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Courts & crime, 1910

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Police Transfer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 September 1910 · page 4

Constable Carter, who has been stationed at West Maitland for the past two years, has been transferred to Wallsend, vice Constable Moore, who joins the…

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Brutal Murder at Bourke. Body Found in a Weir

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 September 1910 · page 4
Also in The Scone Advocate

The story of a gruesome murder at Bourke, the details of which have shocked. the whole countryside, was conveyed to the Inspector-General of Police in…

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London Cellar Tragedy. Verdict of Wilful Murder. London. Monday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 September 1910 · page 5

The Inquest concerning the death of Mrs. [?] has concluded. The Coroner found [?] of wilful murder against Chip[?], that the remains found in the cellar…

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Newcastle Circuit Court. Case From Dungog. Newcastle, Tuesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 September 1910 · page 5

The Circuit Court opened this morning before the Chief Justice with only a short list of cases. The greator part of the day was taken up hearing a charge against George Baynham, a labourer, who…

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District Court. Monday, September 26th. (Before his Honor Judge Gibson)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 September 1910 · page 3

Four cases were down for hearing but of these three were settled out of Court, and only one came before the Judge. A DISPUTE ABOUT COMMISSION…

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A Daring Burglary. Safe Removed From a Store

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 September 1910 · page 5

[?]daring burglary was perpetrated between sevn o'clock on Saturday night, and daylight on Sunday morning, at, macadam's store, corner of Conadilly and…

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Newcastle Circuit Court. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 September 1910 · page 5

George Bayaham, found [?] at the Newcastle Circuit Court yesterday of having attempted to criminally assauit a little girl at Dungog, was today sentenced by the Chief…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday. September 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 September 1910 · page 4

The bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning was occupied by Mr. J. Mekensey, P.M. RAILWAY CASES. Jimmy Hing and J. Hall were each field 20s…

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Darling River Murder. 'Accused Before the Court. Trouble Over Interpreter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 September 1910 · page 3

There wa a marge attendance of the public at the City Court, Melbourne, when the yuoung Russian student, Boris Senkovitch, was brought before Mr. Cresswell, P.M., and…

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The Bourke Murder

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 September 1910 · page 2

The missing companion of the young Russian Eismond whose body was found in the River Darling gives his name as…

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Alleged Criminal Assault. Woman's Startling Story

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 September 1910 · page 2

The Sydney police, on the information of a young and respectably-dressed woman are engaged on a case of alleged criminal assault, which, judging-by the…

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[?] Police Charges

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 September 1910 · page 3

In the ricts at night in Berlin, 90 people were injred, including many cut with sabres. One man was tatally wounded, half a dozen polic men were injured. The t[?] of police casualties last night compared with the casualties at the outset of the disturbance was due to the was due to the fact that last night the rioters did not use women and…

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The Bourke Murder. Tracing the Suspect

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 September 1910 · page 4

On Tuesday last the companion of the murdered Russian at Bourke, who has been travelling under the name of Senkovitch, arrived in Sydney from Bourke…

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Suspected Man Before the Court. By Telegraph). Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 September 1910 · page 2

The young Russian, Senkevitch the supposed companion of the man whom body was found In the river, at Bourke, was brought before the City Court…

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Latest News by Wire. Newcastle Circupt Court. Newcastle, Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 September 1910 · page 3

Before the Chief Justice at the Circuit court otday George Cooper, alias Henry Lenton, an old offender, pleaded guilty to breaking, entering, and stealing at…

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Strikers' Riot at Berlin. Police and Mob—Seious Collision. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 September 1910 · page 2

A strike riot occurred in Berlin on Tuesday morning. Non-unionists were imported to take the place of men who had struck at engineering works in the city…

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Local and General News, East Maitland Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 September 1910 · page 4

At the East Maitland police court this morning before Mr. S .E. Beaver , J . P., John Miller was remanded to Kurri on a charge of having deserted his wife , Beatrice…

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Scone Police Court. Friday, 23Rd-september. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 September 1910 · page 2

GEORGE KINNAIRD was charged with the larceny of two loads of sand, on the 14th September, at Scone, the property of the Chief Commissioner for Railways, to the…

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Charge of Murder. Withdrawn From Jury

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 September 1910 · page 5

In the Circuit Court, Dubbo, before Mr. Justice Pring , the charge of murder against D'Arcy William Bridge was taken . The facts disclosed that on July 24…

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