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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1909

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Case Against Strike Leaders. Bowling and Others at the Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 December 1909 · page 5

Constable John Stanton corroborated the previous witness' evidence in chief. He had made entries in his police book, but Bowling and Lewis were the only two he had mentioned as…

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The Southern Collieries. Police Leaving Sydney. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 December 1909 · page 5

The whistles were not blown at the South Coast collieries this morning. Forty police left Sydney this morning for the South Coast towns…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 December 1909 · page 2

The bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning was occupied by Mr. J. McKensey, P.M. An application for the transfer of the license of the Caledonian…

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Case Against Strike Leaders. Bowling and Others at the Police Court. NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 December 1909 · page 3

The following additional evidence was tendered this afternoon:—Constable Moon gave evidence manly in corroboration of previous witnesses in…

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Moree Murder Case. Death Sentence Commuted

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 December 1909 · page 3

The capital sentence passed by Mr Justice Pring upon the Chinese, Lee Sing, in. connection with the Moree mur der case has been reviewed by the…

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Kurri Police Station

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 December 1909 · page 3

Sergeant Murray, of Maitland, is doing duty at Kurri Kurri during the temporary absence of sergeant Snushal, who is required in Newcastle in connection with the…

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Remarkable Recovery of Jewellery. Five-year-old Theft. Wollongong

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 December 1909 · page 3

Articles of Jewellery, consisting. of a geld watch, a gold bangle, two, diamond rings, and a gold brooc[?] valued in all at £150, were stolen from a safe in the…

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The Assault on a Critic. Mr. Rumford Apologises. London, Dec. 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 December 1909 · page 2

Two weeks age Mr. Kennerley Rumford boxed the cars of Mr. Collis, musical critic of the "Times," in the vestibule of the Queen's Hall, an account, of criticism passed on the singing…

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Strike Charges. Accused Before the Court

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 December 1909 · page 4

Messrs Peter Bowling, William Bren nan, Albert Burns, Amram Lewis, and Andrew Gray apeared at the Newcastle Police Court on Monday on the charge of…

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Police for the South. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 December 1909 · page 2

Forty policemen, mainly from the coun try stations, left Sydney this morning for the South Coast. A few will be dropped at each colliery town to augment the…

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Police Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 December 1909 · page 2

IN the local Police Court this morning, before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., Michael Quinn, Thomas Quinn, James Quinn, and Cornelius Quinn,…

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Moree Murder Case. Death Sentence Commuted

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 December 1909 · page 4

THE capital sentence passed by Mr. Justice Pring upon the Chinese, Lee Sing, in connection with the Moree . murder case, has been reviewed by the…

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Shot Through a Door. Scandals Revealed at Berlin Murder Trial

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 December 1909 · page 4

Much scandal is arising out of the trial of the forestry officer, Lewandowski, charged with the murder of Lieutenant von Schmdt-Phiseldeck, whom he shot…

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The Industrial Court. to Sit at Newcastle. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 December 1909 · page 5

A special sitting of the Industrial Court will be held at Newcastle on Tuesday next, fifteen cases being listed for hearing. The defendants will be the persons in respect…

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Attempted Wife Murder. Sensational Rescue

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 December 1909 · page 13

It was reported from Katanning. W.A., on the 7th inst. that it man named Saunders had attempted to murder his wife the previous evening. The parties were living…

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Licensing Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 December 1909 · page 4

At the local Licensing Court on Thurs day, before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M., and Mr R. Faulkner, J.P., renewals of billiard licenses were granted to Duncan Charles…

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Cessnock Police Court. DECEMBER 14, 1909.(Before Mr. J. McK[?]nsey, P.M ) TAGRANCT

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 18 December 1909 · page 2

Henry Chartes Armstrong was called up [?] charge of vagrancy, but did not appear The police withdrew the charge as defendant bad left the…

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The Conspiracy Charge. Evidence of the Police

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 December 1909 · page 5

At the hearing of the conspiracy charge against the strike leaders at Newcastle on Thursday, Senior-sergeunt Whitfield, of singleton, said that he saw Lewis at…

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A Gloucester Lease. High Court Judgment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 December 1909 · page 2

Judgement has been given in the High Court of Australia in the matter of Mitchell v. Brown, which involved the interpretation of a covenant in a lease made…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, December 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 December 1909 · page 8

The bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning was occupied by Mr. J. McKensey, P.M. RIOTOUS BEHAVIOUR…

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