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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1911

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Small Debts Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 5 July 1911 · page 2

Albert Weidmaon v. Louis Gardiner, claim for £3 11s 5d, for goods sold. There was no appearance of defendant, and a verdict was given for plaintiff for…

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Serious Strike in Manchester. Police Disperse Rioters. London, Tuesday Evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 July 1911 · page 5

Twelve thousand carters in Manchester have struck work and are endeavouring to prevent the conveyance of all produce to retailers, causing much inconvenience and wholesale…

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Cessnock District New Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1911 · page 6

At the Cessnock Police Court, on [?] before Mr. G. Brown, J.O., John [?] having been drunk and disorderly in [?] of the Northumberland Hotel, [?]…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, July 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1911 · page 2

The bench at the West Maitland police court this morning, was occupied by Mr. T.C. McKell, P.M. DRUNKENNESS…

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The Maitland Coalmines. Kurri Kurri Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1911 · page 5

At the police court yesterday the bench was occupied by Mr. T.c. Kr McKell, P.M. John Connors was charged with behaving in a piotous manner in the yard of the…

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Motoring Fatality. Army Tutor Sentenced. London, Wednesday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1911 · page 5

Mr. Frederick Maclure, an army tutor at Eastbourne, has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment for manslaughter in connection with the death of Mr.Squire…

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A Street Murder. Seattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1911 · page 5

A patrol man has been killed on the street by an unknown person…

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1911 · page 5

In the small debts court, George J. Beath, dentist, sued Abnrtholomew Hindes for recovery of £1, alleged to be due for extraction of defendant's wife's teeth…

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Bank Note Cases, Painful Scenes in Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1911 · page 2

Unexpected and dramatic developments were seen in a case which came before Judge Docker at Bathurst Quarter Sessions on Wednesday, when Elizabeth Bryant…

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Warden's Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 July 1911 · page 4

A Warden's Court was held at the East Maitland courthouse to-day before the warden (Mr. T. C. K. McKell, P.M.), R. T. Hills and W.T. Foweler applied for the suspension for three…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1911 · page 4

Before Mr. T. C. K. McKell. P. M., at the West Maitlanf Police Court this morning, an inebrlate was fined 10s, in default three days. James E. Reid, who had been at…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1911 · page 3

Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., at the police court, yesterday, George Halter plended guilty to using insulting words to the police, and was fined 10/ and 6/ costs of court,—The…

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Police Court, Thursday, July (6, 1991. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M.). Drunkenness

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 July 1911 · page 8

A defendant charged with this offence was lined 5/-, or 24 hours' imprisonment. Insulting Language. A defendant who pleaded guilty to…

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Police Charging the Strikers. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 July 1911 · page 7

The rioting in connection with the carters' strike at Manchester continues. The police have repeatedly charged the rioters…

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Stoning the Police, (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 July 1911 · page 4

A number of strikers at Amsterdam stoned the police, who replied with their rifles. The strikers then drew revolvers and wounded a number of the police who…

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Bank Note Cases. Painful-scenes in Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1911 · page 5

Unexpected and dramatic developments were seen in a case which came before Judge docker at Bathurst Quarter Sessions on Wednesday, when Elizabeth Bryant,…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, July 1O, 1911

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 July 1911 · page 2

The bench at the West Mull land police Court this morning was occupied by message T. C. K. M'Kell, P.M., and J. W. Pender J. P…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1911 · page 4

At the west Maitland police court this morning, before Mr. S.E. Beaver, J.P. John Hearne was charged with having assaulted Edwin Elbel on the 10th inst, The…

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Murder in a Balloon

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 July 1911 · page 2

Bucharest, Saturday.—A mail named Joneson, a wealthy landowner's son, inveigled the daughter of a Bucharest officer into taking a balloon ascent. When…

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Police Court. Saturday, July 8th. (Before Messrs A. Simmons and. J. W. B. Waterhouse, Js.P.). A Vagrancy Case

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 July 1911 · page 3

Joseph Wilks was charged with having insufficient lawful means of support, and was sentenced to three months imprisonment, with hard labor, in Maitland…

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