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Courts & crime, 1910

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Police Court. Tuesday, May 17th. (Before Mr D. M'Dougall, J.P.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 May 1910 · page 2

Chas. Hine, for being found drunk in John-street the previous day, was fined 5/-; in default, 24 hours' imprisonment. Michaol Ryan pleaded guilty to…

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Kansas City Murder. Dr. Hyde Convicted. London, Monday Evening

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 May 1910 · page 3

The trial of Dr Hyde, charged at Kan sas City with the murder of Colonel Swope, a millionaire philanthropist, by administering poison to him, has…

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Teachers Police, and Civil Servants. Increased Pay

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 May 1910 · page 1

A prolonged meeting of the State Cabinet was held on Monday. Several matters of importance were considered, including the question of the release of…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 5

At the Cessnock Police Court on Wednesday before Mr. J. McKensey, P.M., James Joyner was charged that he did, at Cessnock, on various occasions between…

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Wool Stealing

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 8

WHEN David Tehan came up for sentence at the Darlinghurst Sessions on Friday last for stealing 19 bales of wool from the Co-operative Wool…

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Friendly Appeal Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 5

Thirty-one appeals against assessments in I the Cessnock Shire will be dealt with at the Friendly Appeal Court, to be held at the Shire Office on the 25th instant…

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Kansas City Murder. Dr Hyde Convicted. London, Monday evening

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 8

THE trial of Dr. Hyde, charged at Kansas City with the murder of Colonel Swope, a millionaire philanthropist, by administering poison to…

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Secret Police Mystery High Official Identified with a Convict

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 5

Inquiry by the Government has established the truth of the charges against M. Harting, chief of the Russian secret police in Paris (says a Paris message of July 9)…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 4

At the West Maitland Police Court this, morning, before Mr. J. McKensey, P.M., Thomas Ramage was fined 5s, or '24 hours, for drunkenness, and 10s, in default three…

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Police Court."

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 5

At the Police Court un Thursday Mr C. H. Gale, P.M. had a light charge list to deal with, the sum total being two in dividuals who had looked upon the beer…

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Murder of Egyptian Premier. Wardani Sentenced to Death. London, May 14

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 3

The trial of Ibrahim Wardani on the charge of murdering Boutros Pasha. Premier of Egypt, was concluded at Cairo. Counsel who appeared for Wardani…

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Starved in Gaol

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 6

The throe released strike leaders, Messrs Butler, O'Connor, and Hutton, do not euro to speak too much of what they had to undergo while in gaol at…

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Burglary at Dubbo. Safe Blown Open and £240 STOLEN

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 7

A sensational burglary took place at Dubbo on Saturday night or early on Sunday morning. The premises of J. S. Grassick and Co…

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Licensing Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 5

At a licensing Court held at the Court House on Thursday, Mr C. H. Gale, P.M. granted the transfer of the license of the Caledonia Hotel from the…

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[?] Cessnock Police Court. MAY 17, 1910.(Before Mr G. Brown, J.p.) Remanded

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 3

The cases against James Joyner (sawyer) and Henry Johnson (butcher) were remanded to the 18th inst. TWO CHARGES…

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Friendly Appeal Court

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 2

The Engineer submitted a list of of appeals (the majority of which are from Wollombi and Laguna). He suggested that friendly appeal courts…

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"Murdered Man" Alive Twenty Years in Gaol Through Judicial Error

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 5

A former cattle dealer named Roger Williams has just been liberated from a Texas prison as a result of the astounding discovery that Bernard…

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Sicily Lyceum Student. Murder and Suicide. London, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 5

A student of the Palermo Lyceum, Sicily, shot one of the professors for refusing to give full murks at tho quarterly examination, und then committed suicide. The wounded man is…

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General Gable News. Count Arrested for Murder. London. Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 5

Count Bogda Ronikier, a well-known Polish nobleman, has been arrested for murdering his brother-in-law, a boy of 17 years, whose life stood between the Count Ronikier and…

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Choosing a Foreman. Humorous Court Incident

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 14

Unusual frankness was displayed by empanelled to try a case in te Court Melbourne, on Thursday, when upon to choose their foreman…

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