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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1912

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Dog Stealing

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 September 1912 · page 2

A worker on the line, at Gloucester earned C Wilson came to Dungog last Friday accompanied by a dog, and was immediately nabbed by the police for…

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Local and General News. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 September 1912 · page 4

Before Mr. Geo. Winkley, J.P., at the West Maitland Police Court this morning, an inebriate was fined 5/, in default, 24 hours. May Smith, 17 years of age, was charged…

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Dynamite Conspiracy. Labour Officials Charged. Indianopolis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 September 1912 · page 5

Fifty officials of Labour unions have been ordered to appear for trial in October in connection with a nation-wide investigation into a dynamite conspiracy leading up from the…

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Coal Vend Appeal. Important High Court Decision. Coal Vend Not Illegal

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1912 · page 4

The High Court on Friday upheld the shipping companies' appeal in the vend case, with cost. Their Honors held they were bound…

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Scene in Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 September 1912 · page 5

During the hearing in the Divorce Court this morning of the suit Glynn versus Glynn on the ground of the wife's alleged adultery with Joseph Hurley, petitioner stated he…

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West Maitland Police Court Thursday, September 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 September 1912 · page 2

The bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. SENT TO AN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL…

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Lockrose Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 September 1912 · page 5

At the criminal sittings of the Circuit Court at Ipswich, Joseph Frisby appeared, charged with the wilful murder of Noualla Dorothy Wilson at Lockrose on June 20…

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Azeff the Betrayer. Confessions of the Ex-police Spy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 September 1912 · page 7

It is six years since Bourtse[?], the Russian revolutionary, unmasked Azeff, his brother terrorist—the organiser of the assassination of M. de Plehve and of the Grand Duke…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 September 1912 · page 5

A number of defendants appeared before Mr. R. H. V. Alln[?]tt, P.M., at the police court, yesterday, charged with allowing animals to stray in the streets. In all the…

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Stamp Stealing. Paris, Sept. 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 September 1912 · page 5

Six boys who were employed in the printing department of the Post Office have been arrested. It is alleged that they hid stamps in the lining of their coats and conveyed…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 September 1912 · page 5

An auctioneer's licence was granted yesterday by Mr. Allnutt, P.M., to William York, and a stage coach license was granted to Amos E. Bailey…

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Lockrose Murder. Prisby Sentenced to Death

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 September 1912 · page 2

At the criminal sittings of the Ipswich (Q.) Circuit Court Joseph Frisby appeared. charged with the wilful murder of Nonalla Dorothy Wilson at…

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Lockrose Murder

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1912 · page 8

At the criminal sittings of the Circuit Court at Ipswich, Joseph Frisby appeared, charged with the wilful murder of Nouulln Dorothy Wilson at Lockrose on June 20…

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Burglary Boom Two more ENTRIES. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 September 1912 · page 4

Burglars broke into the harness factory of Messrs Dennett and Co., Georgestreet West, last night, and stole goods to the value of several pounds. The…

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Wilful Murder. SYDNEY, Monday afternoon

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1912 · page 7

An inquest was held to-day concerning the death of Ellen King, James Patrick King, who has been charged with the crime, was present in custody. Norah Kavanagh deposed…

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Shocking Tragedy. Attempted Murder and Suicide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1912 · page 5

Port Melbourne was the scone a few minutes before midnight last night, of a shocking fatality. A young man, Charles Davis, pointed a…

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The Vend Appeal Upheld. High Court Judgment

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1912 · page 11

The appeal by the shipping companies in the veud case was upheld on Friday by the High Court with costs. The grounds of appeal impunged the…

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Local and General News. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 September 1912 · page 4

There was little to claim attention at the West Maitland Police Court this morning, when the bench was occupied by Messrs. C. H. Gale, P.M., and J. W. Pender, J.P. Two…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 September 1912 · page 4

A Licensing Court was held at the court-house. West Maitland, this morning, the bench being occupied by Messrs. C. H. Gale, P.M., and John Rourke, L.M…

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Sydney Burglary. Safe Breakers Surprised

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 October 1912 · page 5

Shortly before 2 o'clock this morning the police noticed that an entrance had been forced into M'Hrath's Buildings at the corner of Pitt and Goulburn-street,…

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