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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1912

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Railway Train Tragedy. Murder and Suicide. Moosejaw (Saskatehewan)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1912 · page 5

A lunatic boarded a train on the Canadian Pacific Railway. bound east; shot a pessenger named Mr. John Klunndt, a land seeker; and then committed suicide…

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Reinforcing the Police. Mounted Men from Country

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 February 1912 · page 3

The police department on Sunday night was a scene of bustle, but there was no confusion. That the Commissioner and his officers were going about their business…

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Appeal to Federal Court. Insufficient Evidence

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 February 1912 · page 3

An application was made to Mr. Justice Hlggins, the President of the Federal Arbitration Court, on Saturday, by the Federated Tramway Employees'…

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Federal Government Refuses Military. Think It Not Required. Police Sufficient

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1912 · page 4

A telegram has been received by the Government (through the Governor (Sir Wm. Macgregor) from the Governor-General of the…

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Kurri Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 2

At the Police Court, Kurri Kurri, this morning the bench was occupied by Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell P.M. CLIPPER CASES SETTLED…

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Police Court. Tuesday, February 6. (Before Mr. C. h. Gale, P.M.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 2

Several delinquents for looking, upon the wine when it was red were mulcted in small sums for their error. W. J. Watters (Spring Creek), who…

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Fifteen Hundred Police

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 4

Although the police demonstrated their ability to deall with the crowd yesterday there was more than met the eye in the remark of one of the…

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 2

In the Small Debts Court verdicts for plaintic were given in the following cases:—Gould Bros. v Hicks, claim 30s, goods sold; same v E. Phillips, £2/19/6…

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Moree District Court. Contracts by Telegram

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 4

Mr. Justice Hamilton was engaged the greater part of Monday hearing a case in the Moree District Court, involving the point whether an offer submitted by telegram should be…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, February 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 2

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

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 2

W. J. M'Lauchlin v .J. Cusack, claim for. £4/3/10, goods sold and delivered. Verdict for amount claimed, with costs. Mr. T. A. Hill appeared for plantiff…

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ROBERTS v. Gray. High Court Case. London. Wednesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 5

J. Roberts, the billiard champion, is suing George Gray, son., father of the youthful Australian champion, for breach of contract signed in 1910…

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The Brisbane Strike. Federal Court Moves. Compulsory Conference Summoned for

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 3

Another application was made to Mr Justice Higgins, the President of the Federal Arbitration Court, at Melbourne on Tuesday, to take action in regard to…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 2

At the local Police Court, this morning, a youthful first offender was fined 1/- with 6/- costs of Court, for violent conduct at the…

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Licensing Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 2

In the local Licensing Court, before Mr. C. H. Gale, L.M., the license of the Commercial Hotel, Aberdeen, was transferre d from W. R. D…

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Singleton Police Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 8

At the Police Court on Thursday, be fore Mr C. H. Gale, P.M., Francis Andrew Bennett was charged, under the Crimes Act, with earnally Knowing Rita…

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Theft From Railway Carriage

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 5

The Detective Department has been informed that while Miss E. Clutterbuck, of Summer Hill, near Lucknow, In the Orange district, was travelling from…

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The Glebe Murder

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 14

Campbell Nairn Moir, who was condemned to death for the murder of Henry Trevascus, at No. 1 Glebe-road, has since occupied the condemned cell. The Executive…

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Police and Strikers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 7

[?] serious fracas was reported to have [?]n place in the vicinity of the lockup. [?]h Quay, during the afternoon. The [?]e, engaged in arresting a man, were…

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Murder at Uralla. Shearer the Victim

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 4

Information was received by Sup[?] McVane to-day of a murder at Urala at 8.30 last night, the victim being a shearer named Emanuel Polsen…

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