by Wire Sydney, Wednesday afternoon. Cowardly Assault and Robbery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 August 1909 · page 5

A brutal outrage was committed on a married woman, Mrs. Matthews, at Waverley last night. She was returning home from the city, and was only a few yards from her house…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 August 1909 · page 2

Very little business claimed the attention of the Police Magistrate, Mr. F. G. Adrian, at the West Maitland Police Court this morning. There were no police cases. In the licensing division, Alex…

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Big Police Raid. 18 Bank Forgers Arrested. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 August 1909 · page 1

Eighteen notorious bank forgers have been arrested at Naples, and 30,000 forg ed notes upon Brazilian banks, which were in their possession, were seized…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing. a Committal Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 5

Thomas, Flynn, a stockman, recently employed by Mr. E. W. Smart, at Woodlands appeared before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., to-day, charged with cattle stealing. Mr. J…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 5

At the Licensing Court yesterday, the renewals of the hotel licenses of Fredrick Stokes, Jerry's Plains, and Thomas Jansen. Singleton, were granted…

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The Coal Court. Newcastle's Final Chance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 4

The Colliery Emplyees' Federation of the northern district is to be given one more chance of making up its mind in respect to the Coal Commission specially appointed to…

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Police Court Matters

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 2

Mr. D. McKenzie, Sec. Cessnock Progress Association, is in receipt of a letter (through Mr M. Charlton, M.P.) from the Justice Department,…

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Generl Cables. London, Friday afternoon. Paris Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 5

Captain Marix, a reporter at the Central Court Maitland, Paris, and two accomplices, have been sentenced to one year's imprisonment for offering to sell pardons to…

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Alleged Smuggling Conspiracy. Police Court Proceedings. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 4

The case in which Sydney Wickham, police constable, Thomas Love, and Fred erick Dansey, customs officers, are charg ed with conspiring to smuggle opium…

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Cessnock Police Court AUGUST 10, 1909. (Before Mr G. Adrian P.M.)

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 3

Alex. Murdoch pleaded guilty to [?] charges—behaving in a riotous [?] in a public place, and (2) in[?] language. Defendant was…

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Licensing Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 4

At the Singleton Licensing Court on Thursday, before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M., and Dr. A. Pentland, J.P., renewals of publican's licenses were granted as…

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