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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1912

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General Cable News. 1 Double Murder. London. Feb. 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 5

Abramovitch has been sentenced to death for the murder of a man named Millstein and his wife in December last. The victims were found stabbed and baitered with a poker, in…

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Glasgow Dockers' Strike. Police and the Mob London, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 5

Two thousand dock labourers on strike in Glasgow rushed the barricades, overpowered the police and boarded a steamer in the speach for non-unionists. The police charged…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 2

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

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Licensing Court. Thursday, Feb. 8. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., and Mr. R. Faulkner, L.m.) a Novel Application

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 5

An application was made by John McMenamin for a publican's license for the property in John-street formerly known as the Freemasons' Arms Hotel, the…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, February 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 February 1912 · page 8

The bench at the West maitland Police Court this morning was occupied by Mr. T.C.K. M'Kell, P.M., and Mr. J.W. Pender, J.P…

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The Murder of Trevascus

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 February 1912 · page 5

Acting Justice Ferguson, who sentenced—Moir to death for the alleged munder of Trevascus, has stated a case for the Full Court, to which tribunal the condemned man has appealed…

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E.T. Hooley Sentenced. Twelve Months' Imprisonment. London, Feb. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 February 1912 · page 5

E. T. Hooley—who was charged with having obtained from George Tweedale £2000 in connection with the sale of an estate by falsely representing that it was…

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The Maitland Coalmines. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 2

At the Kurri Police Court yesterday before Mr. E. J. Cuteliffe, J.P., Edward Hughes, for having been drunk mid disorderly in Cessnock-street, Kurri, on…

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The Uralla Tragedy. Man Arrested' and Charged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 7

The funeral of the deceased, Emanuel Poteen, the victim of the shooting affray, look place on Sunday afternoon at Uralla. A large cortege followed the hearse…

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Cessnock Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 3

At the Cessnock Police Court yesterday, the bench was occupied by Mr. T. C. K. McKell, P.M. STRAYING STOCK…

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Children's Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 3

In the Children's, Court two lads, 13 and 14 years of age respectively, were charged with stealing a revolver and cartridges, and a sum of money. After hearing…

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General Cable News. Industrial School Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 5

Eight boys at the Meath Industrial School have been charged with murdering John Kelly, an assistant master…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 4

Appeals against the assessment or municipal valuations in West Maitland for the current year must, be lodged with the Town Clerk not later than four o'clock on…

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Marine Court Enquiry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 5

The Marine Court, after hearing evidence connected with the stranding of the ship Brooklyn at Crookhaven Heads, found that the disaster was due to the wrongful…

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 3

In the small debts court the Cessnock Shire Council obtained verdicts against 24 defendants for arrears of rates, the sums ranging from 7s 6d to £16. In the above…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 2

At the Kurri Police Court yesterday, before Mr. E. J. Cuteliffe, J. P., George John Allen, for having made use of indecent language in Hampden-street, Kurri, was fined 10s, or 24…

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Murder of a Schoolmaster. Eight Boys Charged London, Feb. 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 5

Eight boys belonging to the Moath Industrial School have been charged with murdering John Kelly, an assistant-master One boy felled Mr. Kelly with a…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, February 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 4

The bench at the West Maitland police Court this morning was occupted by Mr. T. C. K. McKell, P.M. IMPROPER LANGUAGE…

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Police Demonstration. Procession Prevented

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 3

Three thousand police and special constables assembled in Market Square, Brisbane on Tuesday, to prevent any procession of strikers. Thousands of…

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Blackfellow's Brutal Assault. Victim in Dying Condition. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 5

A callous and brutal outrnge was reported to the police this morning. It appears that Mrs. Amelin Goldsmith, aged 94, a resident of Leichhardt, was awakened shortly after midnight by…

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