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Courts & crime, 1910

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Five Years for Assault. The Judge's Regret

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 March 1910 · page 2

In the Perth Criminal Court on Monday, the jury convicted Joseph William Billing of an attempted assault on the 16-year-old daughter of a farmer at…

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Lovett Faces the Court. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 March 1910 · page 2

Another phase of yesterday's tragedy was opened to-day, when Walter R. Lovett, aged about 25 years, appeared before the police court charged with…

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German Workers' Strike at Kiel. Collision with Police. London, March 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 March 1910 · page 5

Eighty per cent, of the workmen at Krupp's Germania yard at Kiel struck, and took a half-holiday, as a protest against the Prussian Franchise Bill…

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Magistrate's Pointed Remarks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 March 1910 · page 4

At the West Maitland Police Court this morning, Mr. A. S. Browne, J.P. was called upon to deal with two inchriates, whom lie fined 2s 6d or the rising of the court. In…

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Broken Hill Socialists. Police Court Sequel

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 6

James Luke Kavavanagh, described as a boiler-maker and socialist, who was arrested on the stage of the Town Hall at Broken Hill on Monday night, was…

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Return of Police

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 6

Now that the industrial strife has been settled and the men have returned to work, most of the police who were sent to the South Maitland district from Sydney and elsewhere have returned,…

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Boy Charged with Manslaughter. New Year's Morning Tragedy

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 7

Before Mr. Acting-Justice Fitzhardings and a jury at the Central Criminal Court, Sydney, Augustus M'Leod, a youth, was charged with the man…

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The Supreme Court. Another Judge Probable

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 6

If it happens that the Supreme work should become suggested [?] Mr. Justice Cohen's services being to preside over the extended sitti[?]…

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Supposed Robbery and Murder

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 3

The dead body of a man named Nesbit, employed as a cashier at a colliery in Widdrington, Northumberland, was to-day found huddled under the seat of…

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Police Court. Monday, March 22, 1910. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 2

GEORGE L NEWMAN, on remand from Muswellbrook Court, was charged with, on or about 13th March, 1910, at Scone, stealing from a…

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A Countess on Trial. Charge of Murder

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 2

London, Saturday. Countess Tarnowska, who, with her maid and two men, Prilukoff and Naumoff, is being tried in Venice in…

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District Court. (Before His Honor Acting Judge Bevan.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 5

The Maitland District Court opened at the East Maitland Courthouse this morning, before his Honor Acting-Judge Bevan. AN APPEAL DISMISSED…

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Mob Rule in Paris. Police and Strikers Injured. London, March 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 March 1910 · page 5

Two hundred strikers in a paper factory at Clichy la Gerenne, a suburb of Paris, infuriated by the refusal of 50 co[?]rades, chiefly women and girls, to cease work, lay…

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Police Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 23 March 1910 · page 3
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From the 17th inst. to the 22nd four drunks were disposed of the fines being merely nominal. On the 18th, before Mr. M. H…

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Hungarian Deputies in Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1910 · page 5

The Hungarian deputies who assaulted the Cabinet Minister in the late Parliamentary fracas are being prosecuted by the police…

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Murder of Mr. Nesbit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1910 · page 5

Alexander Dickman, ex-colliery secretary been arrested on suspicion in connec[?] the death of Mr. Nesbit, a cashier, [?] colliery (Northumberland), who…

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The Industrial Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1910 · page 5

There was no sitting of the Industrial Court to-day owing to the indisposition of Judge Heydon…

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Maitland District Court. (Before His Honor Acting Judge Bevan.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1910 · page 6

At the sittings of the Maitland District Court it the East Maitland Court House yesterday, the following case was death with after our report in last evening's issue closed:—…

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The Brussels Burglary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 5

[?] who broke into the business pre[?] of M. Rossel, in Brussels, and stole £6000 with of jewellery, pumped soporific fumes [?]ch the keyhole of the door, thereby…

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