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Courts & crime, 1912

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 August 1912 · page 5

John Walsh and Sons v. James Lane, claim for '£1/10/5, goods sold and delivered. A verdict was given for the amount claimed. Edward Timothy Ryan v. Gordon Vile,…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 August 1912 · page 4
Also in Singleton Argus

At the West Maitland Police Court this morning, before Mr. G. Winkley, J.P., Phillip Howe was remanded till Monday on charges of being drunk and disorderly, using…

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Our Singleton Letter. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 August 1912 · page 3

At the Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. J. W. B. Waterhouse and A. Simmons, Js.P., John W. W. Wilson was fined £2, or a month's imprisonment, for…

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The Frequency of Murder. Police Taking Special Action. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 August 1912 · page 2

In view of the frequency of the discovery of murdered babies, and the deaths of women under suspicious circumstances, the Inspector-General of…

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"A Superstitious Fool." Indian Herbalist Sentenced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 August 1912 · page 7

An Indian herbalist, Bastian Silva, was sentenced to three months' imprisoment at the Perth Police Court on a charge of false pretences. The evidence showed that…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 4

The bench at the West Maitland [?] court this morning was occupied by Mr.[?] E. Beaver, J.P. An Inebriate was [?] Carl Tomblon and Johann Mattison [?]…

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Kurri Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 2

At the Kurri Police Court thin morning the bench was occupied by Mr. C. 11. Galo P.M. Henry McDonald and George Turnbull were each fined 20s and 6s costs for carrying firearms near…

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Police Court—cashing a Valuer Cheque

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 6

AT the police court yesterday, before Me mutt, P M., a young man named Edsar [?] appeared to answer a charged of false [?] The evidence against him showed that be [?]…

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Cessnock Police Court. the Motor Lorry Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 3

At the Cessnock Police Court yesterday the Police Magistrate, Mr. C. H. Gale, gave known as the "motor lorry case."…

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Double Murder. Paris, Aug, 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 5

A man whose property has been seizes for debt attacked and killed tow of this creditors. and severely wounded a bailiff and a judical officer…

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Police Court. Monday, August 19th. (Before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 2

Edgar Henderson was charged with false pretences, having drawn a cheque in his own name on the Parramatta branch of the Commercial…

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 3

In the Small Debts Court, the Cessnock Shire Council summoned 31 persons for arrears of rates. amounting, in the aggregate, to £47 13s. Verdicts were obtained,…

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Looting a Police Station. Chinese Pirates Raid. Hongkong

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 5

Forty pirates commandeered a launch, and looted the police station at Dumblell island, taking a number of rifles and bayonets. They killed three Indian police,…

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Stealing a Newspaper

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 August 1912 · page 4

An unusual case was heard in Melbourne recently, when a man was charge with having feloniously stolen a newspaper, The evidence disclosed the fact that he entered the…

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Murder. St. Petersburg, Aug. 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 August 1912 · page 2

Advices from Ufa state that a Mussulman has murdered a Musulman member of the Duma, named Syrtlanor…

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Bloodthirsty Chinese Pirates Attack a Police Station. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 August 1912 · page 2

A band of 10 Chinese pirates at Hong Kong commandeered a launch lying in the harbor and attacked the police station at Dundlell Island…

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Police Appointment

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1912 · page 2

Constable Durham, who for the past year has been stationed at Gloucester, has received notice of his transfer to Dungog to fill the vacancy…

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Recent Murder Bill. "Singapore, Aug. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 August 1912 · page 5

Thirty-eight, rubber tappers have been sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment for being concerned in the recent murder of Mr. Mackay…

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Latest News by Telegraph. Sydney, Friday afternoon. Assault and Robb[?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 August 1912 · page 4

Miss Annette, Elliot, a resident of Randwick, was accosted by a stranger while proceeding homewards last night, and [?] heavily to the ground. A struggle [?]…

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