Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Courts & crime, all years

Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1909

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

Murder, Fraud, and Suicide. a Russian Stout. London, Wednesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 December 1909 · page 3

A Russian engineer named Guilbvitch, who lind insured his life for £10,800 in 1908, murdered a man resembling himself, and then fled to France, from which country he put in a claim for the…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The Industrial Court Cases. Fines Op £100

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 December 1909 · page 3

In the Industrial Court, before his Honor Judge Heydon, in Newcastle yesterday, the cases were concluded against Daniel Rees, Benjamin Rees, E. Parker, Henry Hanlon, W. Littlefair, F…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Late News by Wire. Sydney, Thursday afternoon Scene in Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 December 1909 · page 3

A woman, charged at the Police Court with drunkenness, became very excited, and throw an ink bottle at the sergeant, dain aging his helmet…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 December 1909 · page 4

At the West Maitland Police Court this morning, before Mr. J. McKensey, P.M., a female, who had previously been before the court for drunkenness, was fined 10s, in default 3 days'…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The Armidale Murder. Casey's Confession

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 December 1909 · page 5

In a written statement supplied to the police, Henry Casey confessed to the murder of Johanaa Kelly, at the Central Hotel Armidale, on the morning of December 13,…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The Armidale Murder. Arrest at Grenfell

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 December 1909 · page 3

A MAN was arrested at Grenfell some time ago on a charge of vagrancy, and was remanded. He was since charged, on his own…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →