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Courts & crime, 1912

1,635 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 39 of 82

Robbery and Murder. Polish Desperadoes. Lodz

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 5

Five robbers last night stopped a tramcar. They shot and killed the motor-man and wounded two Jewish merchants. Two men and a woman stole from the…

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A Mysterious Affair. Man Committed "for Alleged Murder

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 3

At Lilydale (Vic.) on Wednesday the Coroner held an inquiry into the circumstances of the death at Warburton Sanatorium on May 30 of Amelia Dowden,…

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Clever Police Dog. Tracks a Criminal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 5

The Airedale police dog Jack, purchased by the Colonial Office from Major Richardson's Harrow kennels for Singapore, and taken out by a…

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Kieff Murder Case. Killed As Informer. St. Petersburg

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 5

Details of the enquiry into the Yushchinsky case at Kieff show that the boy was not the victim of the ritual of the order, but was killed an a suspected informer by a…

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The Police Force. Increasing Its Efficiency. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 4

The Inspector-General of Pilice [?] that the recommendations for [?] the effieiency of the police force, as [?] available by the Premier, include [?]…

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Shire Appeal Court. Thursday, June 13th. (Before Mr A. O. Butler, P.M.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 5

The hearing of appeals against the Sure valuator's assessments was resum[?] and concluded on Thursday. Mr A. B. Shaw appeared for the…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, June 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 8

The bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning was occupied by Messrs. C. H. Gale, P.M., J. W. Pender. J.P. DRUNKENNESS…

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Alleged Attempted Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 5

Thomas Evans appeared at the police court thi smorning, charged with shooting at Margaret Biddle with intent to murder her at Surry Hills on Saturday night. Accused…

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 8

Wolfe and Co. v. J. D. Williams, claim for £4 10s 11d, goods sold and delivered. Verdict for amount claimed, with 5s costs. Same v. F. London, claim for £7 8s,…

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Accident at Belgium Spa. Court Case. Brussels

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 5

Sir Francis Younghushand has, been awarded £1400 damages for injures received through being run over at Spa, and the driver was fined, and sentenced to a…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. C. H. Gale, P.M., and John Rourke, L.m.) Transfers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 8

Joseph Millard applied for the transfer of the Royal Oak Hotel, Campbell's Hill, from Henry Robert Waldon. The application was granted, The transfer of the…

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Another Burglary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 June 1912 · page 5

Thieves entered the residence of Mrs. Waldron, Potts' Point, yesterday afternoon, during her absence, and jewellery valued at £90 was stolen. It is supposed that…

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Police Promotions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 June 1912 · page 4

Mr. C. E. Day, the Inspector-General of Police, has approved of the promotion of Sergeant Robert Stove, of Newcastle, to the rank of first-class sergeant. First-class…

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Police Count

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 June 1912 · page 5

At the Kurri Police Court, yesterday, before Mr. E. J. Cuteliffe, J.P., Peter Murphy, for having been drunk and disorderly in Coronation-street Kurri, on Saturday night,…

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Police Increase and Increased Pay

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1912 · page 4

THE Premier on Friday made available for publication a communication recently submitted by the Inspector-General of Police in…

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Demented Man Shot. Police Sergeant Wounded

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 June 1912 · page 2

A tragedy occurred at Adelong on Sunday. when Sergeant Duprez was seriously injured, and his assailant shot dead through the heart…

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Police Officer Promoted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 June 1912 · page 4

The many fiends of Superintendent McVane, he popular head of the police in the Northeastern (Maitland) district, will be pleased to earn that he has been promoted to the rank…

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Notes. the Police Force

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 19 June 1912 · page 4

The wave of crime which has swept Sydney suburbs lately, is responsible for an investigation now proceeding regarding the efficiency and strength…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 June 1912 · page 4

There was little to engage the attention of the Police Magistrate, Mr. C. H. Gale, at the West Maitland Police Court this morning. A case against an individual for being on licensed…

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Kurri Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 June 1912 · page 4

At the Kurri Police Court yesterday the bench was occupied by Mr. C. H. P.M. A defendant, A. Morrison, failed to appear to answer a charge of living been drunk…

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