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Courts & crime, 1910

1,523 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 62 of 77

Theft of Saccharine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 October 1910 · page 3

In connection with the recent theft of saccharine from a store in Southwark, four men have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment varying from three months to…

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The London Murder

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 October 1910 · page 4

London, Tuesday.—Hawley Crippen, charged with the murder of his wife, and Ethel Le Neve, charged with being an accessory after the fact, will be tried…

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The Dungog Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 October 1910 · page 3

The German Consul opened an inquiry at the Consulate. Sydney, this morning, into the murder or Frank Coleman (or Foreman; near Dungog. A German subject,…

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Brutal Murder. a Railway Camp Tragedy

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 October 1910 · page 4

Further particulars have been received of what appears to have been a murder of a most brutal character at Jondaryan (Q.) early on Saturday morning…

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The Dungog Murder Case, (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 October 1910 · page 2

The German Consul is taking evidence in connection with the murder of Frank Coleman at Dungog. The trial of the accused man Gerlach takes place at…

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Sliding Scale of Pay. Evidence in the Industrial Court Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 October 1910 · page 3

The causes of coalminers 'strikes and the effects of the sliding scale in the rates of pay were explained in the Industrial Court to-day during the hearing of the appeal…

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Cessnock District News. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 October 1910 · page 7

At the police court yesterday before Mr. V. B. Cox., J.P., Leonard Byers was charged with wife desertion at Balmain. Accused, who was arrested at Cessnock by…

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Local and General News. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 October 1910 · page 4

At the West Maitland Police Court this morning, before Mr. J. E. Wolfe, J.P., Annie Hemmings, a stranger, was fined 10s, in default three days imprisonment, for having made use of…

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The King's Police Medal

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 October 1910 · page 2

The King's Police Modal, initiated in the last year or so of the reign or King Edward, has been awarded to Senior Police Constable Gates,…

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Suicide and Murder. Mother and Two Children

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 October 1910 · page 5

News of a shocking tragedy at Murndal, 16 miles from Hamilton, Victoria, was received on Monday. Agnes Miller, the mother of six children, drowned herself and…

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West Maitland Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 4

At the West Maitland Police Court yesterday afternoon, Walter George Bailey, on a charge of occasioning actual bodily harm tko Charles James Prescott, was…

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Post Office Burglary

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 6

London, Thursday.—Burglars, at Fulham Post Office, London, deceived the police at night, time by placing a dummy safe in a visible position and removing…

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Charge of Forgery. Bathurst Magistrate Convicted

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 6

At the Bathurst Circuit Court on Wednesday, before Mr Justice Pring and a jury, John Boyd, on bail, was charged with having, at Bathurst, on July 25, 1910,…

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Assault on an Actress. Assailant Worsted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 5

An attack upon Miss Mab Paul, leading lady of the George. Willoughby "Night of the Party" Company, was made by an unknown man at the North Shore on…

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Police Court. Thursday, October 20th. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.m.). Durnkenness Etc

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 3

Half-a-dozen drunks were fined in sums ranging from 1/- to 2/6. One of the defendants also pleaded guilty to using obscene language, and-was fined 10/- and…

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Brutal Murder. a Railway Camp Tragedy

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 5

Further particulars have been received of what appears to have been a murder of a most brutal character at Jondaryan (Q.) early on Saturday morning…

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Suicide and Murder. Mother and Two Children

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 3

News of a shocking tragedy at Murndal, 16 miles from Hamilton (Vic.), was received on Thursday, Agnes Miller, the mother of six children, drowned…

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General Cables. London, Friday afternoon. the Stalybridge Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 5

The Grand Jury at Chester has found a true bill against Mark Welde, an ex-soldier, charged with the murder of George Storr, a contractor, at his residence, Gorse Hall, in November last…

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The Crippen Murder. Crippen Seeks to Prove Wife Not Dead. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 4

Dr. Hawley Crippen, who is charged with the murder of his wife, will seek to prove that his wife is not dead, but has sailed for America to join Bruce…

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Prayer to Saint in Divorce Case. Case New to the Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 3

Grounds for divorce are numerous under French law. A now one has been brought forward by a petitioning husband, who produced in court a copy of a…

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