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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1911

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A Pathetic Case. Mother Charged with Attempted Murder

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 7

At the Balmain Police Court on Wednesday, Agnes Louisa Montgomery was charged with attempting to drown Alma Montgomery, a child five months old…

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Murder of Beron. LONDON, Monday night

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 2

At the inquest on Beron, the French Jew. who was found stabbed to death on Clapham Common, and who was connected with the anarchists, Dr. Freyberger and the doctor who…

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Wireless Brings Police. Reported Robbery at Sea

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 10

Wireless telegraphy has at last been put in operation in Victoria for the purpose of summoning the police. Early on Saturday morning Detectives Bannon and Jones…

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Police Court. Thursday January 12, 1911. (Before Mr C. H. Gale P.m.). Inebriates. Two defendants, who were charged with drunkenness, were lined 2/6 each, with the usual alternatives. (Before the P.M. and Mr R. Faulkner, J.p.). a Maintenance Case

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 7

Evelyn May Newton proceeded against Lev husband, Thomas Newton (on summons), on the charge of leaving her without means of support…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, January, 12th, 1911. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M., and Mr R. Faulkner, J.P.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 7

Bendeich v. Brooker. This was a case, in which the plaintiff, Jacob Bendeich, claimed the sum of £6/15/- from Samuel Brooker in connection with the sale, of…

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Licensing Court. Thursday, January 12. 1911. (Before the Chairman (Mr C. H. Gale, P.M.) and Mr R. Faulkner, L.M)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 6

There were no applications for licenses or renewals The Licensing Inspector presented his usual report, which showed that the…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, January 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 2

The bench at the West Maitland public court this morning, was occupied by Mr. J. McKensey, P.M. "JUMPING THE RATTLER."…

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 2

Patrick Mark Nesbit v. E Harris [?] 9s 8d, goods sold and delivered [?] for amount claimed, with 5s [?] C.S. Cleary v. John Hartigan, [?]…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 4

Before Mr. J. McKensey P.M., at the West Maitland Police Court, this morning John Police, a swagman was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment for being illegally on the…

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The Maitland Coalmines. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 5

At the Kurri Kurri Police Court yester-day. before Mr. V. B. Cox, J.P. John Archibald, who had been arrested by Con-stable Harcombe by virtue, of a warrant…

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Houndsditch Police Murders. Court Proceedings. London, Monday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 5

Five Houndsditch suspects were paraded at the Guildhall police Court and a constable identified Morountzeff as one who did the firing…

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Sheep Stealing. Trouble at Homebush

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 5

Serious complaints of systematic stealing of sheep and lambs at the Homebush fat stock saleyards are made. On Monday one of the most experienced…

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Pursuit of Black Raiders. Capture by Police

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 5

A police party with camels, which has been hunting for the blacks who raided Cork Tree Public-house at Erlston (W.A.) last month, have after several weeks pursuit, captured…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 4

At the West Maitland Police Court this morning, before Mc. S. E. Beaver. J.P. William Newitt was fined 20s. in default 7 days, for being drunk and disorderly. It was stated that defendant was…

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Cessnock District News, Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 2

At the Cessnock Police Court, yesterday. Messrs. V. B. Cox and G. Brown. Js. or P. ordered a prohibition to issue against William Oswald for a period of 12 months…

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The Maitland Coalmines. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 5

At the Police Court this morning the bench was occupied by Mr. J. McKensey. P.M. Louisa Clatworthy proceeded against her…

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Emperor of Japan. Great Murder Plot

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 6

In the spring of this year (says Reuter's Tokio correspondent on November 11) a number of arrests were made in Japan. It was given out that the prisoners were…

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Robbery From a Cathedral. Three Men Sentenced. London, Jan. 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 5

A carman, and a labourer, have been found guilty of the robbery of hallcos from the St. George's Roman Catholic Cathedral Southwark and have…

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Theft From a Bank. Heavy Sentence on Manager Vancouver, Jan 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 5

Travers, general manager of the Farmers Bank of Canada, who pleaded guilty to three charges of theft, and making false entry, has been sentenced to six years' imprisonment in…

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Clapham Common Murder. Trial of Suspect. London. Tuesday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 5

In the trial of Morrison, on the charge of the murder of Beron, the foreign Jew, whose dead body was discovered on Clapham Com-mon, the prosecuting counsel stated that…

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