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Courts & crime, 1911

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Jack Johnson in Gaol. Pleaded Guilty by Mistake. San Francisco

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 4

Jack Johnson has had the most unpleasant of bis many unpleasant experiences. He has been sent to gaol for 25 days for exceeding the…

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Alleged Murder of a Mother Verdict of Not Guilty

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 6

The second trial of Olive Moodie, who was charged with the murder of her mother Elizabeth Moodie, on the 23rd November, 1910 concluded in Melbourne at the Central…

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Clapham Common Murder. a Further Appeal. London, Thursday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 5

Mr. Al?nger, K.C. on behalf of Stinic Morrison condemned to death for the murder of Leon Beron, has applied for a certificate enabling appeal to be marie to the…

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Politicans in Court. LLOYD V. GARDNER

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 4

IN the Supreme Court on Wednesday, William Stace Lloyd sued Senator Gardiner for alleged assault and slander, claiming £1000 damages. Plain…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 4

At the West Maitland Police Court this morning before Mr. H. Fitzhardinge, relieving Police Magistrate, James Dunlop Rao for the larceny of a pair of bowls, valued…

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A Senator in Court. Charges of Libel and Assault. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 3

In the Supreme Court, William Stare Lloyd sued Senator Gardiner for alleged assault and slander, claiming £1000 damages. Plaintiff alleged that defendant had…

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A Queensland Murder. Man Mutilated

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 9

At the Mackay Circuit Court, Peter Tynan and John Farrington were charged with the wiful murder of William Tynan, at Humbledoo, on Sunday, November 27…

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The Bourke Murder. Accused Found Guilty

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 14

At the Central Criminal Court on Friday, before Mr. Acting Justice Ferguson and a jury, the trial was concluded of Boris Senkevitch, charged with the murder of Alexander…

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Charge Against the Police

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 6

Acting Judge Hamilton, sitting at Bathurst as a Royal Commission, took further evidence on Wednesday concerning the charges made by Constable R…

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Labor Senator in Trouble. Verdicts for Assault and Slander

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 6

In our last issue we published, a telegram announcing that William Stace Lloyd, a Liberal organiser, had sued Senator Albert Gardiner, to recover…

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Police at Bay. Faithful Bulldog

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 5

For some hours on Tuesday (says "Lloyd's "Weekly News" on January 15) a. faithful bulldog, keeping watch and ward over the body of her dead master,…

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Flogging in Russia. Cruel Warders Sent to Gaol. St. Petersburg, March 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 3

Sixteen warders at Ekaterinburg have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from one mouth to 2½ years for cruelty…

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The Alleged Outlaws. Serious Charges by Police

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 13

The men captured at Donaldson arrived at Cloncurry (Q.) on Thursday night, and on Friday they were charged with robbery and violence, and with stealing rifles and…

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Wheelers Elect to go to Gaol Refuse to Pay Fines. Pelaw-main

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 11

There was a mild sensation at the Kurri Courthouse this morning, when 33 wheelers, who were recently fined 5s each, with 11s costs, for absenting themselves from the…

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New York Scandal. Scenes in Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 5

Joseph Robin, the latest exponent of frenzied finance, for whose punishment many bank It depositors are now clamoring, was Indicted this afternoon on the…

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Singleton Police Court. Thursday, March 30th, 1911. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M., and Mr R. Faulkner, J.P.). An Inebriate

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 6

A defendant charged with being found drunk in John-street did not appear, but his solicitor appeared and pleaded guilty on his behalf As he had been recently…

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Singleton Licensing Court. Thursday, March 30th, 1911. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M., and Mr R. Faulkner, J.P.). Renewals

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 6

Renewals of licenses were granted to F. J. Dorrington, Australian Hotel, G. Carey, of a wine license for premises situated on the Broke-road…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 April 1911 · page 2

At the West Maitland Police Court this morning there was nothing to arouse the attention of Messrs. M'Kensey P.M. and J.W. Pender, J.M. except the appearance of…

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Local and General News. Maitland Circuit Court Cases

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 April 1911 · page 2

The following cases are set down [?] at the Maitland Circuit Court, which opens on Wednesday, Mr. Justice Pring well preside-Wednesday:Bunt Bevan and…

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At the Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 6

Henry Ford, Leslie O'Donnell, William Robert Williams, William Callaghan, Charies Lawrence, Robert Whitelaw, John Gover Williams, James Francis Russell, Timothy…

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