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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1910

1,523 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 77

Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1910 · page 4

Phillip Skelton and William Thompson were granted booth liconses for Mainland races on Wednesday next. Edward Anstey was granted booth…

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The Willoughby Murder Inquest Opened. Wild Rush for Accommodation. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 April 1910 · page 2

The city Coroner (Mr. Stephen Mur phy) commenced an inquest this morning regarding the death of Florence May Phillips, the little girl whose body was…

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Armidale Circuit Court. Seven Years for Killing a Wife

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 April 1910 · page 1

At the Armidale Circuit Court on Tuesday, James Power Was sentenced to seven years' hard labor for the man slaughter of his wife at Tamworth. Jang…

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Our Singleton Letter. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 3

At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. C. H. Dale, P.M., a youth named Winton Maxwell was charged, on remand, with stealing £9, the property of Ivy Tucker, at…

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Armidale Circuit Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 4

THE Armidale Circuit Court opened on yesterday week, before Judge Cohen James Power was found guilty of the manslaughter of his wife in…

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Egyptian Nationalists. Incitements to Murder. London, April 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 5

[?] relating to the state of Egypt [?] Sir Eldon Gorst, the British representa[?] Egypt, declares that the Nationalist party [?] responsible for the murder of the late…

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The Countess Murder Trial. Amazing Allegations Against Her Husband

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 7

[?] with the trial, in Venice, of [?] Tarnovsky for the murder of Count [?], the presiding judge questioned Pri[?] regarding the number of telegrams…

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Murder of Miss Kelly. Casey Pleads Guilty. But Withdraws on Advice

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 5

At the Armidale Circuit Court, on Thursday, Henry Casey was charged with the murder of Johannah Kelly at Armidale on December 13, 1908, and pleaded guilty. Mr. Chubb, instructed…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1910 · page 4

At the West Maitland Police Court this morning, before Mr. J. McKensey, P. M. days for drunkenness, and £2, with the…

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The Willoughby Murder

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 30 April 1910 · page 4

The coroner’s inquest on the body of Florence May Phillips who was [?] was opened [?] the 27th inst. The post-mortem…

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Wounding a Chinaman. Sentenced to Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1910 · page 5

The trial of Robert Stephen Blacker on a charge of wounding with intent to murder Ah Fung, at Mittagong, was concluded at Goulburn on Friday. Evidence for the defence was concluded…

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Train Murder in England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1910 · page 7

No mystery attaches to the Northumberland train murder on the store of motive, but the circumstances have excited [?] interest, especially in the north. Mr…

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Local Police Changes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 April 1910 · page 1

Sergeant Donnelly, who for the past three or four years has had charge of the local Police Station, has been transferred to the charge of…

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Police Court. Thursday, April 28th. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.m.). Ejectment Order

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 April 1910 · page 3

John William Bardsley, representing Singleton Gas Co., Ltd., versus Reglnald Ingham.—Application for an order for ejectment of defendant from premises…

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New York Murder. Wolter Found Guilty. London. April 23

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1910 · page 2

At the trial at New York of Albert Wolter on a charge of killing Ruth Wheeler, a typist, at his flat, Wolter swore that he had never seen Ruth Wheeler and that the name…

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The Venice Murder Trial. Lover's Confession of His Crime

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1910 · page 12

The trial at Venice of the Counter Tarnovska and her two lovers, Prilukoff and Naunoff, for the murder of Count Kamarovski was the scene of extraordinary passion…

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Murder of Miss Kelly. Casey Pleads Guilty, but Withdraws on Advice

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 April 1910 · page 5

At the Armidale Circuit Court on Thursday, Henry Casey was charged with the murder of Johannah Kelly, at Armi dale, on December 13, 1908, and pleaded…

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"Stage" in Court. Music-hall Owner's Suit

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 April 1910 · page 5

The owner of 27 music-halls, Mr Frank Macnaghten, brought an action for libel in the King's Bench Division on Wednesday, January 26, against…

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Sentenced to Death

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1910 · page 4

THE trial of Robert Stephen Blacker on a charge of wounding with intent to murder Ah Fung, at Mittagong, was concluded at Goulburn on Friday…

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Court Martial

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 3 May 1910 · page 2

A Court Martial at St Petersburgh concluded, the trial of 68 persons charged with robbery. Twenty-nine were sentenced to death…

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